Poplandia Gourmet Popcorn

This is really good popcorn, we tried the Sea Salt Caramel and my god it was uhhhmmmaaaazzzing. We tried the Café Bag Size, which is 3 cups for $ 4.00 seems reasonable to me.
They use quality ingredients such as Coconut Oil and Madagascar Bourbon.
This is hand made by the batch quality popcorn, I cannot wait to go back and buy a gallon tin of the stuff, although I will have to hide it from myself!

Loved the smoked Gouda popcorn. It was surprisingly full of flavor and extra smoky. I ate my entire bag without any regrets.

As I was shopping at Sloan, I was captivated by some delicious scents. I followed my nose to Poplandia and I was in popcorn heaven! If anyone knows me, they know I am obsessed with popcorn… especially the salty savory flavors. I got to try a few, but the one I liked most was Black Truffle and Sea Salt. Super cute store with friendly people. I liked it so much I came back for more to bring home as pasalubong.

Have to give this place a slightly higher rating than the cupcake store adjoined to it because although I came for cupcakes, I left with kettle corn for my friends! The popcorn flavors were all really unqiue, and the apple cinnamon that I ended up picking actually had slices of apple in it, which was pretty cool! I think the price point of this kettle corn was a little more reasonable than the Saint Cupcakes, but it’s definitely still a «splurge» food and more expensive than I’d be comfortable spending often.

Decided to pop in because as my friend and I were walking by, the smell was incredible. We had to walk in.
To our surprise, it was split between a cupcake and popcorn joint.
Got a few samples. They even have seasonal popcorn made with pumpkin (for all you closet PSL lovers) and stout beer.
So neat! There’s about 5 – 7 different types of popcorn. I settled on hickory and Gouda, and garlic cheese.
SOOOOO GOOD.
Have you ever had a potato skin with sour cream, bacon bits, and all the words?
This is what that tasted like.
Hickory and Gouda– OH MAN.
So amazing. Bits of the hickory tasted like bacon with an after scent/​taste of a subtle maple syrup. Kind of similar to a glazed piece of bacon. The Gouda was sharp enough to complement the hickory, but neither were overpowering each other. So so so good.
Garlic and cheese, what not to like about it? It’s garlic and frickin’ cheese. The cheese taste like a white cheddar. Combined the two together and you get a match made in heaven.
Mix and match your own or pick a flavor prepackaged. Inexpensive popcorn for the quality of this snack.
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I highly recommend this place. Amazing pop corn flavors! I went in and wanted every flavor they offered.

Let’s start off with… I am a BIG popcorn eater/​lover. I go to any gourmet popcorn place I can usually find when travelling and I usually buy bags and bags to take home, so… I kind of know my popcorn.
I first walked by this place when it was closed and was excited to come back the next day to grab some popcorn. (I didn’t know what flavors they had)
I came back in the morning, saw that they had ice cream and baked goods. My wife and friend decided to buy the smores brownie and a cupcake. I am not a big sweets fan but they seemed to enjoy it. (Hence why I am even giving a 2 star)
Onto the popcorn… they didn’t have a large selection which surprised me. I believe there was maybe 6 or 7 flavors. Some flavors were the regular ones you could find at any other place like white cheddar, salt n vinegar.
I asked for a sample of the garlic cheese, the thai PBJ, and salt n vinegar.
I didn’t mind the thai PBJ, but like I said before I am not a big sweets fan but it was good. At the end of it all I got a small bag of garlic cheese popcorn because it was not bad.
This is where my review goes sour… I ended up getting the small bag as mentioned before and when she placed it in my hand. it was like. the size of my fist. In my mind I was like. REALLY? 4 bucks for basically 3 handfuls of popcorn? You got to be kidding me. I was exactly correct on how much popcorn I got because when I started eating it. I finished it so fast because there was barely any in it.
Sorry Poplandia, you need to take a note from Toronto Popcorn Company or Kernels because this was not worth my money. You’re popcorn isn’t gold enough for me to be satisfied for paying 4 bucks for a candy bag worth of popcorn. I will never come again unless you change that.

This place isn’t closed. The cupcake place Saint Cupcake recently bought them out. I think they recently just re-​opened. We had the cinnamon apple churro popcorn and it was pretty good. They let you sample their flavors as well. Will definitely come back!

3^rd time we went here and it’s closed every single time! You call their number and a recording tells you they’re open but you get there and the store is closed!!! Ugh!!!

Americans know how to do popcorn properly. I was therefore excited to see Poplandia’s sign when I was wandering round this cool neighbourhood
The lady was very kind in giving samples to try and decide on my choice. Sadly, they had run out of caramel and I couldn’t therefore do my usual Chicago mix — half caramel, half cheese. I left with 2 bags to share with the girlfriend
Just as I was walking out, I spotted their board of specials which they produce from time to time. The lady was kind enough to find some Thai spiced PB & J out the back — not enough for purchase but she gave me a generous sample to take away. It was amazing
if I’m in the area, I’ll definitely be popping back

I normally don’t like gourmet/​flavored popcorn. I’m not entirely sure why. I mean, I love popcorn and I love cheese, but I despise cheese popcorn. So when I visited this shop for the first time, I expected to stick with plain, good ol’ fashioned salt and butter popcorn.
I had no intention whatsoever of getting a special flavored popcorn… but then I tried one of their chocolate-​covered popcorns and was blown away by how delicious it was. I can’t remember what it was called (either Puppy Chow or S’Mores), but it had popcorn covered with hardened chocolate and marshmallow bits. I bought one bag of the chocolatey popcorn and one bag of plain popcorn with butter. Needless to say, I pretty much ignored the butter popcorn and spent the better part of the afternoon chowing down on the chocolate popcorn instead.
Before you visit Poplandia, you should know in advance that they rarely carry plain butter popcorn. This is more of a place for unique, candy-​type popcorn. Even if the sound of that doesn’t interest you, I’d advise you to sample some flavors anyway. You might be pleasantly surprised by how good they are.

The Good: I love popcorn! Poplandia serves up a variety of curious flavors including spicy Thai PB&J and Three-​Cheese Garlic. All are quite tasty and represent their flavors well. You can’t go wrong with the classic salted caramel! The staff is wonderful too — they love to chat you up and provide samples while you’re in the store.
The Bad: The popcorn I sampled didn’t taste as crisp as I would’ve liked. Not the biggest deal, but the prices are borderline ridiculous. They sell their popcorn by volume, so even a large bag only comes out to a few ounces. Still, I’d love to receive one of their tins as a gift!
Don’t Forget: To try every single flavor!

The temptation of gourmet popcorn can be too much to handle. The sign on the sidewalk said «Free Gourmet Popcorn Tasting Downstairs», and my feet turned on their own volition. I found myself in a den of delicious smells and interesting taste profiles.
The staff is generous and will pretty much let you taste anything they have available. I settled on the Thai Spicy Peanut Butter and Jelly popcorn. It was the perfect blend of spicy and sweet. You won’t be let down by anything here.

Went in for the advertised free samples — came out with Smoky Cheddar and the Sea Salted Caramel with Nuts. Yum!
I’m trying to eat the popcorn really slowly — so that it will last longer!

I love popcorn. I specifically love truffle popcorn. Sadly, I didn’t see truffle popcorn as an available flavor to choose from :(Unless I could’ve picked from the menu listed behind our cashier as opposed to the bins of popcorn on display in front of us? I wasn’t entirely sure how the store worked.
Nevertheless, I walked away with a small, unsealed bag (you get more this way because then they fill to the top instead of leaving part of the bag empty in order to close it!) of their caramel sea salt popcorn. Very rich, very sweet and very yummy!
However, I’m not sure it was necessarily worth the $ 5-​$ 6 I paid. I mean, it’s just popcorn. I really should’ve just gone to Trader Joe’s up the street :(They have some amazing popcorn flavors that only cost me $ 1.99 for bags that are tripled in size!

Let’s begin with a truth: I absolutely adore popcorn. Now I’m not talking a passing fancy; my friends would tell you that I have a passion for popcorn that borders on the need for an intervention. And, because I love it so much, I am a both a discriminating connoisseur of the snack as well as a damn decent popper myself.
Now this is going to hurt. It pains me to type this (especially because typing actually sounds like the popping of corn – I bet you never noticed that, did you?). Today I visited Poplandia (Love, love, love the name) to procure some gifts to send across the country for Christmas. And my experience was sadly not good.
At risk of seeming Grinchy, I’m going to continue. Because I was so disappointed that I nearly cried. Not only were they out of several varieties (um, you’re a retail store and it’s Christmas – not having the widest variety of choices is lame, at best) but the popcorn was underwhelming.
Regardless I bought 5 different flavors to send to family – folks who know of my love of the corn and my devotion to all things Portland. I was excited to spread my corny love across the country.
And then I made my mistake. I assumed the «classic/​butter» was super special like the other flavors I bought as gifts. Without tasting it (bangs head on desk) I bought a gallon (bangs head on desk again). I thought I’d excitedly sneak handfuls along with my 11 yr. old son and share in the yumminess I was about to share. And WOW, it was literally awful.
This «butter flavor» actually tasted worse than the popcorn you get at a Blazer game. And, as my son pointed out, it cost even more! On my way to the store from the east side all the way over to NW Portland during rush hour I called the store to ask if they popped their corn in hydrogenated oils (I was assured that they pop their corn in 100% coconut oil) since I read another reviewer’s comments about it. But this popcorn tasted exactly like hydrogenated butter-​flavored oil, and the kernels weren’t even that fat!
Ok, Kelly… deep breath.
This was the second time I’d visited Poplandia. And, of course, I’ll have to go back and try it one last time. But I’m just so sad that the quality of this «gourmet popcorn» in this land of artisan, gourmet everything is so not gourmet. The flavors seem unique, which I think is the main allure of this snack spot. But the popcorn at Living Room Theater spanks this stuff. Same with the popcorn from A Box Social. Even the corn from my kitchen would reign supreme in a pop-​off with Poplandia.
Which again, is terribly sad. I hope it gets better. I really do. Until then I now have a $ 14 bag of corn that I wouldn’t waste my carb count on. Good thing it will make great packing material for those lingering Christmas gifts.

If this review were about their salespeople, it would be 5 stars. Very nice people. However, this review is about their popcorn, advertised as «small-​batch, artisanal gourmet popcorn… using the freshest, premium ingredients, and sourcing locally, when possible.»
I purchased the Chile Relleno and the Sea Salted Carmel. Here are a sample of the ingredients of which I’ll post photos of:
* Partially hydrogenated soybean oil
* Hydrogenated Coconut and cottonseed oil
* Artificial colors and flavors
These just aren’t ingredients that I expected or wanted. They’re not considered — by most people — to be artisanal, gourmet, fresh, or premium ingredients.
Yes, the popcorn tasted good. But these are similar ingredients to the Poppycock brand of candied popcorn or Smartfood cheddar — processed stuff — and not what I was interested in buying.
Buyer beware.

Awesome new addition to 23^rd!
Stumbled into this gem of a place right before they closed so there weren’t many flavors left. But we did try all the ones they had. My faves were sour cream and chive, and cheddar. There was the standard ones too — caramel, some spicy one i can’t remember the name, plain, etc. The one i wanted to try was the puppy chow, but they only had crumbs. Flavor with the biggest window but empty = best flavor. I NEED to come back for that puppy chow.
It was a little pricey, but hey — I have kids who love popcorn, so we left with 2 bags full. It was worth it in my book, because even after 3 – 4 days, it still had a crunch to it and tasted great. Granted, I kept the bag sealed and ate it so fast I don’t think chewing was involved, but still. Pretty damn good!
Puppy chow — I’m coming back for you…

The guy working the counter encouraged us to try as many flavors as we wanted and we did!
Overall it’s a little pricy for popcorn, but the flavors are tasty and unique and the staff are extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We got a couple mixed bags: salted caramel/​cheddar and raspberry/​salted caramel. Yumm!

We came in here totally on a whim. We were not looking for a snack. Heck, we weren’t even hungry. But the smell just sort of lured us in… and once there the interesting favors (and yup, you can try them all) kept us there,
Sweet flavors like «Heath Bar Corn» and «Salted Caramel Corn» and Savory ones like «Dill Pickle» (seriously!) and «Cajun»… we sampled a couple of them and then ordered a small (well, not that small) «Puppy Chow» (peanut butter, chocolate, bits of Twix bars, and pieces of pretzel covered with powdered sugar). The popcorn itself was fresh and tender and the combination of flavors was delicious and addicting. Not really hungry? It didn’t really matter.