I love everything about Cherry Republic. I've been to locations in the traverse city area but never…read morebefore in Frankenmuth. One warning - don't go in there hungry or you will buy everything! My favorite things they carry are the hot cherry salsa and the mixed nuts with dried cherries. They use such good quality of ingredients that you can literally taste the difference. I'm a fan forever!!

Cherry Republic is such a cool shop! We had no idea you could make this many different things with…read morecherries. The free samples were awesome; cherry candies, cherry salsa, cherry BBQ sauce, different flavours of cherry soda... it was a whole cherry adventure and honestly super fun. Really unique products, great vibe, and definitely worth a stop while exploring the River Place Shops! For more travel and food reviews, check out our YouTube channel -- A&M Roam!

Still love it! Still agree with everything in my previous write up from 6 years ago (good on you…read morefor maintaining the quality!) but I had to write a quick update to give a huge shout out to the new (to me, at least) treat on the menu here--THE WALKING STRAWBERRIES! I mean, what's better than a cup of fresh strawberries covered in a ladle of warm, melted chocolate? Not much, I have to say! And you can take your pick between dark and milk chocolate (I highly recommend the dark). My only complaint is that they're over an hour away from me. I keep dreaming about them!

Plenty of places in Michigan do ice cream and fudge, but not all places do toffee, let alone over…read moretwenty varieties of them! They also had chocolate dinosaurs, turtles (not the animal), truffles, and caramels to a name a few. You'd be hard pressed NOT to find something to satisfy your sweet tooth here. Service was welcoming and friendly. The toffee pieces came out to be around $2-3 apiece, but worth it, in my opinion. We ended up getting an eight-piece box of the dark chocolate cherry toffee. Have you ever had cherry toffee? Me neither, which is why I was such a tourist and got them. They had samples at the door to try, so I knew what i was getting myself into. If you're going to get cherry flavored things, get it from the state with the cherry capital of the world.

We came on a Monday and did not see cheese being made. The glockspiel was also not working because…read moreit was too cold. Overall they have an assortment of cheeses and other charcuterie style foods.

Expecting an old school Cheese/Deli type place, but this place is more of a tourist trap. I…read morethought I would be walking into a massive selection of cheese, maybe be able to sample a few and purchase what I wanted, not at all what I had imagined. They do have cheese, not as much as expected, although a few unique ones, but I don't want to pay $15-$20 bucks to get a block of cheese that I dislike, so this was sort of a bummer. They had tons of Knick knack type stuff you could purchase almost l like you were at a kiosk at the airport. I did end up purchasing 1 cheese as I just could not pass it up and was not able to try it, they have a Chocolate Cheese, it was described as tasting like a tootsie roll, it did not taste like a tootsie roll and was welcomed to the trash can.

Stopped in for some home made German style sausage on my last visit to Frankenmuth. I bought some…read moreJagdwurst, Weiswurst, Bockwurst, Bratwurst, Liver, and Colby cheese. All items were made at Kern's and all were between $4 and $7. ALL of the items I purchased are DELICIOUS & TASTY. I also found some authentic German yellow mustard from Dusseldorf that is VERY GOOD. My total at the checkout was ~$34. The staff was very HELPFUL in explaining the ingredients for each type of sausage. Unfortunately, no samples of the cooked sausages were available. I would be willing to buy larger quantities if I had a sample and was certain that I liked it. Great selection of beer and wine as well.

We always stop at Kern's on our Frankenmuth trips. I picked up some summer sausage and bratwurst. I…read morealso got some dill cheese curds that were excellent. I was pleasantly surprised that they sold water for 50 cents a bottle. That is unheard of in today's economy. Their meat market and their bakery are just the best. Their service is awesome. The gentleman who helped me at the bakery sold me a dozen assorted cookies that were absolutely marvelous. Enjoying their Molasses, chocolate chip, and sugar cookies was just a trip down memory lane. They tasted so good. I thank Kern's for still being there after all these years and continuing to provide excellent service.

The salt water taffy was delicious! It IS pricey, but who goes to Frankenmuth to save money?! The…read moreservice has always been friendly when we've gone, and the shop has always been kept clean and stocked with delicious treats!

Friendly staff. I enjoyed the taffy. The best was the apple fritter taffy. Had some samples. I was…read morenot a taffy fan before this, but now I am. Store was nice inside. Many well labeled options to choose from. Worth the stop.

9/27/25 after browsing shops all morning and afternoon (10am and on) I was craving me some…read morechocolate. I spotted Zack's Fudge from across the way and shortly found myself trying to decide on ONE piece. I decided on a turtle cluster which was AMAZING! So much to choose from, super friendly staff, clean establishment and convenient to shopping area. Please don't pass up Zack's Fudge and if it's around October look for the chocolate skeleton in the casket, $3.99 ea and cute as heck!

On a recent sunny weekday afternoon, I decided that I needed a mini road trip, and took the time to…read morecheck out Frankenmuth. No spontaneous afternoon is complete without some ice cream, and I quickly found a place there that served some big scoops. After mulling over a number of flavors (sadly, not able to sample at this time of the pandemic) I decided on a small serving of cake batter ice cream. I was expecting something about a third of the size, but I wasn't going to complain -- never a thing as too much ice cream! I grabbed a table outside in the shopping center and dug in, but sadly found that I couldn't finish the whole serving. Hot temperatures melting the ice cream plus me filling up on the huge serving meant that a bit of it went to waste. It's an ideal size to share with someone if you just need a little something sweet! Still, when the warm weather has you screaming for ice cream, it's not a bad place to grab a scoop!

This shop has so many flavors from: classic butter/ cheese/ caramel corn to sweet: birthday cake,…read morebanana, cherry and many savory options. I got dill pickle and the seasoning is very tasty. While the seasons are well distributed for many other flavors, I am glad that my bag has some with Min/ mod/ max coverage to keep from being overwhelming. There's also bagged candy for sale, different popcorn options: microwave, pop yourself, different popcorn poppers for sale, oils, seasonings. Tins to send as gifts and popcorn bowls/ containers for family movie/ game nights or the serious popcorn lover to have all to themselves! Prices were $-$$ and I'd say portions are generous. Business is easily accessible if mobility issues are a concern, the shop is located from inner walkway of other collection of stores. Staff is very friendly, helpful and you can sample flavors before you buy. There is a small fee for sample cup which holds about 7-8 pieces. I was pleasantly surprised and highly recommend you checkout this business.

Popcorn a plenty! They have at least 3 dozen options. Along with other snacks and a ton of popcorn…read moregear. They have 4 sizes: taster, medium, large, and Jumbo. Lol, not actually sure of the size names for last 2. Every size is basically at least 1 size bigger than expected. I ordered a Caramel with nuts, bacon and cheese, grape, and sweet bbq. So far they taste great. Overall a 4 star review. Would I return? Yes.