History
Hotlix has owned the store for the past 30+ years. The store was built in 1950 and has been a candy store since then. The Hotlix brand originated with our hot cinnamon sucker in the mid 1980's as a Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Senior Project. We've expanded our line to include edible insect candy and snacks including scorpions, worms, crickets, and ants. Hotlix have been featured on the Food Channel, Animal Planet, Modern Marvels, National Geographic, Dateline, Jeopardy, To Tell the Truth, Let's Make a Deal, The Arsenio Hall Show, and Conan O'Brien. Hotlix has made the pages of many magazines and newspapers to include: Time, Playboy, Seventeen, Newsweek, San Francisco Chronicle, L.A. Life, Orlando Sun Times, Chicago Sun Times, The Palm Beach Post. Hotlix have been featured in the catalogs of companies, such as FORBES and Kennedy's in England and have been available at Universal Studios and the Smithsonian for years. Thank you, Fans!
Specialties
Hotlix specializes in lollipops and treats on the wild side! We're world famous for adding insects to our handmade candy, such as scorpions, worms, crickets, and ants. We also make insect snacks! Have you ever eaten a bug? Our store sells many national and international brand name candies including old fashioned candy. We carry Salt-Water Taffy, Jordan Almonds, Malt Balls, Candy Corn, Cinnamon Bears, Wax Lips and many of the candies that you may have enjoyed as a child. We offer handmade Chocolates, Cotton Candy, Caramel and Candy Apples, Caramel corn, Kettle Corn, Chocolate-dipped Pretzels. We also offer locally grown strawberries dipped in chocolate while in season and chocolate-dipped insects year round. We make many specialty coffees and cold drinks. We sell Hotlix hats, sweatshirts, t-shirts, tank tops, beanies, tote bags, mini-totes, shot glasses, beer & coffee mugs, wine glasses & magnets. If you need a gift or souvenir, please think Hotlix.