Clinton Hill Pickles

This place is awesome! The pickled mango are my favorite, I know it sounds weird but just ask the owner for a sample and you won’t get disappointed. You can’t go wrong with bread and butter pickles or garlic pickles. Everything they sell is amazing. It’s been closed lately hopefully they will open soon.

Fantastic pickles (traditional sour is my favorite). They are my go-​to place for sauerkraut, cole slaw, kim-​chi, dijon mustard, and basically all things fermented.
Except, I haven’t seen them open in a couple of months. Anyone know if they closed permanently? If so, very sad.

8 buck for a jar of pickles but hey at least they stuff it in there. will be going back :)
I should note I also was confused as to where this place was… just because of the way the streets run but the big red jar with pickles in the front help me out.

I remember them as the Original Guss’ Pickles on Orchard. Best pickles in the World! When I moved to Massachusetts, Pat would ship the pickles. It was the greatest arrangement. When I found out she was moving out of LES, it was sad about the end of the Guss’ tradition. After the Great Pickle Wars between the original Guss’ on the LES and the Guss in the suburbs somewhere… Pat was only allowed to use the Guss’ name as long as she stayed in LES. As we know Pat moved to Brooklyn and has a new name for her shop. But it sounds like the pickles haven’t changed.
The last time I spoke with Pat after the move, she wasn’t doing mail order anymore… but that was a while ago. I think I’ll give her a call with hopes of placing an order…

amazing pickles this place is so good i love living so close to a place that sells amazing pickles if you haven’t been you should totally check it out

I stumbled upon this place walking down Classon. Pretty awesome find. I bought a pint of new pickles here for $ 4. They are delicious, crunchy, garlicky, and salty but not too salty. Barrel cured!

Pickles are fantastic!!! Every time the staff are super friendly and they are constantly rotating great pickled food. Highly recommend the sours and half sours.

This place use to be Guss Pickles on the LES!
Yeh. these guys are legit. 6 bucks for a quart of pickles. This is opposed to the 12 dollar jars of hipster pickles that contain 4 freaking pickles.
So happy they moved into the neighborhood.
All the pickles are pickled onsite in these huge old barrels. They have sours, half sours, spicy sours, tomatoes, beets, all sorts of pickled items. I picked up a container of sours, half sours, and spicy half sours. Love em.
This place is awesome. stock up.

«Clinton Hill» is an interesting neighborhood, because it’s actually named after our former President Bill’s swollen nether regions. Monica Lewinsky wasn’t the only person who saw Clinton’s Hill. In fact most girls (and a few guys) (and me) in DC at the time, had seen it. And generally been impressed. Let’s just say that his saxophone was only his second largest piece of equipment, and was also only the second-​most blown, as well.
What to get: Sour Pickles.
What else: all the other Pickles.
And: why the f*** did I not make a Pickle joke in the opening paragraph. Oh well. Too late.
The female owner is one of the friendliest ladies in pickle-​selling history. They’re just around the corner from a lovely Pizza shop (Tony’s Pizza Spot) in a nice safe part of Brooklyn (but then most parts are safe these days), close to Dough (so you can walk and get all the doughnuts your neither regions desire).
Most importantly, their pickles are incredible. Some of the best I’ve had. Juicy and delicious. I can suck on these pickles all day, and yes I’m talking about the pickles sold at Clinton Hill Pickles, rather than the famous Italian Sausages Of Brooklyn. They’re also dirt-​cheap pickles, which is surprising since this is a specialty shop. I feel bad going in here for just a few pickles when it only costs me one or two dollars. I really hope Clinton Hill stay in business.
If you love pickles, you will love mine. Wait, I mean to say… you will love Clinton’s Hill. No, no, I meant… you will love Clinton Hill Pickles. Come and try them.
I took a porn star here (I’m not even kidding) and since I was writing this review, I just texted her to see what she thought of it. I said «I know you’ve had a lot of pickles in your mouth, so which was the best one», and she immediately named this place. I asked her why she liked it, and she responded, quote:
«The sour pickle was amazing! That one was my favorite. The half sour one was too bland for my liking. I like my pickles super sour. It was a cute place. The lady that worked there was really nice. She said the sour pickle was the most popular one.»
So there you have it. When a porn star says it, it must be true. Words I live by.
You may know (don’t be shy) that Snooki from Jersey Shore and Snooki & J Woww, loves pickles. Funnily enough the girl I just quoted is the same height as Snooki and even looks a little bit like her, and yes, that is a huge compliment. Or a tiny one, in this case.
Make your way down to Clinton Hill Pickles. It’s even better than going down on Clinton’s Hill. Trust me. I would know.
Edit: the Porn Star just read this review and sent me an LOL. Then she said: «Yes, i’ve had a lot of pickles in my mouth. And i’ve had a lot of c**ks smaller than the pickles, lol. That’s so sad.»
So there you have it. Or don’t, as the case may be. If your pickle is smaller than those at Clinton Hill.

Delicious. Love the green tomatoes, beets, and new pickles, especially. The owner is a really nice guy and the tunes playing in the shop are always great, as added bonuses.

Pickles are great. Must try the pickle beets

You can smell the pickles from outside. We loved the half sour, and fully sour pickles. Cash only, and the owners are friendly!

They serve awesome pickles and they are inexpensive. I would recommend this place to anybody. They have different types of pickles and you can also buy dipping sauce for them which is awesome. I really love this place.

If you’re an fervent fan of real deal dill pickles, look no further… You have arrived at the pickle mecca of NYC. They offer several varieties but never stray too far from the traditional recipes. In other words, they don’t get all goofy. These the are the best traditional dill pickles in the world.

When there’s a store dedicated to pickles how can one say no to stopping in for a visit? Pickles, pickled things, and items that compliment pickles, everything one would ever need that’s pickled.
While in Brooklyn we stopped into Clinton Hill Pickles. The gentleman working (the owner) was very nice and gave us the rundown of all the pickles being offered and some of the other items. We opted for some of the spicy pickles, some regular pickles and some pickled mango. The fun part was watching the guy pack the pickles like sardines (LOL). These were some tightly packed pickles, he must be a pickle packing expert, gold medalist by the looks of him.
Once home we nibbled on pickles and mango with delight. Super fresh and tart and the spicy one was just a little spicy, not too overpowering. The pickled mango would have disappeared if it wasn’t for the BF telling me to not ruin my dinner (darn it). If only I lived in NYC so I could have my fill of pickled mango anytime I wanted, alas, I will settle for those occasions I happen to be in the neighborhood.
If you’re in the mood for pickles or pickled things, Clinton Hill Pickles is the place for you.
*How many times did I say pickle? (Haha)

We were impressed by the operation but underwhelmed by the breadth of the selection, though the quality and plush (?) pickle toy on the post behind the staffer made up for it.

Honestly the best pickles I have ever had; and I am always hunting for good pickles but have never found anything as awesome. The spicy hot pickles will blow your mind. I ate a quart of it in one day. Good stuff!

Pretty much exactly as the others described the pickles… full sours are
AMAZING and addicting

Stranger to this area and found a treasure both in a world of pickles from new pickles to kimchi… really reasonable prices… a little less than expected so bought more. All the information you might want to know about fresh and not cooked pickles.
I think you will love this cute little place.

I think I creeped out the pickle store guy with my enthusiasm for the store, the different varieties, and pickles in general… but I don’t care, pickles are my favorite food and Guss’/Clinton Hill Pickles makes the best ones around.
Planning for a party, I got a quart of new pickles (the bright green ones that still kinda taste like cucumbers) and a quart of sour pickles, which come with extra garlic. I also picked up a small container of pickled mango on a whim, figuring I could give them to people with toothpicks or something. The total for this bounty was under $ 20, which is a great price for the amount of happiness it purchases.
The new pickles are crunchy and fresh tasting. The sours are garlicky and salty, but still super crunchy (not rubbery like store-​bought sours). As it turns out, no one got any mango because it is SO AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS that I made the executive decision to keep it for myself. My roommate actually discovered me in the kitchen deliriously muttering «this is the best thing I have ever eaten.» (For the record, I have eaten many wonderful things, and I actually don’t know if pickled mango tops the list, but it’s definitely the best thing I’ve eaten barefoot and pajama’d in my kitchen.)
Anyway, I’m not even ashamed to say that even with the party I ate most of the pickles on my own, nor am I ashamed to say that I will be returning on the regular to pickle-​shop for myself. Ummm… okay, catchy closing line… If you like pickles, this is the place to pick!