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Old Town Sweet Shop offers taste of the past
Candies in any color are available at the Old Town Sweet Shop.
Old Town Temecula Sweet Shop offers an array of candies for any palate.
Ashley Ludwig Staff Writer
“I started out wanting to build a coffee shop and was looking for barrels to store roasted beans inside. There was a candy store owner selling her business, and barrels. When I went to talk with her about buying them, I ended up buying everything else, too,” Drew said. “We went into the candy business because we basically already owned one!” A San Diego transplant of over 17 years, Drew and her husband have raised two daughters in Temecula.
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t’s all about the nostalgia for shoppers of Old Town Sweet Shop. The store—located on Old Town Front Street—sells a wide variety of retro candy, from buttons to Sour Patch Kids. Chances are, if you can remember it from your childhood, shop owner Debbi Drew has your favorite candy in stock. “The number one most heard phrase in the store is, ‘I remember these!’ It’s all about the memories for my customers,” she said of her well-stocked candy shelves, barrels, and counters. “People love to reminisce, and are shocked to see they still make wax lips, candy cigarettes, and flicks.” Though some of the retro candy has gone out of production, Drew knows how to get it on the shelves. “Every five years or so they’ll make Beemans, Clove, and Blackjack gum, for example” she
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said of the hard to find treats. “We get it in stock whenever we can.” Though opening a candy store in Temecula wasn’t her original dream, Drew and husband knew they had something special.
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my husband and I did,” Drew said. Part of that, is having a candy store to spend allowance on candy sticks, gum, scoops from the ice cream shop, or tastes of fudge.
With summer coming, the Old Town Sweet Shop invites all to come try their ice cream bar, offering everything from single scoops to shakes, sundaes, banana splits, and ice cream sodas.
Hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries are just one of the chocolate covered fruit offerings at the Old Town Sweet Shop.
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Old Town Sweet Shop’s novelty candies can bring back nostalgic memories for shoppers.
Now a staple in Old Town Temecula, the Old Town Sweet Shop is known for its decadent fudge, available in a wide variety of flavors from chocolate and vanilla, to bacon covered. “People love all of the flavors we make,” she said of the freshSee your Old Town made fudge made in house. With summer Temecula business thrive. coming, Drew invites all to come try their Find out how: ice cream bar, offering aludwig@MyValleyNews.com everything from single scoops to shakes, sundaes, banana splits, and ice cream sodas. “You can find all traditional flavors, but we’ve also have created She discussed neighborhood block parties, holiday celebrations, and kids playing outside until dark. “We fell in love with the small town feel of Temecula, and love that our kids grew up the same way
some pretty tasty twists, such as our Jailhouse Rock Banana Split, and the Java Jitters Sundae, one of my personal favorites,” she said. The Old Town location has served the Old Town Sweet Shop well for over 14 years. Drew admits that construction is a challenge, but looks forward to seeing all the shops in the district stay open later. “We are really hoping that weekends will see shops open later, to give the locals a chance to get down after work to experience the great stores as well as restaurants that Old Town Temecula has to offer,” Drew said. With the heat, look for the Old Town Sweet Shop to offer shave ice along with their frozen treats. “Our ice cream parlor also offers party packages, and a special ice cream challenge we like to call the Zombie Apocalypse,” she said. Want to see what that’s all about? Stop in and ask. Have a sample, a taste, and you’ll never go anywhere again for sweet treats. The shop is located at 28545 Front St. For more information on its offerings, call the shop at (951) 6931919 or visit oldtownsweetshop. com.
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