Topor’s Pickle & Food Service

O K ‚…Enough with the secrets.
Other that the Bread Basket Deli at Plymouth and Middlebelt in Livonia,
I have not been able to find any Topors pickles in any retail grocery store
near my location. { 8 Mile and Farmington Roads}
Anybody got any ‘sure thing’ locations near me ?
Thanks for listening…
Upon further travels just this A M, found said pickles at my local Busch’s Market,
at Gr. River And Drake Roads, in Farm. Hills, Mich.
Unbounded joy was one of the many emotions felt, by your’s truly…

These are hands down the best pickles I’ve ever had! Unfortunately, I moved away from Michigan about 9 years ago and can no longer find them. I live in Bellingham Washington, so if anybody knows if they are around here please let me know!!!

I grew up on these pickles. We’d always buy these in the supermarket and to this day, they have trumped any other pickle I’ve had because they are so balanced in flavor, almost subtly spices. I’ve tried the fanciest, expensive deli pickles from NYC to the newest local/​organic stuff and these are just the tastiest. However, having moved, I haven’t eaten these in years.

Absolutely love these pickles but what I do not understand is that they want us to buy local, Michigan-​made products and I can no longer find these anywhere around the downriver area. No Meijer around this area carries them. Trentwood market did but only for a short time now they are gone, replaced by those awful Claussen. No comparison. Guess I will have to call Topor’s to find out.

the mini dills are really good! you can get tem at any Krogers store. plus Meijers as well.
not NYC pickles, but pretty good.

I grew up with Topors and they taste as good as they have 30 years ago!
Best damn pickle period!

Best dill pickles I’ve ever had. Extra garlicky and crunchy and delicious. I’ve lived in NYC and now I live in LA and I’ve never found a pickle like these. Only bad news is they don’t sell them in these places, I have to get a jar every time I come to Detroit. Great work, Topors! Now expand your distribution!

Grew up on Topors. Firmly in the old dill camp. New dills are blech.
Have tried many others trying to replicate the old dill taste and the half crunch. Have YET to find any other brand that even comes halfway close. Every «gourmet» brand that touts being the best that I find out here gets the «Topor test». AND FAILS MISERABLY.
Everytime I fly back here from Detroit, there’s a jar of Topors in the luggage (well wrapped) on the way to my fridge.
If only they had a website. If only they would ship… major sigh

These are the BEST pickles I have had in a long time.
The first time I had them was at Mercury Burger Bar. Every time I get my burger I always ask for extra pickles. I always forget to ask when I leave where they get the pickles from.
Last week I decided to get in touch with Mercury Burger Bar and find out the brand name. I found out it was Topor and the hunt began.
I looked on-​line for a website and was only able to find this Unilocal information. I called the number on the site and got in touch with Larry yesterday. He informed me of some local shops that sell the pickles and that was first stop before heading home after a 3 hour drive.
These are the BEST pickles you will ever taste!
The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is because its not easy to go and find them. You have to call and get specific locations. Maybe there should be some on-​line ordering options.
PS. Heading to Mercury Burger Bar tonight for some extra pickles!

As others have said, their «new dill pickles» are the real deal: genuine deli pickles that in New York are called half sours. They’re the only brand that distributes these kind of pickles in supermarkets in this area and they’re just right: crisp and flavorful. It’s a shame the tiny «new» on the label makes them easy to miss. They’d do we’ll with a label redesign.

Its rare I ever give ANYTHING 5 stars.
These are some of the best damn pickles I’ve ever had. They now have them at Kroger as well as Meijer.
Now these are brine pickles, not vinegar. These are the real deal folks.
Well they do make the vinegar ones too, but brine pickles are better. Like way better.
I was stoked to recently find Topor’s at Krogers. $ 3.50 a jar for these is a steal! I hope they never raise their prices, cus other brine pickles cost upwards of $ 10 a jar.
And made in Michigan, hell yeah!
If you eat these pickles you will gain super human abilities that others don’t possess. …Well unless of course if they ate them too.

Best pickles EVER… I need them shipped to me in Las Vegas :)

Oy Vey, how I miss me some Topor’s pickles. Michigan, you are blessed. Topor’s old dills are sour, crunchy, pickle perfection that is the ultimate proper corned beef on rye accompaniment. The new dills are so crisp, salty, and cucumber-​ey goodness that they are gifts from heaven. Topor’s pickles are hands down the king of gherkins, boss of fermentation, and the ring master of zymology. They make any proper deli proud. It brings a tear to my eye, I miss them so much. If you are in the mitten, take heed and get your pickle on.

I grew up in Detroit and have lived all over the country but every time I visit or someone asks me what they can get for me it’s three things: Topor’s blue label, Vernor’s and Faygo Rock & Rye, in that order. If I drive in, I clear out the local Meijer’s and take as many as I can, in an ice packed cooler, back to DC area.

I am addicted to Topor’s new dills. Addicted. The other pickles are fine but the new dills are THE BEST PICKLE EVER™.
I have been eating these since I was a small shaver and my dad took me to Ben and George’s in Livonia. Now no deli will ever live up to the iconic Ben and Georges but I can still have these delicious pickles and it soothes my sad little soul. That cucumbery snap and the salty tang = happy sigh.
I am always happy to see them and whenever I see them I buy a whole one and no, I do not share my new dill. My husband learned that the hard way, eat my pickle and you will have things you like disappear as well. Needless to say he makes sure to get his own pickle if he intends on eating any.
I do like McClure’s but nothing compares to a Topor’s new dill. Heaven.

Topor’s new dill pickles are the best. To me, they are the traditional new pickle that you get at a deli. Red Coat Tavern serves them with their burgers, so, you know they have to be good. Just eat them quickly as they don’t have preservatives. I recently bought a jar of Topor Golden Dill pickles and was pleasantly surprised. I personally like them much better than McClure’s.

I am writing this as I eat a turkey sandwich w/​a Topors New Dill pickle, actually, and I wanted to respond to the poster above that says they are hard to find. Most Meijers in the area carry them — I know for sure the Commerce Twp. one does — and a few Krogers and Hillers do as well.
I actually went to high school with the girl (last name Topor) whose dad owns this company which is how I found out about them. Delicious pickles! If I ever moved out of Michigan I would miss them for sure.

I just finished raving about Topors pickles in my review of Hygrade Restaurant & Delicatessen down on Michigan Ave. I’ll basically say the same thing here, that these pickles are divinely great. YES, the flavors are more subtle than some other popular brands, but I actually prefer this! When you’re making a soup, you don’t put in so much salt or pepper so that it’s blazing off the tongue. Preparing food that depends on flavor combinations is a very fine alchemical art that seeks to arrive at a state of balance such that no single flavor is dominating the mélange. Topors does that wonderfully. It’s DEFINITELY not flavorless (hell no!), a great brine and a great snap, with lots of understated garlic, dill, and maybe pepper filling in the background. I love these pickles. A fan for life.
and as i mentioned in that other review, «the kicker is that Topors is actually a TRUE „made in detroit“ pickle (while McClure’s, which lists Detroit and Brooklyn on its label, is actually paying property tax up in Troy).»

I first encountered Topor’s pickles at the Bread Basket Deli (which I have reviewed here). I have since found them at both Meijer’s and Hiller’s grocery stores.
These are darn good pickles.
Funny how people are all feisty when it comes to their opinions on pickles.
I like McClure’s pickles (also from Detroit) and Tony Packo’s pickles (from Toledo) but if you ask me… both are very particular, almost an acquired taste.
If you want a darn fine (and I MEAN to use that four-​letter descriptor twice… these pickles are THAT good) traditional deli pickle, then let me implore you to try Topor’s.
It is funny to me how people fall pretty stringently and argumentatively along the old dill/​new dill line. I love both.
The new dill has a garlicky, cucumber-​y taste.
The old dill has a VERY garlicky taste mixed with a lot of dill.
The new dill crunches. The old one blasts you with flavor though it lacks the crunch of the new.
I would shudder to go without either of them.
Try these pickles! Cause if you put a gun to my head and asked me my favorite pickle, I would tell you it is both of these.
And if someone should, God forbid, put a gun to your head and for some reason not ask you your opinion but blythely pull the trigger… you will FOREVER regret not having tasted these pickles.

After talking to several colleagues about pickles from the store, two came up made right here in Detroit; Topor’s and McClures. I tried McClures and I’ll write up a review for it soon, but it was better than the national chain jarred pickles. But when you come from Detroit and you’re Jewish, well, you become an expert on pickles and you don’t settle for the nasty jar of pickles in the store. The only way to go is deli purchased.
During that discussion, my colleague told me about Topor’s, which to my surprise, I had never heard of them. For inexperienced Jewish deli visitors, there are two kinds of pickles; new and old dill. Old dill is very strong garlic and vinegar flavor, softer without the pickle crunch, overall a much larger kick in your mouth. The new dill maintains its cucumberness. It’s very crunchy and garlic flavor. The best way to describe new dill is saying the cucumber is becoming a pickle, but then it’s stopped short.
I have not had the pleasure yet to try Topor’s new dill yet, but I can’t wait. If it’s anything like the old dill, then finally, a store bought pickle the way it should be. The old dill was authentic and true to it’s deli flavor. I had a bite and I was transported to the Jewish deli immediately.
Topor’s is the way to go for any jar of pickles. By the way, they are hard to find in the grocery store because they are only carried in predominately Jewish areas. They have them in Oak Park Farm Fresh and some Krogers. Last note about them, they are also about $ 5 cheaper per jar compared to McClures.
Enjoy