Many Utahns don’t drink alcohol…but that doesn’t mean they don’t love a good mixed drink. Soda shops have popped up all over the state in the last several years, and they’re incredibly popular. These aren’t the old-fashioned soda shops that your grandparents knew and loved. These are drive-through shops that make confections of soda (such as Coke, Diet Coke and Dr. Pepper), blended with flavored syrup and fruit juice.
The original few soda shops started the trend to offer frosted sugar cookies with the sodas – just in case a soda with added sugary syrup wasn’t enough sugar and calories for patrons. The trend continues still, and shops have expanded to include other snacks such as pretzels, donuts, cake, cupcakes and even french fries.
Some people are so crazy for this stuff that they get a large 32 or even 46-ounce drink every day (sometimes in the morning, on their way to work). KUTV news reported on Utah’s soda shops last fall, and interviewed one woman who claimed to have consumed more than 2,000 drinks in one year! Here are nine of Utah’s favorite soda shops, but please note that these are listed ALPHABETICALLY – they are NOT rated.
- Fiiz Drinks, Multiple Locations
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Fiiz/Facebook You’ll find Fiiz Drinks in Syracuse, Kaysville, Bountiful, Taylorsville and South Jordan.
- Fizz N Fryz, North Logan
Fizz N Fryz/Facebook
Fizz N Fryz/Facebook They cut their own fries here, so they’re amazingly fresh! All the mixed sodas, plus a very comprehensive dessert menu. 111 E. 1600 N., North Logan
- Fryz, Hurricane
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Fryz/Facebook These guys serve up all the mixed sodas, along with french fries and other fried treats, accompanied by a host of different sauces. 540 W. State Street, Hurricane.
- Pop Shop
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Pop Shop/Facebook All kinds of fancy cookies, Italian sodas, and mixed pop. The “You Got Served” is the classic “dirty soda,” which is any soda with coconut and lime. 2882 W. 12600 S., Riverton.
- Sip It!, Ephraim
Sip It!/Facebook
Sip It!/Facebook This little soda shack is perfect for a college town! 455 Main Street, Ephraim
- Sip N, Provo
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Sip N/Facebook Sip N has all kinds of treats, including donuts…in addition to the ever-present frosted sugar cookie. 525 N. 900 E., Provo
- Sodalicious, Multiple Locations
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Sodalicious/Facebook Find Sodalicious in two Provo locations, two Orem locations, Pleasant Grove and American Fork.
- Straws, Sandy
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Straws/Facebook In addition to the standard fare, this little shop offers shakes and shaved ice. 7386 S. Union Park Ave., Sandy.
- Swig, Multiple Locations
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Erin S./Yelp You’ll find a Swig in almost every part of the state: Bountiful, Clearfield, Clinton, Draper, Lehi, Logan, Murray, Orem, Provo and St. George.
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Fiiz/Facebook
You’ll find Fiiz Drinks in Syracuse, Kaysville, Bountiful, Taylorsville and South Jordan.
Fizz N Fryz/Facebook
They cut their own fries here, so they’re amazingly fresh! All the mixed sodas, plus a very comprehensive dessert menu. 111 E. 1600 N., North Logan
Sean R./Yelp
Fryz/Facebook
These guys serve up all the mixed sodas, along with french fries and other fried treats, accompanied by a host of different sauces. 540 W. State Street, Hurricane.
Pop Shop/Facebook
All kinds of fancy cookies, Italian sodas, and mixed pop. The “You Got Served” is the classic “dirty soda,” which is any soda with coconut and lime. 2882 W. 12600 S., Riverton.
Sip It!/Facebook
This little soda shack is perfect for a college town! 455 Main Street, Ephraim
Sip N/Facebook
Sip N has all kinds of treats, including donuts…in addition to the ever-present frosted sugar cookie. 525 N. 900 E., Provo
Connor R/Yelp
Sodalicious/Facebook
Find Sodalicious in two Provo locations, two Orem locations, Pleasant Grove and American Fork.
Hang W./Yelp
Straws/Facebook
In addition to the standard fare, this little shop offers shakes and shaved ice. 7386 S. Union Park Ave., Sandy.
Business Owner/Yelp
Erin S./Yelp
You’ll find a Swig in almost every part of the state: Bountiful, Clearfield, Clinton, Draper, Lehi, Logan, Murray, Orem, Provo and St. George.
Here’s an idea…maybe you want to hike off some of the 1,000+ calories you just consumed at the soda shop! Take one of these 10 Best Trails in Utah. Or, if you’re feeling kinda sloshy and bloated, maybe take one of these 13 easy hikes!
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