Pops & Drops Candy Co. — Local services in Yucaipa

This was my first visit since it’s new opening (instead of the old Village Candy Kitchen). I liked the look inside and it had a lot more space to move around than VCK did. The quality of the candy made in the shop was not as good as it was under the old ownership. I got milk chocolate honeycomb and the chocolate was a little artificial tasting and the honeycomb inside was mostly rock hard with just a few crunchy spots. My kids got caramel apples but again the caramel was really hard on the outside and they had to chew for a long time to really make it so they wouldn’t choke on the caramel. We ended up throwing away all the candy things we bought. Disappointing that it didn’t continue to have the same quality...

Visited today after not visiting in a while and they have definitely done a lot of updating which was great to see. I would have given 5 stars but the ice cream is Thrifty, which is decent ice cream, but at the prices they are charging I expected something a little better. I think my 16 ounce milkshake was $8.95, and it was just mint and chip with a little whip cream on top. This really is a minor issue, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Otherwise, most of the staff was very friendly, the facility was fairly clean, and they kept capacity low enough that social distancing was...

The Milksmith Creamery's hipster sounding name misleads you to expect artisanal goods. The only thing they're smithing are ways to upcharge you on Thrifty Ice Cream, which by purpose is meant to be affordable. The high cost is even more surprising because they neglect to post menus or prices anywhere in the store. The candy/caramel apples are very good (and actually made there) though. The red candy coating is...