Comments on: When Times Get Tough, Popcorn is the First Thing To Go

By: darkcloud

darkcloud — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:35:16 +0000

48th. And broadway closed down not too long ago. I knew that was gonna happen. I used to work for the company and let me tell u…. if you’ve ever eaten there I’m very sorry. It was not a sanitary story at all. Rats would run around there and the instruments don’t get cleaned. The manager who used to work there told us don’t worry about it because people won’t know. Dale and thomas is a bad company? Health hazards like no bathrooms in the facility, no heat in the winter and no a/c in the summer. We’d sweat while serving people popcorn and their solution? Deal with it!! This is very true. All my comrads suffered through nonsense, drama and the coditions we’d go through. I sure did call 311 in case you wondered. That company needs to go down. And the president, terry was racist. He considers the staff “n*&&s from bronx. Dale and thomas is a mess

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:15:09 +0000

I was never a fan, they dont have Kettle Corn…

Dale & Thomas is better IMO

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:25:29 +0000

Dale & Thomas has been closing outlets as well.

Broadway near 72nd is now gone. New Hyde Park (Long Island) is now gone.

Wonder how long the 48th and Broadway shop will last.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:56:24 +0000

ccc = lol

By: pandamystery

pandamystery — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:52:36 +0000

The popcorn wasn’t very good, but whenever I walked past it on my way to Kosher Deluxe I would get a blast of their caramel flavor coming through the air vent at the back of the shop…. I think that’s what Heaven smells like.

R.I.P. Garrett’s.

By: DocChuck

DocChuck — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:34:59 +0000

@ “c”

You are so very right. The popcorn at their Loop outlets is superior in every way.

My wife (younger than me by a decade!) was born and raised in Chicago. A few years back, she was asked to invest heavily in Garrett’s popcorn operation.

She’s a physician, not a savvy investor like myself, so I answered for her: NO.

This just proves me right, I guess.

By: ccc

ccc — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:39:27 +0000

Garrett’s Popcorn is made from people. PEOPLE!!!!!

By: DubbinBklyn

DubbinBklyn — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:35:12 +0000

Dedicating an entire store to popcorn makes as much sense as dedicating an entire store to lightbulbs..

By: Andre Mika

Andre Mika — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:46:59 +0000

This was easily the best popcorn in the city… the caramel corn was amazing, and their “Chicago” blend with cheese and regular was decadent. Maybe New Yorker’s just don’t get it… but I hope the other locale next to Penn Station can remain open in this economy.

By: DeanLo

DeanLo — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:41:40 +0000

Yea. The same thing happened with ice cream places. since saturday was so warm, i decided to get some sticky toffee pudding from haagen daaz by lincoln center. closed.

so i had to take the train downtown to the closest ben and jerry’s. also closed.

ended up at (ugh) coldstone. :(