Fast Food & Takeout
Kernels Popcorn
About Kernels Popcorn
Shopping centres run on small indulgences, and a popcorn counter is one of the most dependable. Kernels Popcorn trades from 2271 Harvey Avenue, inside the big retail complex on the highway strip below Dilworth that draws shoppers not only from across Kelowna but from Vernon, Lake Country and the towns south along the lake, sharing that address with dozens of other stores and services.
Popcorn shops of this sort generally work from batches made through the day and sold by the bag in a few sizes, with a spread of flavours running from plain and buttered through caramel and cheese to seasonal and specialty coatings. Tins and mixed boxes tend to appear for gift giving through the autumn and the Christmas run, and larger orders for parties, offices and school events are usually possible with a little notice. If you want a particular flavour or a big quantity, a call to 250-763-5322 ahead of your trip saves disappointment, since what is on the counter depends on what has been made that day.
Practical notes for the complex itself: parking is plentiful but tightens on weekend afternoons, in the last week before Christmas, and on wet or blistering days when the whole valley decides to shop indoors. The centre's own site at orchardparkshopping.com lists the stores and the seasonal opening for the building, which is the quickest way to check before driving over from the Mission or across from Rutland. A bag of popcorn travels well, so it makes an easier last stop before the drive home than something to carry around at the start of a long circuit of the shops.
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In the Dilworth neighbourhood of Kelowna.
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