Froehlich’s

This little spot is worth the (short) drive from Chicago. The owner (Colleen Froehlich) grows much of what she uses to hand-​make her incredible jams, sauces, soups, salads, pickles and spreads. Don’t miss the baked goods, especially the rosemary flat bread (good luck making it home without gobbling it up!). Delicious breakfast items that ranges from egg sandwiches (she also sells eggs that come from her son’s chickens!) to amazing fresh-​baked breads, muffins, bagels and cinnamon rolls. Lunch includes homemade soups (gazpacho in the summer is amazing), salads and sandwiches. Come for a meal and leave with some jars of hand-​crafted deliciousness. And Three Oaks is a charming little town. Enjoy!

Stopped here on our way from Chicago to Saugatuck, after finding it on Unilocal.
It’s a really cute little place full of homemade jams, sauces, relishes, spreads and a variety of other things, the girls working there are incredibly nice and helpful, making it a very welcoming place. I ordered the mediterranean tuna sandwich on mutligrain and my partner went with a ham and cheese panini. I loved my sandwich; the tuna was mixed with a tasty vinaigrette, fresh tomatoes, onions, artichokes and celery, the bread was probably made that morning because it was too delicious and soft to be even a day old.
There are several tables outside and a few tables indoors. We went late in the afternoon and it wasn’t crowded so we found seats easily and our sandwiches were ready in about 10 minutes.
If you’re in the area or driving through, this is definitely an excellent choice for breakfast, lunch or a delicious snack.

Great store with plenty to choose from if you want old fashioned goodies. A few tables if you want a quick soup or sandwich.

They have wonderful little morsels of food, but if you want a good coffee, go elsewhere. I love coffee and just went there this morning. My first coffee was very weak, no flavor — so they remade it. After all was said and done, I was charged $ 8.00 for a normal, everyday Americano. Very disappointing. I want to keep my $ local, but I can go to Starbucks and get an Americano for $ 3 and some change. (And its drinkable)

Excellent place! Might just bake the best bread I have ever had. Everything very good. Super friendly service. I would kill for the cinnamon buns. Good place.

Sandwiches are delicious. Love the olive relish and the Sasha Special. They have a great selection of homemade jams and other gourmet jarred items made in house. Watch out for large hordes of middle aged women who ask lots of questions and hold up lines on holiday weekends. Great place for breakfast or lunch. They have outdoor seating, too.

I like this place a lot. There is good outdoor seating and a diverse offering of eats and drinks in this small space. Their chocolate chip cookies are addictive.

A nice little find on the main street of Three Oaks.
Froehlich’s is a cute little shop with little odds and ends, jams, jellies, breads, sandwiches and just about anything else you might need to entertain or fill a picnic basket. Locals and people vacationing in the area will be packing this place during peak summer months.
My wife and I stopped in for a quick lunch. We grabbed a flatbread and hummus, a cous cous salad and a muffuletta sandwich. Good stuff. A few tables inside and some outdoor seating as well.

We found Froehlich’s on a recent trip to SW Michigan. Enjoyed a nice bike ride and had a great lunch. Sandwiches were great. My son loved the mac and cheese too. Cute shop with lots of nice jams. Will be back on our next trip.

Being a long time patron of Froelich’s, someone who may stop in a couple times a week, I asked if they would be interested in catering parts of a wedding weekend. The answer was, absolutely. It was amazing. We planned out the rehearsal dinner and the brunch for the day after. Colleen etal blew everyone away. The dinner was a picnic buffet including fried chicken and steak, prepared on our grill, great salads and wonderful desserts, including home baked pies. The service was great, thank you Emily, and Colleen made sure that there was nothing amiss. Sunday brunch was great, but that can not be a surprise to anyone familiar with Froelich’s, especially if the menu includes their cinnamon rolls, bagels and quiche, not to mention homemade jams. Thank you all again.

Stopped is for a quick lunch on a Friday. Had a wonderful ham & swiss Panini coupled with their famous pickled green tomatoes, an had a delicious, flavorful tomato & white bean soup for a starter. The place is really cute and stocked with homemade goodies. Was looking for one of their pies others rave about but no luck. Should have stocked up on their jams but figured we’d be back on our next trip to SW Michigan, but still kicked myself on the drive home for not doing so! Very friendly staff, even overhead one of the gals offering water for a customer’s dog outside. They have small café tables inside and out, though the chairs weren’t exactly comfy.

This is for the pie only: best mixed berry pie I have ever had. Incredible crust, outstanding filling.

Great Jellies, Jams, Sauces.
We have been visiting Froehlich’s for about 6 years now. We mostly get food to go because the tables are really wedged in and it is uncomfortable to have people milling around you while you are eating. That said, they have wonderful home-​made food. I love the 3 tomato sauce that they have. The jams and jellies are also fabulous. We often get food to go (quiche, deviled eggs, soup, wraps) and have never been disappointed. The people who work here are always friendly and helpful. They put together wonderful gift baskets too.

If you are in the area, you have to come here. I love their mufalata (sp?) sandwich on sourdough bread. It has their homemade olive relish that I crave when I’m home. I buy jars of it and it’ll last for awhile. Their egg salad sandwich is also good. They make soups and breads and sauces and you can buy just about any of that in their store. Try their dark chocolate covered espresso beans… yummy.

Mmm yummy! Three Oak’s hidden but not-​so-​hidden gem.
My mom had heard of this place, mainly because of the antiquing she had done in Three Oaks. The store is quaint and charming, with some nice outdoor seating.
There were a few select items on the menu like a chicken curry wrap and gazpacho (both of these items I had seen at another delis in New Buff), and your classic deli sandwiches like tuna and egg salad, and a tofu sandwich option as well. The chicken curry wrap was huge and one of the best I’ve had, ever. No skimping on the sauce or the chicken!
A little storefront that sells tons of jams, salsa, and homemade pasta salads, you should go out of your way to meander around N. Elm street to at least stop in and grab a bite.
Note: The small orange juice was almost $ 4! Yikes!

I’ve been trying to get to some out-​of-​the-​way places, so Michigan sounded like a good idea. On a beautiful, sunny, spring day, my friend and I literally stumbled upon Froelich’s after a long walk on the beach and snooping around for antiques. It’s a quaint and inviting little gourmet shop/​grocery/​deli on the main drag in Three Oaks.
There are a couple of tables outside, and a few more in the front of the white-​washed, high-​ceiling, sunshine-​filled space, whose shelves are chocked full of canned veggies and dips and sauces, all made from their own organic farm ingredients. A dairy case in the middle displays a variety of sandwiches and salads, wraps. quiches, full-​size deviled eggs, and and other tasty baked goods. We both chose the tuna salad sandwich which was not your ordinary tuna salad. Real (not canned) tuna fish, a little olive oil (no mayo) and veggies and capers and peppers. A true Mediterranean or Nicoise style. I would have liked some black olives in there in retrospect, and with the helpful staff, I’m sure they would have obliged me.
They sell organic eggs there for $ 3.00 per dozen, and the nice lady at the counter had lot’s of good free ovo-​related advice: how best to remove those pesky shells (use eggs at least two weeks old) and storage (if they haven’t been refrigerated, like their organic ones, they can be stored at room temperature.) I did not know that! And she told us stories about her grandmother, too. It’s just that kind of place. Check it out for lunch when your wandering around Michigan’s Harbor Country. It’s delicious and quaint. Aunt Bee is hiding there in the woodwork.
(And don’t tell on me, but when no-​one was looking, I squeezed a macaroon. Very soft!)

The ONLY downside is that it’s closed from Jan 1 to April. We were lucky to catch them open for the Valentine’s weekend as Colleen loves to cook the fun cookies, candies, cakes that go along with it.
The sandwiches are amazing, the coffee is outstanding and the other «stuff» is always interesting. Let’s just say that my 6 and 9 year olds pretty much touch all of the goods.

Only 4 other reviews for Froehlichs thus far. The best thing about such few reviews is its somewhat secret allure.
Once you wander into Colleen Froehlichs wondrous store/​kitchen/​deli you won’t want to leave. She stocks the place from floor to ceiling with everything from kitchen supplies to birdhouses, and filled the middle with the most amazing flavors of home made jams and preserves (seedless raspberry is a technological masterpiece).
Did I mention this is a deli slash sandwich shop slash bakery slash more home made wonders in this little store than you can possibly eat in one visit. Everything is fresh, the breads, salads, sandwiches and soups. Many of the vegetables are grown in her garden. Then the place is stocked with home made and home canned pickles, pasta sauce, and more. The only problem I dare remark about Froehlichs, everything is so darn good that you have to come back again, and again, and again…

Froelich’s is a little gourmet shop that I happened to stumble into while shopping on the main drag of Three Oaks. Their shelves are stocked with homemade relishes, bread and butter pickles, jams, a fridge containing jars of sun tea and lemonade, and a case with macaroni and fruit salads etc. Other gourmet groceries included things like smoked oysters and organic stocks, which are probably hard to come by in a small town.
This place also houses a bakery; I picked up some oatmeal chocolate chunk w/​pecan cookies which manage to be chewy yet crisp and are not overly sweet, just have a caramelly note (one would think from brown sugar, but it’s not on the ingredient label).
There are some homey gifty items, and also a couple of tables where you can eat their soups, salads and sandwiches.
Overall, seems like a nice local spot and a gourmet fix for those without ready access to a Whole Foods.

Actually, I only went in for a quick lunch and have to say that is a nice place. The place is more of what I think my Mom would like with the decorative but utterly uncomfortable tables and chairs and the knicknacks all over the place.
The part that really bummed me out was that when ordering sandwiches, there weren’t any prices. An order of a smoked turkey sandwich, an egg salad sandwich and 2 iced teas set me back $ 19.73. The sandwiches were good and were on whole wheat bread but, I mean really. It’s a little stinkin’ pricey for what you get. If you’re looking for overpriced sandwiches that I’d rate a solid 8 out of a 10 and a kitschy Mayberry atmosphere, well hell, c’mon on over.
To be fair, their deli looked like they had some really nice food. I just don’t like ordering food when there isn’t a price next to it and only finding out what it cost after I ordered it. I felt it wasn’t on the up and up. I have lived in several expensive cities and expect that when the real estate warrants higher prices. Here I felt taken advantage of.