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American Spoon Foods
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for American Spoon Foods
6 reviews in English
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Review from Allison L.
Dallas, TX
7/12/2010
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!
First of all, the store is ridiculous. So cute and little. It's filled with homemade jams, jellies, preserves, butters, salsa, dried cherries, crackers...and crack. You can watch them make everything by their little demo station at the back of the store. All natural ingredients and cutely packaged.
In the middle of the store they have a little tester section where you can try said goodies. I tried the apple butter and nearly passed out. It was amazing!!! I bought 3 little jars, one of the apple butter (obviously), 1 red raspberry perserve and 1 rhubard marmalade. I almost bought the mango habanero salsa, but I didn't and now im sad.
You can get cute little gift boxes or they will pack it for you (since most of their clients are prolly tourists). When I went to pay I asked if they could pack it and their response was "Sure, our pleasure." Awesome.
Buying all natural (or even organic) jams and stuff, can sometimes be a crap-shoot. But these were refreshing and looked delicious!
American Spoon, you have my heart. -
Review from Bex M.
Oak Park, IL
4/10/2007
I did not fully appreciate American Spoon Foods until it became more difficult to acquire! I am contemplating a road trip to get some pancake mix and some cherry-peach salsa.
The cherry peach salsa alone would be the worth the day's drive to Petsokey!
American Spoon Foods features a nice selection of "spoon" foods and a few dry goods. The jams/jellies are fantastic but, like I said, the cherry peach salsa is on another level. The pancake mix is the greatest comfort food. Even though my love for those two things is extreme, I can't say I've had a bad product from this company! Exceptional stuff!
This stuff is amazing and has mail order! But who wants to wait!? You can pick up some of their products at specialty grocerys--like Whole Foods--but it's hit and miss at best! -
Review from Daniel B.
Albany, NY
7/30/2008 1 photo
I support the local food thing, I do.
And generally, I am happy to pay a lot of money for seriously good stuff.
And I tried the local sour cherries from a nearby fruit stand.
HOLY COW! Tart. Bursting. Delicate. Bright.
Beguiling, even?
And then I try American Spoons Sour Cherry products, and it just misses, in my book. Too much sugar and too much heat kills the delicacy of the fruit. I mean... I know it's got to be shipped all over the country, and be made in quantity, etc. etc.
I just don't see all the fuss or why you would pay the tariff for such a thing. It's like the salt water taffy or maybe even fudge of jam shops (if that makes ANY sense).
It is nice that they have a big tasting bar.
It was less nice that some of the crackers tasted rancid.
But I was glad to be able to sample their products.
Jam tasting, as an activity, is WAY underrated. -
Review from Joshua R.
Asheville, NC
6/16/2008
This is the sort of place that Michigan could use more of. Michigan foodstuffs that you may or may not have grown up with. I appreciate how it's focused on the things that Michigan has done well agriculture-wise for ever: cherries, preserves, apples, the like. It manages the perfect balance between touristy and authentic; the number of Petoskey-ers inside and next door eating gelato and lunch is a testament to that. If you want a comparison think Great Traverse Pie Company but more genuine - and better!
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Review from Lily V.
Omaha, NE
11/2/2009
I love this place. My favorite item is the Kiwi Lime salsa... incredible! Also the gelato is amazing. I live in Nebraska and don't get up to Harbor Springs too often so I really like that you can order from them it is really convenient.
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Review from Ashley D.
Orlando, FL
7/28/2010
My cousin that lives in the area highly recommended the food here, but unfortunately we were unable to try it because the hostess was SO rude. Some of us locals and some us visiting, we were trying to figure out if we were going to wait or go somewhere else in order to maximize our shopping time while in Petoskey. There was a misunderstanding within our group regarding who spoke to the hostess the first time and who was speaking the second time we came in as to whether or not we had put our name in already. The server we spoke to letting her know we were back went to get the hostess who promptly came over and was condescending and extremely rude. I am not sure if she thought we were trying to pull a fast one and cut the list, which we were not, but she was snapping at us about we could get on the list this time but we would have to wait just like she told the first time. Also, scolding us for coming in and lying to the server...? My sister and I had to step in tell her to calm down that there was clearly a misunderstanding within our group and she was misinterpreting what was going on. She continued on, so we said we will support local business elsewhere..thanked her and left. There are a lot of other cute places to eat that would love to have your business in Petoskey...go where you dollar is appreciated. As a nice closer, we walked out to her hollering at us that it was the lunch hour and we are going to wait anywhere in town(insert smart a*s tone here.) Well that is a lie because we walked right into another place, sat down immediately, had a delightful meal and service. If Michigan is going to push so hard for tourism and people to come visit the state, the locals should be welcoming the business with open arms. We also wanted gelato at the end of the hot day and made a point to not give AS our business and went elsewhere. Thank you for making our decision on where to eat much easier.
