Lil' Pop Shop

It was so great to see so many of you at West Craft Fest last month! Your enthusiasm for our pops is genuinely so moving. We are happily making our pops at our production kitchen at Globe Dye Works for all of our Popalong Truck catering events and drop off catering orders. I know many of you miss hopping over to grab a pop at our shop so we have some great news to share! Our friends at Schmear It will be expanding to the old Lil’ Pop Shop location on 44th Street. They’ll be offering our full assortment of our regular and seasonal flavors (Mango Sticky Rice, anyone?)

Dave Fine, founder of Schmear It, and Lil Pop Shop go way back, when we started catering some of the same events. Dave’s business Partner, Brett Weinheimer, (also a huge long-time fan of Lil’ Pop Shop and a former West Philly neighbor) reached out because they wanted to keep the popsicles at the 44th Street location.

While they integrate the bagels, schmear, and coffee into their shop, they will be selling our popsicles and Weckerly’s Ice Cream Sandwiches!

Starting today, Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2 pm the 44th St store will reopen to sell just pops and ice cream sandwiches until the integration of Schmear It’s design and equipment is completed. Hours of operation will be Wednesday, Thursdays, and Fridays from 2 pm to 9 pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12pm to 9pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Once Schmear It officially opens, popsicles and ice cream sandwiches will be available 7 days a week along with Schmear It’s full line of bagel and coffee offerings.

We’re so excited about this fun collaboration and I hope you’ll stop by, welcome the Schmear It crew, and enjoy all the pops!

Wow our last day on 44th Street was such a whirlwind of support, happy faces, and sad goodbyes. From the moment we opened you greeted us with cheer, congratulations, and gratitude. I want to acknowledge the many folks that expressed their sadness too. We've met so many wonderful folks through the years and I sincerely cannot thank you enough for always supporting us enthusiastically. We will miss you all very much and this bright little space that came to life because of you all.

I captured the last few moments at the shop right as we were closing, including our last customers at the shop, Sara and Jacob. They came right at 9 and Tony said, "I think you're our last customers!" And they were gracious enough to let us capture the moment.

There was a little bit of Weckerly's Milk and Cookies ice cream left, and Tony, our wonderful GM, scooped me a cup and I was on my way. That was my last little treat from 44th Street. It felt like a great way to end a momentous day. I am so deeply grateful to have worked with Weckerly's Ice Cream the last several years. The pandemic and the following years would really have been impossible without their collaboration and partnership. Jen, Andy, and the Weckerly's crew, you all taught me so much and I'm deeply grateful for every experience of working with you.

A special thank you to Vince, my brother in law, my invisible partner in this business--thank you for carrying us through the hard times and for your gracious advice and thoughtfulness. None of this would have been possible without you!

A lot of you have asked what I'll be doing next. It remains to be seen. I've applied to graduate school to pursue a MSW. In the meantime, the catering and truck will be operating in 2024. I'm looking forward to spending more quality time with my girls, to be a little more present in daily life, and enjoy everything that this next chapter has to offer.

I'll post any updates here if the pops or truck will be popping up somewhere near you! You can always reach out to me at [email protected] if you have any questions or need an order of pops! Love to you all!

Hard to believe that tomorrow is our last day open after almost twelve years at the pop shop 🥹 Here are some photos from the past that we want to share to show how much we have grown since 2012! Thanks to the incredible customers, our family, & friends in Philly that have helped us to get where we are today. We’ve seen your kids grow up, people get married, folks celebrating milestones. Thank you all for making us a part of your lives and letting us be a part of your joyous moments small and large 💛 Very grateful for this wonderful experience 💛

Stop by Saturday from 12 to 9pm for our last day! We love you all!

I am incredibly grateful to all of our staff that have worked with us at Lil Pop Shop over the years. I’ve met so many wonderful people along the way and none of this would have been possible without our awesome staff showing up every day to make pops, sell pops, and help with farmer’s markets & truck events. I wish I had a photo of each person + shout out everyone! I feel so lucky to have crossed paths with everyone that has ever worked at the shop and thank you from the bottom of my heart for always bringing your best selves to work.

💛 Jeanne

As promised we have brought back some flavors from the vault for our last week open! Starting today we will have Goat Cheese with Bourbon Figs, Cranberries & Champagne, and Basque Cheesecake pops 🙌

Goat Cheese with Bourbon Figs has a creamy goat cheese base with a sweet bourbon fig jam marbled throughout. It's sweet, savory, tangy, and tasty!

Cranberries & Champagne bright tart cranberries cooked with sugar and blended with champagne! (non-dairy *contains alcohol)

Basque Cheesecake wasn't exactly in the vault, but we knew a lot of you wanted it back! Samirah makes velvety basque cheesecake - a crustless caramelized cheesecake - and blends it with dulce de leche in our creamy base. It's definitely one of our favorites!

We hope you enjoy them! 💛

This is our last week open at our retail shop on 44th Street. Saturday will be our last day open in West Philly, so please come say goodbye! It's hard to leave our regulars, locals, kiddo customers, and our wonderful block on 44th street. We've had the best home for the past 11.5 years 💛

We have some more returning flavors arriving at the shop this week and we'll announce those asap!

Friday we welcome back Earl Grey Black Pepper & Coconut Lychee pops back to the shop for a limited time! You all requested some great flavors and these 2 were on the top of the list ✌️

Earl Grey Black Pepper pops are our creamy base infused with fragrant Earl Grey tea & whole peppercorns. It's creamy and rich in flavor with hints of bergamot and a hit of spice from the pepper.

Coconut Lychee pops haven't been on the menu in quite a while, so thanks for suggesting them! A dairy free delight made with homemade coconut syrup & lychee puree which create a tropical refreshing treat.

We only made one batch of each flavor so stop by to try one or stock your freezer! 💛

It's time for pie pre-orders! 11 days left to reserve your pies for Thanksgiving. We have five delicious flavors to choose from + 4 pick up locations as well! Follow the link below to our website to reserve yours today 🥧

This year we are serving…
🍠 Sweet Potato with Torched Fluff (in a graham shell)
🎃 Pumpkin with Sugared Pie Leaves
🍫🥜 Peanut Butter Chocolate
🍎 Apple Cranberry Crumble
🥃 Bourbon Pecan Fig

Pick up will be 11/22 at the following locations •
🥧 Our West Philly Shop / 265 S 44th Street
🍦 Fishtown / 9 W Girard Ave
☕ / 701 S. 7th Street
🧑‍🌾 / 7095 Henry Ave

Please reach out if you have any questions! 💛
https://www.lilpopshop.com/pies-1

As you all know our last day open at our shop will be Saturday December 2nd. We wanted to know if anyone has popsicle flavor requests they'd like to see at the shop before we close. No guarantees, but we will do our best to bring about 3 most requested flavors back! Leave a comment with your requests 👇

Thank you for the love & support as we wrap things up! It means the 🌎 to us!

Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is 21 days away, but here we are! Which means PIE PRE ORDERS are live on our website 🥧

This year we are offering 5 flavors - all 9" - prices vary. We're also offering 4 pick up locations! Scroll down for all the pie info •

🍠 Sweet Potato with Torched Fluff (in a graham shell)
🎃 Pumpkin with Sugared Pie Leaves
🍫🥜 Peanut Butter Chocolate
🍎 Apple Cranberry Crumble
🥃 Bourbon Pecan Fig

Pick up will be 11/22 at the following locations •
🥧 Our West Philly Shop / 265 S 44th Street
🍦 Fishtown / 9 W Girard Ave
☕ / 701 S. 7th Street
🧑‍🌾 / 7095 Henry Ave

We will reach out to everyone closer to 11/22 with pick up times for each location! Pre ordering ends 11/19. Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions about ordering. Thank you!

https://www.lilpopshop.com/pies-1

To our dear customers & community -
We have decided that our last day at our retail shop on 44th Street will be December 2nd.

We opened our West Philly shop ELEVEN (!) years ago and since then it has been such a wonderful journey. I remember my excitement when I signed the lease in November of 2011 and opened the doors to you all in May 2012 with a handful of flavors in bins because I hadn’t quite figured out how to display them.

We have immense gratitude for everyone that has ever walked through our doors, had a popsicle at a festival, or ordered catering for a special occasion. It’s been such a pleasure to get to know and work alongside the folks making pops and everyone serving them at the shop or in the truck. Deep thanks to the crew for their thoughtful partnership the last several years, making this work more joyful through collaboration. We hope to see you at the shop over the next month.

We'll still be offering pie pre-orders for Thanksgiving - stay tuned for more info later this week. After a winter break we’ll continue our catering operation in the Spring. And maybe you’ll see our truck pop up somewhere in your neighborhood!

Happy (early) Halloween, friends 🦇
We're taking a moment to remember the flavors from the past few years that are gone but not forgotten 💀

Rest in Peace, especially to the Gritty pop 👹

We're still enjoying our Pumpkin Cheesecake popsicle and this Autumn weather 🎃 🧡
A super creamy pumpkin base spiced with all the traditional pumpkin spices & stuffed full of our house baked pumpkin cheesecake with a graham crust. Available now at our pop shop & at in Fishtown 🍂

This Friday our Cherry Cola Float pops return to the shop! Made with Boylan’s Cane Soda, cherry syrup, our creamy vanilla bean base, and a little maraschino cherry at the top frozen in vanilla cream. It is an ice cream float experience frozen on a stick! We love it & we hope you do too 🍒🥤🍦

Pie lovers 💛 This week we will be offering pre-orders for our Matcha Mochi pie & Key Lime pie on our website! Pick up will be at our shop Friday and Saturday 10/13-10/14 🥧

🍵 Matcha Mochi pie features our homemade Matcha custard in a butter crust topped with fresh whipped cream + mochi sprinkled on top

💚 Key Lime pie has a homemade graham crust filled with our key lime filling, topped with fresh whipped cream and fresh lime zest

*pies are 9" in diameter & $35 + tax
Pre order ends Wednesday 10/11 at noon!
Link : https://www.lilpopshop.com/pies-1

Iced Chai pops are sweet & spiced just right! Full of delicious chai spices like cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, and black tea. We made it this time with oat milk & brown sugar giving it a wonderful refreshing iced chai experience! (Yes, this one is vegan!) 🍂

🫖 Available starting Friday at our pop shop 🍂

Let’s hear it for pie! It’s fall and we love it, which makes us super stoked to announce that we’ll have pies every weekend at our West Philly shop beginning this Saturday! To celebrate we have special guests Persimmon Coffee popping up at the shop with their delicious espresso drinks. Including our favorite, The Foolish Tiger, a lovely seasonal beverage that we've been craving, that happens to pair very well with a slice of persimmon pie 🧡 A combination of their espresso, house made persimmon & ginger syrup, black walnut bitters, maple syrup, cinnamon, & steamed oat milk. You need this in your life!

We'll be serving up Key Lime, Peanut Butter Pretzel Brittle, and Persimmon pies this Saturday (until they are gone!) alongside our seasonal menu of ice cream & popsicles. All pies will be available by the slice, no pre-orders this week, but we will be introducing pre-orders next week with some seasonal flavors.

Stop by and enjoy three of our favorite things with us - coffee, ice cream, & pie 🧡 Persimmon Coffee will begin serving their menu at 9am along with pies (aka a perfect weekend breakfast!)

Tomorrow, Saturday 9/30, is the West Craft Fest at the Woodlands in West Philly, and you better believe we will be there with our treat truck, Popalong! We'll be serving a variety of seasonal flavors & favorites alongside Weckerly's ice cream sandwiches 💛

West Craft Fest features local wares handmade with care - like artisan jewelry, ceramics, art prints and originals, home wares, clothing, natural body care, candles, stationery, children's gifts,
and all sorts of unique treasures. Plus, live music, food trucks, make & take projects and more!

Hope to see you there at the Woodlands from 11am to 5pm, it's going to be fun 🥳

Carrying on with the pumpkin theme this week we have Pumpkin Cheesecake cookies at the shop! Moist pumpkin cookies with a crunchy sugar crust, filled with a sweet cream cheese filling… yessss. All it needs is a nice cup of coffee or tea on the side! 🎃

Autumn has arrived and so have these Pumpkin Cheesecake popsicles! This is our first time making this flavor and we loooove it just as much as we love fall 🧡 Our creamy pumpkin base gets chunks of our homemade pumpkin cheesecake with a graham cracker crust! Loaded with pumpkin and spice just right with the spices of the season 🎃 Come by the shop and give it a try!

Just in time for the first month back to school we have Milk & Cookies popsicles at the shop! 🥛🍪 Nothing like a cold glass of milk and a big chocolate chip cookie to wind down after a long day. We skipped the plate & glass and put it all in a popsicle! We steeped our chocolate chip cookies in our creamy base overnight, strained that, and then added chopped up chunks of our chocolate chip cookies 👌 We think this flavor 'slaps', which is what our kitchen assistant Victoria announced after taking their first bite! YUM!

This Sunday we'll be at the Bartram's Garden 14th annual Honeyfest! We'll even have Honey Lavender popsicles for the occasion 🍯 Plus there will be lots of fun activities for kids, bee bearding (!!), open hive demos, & more 🐝 Look for the Popalong treat truck for a sweet treat from 11am to 3pm 🐝

Located in West Philly (enter at 5400 Lindbergh Avenue) this Sunday September 17th. Bee there or bee square!

As school begins and summer ends in about 10 days we are wrapping up production on our summer flavors. Stop by to try Peachy Lychee, Sweet & Salty Summer Corn, and Watermelon Limeade pops before they are gone until next year 🥲 It's been a hot one and we're welcoming the new season, but we did love these flavors sooooo much!

Peachy Lychee 🍑 Local yellow peaches are blended with lychee puree with coconut lychee jelly scattered throughout 🍑

Sweet & Salty Summer Corn 🌽 We steep local sweet corn in our creamy bas which is also sweetened with organic cane sugar & seasoned with a dash of salt 🌽

Watermelon Limeade 🍉 Fresh watermelon & limeade & lime zest, sweetened just right and ice cold 🍉

(& stay tuned for fall flavors to arrive at the shop in the next week or two!)

Starting off the week with some fresh Mango Sticky Rice popsicles! These beauties are made with toasted sweet rice steeped in coconut milk then frozen with chunks of mango & mochi bits. We adore this flavor especially as a refreshing dessert after a delicious lunch or dinner!

* Vegan & dairy-free (not gluten-free!)

Our kitchen smelled so gooood today because of our fresh baked cookies & brownies! Fresh stock of Chocolate Chip & our vegan Tahini Pecan Chocolate Chip cookies at the shop now 🍪

We bake brownies for our Chocolate Salted Caramel popsicles, but we're wondering if we should sell brownies at the shop again? What do you think? Let us know in the comments! 👇

These delicious late summertime gems are back at the shop 🍉 Watermelon Limeade pops are just as pretty as they are refreshing! Local organic red watermelon from Elm Tree Organics is blended with lots of fresh made limeade & a sprinkle of lime zest. We love this one on a hot afternoon or even in or alongside a happy hour cocktail 🍹

Get to know our team 👋 Meet Victoria! 💛 Recently they joined us as our new Kitchen Assistant back in April! Some of her favorite things to make are the popsicles, but especially loves baking the cookies + the brownies for our Chocolate Salted Caramel Brownie pops. Victoria makes it look easy as they are a natural in the kitchen and somehow wraps hundreds of pops in no time 🤩

Before returning to Philly from the Poconos Victoria was a pastry chef at a farm to table cafe + has been a barista back in the day. Her favorite things to bake at home are cheesecake & cookies for fun! Check out some of their tasty baked goods above 👉 Cinnamon buns, pop tarts & scones, mini caramel apple cheesecakes, and gingerbread cupcakes! When away from the kitchen Victoria enjoys drawing & painting, going to hyper-pop or metal concerts, and taking long hikes. But back in the kitchen she does prefer to cook savory foods, especially Asian style cuisine!

Fave Pop 🍡 Mango Stick Rice forever and always (or Black Raspberry Truffle)
Fave Cookie 🍪 Chocolate Chip!
Fave Ice Cream🍦Honey Lavender Lemon ice cream sandwiches 💛

Looking for a cute shirt for you or your kiddo's summer wardrobe? We have some at our shop and you can rep Lil Pop Shop while you enjoy a refreshing treat!

This one is for Tony, the general manager of our shops in West Philly and Fishtown! He came to the LPS kitchen one day and suggested a Cherry Coke Float popsicle. We thought it would be a fun nod to a nostalgic treat during the dog days of summer as it evokes joy, celebration, running in sprinklers, backyard get-togethers with tubs of ice cream and soda🥤🍨

This pop is made with Boylan’s Cane Soda, cherry syrup, our creamy vanilla bean base, and a little maraschino cherry at the top frozen in vanilla cream. Here’s to staying cool and having some fun these hot summer days!!

It's unofficially Barbie day so we have a limited edition Dream Pop at the shop today! Barbie's Dream Pop has a lovely purple hue from a blend of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries mixed into our sweet cream base. Then Samirah, who created this totally cool pop, dipped them in a pink strawberry white chocolate and embellished them with fancy Barbie-like sprinkles!

Stop by today to try one out before or after you go see the movie, or this weekend! We'll announce when we have sold out of this flavor on our stories 💅 👠 👛