Driers Old Fashioned Meat Market

This place is an experience — from the antiquity on the walls, to the sawdust on the floor. You feel like you’ve stepped back in time. This meat market does not have the selection that you’ll find at your local supermarket (a sea of sub-​par deli meats), but what it does have is quality products and items you can’t find at a regular store and then some. My boyfriend and I stay in the area for a day or two every summer and this is always where we go for beach/​trip snacks. There pepper sticks and herb cheese curds are great for snacking, but be warned — you will crave the pepper sticks like [insert addictive drug]. They also have a nice array of local sauces, jams, and various pickled items. Definitely worth stopping and grabbing/​sampling something new!

Nice LUNCHMEAT market. No steaks or pork chops only ham bacon or sausage. Make their own cheese and that’s pretty tasty. Enjoyed the visit there and through the cute little town. Customer service wasn’t that great seemed to rush us out the place but we made the best of it and will enjoy our goodies.

You definitely have to visit this historical butcher if you find yourself in Three Oaks. From the small burning stove to the sawdust on the floor, it’s as if this place was perfectly frozen in time. My fiancé and I were offered samples of the bologna, liverwurst, & mustard & enjoyed them all, to my surprise, as I didn’t expect to like the liverwurst. We ended up taking home one of the cheese dips for sale, an Asiago one, though they have about a dozen flavored dips/​spreads. We are wishing we bought some liverwurst to take home to Chicago too now; next time!

Of course I’m biased. I grew up coming here and visiting with my cousins.
You must try the liver sausage: put a small piece in a garlic cracker or Triscuit and top with some cheese and/​or some Drier’s mustard. And then you’ll know what it’s like to have a piece of heaven from a Harbor Country landmark. Remember, you only live once. ENJOY places like this!!!

What a great place! It’s no wonder why they have been here for a hundred years! The staff is very friendly and patient with people like me who want to stand and look at everything on the walls. Food is fantastic, too. Also, it smells like heaven.

Their stuff is expensive. And very very good. We bought a full ham today for about $ 90, as it’s $ 8.95 a pound. And it is very much worth every bit of that price, way above anything from the supermarkets or even the Virginia salted hams, at least in my opinion. You can get a ½ ham for about $ 50. Hams are boneless.
Their store is old and rustic, but I’d come here even if the décor was ultra-​modern.
They also have good cheese tubs, hot dogs, bratwurst, bologna rings, etc. They also have a lot of jars of pickles/​relishes/​jams – which are OK, but it’s the meat that’s the attraction here. There is nothing as good as some Driers ham with breakfast, or as lunch, or as dinner. If you can’t drive here, they have a web site and ship. Closed from Jan to a bit before Easter, but I did call once Jan 2 and got their last ham :-)
BTW, I should put this on every review I do, but I often forget: I have no financial or other business interest in anything I review.

Frankly, I’m surprised this building is still standing, its so damn old. But boy am I glad it is. What a great little find in Three Oaks, MI. The butcher is very friendly, they have a good selection of sausages and meats, and everything is very high quality. They even sell their old butcher knives, which are sharp and cheap. I bought a good knife that could probably cut through my counter top, for only $ 8. Thats a deal.
When I ordered my steaks, the butcher went back and cut and shrink wrapped them so they would stay fresh longer. Now thats service!

Great little small town meat market. My husband especially loves the liver sausage. If you’re in Three Oaks, it’s worth a stop!

My family has been going to Drier’s for decades (my grandpa’s and brother’s pictures are even on the wall!). My aunt always brings everyone a ring of Drier’s baloney when she comes to visit. The meat is spicy and kind of unique and it’s all made by Driers.
Part of the charm of Drier’s is the shop itself. The building dates back to the Civil War or something and when you walk in, you feel like you’re stepping back in time. There’s sawdust on the wood floors and the smell of meat in the smoker is awesome. If you’re driving by on 94 between Chicago and Detroit, make sure you take a little detour to Three Oaks for some Drier’s baloney.

The thing I like best about Drier’s is that it reminds me of the small town where I lived in the Catskills. There was no similar butcher shop there, but there were many small businesses a friend of mine referred to as The Dick and Jane store, post office or hardware store. What they all had in common was you could not get out the door without a major interaction or conversation with the owner or the other employees. So it was at Drier’s recently when I dropped by for the first time with a friend.
We learned a lot from Julie, a descendant of the original owners about the history of the place and about how they make their sausages and other products. We spent a good half hour with her and her friend talking about lot’s of things: how the town went bankrupt and is coming back. How the Tribune has done a piece on their store (which I hadn’t seen,) I was the kid at the candy store with their varieties of mustards and jams, and pickled things. Picked up some chicken brats, some apple butter, and homemade pickle relish. My friend bought a big ring of their liver sausage. They have a limited selection of cheeses, too.
Late that evening, we dined on a appetizer of liver sausage, grainy mustard, cornichons and a Labriola baguette. Perfect starter with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. And a view of the city from the 54^th floor.
You can buy all these things in the city. And we are lucky to have great butcher shops. But if you are touring Harbor Country and you find yourself in Three Oaks, make sure to stop at this Dick and Jane butcher shop. Treat yourself to some freshly made sausage, and to some genuine down home human interaction. And feel the history that surrounds you.

Still a huge fan and now even moreso because they got rid of the minimum weight on lunch meat purchases! I think you used to have to buy a full pound of meat (which isn’t a lot, but when it is just two people and you want more than one type, it really ends up being a mountain) and now you can buy any amount you want!
On this trip they had fresh smoked brisket — which was warm and made the car smell heavenly. Bologna and sausage are still there, as is ham salad — which I still cannot replicate at home!

We are food (and meat) fans so when we were coming to SW MI for a vacation, we knew we had to stop at Driers.
This place was everything we thought it would be and more. Still has the old-​world feel and charm (sawdust on the floors!), but still also has amazing product.
We picked up some peppersticks (best beef stick you’ll ever have) and some bacon on our recent trip, but only because we were restraining ourselves. They were giving out free samples and the ham was GREAT too. I was sorely tempted to buy some of their house recipe horseradish mustard too…
I’ll be back!

You know any place that calls their liverwurst «Liverbest» has got to be good.
Driers has been around FOREVER – even my grandfather remembers visiting Driers in his younger days and holds a special place in his heart for their ham. You’re welcomed at the door by a ceramic pig wearing an apron and an old-​school metal army helmet, holding a sign that says «We are glad you are here.» You’ll be glad you’re there, too, as soon as you step inside and smell the smokehouse goodness produced onsite.
Their ham, thick-​cut smokey bacon, liverbest and sausages are awesome and a force to be reckoned with. Go often and support this great historic business.

A tiny little meat market located in Michigan near Lake Michigan. This place has been family owned since 1913!!! I bought a half dozen sausages (Polish and Brats) and some house mustard from this joint and grilled them up back at the beach house for one hell of a dinner.
If you find yourself in this neck of the woods, don’t miss it! Or try ordering from them direct no matter where you live.

Wow, this place has great meats! I went here a few months ago and the inside atmosphere is really cool. Their liver sausage is to die for and should not be missed.