Freshly cooked popcorn transports taste buds to the carnival midway without the hassle of being accosted by barkers trying to guess your shoe size or bearded ladies seeking confidence-boosting compliments. Snack on sideshow sustenance with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $26 worth of gourmet popcorn from Kernel Fabyan's. Your Groupon may be used for online purchases, or in-store at three of its Chicago-area locations in Deer Park, Naperville, or Geneva. Kernel Fabyan's pops up crunchy corn in a mouthwatering rainbow of flavors. Nosh on local-loving options such as the Chicago combo, boasting gale-force flavors of caramel and white cheddar ($26 for one-gallon tin), or stick to the classics with sweet and salty scoops of home-style kettle corn ($17 for one-gallon tin). With plenty of tin sizes and styles available, Kernel Fabyan's offers the perfect way to say "I love you," "get well soon," or "deepest sympathy for your dog haunting."

Reviews

Chicago Magazine featured Kernel Fabyan's Geneva location, and nine Yelpers give its Naperville location a 4.5-star average:

• Our pick of the five flavors was the warm, fresh Kernel’s Kettle Pop—a melt-in-your-mouth morsel with an ethereal sweet-salty glaze. – Denise PEÑACERRADA, Chicago Magazine
• Amazing. The cheese/ Carmel combo is amazing!!!!!!! – Jillian V., Yelp, 1/28/11