While this is a great place for kids if you're like me you'll feel like a kid again when you walk through the doors. Upon entering you can smell all different kinds of sweets and treats but right up front I'm always drawn to what we called "penny candies" when I was a kid. OMG Clove and Black Jack gum, Mallow Cups and double OMG the little wax bottles filled with juices. I forgot what we called them over 50 years ago but these are called Nik.L.Nip mini drinks, and for those that were kids when my 41 year old was a kid they have a big selection of pop rocks :-) Staying with the sweet stuff they have a great assortment of candies from just about every decade going back to WWII and up to the Star Wars variety. There's jelly beans, taffy, candy tacos, cotton candy and a virtual plethora of sweet treats, trust me this is a candypalooza store. They have lots of good snack food for your eat-in or akeout pleasure including hot dogs, slow-roasted Pork, popcorn, homemade chili & cheese sauces, homemade salsa,  scratch petzel dough, in-house recipe mac & cheese, hamburgers & more. Plus ICE CREAM, always great to have a nice ice cream choice by the beach, nice! There's a bigger version of this locally owned business in Foley with the advantages of a larger inventory and also a great souvenir shop, if you don't want to deal with the crowds closer to the beach. They also have other fun stuff t-shirt collections, socks, stuffed animals, souvenirs and an eclectic soda collection, the bacon & coffee sodas caught my eye. Bottom line: This is a super stop for the entire family! #nostalgia #fun NOTE: I'm normally not one to be crtitical of other reviewers as we all have our personal experiences and should never shy away from sharing without reservation. However, in the case of this business there's some bad star ratings that apparently due to Covid indiscretions and I have something to say about that. This is my opinion as it relates to negatively impacting the overall rating of a business. A 1 star rating will impact a business forever, and let's face it, not that long ago no mask or no gloves wouldn't have factored into that score and with any luck not long from now it won't be a factor again. But the rating will. I feel that any business should be viewed for its venue, the product quality and service and even a bad staffer shouldn't be the ultimate arbiter of the overall score. It's not my intention to make this personal to anyone it's just that I have both sympathy and empathy for small business and I'm on my soap box to address this particular issue as I believe we owe it to our communities to be just a little more measured overall, especially during these difficult times, and especially for our local owned and operated shops. One last thought, I try to put in a Covid related remark, and in a couple cases a warning, so that readers can be informed about what they might encounter. I'll step off now ..... read more

Yabba's Wacky Snack Shack - Can't pass up this stop with old time candies & fun stuff!! Happy selfie!! - Candy Stores Near Me - Gulf Shores, Alabama

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We loved Yabba's! We took the kids for an afternoon treat. They had a huge selection of ice cream and the girls helping us were super helpful as our kids tried multiple flavors. The deck was perfect for letting them eat their treats but keeping them safely contained outside. read more

Nice looking shop, average food (spend your money elsewhere) for better taste and quality. Over priced just like every tourist shop in area. Staff friendliness is hit or miss. Good variety of candy. read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. The employees were not wearing masks and clearly have no clue what they are doing. Why did it cost $9 for the girl to give me a scoop of vanilla and chocolate and stick 2 potato chips and a chocolate covered pretzel in it? Clearly the children running this place need some adult supervision. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY read more

Yabba's Wacky Snack Shack - a chocolate ice cream and bananas - Candy Stores Near Me - Gulf Shores, Alabama

Great place to visit if you are in Orange Beach, AL. Fairly decent candy selection and gifts to take back home. Reasonably priced. read more

Visited there while on vacation. Loved it so much to choose from. Tried the dill pickle popcorn, had to go back for more to bring home. Staff friendly and nice. Would definitely go back. Also got penny candy from the old days. Over all just a wonderful place to visit. read more

Employees were not wearing masks. Children would enjoy this store with the wide variety of candy, ice cream, and popcorn. The ice cream was good and at a reasonable price. The hamburger was small but good. The "pile" of tots, pulled pork, barbecue sauce, shredded cheddar, and sour cream was prepared properly, but if you want pulled pork, go to a place that specializes in barbecue. This pork was dry. The sauce wasn't that great either. The Diet Coke didn't taste right. read more

Good place to stop if you have kids they have a decent selection of candy also fudge and ice cream. My kids loved it. Would of been a five star but seemed like there could of been more candy they also had alot of empty spots where candy use to be maby. read more

No mask or gloves when handling food. Standing there playing with her face/mouth. No thanks ‍

I visited Yabba's Wacky Snack Shack with hopes of finding numerous nostalgic candies from my childhood and something almost like a candy bar where I could just scoop endless amounts of candy in a bag. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. The options for candy wasn't very impressive; a lot of gummies, lollipops, and jelly beans. On the other hand, the variety of salt water taffy was awesome! read more

If you're a candy lover I highly Recommend Yabba's! They have literally every sort of candy you can think of! They have new candy, and candy that's from way back when! I have a sweet tooth and they are my GO-TO! read more

After paying for my things I looked at my receipt and noticed that I was charged $2 too much for one of the items. I brought it to the attention of the cashier and another girl dipping ice cream started saying that it was marked wrong. I told her that it was marked at that price so that was what I should pay. Again the other girl was very rude and said in a loud voice in front of everyone that her boss said she can't change prices. I said it was a law that what was priced you sell it for that price. She again said very snotty that couldn't do that so I said I wanted my money back. Too bad they lost money due to her attitude!! It could have been handled in a much better way!!! read more

Was not impressed with the chips or the pulled pork sandwich. The pork was VERY dry and the chips were tasteless. The reason for giving three stars is the the staff was very friendly and the service was great! The prices throughout the store can be pretty steep so if you have extra cash then this place would be great for those wacky type gifts! Rey cute inside and a great location. Haven't tasted anything else on the menu but hopefully they are better than the sandwich I just had. read more