The Chicagoland TikToker Tom Powell Jr. mentioned Garrett’s popcorn on one of his videos. He is a proud Chicagolander and raved about the quality of this snack so we decided to try some. Garrett Popcorn Shops was started by a female entrepreneur, who developed the recipes in her family kitchen. The first Shops in Chicago sold CaramelCrisp, CheeseCorn, Buttery and Plain for 5 cents a bag. They are most famous for their “Chicago Blend” which is a mixture of caramel and cheese corn but we decided to try just the cheese corn.
The first thing we noticed was the almost prefect appearance of each kernel. Everyone was full and puffy, it makes you wonder if there is a process where a winnowing out of small or misshapen kernels are discarded. The kernels were well coated with cheese and the flavor was robust, overall excellent much better than the typical store bought variety 9 out of 10.