\u201cRocket Fizz,\u201d<\/a> which opened its doors on Gervais Street in Columbia\u2019s popular vista district, is an old-fashioned joint, priding itself on an arsenal of candies and soda flavors ranging from classic to bizarre.<\/p>\nThe retro soda pop and candy store came to Columbia in August, and it boasts over 300 soda flavors.<\/p>\n
\u201cRocket Fizz,\u201d which opened its doors on Gervais Street in Columbia\u2019s popular vista district, is an old-fashioned joint, priding itself on an arsenal countless candies and taffies and soda flavors ranging from classic to bizarre.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something different,\u201d Engrid Jackson, a store employee, said Monday.<\/p>\n
The retail chain has shops located all over the United States, but Columbia is now home to South Carolina\u2019s only one.<\/p>\n
Some of the soda flavors have a gourmet feel, like chocolate with strawberry or pumpkin pie. Others may be for the more adventurous, like mustard, or \u201cbarf,\u201d which Jackson actually says is her favorite.<\/p>\n
The sodas and candies line the shelves and coolers, while vintage tin signs and old concert posters\u2014also for sale\u2014cover the walls.<\/p>\n
Ivan Brunson came into the store for his second time ever on Monday, and said the atmosphere evokes a feeling of nostalgia for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like the type of place my grandparents would take me to,\u201d he said. \u201cIt feels like I\u2019m back in the \u201890s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jackson says the store is unique in that it can be enjoyed by people of any age\u2014a child who has just tried orange cr\u00e8me soda for the first time, or an elderly resident who used to enjoy candy cigarettes.<\/p>\n
To try sodas from chocolate to pickle juice, residents can check out \u201cRocket Fizz\u201d seven days a week.<\/p>\n
The store is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n
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Soda flavors at \u201cRocket Fizz\u201d soda and candy shop in Columbia can range from classic to bizarre, including \u201cpeanut butter and jelly\u201d and the North Korea-inspired \u201cdoomsday lemonade.”<\/p>\n
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