Garrett Popcorn Shops

Chicago, United States

3.9

Closed now

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 312-463-0914
Website:
www.garrettpopcorn.com
Address:
Citigroup Ctr 500 W Madison St, 2nd Fl, Chicago, IL, 60661
Near West Side, West Loop
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
200 ftMadison & Clinton
230 ftClinton & Madison
270 ftCanal & Madison
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Chicago) 1:38 AM Thursday, June 12, 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Description

Specialties

From the first taste, you’ll know it’s pure heaven. We use the finest butter and cheese from America’s best dairies. The sweetest caramel made from real Hawaiian Islands Cane Sugar. Our private blend of popping corn grown right here in the United States. Every batch is air popped right before your eyes for ultimate freshness, then hand stirred in our copper kettles for even coverage so you get all the good stuff on each and every kernel. Our popcorn is thoughtfully, prepared fresh all day every day right here in our kitchen, one kernel at a time. Popcorn you won’t find anywhere else.

History

Established in 1949.

At Garrett Popcorn Shops®, we’ve maintained our dedication to fresh, delicious Popcorn since we first opened at 10 West Madison Street in Chicago. We continue to use only the highest quality ingredients from local producers as we handcraft our gourmet Popcorn in old-​fashioned copper kettles. We strive to deliver the same Popcorn today that customers first talked about in 1949.

ABOUT

Garrett Popcorn is handmade throughout the day in old-​fashioned copper kettles using only the highest-​quality ingredients.

MISSION

Garrett Popcorn Shops® strives to deliver to its loyal clientele hand-​crafted, small batch gourmet Popcorn. We serve our loyal following by creating an unparalleled Popcorn experience one kernel at a time.

Questions? Please call us at (866) 676‑7267 or visit GarrettPopcorn dot com.

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20 reviews of Garrett Popcorn Shops

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Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
This is one of my favorite guilty pleases, and Garrett’s is a classic that I always love bringing to the suburbs whenever I visit family. The popcorn is always fresh, crunch and so, so good. I will admit though, after a couple hour time period, the popcorn does get significantly stale, which is a bit of a bummer. However, it is definitely still the best popcorn I have had in my life, and absolutely amazing!
Place rating: 1
Westfield, IN
We were visiting Chicago on Tuesday and thought we would pick up our favorite popcorn on our way home.
When we got home, we realized that the caramel was burned! Soo very sad. Still our favorite though.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Wow wow wow. I had read so much about Garrett’s but didn’t believe the hype until we tasted it and it was so good. We got the Garret Mix and the fresh popcorn was so good. But it was also good four days after we got it back home too. Now that’s a true testament to the popcorn. My wife loved it too even though she’s not a cheesy popcorn fan.
Can we get these out in San Francisco please?
Place rating: 3
Forest Park, IL
This time the customer service was great probably because there were no people in line.
But fantastic nevertheless.
Place rating: 1
Des Plaines, IL
We usually love the «Garrett Mix» popcorn. When I was at Ogilvie yesterday I thought I’d buy a bag for us to eat while watching the Blackhawks playoff game. Much to our disappointment, the cheese popcorn in the mix was STALE! It was like eating STYROFOAM! The caramel popcorn was delicious. For me the takeaway is to ask for a sample of popcorn before shelling out good money for a bagful of cheesy staleness.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
I will go out of my way to get Garrett Popcorn at this store. Between the greatest customer service and their strict following of the recipes, the popcorn turns out wonderfully every single time. Whether it’s caramel, cheese, plain, buttered or a combo, this Garrett never disappoints!
Place rating: 4
Lisle, IL
It’s nice to know this Chicago gem has now expanded to Ogilvie Station… I used to commute out of this train station 10-​ish years ago, I don’t recall them being there back then, my scale thanks you…
I had some time to kill yesterday before catching a train out to the NW side of the city and low and behold… a Garretts was there at the station just waiting for me to stop by and grab some popcorn for my commute back. It is definitely a treat now that I no longer work downtown and have the convenience of stopping there any time this popcorn crosses my mind.
Not sure what to buy here? The Garretts mix, formally named «Chicago Mix» made of caramel & cheese popcorn… some of their others are pretty good but this one seems to be the best, in my opinion at least… Make sure they pack some wet naps in your bag because your fingers WILL be yellow after chowing down on that cheese popcorn so buyer beware!
My visit to this location yesterday was quick… service was friendly too, you just never know with these places and the visitors passing by ;) There was no line at 1:30 so I left the counter happy as can be!
Place rating: 2
Chicago, IL
After 10 years of living in Chicago, I’ve finally tried Garrett popcorn, and honestly I was disappointed. It seems like something that might have impressed Chicago back in the 80s, like the Blues Brothers, John Hughes’ films, or Mike Ditka. I tried the Caramel Crisp, which tasted stale and burnt. I witnessed an employee bring out a «fresh» batch of the cheese popcorn in a giant king pillow sized industrial plastic sack. Clearly it wasn’t popped on-​site. This popcorn also leaves you feeling heavy (like movie theater popcorn); it’s higher fat than store-​bought caramel popcorn for sure.
I’ve bought better tasting bagged popcorn from Whole Foods (Cobra Corn Caramel with chai spices), and there are plenty of other boutiquey popcorn places in Chicago now too. I don’t get the hype. At all. I will say the employees at this location were super nice though.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
In general I’m not fan of popcorn. Don’t like store bought nor popcorn at movie theaters. However, I absolutely loooooove Garret’s popcorn. The only thing that makes my visits sparse is the calories. LOL. My recent visit is for their 65 year anniversary promotion. From September 14th through September 20th there offering a small size Chicago snack mix for 65 cents from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
The Chicago snack mix is my absolute favorite. It’s a combination of cheese popcorn mixed with caramel popcorn. The combination is a mix of sweet cheesy goodness. I can seriously eat a small all by myself in one day. I am always telling friends/​co workers from out of town that they can’t leave Chicago without trying Garrets popcorn. You know you have authentic Garrets when you see the grease stain bag :) Truly a Chicago staple and worth every penny and calorie.
Place rating: 3
Northbrook, IL
I usually get the mix but pregnancy brain made me get a bag of just cheese and it was a soggy greasy mess. I got a bag at 530pm right after they refilled their cheese bucket/​container/​section with a big ol plastic bag full of cheese corn… Probably from a real Garrets somewhere else. Didn’t look appetizing but didn’t stop me from ordering. I ate mindlessly while on the train and then realized my fingers were all greasy and orange. It was easy to stop eating. Next time I won’t stray from the mix!
Place rating: 4
University District, Columbus, OH
Let me tell you sista their popcorn is delicious. I bought a large bag, ended up paying 8 bucks… was it worth the price doe amirite?
The caramel is not sweet enough for my liking, but mixed dat with the cheesy flavored ones, it addicting. It’s basically movie theatre priced popcorn that tastes a million times better. It’s like if they sold these at any movie theatre I’d be like «Shut up and take my money»
Place rating: 5
Southfield, MI
Cheese popcorn was beyond amazing its worth 10 stars. Wish I would have bought a gallon of it. The caramel and pecan mix was ok nothing extraordinary in my book.
Place rating: 5
Merritt Island, FL
Who knew popcorn was a must in Chicago? Not me. But now I do.
Garrett’s popcorn has 7 delicious flavors
Plain
Buttery
Cheesy
Macadamia carmel crisp
Pecan Carmel crisp
Almond Carmel crisp
Cashew Carmel crisp
They also have the Chicago mix which is cheese and Carmel mixed. This is what we choose. It was amazing.
Beware that this popcorn does not have preservatives and will only last for a day or so. Also the tins are crazy expensive so consider getting a Tupperware or something else if you want to travel with it!
Place rating: 4
South Elgin, IL
I absolutely love Chicago Style popcorn– and Garrett’s is the best. This little location often has huge lines, but it is worth the wait. I always wish they were open later on the weekends so I could get some popcorn for my ride home out of the city, but the hours are the only complaint I have about this location. The employees are always friendly, apologize for the wait, and provide me with the delicious popcorn. I will always go here when it is open and I am in Chicago.
Place rating: 5
Clarendon Hills, IL
Everyone knows that Garrett Popcorn is the gold standard for popcorn in Chicago, so I won’t bore you with another «me too» review. What I’ll talk about here is efficiency. I’ve been to about five of their locations, and this is the one I visit when I want a surgical strike — get in, accomplish the mission, get out.
On a typical Saturday or Sunday visit, I’m in and out in two or three minutes. Visit during the same time at a loop location, and you’re looking at 15 minutes in line-​minimum. There’s something to be said for the group experience of smelling the amazing aroma wafting over the 20 people in front of you in line, but I’d say if you’ve been there and done that, check out this location in Ogilvie, and you won’t be sorry.
Place rating: 4
St Louis, MO
What is a trip to Chicago without a visit to Garrett’s Popcorn? A worthless trip. This trip was a short business trip, I was only in town for a meeting. I had less then 30 hours to get everything accomplished, so I made use of every minute. I didn’t have time on Sunday, so lunch on Monday was my only opportunity to satisfy my craving for Garrett’s Popcorn.
Our meeting took an hour break for lunch, so I had my plan. Our meeting was in Union Station and Garrett’s has a small shop at the Ogilvie Transportation Center. I quickly walked down the platform on Track 11 a short cut out of the weather elements, to Ogilvie and then up the stairs to Track 6. Walked down the platform and into the second floor retail space. Garrett’s is immediately to the right once you exit the revolving doors.
The girls working were friendly and quickly bagged up my order. A gallon tin to take home, a bag of cashews to enjoy during the conclusion of my meeting and a small bag of Chicago Mix for the train ride home. I got my GP fix and now I was off to The French Market to grab lunch. Oh the joys of Garrett’s Popcorn, I am a happy traveler.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Don’t know where else you can get the «Chicago Mix» of half caramel and half cheese popcorn. MMmmMm. The cheese popcorn is extremely reminiscent of the Cheetos flavor, which I’m quite a big fan of (no shame here)! Hopefully there’s fewer chemicals and preservatives in this popcorn though since it’s made fresh daily. The combination of sweet and salty went surprisingly well together. One bag isn’t cheap — about the cost of popcorn at the movies, but it’s definitely worth it.
Keep in mind that since this popcorn is made fresh and but into a regular wax bag, it doesn’t keep very well. If you buy a lot, you should put it into an airtight container and refridgerate it, which will help keep the Cheese popcorn fresh a bit longer. The caramel popcorn usually stays crunchy for a bit since it’s coated with sugar :)
In case you’re having trouble finding this place in the huge shopping center, take the escalators to the second floor and turn to your left.
Place rating: 5
South Elgin, IL
I love you, Garrett. No one compares to you. You are perfect.
Marry me under an arch made of cheddar & caramel popcorn balls.
Place rating: 4
Grand Rapids, MI
So the prices are high, the lines are long, there’s enough fat in the cheese popcorn to coat your innards for a year… How can you not love the stuff?
Sometimes you just got to have it. The caramel corn is great.
Avoid the crazy lines at the Michigan location and go to one of the ones in the loop. There’s usually not a wait there.
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
Great mix of popcorn.
Not sure if they invented Chicago Mix, or if they are one of the retails that carry it, but the chicago mix is surely the best I’ve tasted.