Horman’s Best Pickles – NoHo
“It is $1 for 1 pickle, $5 for a pint, and $7 for a quart – and they will fill the containers to the top.”
“But I especially love hot yet flavorful pickles; Garlic, horseradish, unique hot peppers, mustard, etc. Well Horman's has them all.”
“Sampled the jalapeno, spicy sour, kosher dill and sour.”
Horman’s Best Pickles – NoHo
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
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Pickles have long been one of my favorite snacks, probably ever since the age of four. I've eaten a lot of pickles in my lifetime. At age 7, I had my first New York pickle – curbside at Guss' Pickles on my first-ever trip to New York with my mom.
Since moving to New York a few years ago, I've eaten more pickles than ever before. I've tried all of the local, "artisan" pickles (McClure's, Brooklyn Brine, etc.), and these are hands down – HANDS DOWN – the best pickles I've ever had in New York or anywhere else. No other pickle I've ever tried has had as much flavor as these bad boys – and they offer many different varieties, so pickle lovers of all types can find something that tickles their fancy (dill, kosher dill, bread & butter, cajun, etc.). Personally, I go for the Spicy Sour pickles – they actually have a legitimate kick. Like, heavy breathing, sweat-inducing heat. These are not weak pickles.
I go through a large container of Horman's Best Pickles every 1.5 to 2 weeks. Thankfully, they have a tent at the LIC Flea (and perhaps also the Astoria Flea) so I don't have to trek all the way to NoHo every other week. And because these have ruined all other pickles for me, I just have to have my Horman's!
I get cravings for bread and butter pickles that can put an entire pediatric unit of pregnant women to shame. On a recent run, I've eaten 17 jars of them for 17 weeks straight. And I have to say that Horman's makes amazing bread and butter pickles, both the regular and the Red Flannel. I've had their pickles 3 times and everytime I go by, I yearn for them. So why the 1 star? Well, if the raings could be for the pickles only, Horman's would get 5 stars. But the 1 star is for hygiene. There have been so many times I've made a beeline for this stand and then turned away in disgust when I saw how the workers, with their latex gloves, would handle money and then fish in the barrels for pickles, still wearing those gloves. One time one of the dudes wore a glove with holes at the fingertips. Are the pickles here extraordinary? Sure. Is the stand run by super friendly hipsters? Sure. Can they use a lesson in hygiene? Big time. Please, Horman, educate your workers on the health code. Then, I would enthusiastically spend a portion of my weekly paycheck on your pickles.
If the unassuming pickle ever makes a come back on the dishes of the many lunches served all across America, or in NYC to be specific, Horman's has to have played a part. Since my pickle purchase a few weeks ago, every lunch that eat out, I'm looking for a pickle to accompany it.
I almost walked right past the covered street side stand, the van full of the salted/cured cucumbers parked right behind, tipped me off. These very nice guys sell about fifteen variations of the crunchy hand held vegetable. Horman's does not have poor Pontoffel's at the helm at the pickle factory, as every bite is crunchy and packed full of flavor. (Lorax reference) Try a few samples as the workers are all too happy to give them out.
Although marginally more expensive than the deli pickles, the freshness and snap crunch is undeniable delicious and perfect to have with a homemade Dagwood sandwich.