{"id":17503,"date":"2012-09-05T15:59:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T21:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=17503"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:12:00","slug":"garrett-popcorn-shop-chicago-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=17503","title":{"rendered":"Garrett Popcorn Shop &#8211; Chicago, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465\/333;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/usa\/specialty\/images\/Garretts04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"333\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The world famous Garrett Popcorn Shop on the Magnificent Mile<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">The favorite weather conditions for many Chicago natives correlates directly to their personal climatic ideals for standing in long lines. Chicagoans are a patient lot.\u00a0 They&#8217;re used to standing in long lines, sometimes for as long as two hours&#8230;and that&#8217;s not to meet come of the city&#8217;s glitterati such as Oprah Winfrey or Mike Ditka.\u00a0 They exercise Job-like patience to buy a bag or six of Garrett popcorn.\u00a0 They stand in line in frosty air, in oppressive humidity and in turbulent winds.\u00a0 To paraphrase the US Postal Service creed, &#8220;neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays Chicagoans from the decadent devouring of their favorite popcorn.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">If you don&#8217;t think any popcorn is worth waiting two hours for (especially with lake effect weather pelting your face with icy sleet), you haven&#8217;t had popcorn from the world-famous Garrett Popcorn Shop.\u00a0 It&#8217;s probably not even fair to call it &#8220;popcorn&#8221; because it&#8217;s so much more than that.\u00a0 It&#8217;s ethereal in its decadence and gourmet in its sophistication.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the type of popcorn you crave and dream about. It&#8217;s the only popcorn to make it onto &#8220;Oprah&#8217;s Favorite Things,&#8221; an annual segment in which the mega-star shared noteworthy products with her audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465\/311;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/usa\/specialty\/images\/Garretts02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"311\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">My friends Paul and Bill admire all the popcorn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Garrett popcorn launched its now storied operation in 1949.\u00a0 In addition to its ten Chicago locations (including one at\u00a0O&#8217;Hare International Airport), Garrett has shops in Las Vegas and New York City as well as an international presence in Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong and Malaysia.\u00a0 For those of us unable to visit one of the shops, we can still order popcorn online or over the phone.\u00a0 My favorite location is the one just east of Michigan Avenue, queue length be damned.\u00a0 Within a block of the shop, you&#8217;ll start to smell the buttery, rich fragrance of freshly popped popcorn wafting toward you like a sensuous siren&#8217;s call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">There are many things which make Garrett popcorn unique.\u00a0 First, it&#8217;s all air-popped in small batches so it remains fresh and warm when you order it.\u00a0 No fats or oils are used in their patented popping process and Garrett even grows its own corn.\u00a0 Never mind the eleven secret herbs and spices.\u00a0 Perhaps no recipe is as closely guarded as the Garrett popcorn recipes.\u00a0 Blended with natural flavorings, the popcorn comes in four varieties: plain, buttery, caramel (with cashews, macadamias or pecans) and cheese.\u00a0 The shop&#8217;s best-selling popcorn (and Oprah&#8217;s favorite) is a mix of caramel and cheese popcorn, the &#8220;Chicago Mix.&#8221; By the way, don&#8217;t dare call it &#8220;caramel popcorn!&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s CaramelCrisp, a trademarked name for popcorn that deserves to be distinguished.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; 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font-family: Verdana;\">I suppose there are people somewhere who don&#8217;t like or appreciate popcorn and suspect it&#8217;s because they&#8217;ve been subjected to the barely edible movie theater variety or worse.\u00a0 A trip (or ten) to Garrett Popcorn Shop will make a believer out of any skeptic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>GARRETT POPCORN SHOP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n625 North Michigan Avenue<br \/>\n<strong>Chicago, Illinois<\/strong><br \/>\n(888) 476-7267<br \/>\n<a title=\"Garrett Popcorn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.garrettpopcorn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Web Site<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 5 September 2012<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 3<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Outstanding<\/span><\/strong>&#8211;A stand-out; delivers a memorable dining experience through a harmonious blend of exceptional food, attentive service, and consistent quality<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Chicago Mix\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The favorite weather conditions for many Chicago natives correlates directly to their personal climatic ideals for standing in long lines. 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