Endless Summer Sweets — Restaurant in Berkeley

Sometimes the most spontaneous visits to certain places can be the best. And this is exactly what I experienced when visiting "Endless Summer Sweets". They name all in itself sounds like either a candy shop or bakery. But it is actually neither. They are more focused on fair/carnival type food where you could get deep-fried Oreos, deep-fried Twinkies, funnel cakes, caramel apples, and ice cream as well as hand-dipped corn dogs and grilled hot dogs.

Located directly on Shattuck Ave. and tucked in between Durant Ave/Channing Way in the heart of Berkeley, Endless Summer Sweets (which is open year round) has been serving the East Bay community ever since 2009. As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, I came here on a whim since I didn't want a full-on meal and more of a snack to fill me up. I arrived at around 7:30pm on the evening of 10/16/21 and as expected, there was a long line of people waiting to get their comfort food. Which is a good sign since I knew I would be in for something good.

I ended up ordering their "Chicken Apple Grilled Hot Dog" (for $5.00) complete with a small soda and a "Mini Funnel Cake" complete with powdered sugar & strawberries (for $6.00). Total time it took was a rather quick 10 minutes even though there were nonstop customers in here. My hot dog arrives first and I was very impressed with the toasted hot dog bun and large portions they offered. I completed dressing this up with mustard, mayo, ketchup, & relish.

As far as the funnel cake, this was very delicious and 5-star worthy. It was so good I didn't even take a photo of it (which is a cardinal sin for me since I ALWAYS try to snap a picture) prior to eating it. It definitely had that state fair taste to it and is something I could literally enjoy eating year-round. The interior of this place is fun, lively, and actually offers ample seating for families and couples.

All in all, "Endless Summer Sweets" is an excellent above-average place that I highly recommend. The selection of sugary sweets in addition to cotton candy and popcorn is a place kids will love. And the hot dog/corn dog selection is sure to please people of all ages. When you factor in the ambiance, experience, customer service, prices, and quality of food, I would have to rate Endless Summer Sweets an above...

UPDATE (December 12, 2022) - It was late and I got the urge to have some popcorn so I looked up these people's hours and to my joy they were open late, so I left my house in the cold weather for the specific purpose of getting some popcorn and since I had got a reply from the owner / manager ofthe etablishment I decided to give them another try.

Remember, my review has absolutely NOTHING to do with their product and isolated to the fact that the music was blaring so loud! And, just to clarify, it was not bad music! I enjoyed it, just not so loud I couldn't hear when I was trying to order my food!

Hapily, on my visit on the 12th, the music was playing and still enjoyable, but at a level that I for sure could hear everyone talking without having to shout!

I applaude the owner for reading and responding to what people have to say, both good and constructive. That shows they really care about their business and most of all their customers!

Keep up the great work on providing a quality product and a fun experience!

As you can see, I have changed my rating to 5 stars!

I am not giving them a 3 stars because of their food. I have not had much of it and I am sure it is all WONDERFUL! What I am giving a 3 stars for is that at least at the time I went into the store the employees had some music playing and they had it turned up so loud that it was hard to speak or hear! The music was not bad music, but it was obviously the type of music for the employees to enjoy and it seemed as if there was no thought to how it effects the customer!

The owner needs to ask themselves, "What is the customer's experience gonna be like when they walk in the door of my store?". "Do I trust my employees to give my customers the experience I expect?" Theses are the questions that ALL business owners should always ask yourself when you have staff running your...

Carlos created a hostile work environment picking fights with the black new hire .whose been employed three days everyday Carlos made attempts disrupt agitate the black teens. He’s chose the right child though ,Carlos’s your aggressive interactions ,intimidation tactics towards the hard working (high school grad ) it seems your Bias has led you to then gaslight him to your supervisor as if this high functioning teen initiated an altercation he could no longer handle your deliberate attempts to emasculate him.Carlos an adult Male should be ashamed and not allowed to train anyone if he abuses his authority . I’m sure you heard “you get respect when you give it .” I’m sure this isn’t your first mid judgement of black kids. If this is the type of environment please don’t hire another .If this is the treatment allowed by veteran staff . There’s no room for Bias and more overly aggressive men handling our black children . You Reap...