Cayucos Candy Counter

This is such a cute candy store. My mom found taffy and my little one picked out some old fashioned candy. We ordered an iced coffee to-go. It was cold and lovely. Staff was friendly and welcoming. Definitely a nice place to stop after a walk down the boardwalk.

Even though we just polished off the legendary smoked salmon tacos at Ruddell's Smokehouse nearby (review: https://bit.ly/3n3G7KG), Jamie W. and I found something very alluring about finding an ice cream parlor at the base of the popular Cayucos Pier. You may already know Cayucos is a popular beach town on the Central Coast but not nearly as crowded as Pismo Beach. The more casual vibe made it more conducive for us to split a $6.50 Double Scoop Cup. We deserved two flavors, we felt, so we went with Coconut Pineapple (a slam dunk) and Moose Tracks (photo: https://bit.ly/38Ppl9U). OK, Jamie chose Moose Tracks since the name sounded to me like, well, what you find in your underwear when...oh, you know. But it was actually vanilla streaked with fudge and peanut butter. Nothing wrong with that.

ICE CREAM - 4 stars...creamy goodness
AMBIANCE - 4 stars...an old-fashioned sweets shop
SERVICE - 3.5 stars...friendly enough
TOTAL - 4 stars...get two flavors, you deserve it

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God bless a place that caters to tourists and can afford to be open just four days week for 6 hours a day in the peak summer months. Looking for some dessert on your vacation? Try the gas station or the liquor store, because even on days that they're open, this place closes at 5:00 PM. Their prerogative of course, but I wish a competitor would open a candy/ice cream shop with more convenient/realistic hours.

We were at Morro Bay this weekend and the granddaughter wanted some ice cream and the wife wanted some gelato what we went to the the candy counter well they were out of gelato they couldn't make shakes they couldn't make malts out of gelato all they had was like five containers maybe six of ice cream and a crap load of candy and I'm like okay your ice cream shop and you can't even give me a malt it a milk shake because you're out so that's why I have to give them a three stars other than that my wife said her Sunday was okay and of course my daughter got some candy of course she's going to say it's okay but other than that I give these guys three stars they got to get their stuff together the states opening back up

Excellent gelato. Customer service is off the charts. So friendly and always a pleasure full experience when we go. Every time we go to the beach we stop in here. Always a ten plus. Thank you candy corner

Lousy ice cream service. No cones. Limit of 2 flavors even when ordering large size. Never seen such a place.

Make sure you read the price tags before you purchase cause all sales are final and they don't tell you that unless it's in 12 point font somewhere. They seek ice cream but don't expect to get an ice cream cone. They are trained to say no to everything, employees are so fun to talk too! Just kidding.. Terrible ice cream too, don't get salted caramel, was so excited to bring my family in and then it was a terrible experience. If there was another place i wish i would have checked out rite aid thriftys over this over prices shit hole. i get biden is president and inflation is here but no 12 dollars for 2 M&M's candy bar..

Cute candy shop with a variety of treats to choose from. Kind of on the smaller side. They also have a small ice cream shop, but the ice cream didn't look all great. I ended up purchasing their chocolate truffles: peanut butter and milk chocolate. They were big and decently priced. It's a nice place to go inside to pass time, but otherwise you could skip it.

I wanted an ice cream cone and, as far as I know, this is really the only place in town to get one. And it's fine for that. The ice cream isn't amazing, but it tastes fine. I think there were about a dozen ice cream options and a dozen gelato options to choose from.

Two older women were working when I was there and they were not very friendly. They snapped at a couple of the customers, including a child. There was also a customer there who I think was tipsy who was not wearing her mask properly and who kept walking up to other customers really closely, who the employees didn't say anything to even though they had said stuff to other people who were being perfectly polite.

FYI: they won't mix ice cream and gelato in the same cup - I don't know why. They were out of all cones (plain, sugar, waffle) when I was there, they said they were having trouble getting supplies. If you are barefoot with sand caked on your feet, they will ask you to leave and clean up before coming back in. They had a sign saying no malts or milkshakes when I was there.

One word; AFFOGATO! Omgosh! I discovered something new! I like coffee and chocolate but not together. That is until now!!" I asked Dave (adorable Barista that works there) what an affogato was and tried it and love it! It's dark chocolate gelato with a shot of espresso topped with whipped cream. Sounds whatever but the combo is unique and addicting. My husband and I visit seasonally and sometimes make the ride, via Harley, just for the fun of it. We enjoy the fun candies of our childhood and finding new stuff for the grandkids. Now when we go cruising if there is a place that serves affogatos I order one but honest haven't found a place between Camarillo and Cayucos that comes close to matching the craving I get for Dave's Affogato. It's worth the drive from Camarillo.