Quality Candy Shoppes

i love quality candy. It is the best chocolate there is. My family has been buying, fairy food, chocolate covered cherries, coconut nest, nuts popcorn etc. since I was a little girl. It will always be the best candy you can buy. I also go to the «outlet» store in St. Francis. Great little store the people are friendly. Here is the problem and the reason I will not be going back. I went yesterday and there was not another customer in the store. I remember having to wait in long lines at this time of year, as they only make fairy food at this time of year. The fairy food and chocolate covered cherries my family loves so much are $ 31.95 a pound. I don’t know about you but for that price I have to find something else i like. No wonder the store was empty at their busiest time of year. I work, $ 32.00 a pound. I can’t afford that. That is ridiculous. I thought last year at 20 something a pound was pushing it. Unfortunately I won’t be back and a long time tradition ends now. Thank you for many good years.

I grew up with Quality Candy — my grandmother (God bless her) was strongly opposed to crappy chocolate, so she filled our stockings and Easter baskets with delights from Quality. Clearly, my grandma rules… but I digress.
Quality Candy was purchased by Buddy Squirrel a few years back and for the most part, they no longer use the «Quality» name as Buddy Squirrel is more recognizable outside of MKE. That makes me sad, but I’m happy that the actual candy is still the same stuff that rotted my teeth back in the day.
This review is for the factory store, which is located in a small business park in St. Francis. It’s kind of hard to find, and has wonky hours but it’s worth a bit of extra effort. All the confections here are made in the Belgian style, so expect creamy, sweet chocolates vs. Cacao-​rich dark candy. They do offer plant tours from time to time, if you’re interested.
QC is well known for fairy food, mint meltaways, pecan tads, chocolate covered toffee and incredible whipped crème eggs at Easter. They also offer nuts and popcorn for poor souls who don’t care for chocolate. Staff at this location is very helpful and will point you to the best stuff.
Prices are reasonable, considering the quality level and there is a small «seconds table» at the back. Tuesdays are «senior» day so all y’all who are 55+ get 20% off. I was with my mom, so I got to use her discount. Sweet! (Pun intended)

This is what I want for my last meal. Quality… thank you for beating out chocolate that I am compared to others all over the globe. Start making candy bars and you got it made!!!

Quality Candy is undoubtedly the best candy you can buy in Milwaukee. Done. I don’t need to say more… but I’m gonna!
The milk chocolate is absolutely astounding. Love, love, love, love, anything they make with it. I’m a chocolate junkie and this is my ultimate fix. Sometimes a basic chocolate bar will cover my cravings, but when I’m needing that all consuming, delicious beyond comprehension chocolate high, I get myself to a Quality Candy shop.
This store is also where they produce most of their products. You can see the work rooms from the inside of the store. They sell everything they make here, so if you’re looking for something obscure or special I would recommend coming here than other locations. They have fickle hours so be sure to go during daytime business hours.
PLEASE NOTE: The prices are a bit high compared to generic chocolate, so be prepared for it. I can assure you: It’s absolutely worth it. A good way to circumvent this and get a big bang for your buck is to buy the big white bags they sell full of their screw-​up/​reject chocolates. They’re exactly like what you’d buy for full price except they just look malformed. You get a huge variety of different chocolates, large quantity of product for a really good price compared with their usual product. The taste is always amazing, don’t fear that since you’re getting the ugly chocolates they have any less worth. Trust me, I’ve bought these bags many a time.
Recommendations: mint meltaways, milk chocolate caramels, peanut butter cups, chocolate covered pretzels, health, toffee, turtles, chocolate marshmallow Easter bunnies (at Easter time), candy ribbons, chocolate covered oreos, bridge mix, chocolate covered raspberry and orange sticks, cheese popcorn (amazing!!!) and of course any of the mixed truffle boxes they sell.