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Dallas-Fort Worth gets new pickle shop from a familiar pickle name

There'll be all kinds of Best Maid pickles, some hard to get.

Photo courtesy of Best Maid

Dallas-Fort Worth is about to be in a pickle, thanks to a new shop by beloved DFW company. Called Best Maid Pickle Emporium, it'll be a branded storefront by famed pickle company Best Maid, opening in Fort Worth's Near Southside neighborhood at 829 W. Vickery Blvd.

According to Best Maid's marketing director Emily Christy, the shop opens October 23.

Pickles and fermented foods of all kinds have become a big foodie trend. Dallas' first pickle-themed store, called Pickletopia, opened on Bryan Street in 2018.

Best Maid Pickles has been in business since 1926, when the Dalton family first started a backyard garden to make relish. But the company got a big shot of exposure in 2019 after partnering up with Martin House Brewing, the Fort Worth craft beer brewer, who featured Best Maid's pickle juice in a series of pickled-themed beers.

The beers were massively popular; Martin House has since added the basic Pickle Beer to its permanent lineup. And just like that, Best Maid was suddenly hip.

The shop will sell pickles; other pickled and jarred items such as pickled okra and BBQ sauce; and Best Maid merchandise including T-shirts, branded Yeti-style insulated cups, and gift items. There are also displays of marketing materials including some vintage items.

Products include:

sour pickles
Kosher style dills
snappy garlic dills
extreme hots
sweet relish
dill relish
sandwich spread
sweet jalapeno relish
jalapeno-mustard relish
jalapeno bread-n-butters
Kosher spears
pickled okra
beer pickles - made with Martin House Brewing Salty Lady beer

The store also has a lifesize "mascot" named Smiley, the smiling brunette featured on their labels.

Best Maid's store is located in the newly named "Texas Cultural District," in a sweet brick building at the corner of College Avenue built in 1930 that has previously been home to businesses such as a law firm and a pool repair business.

According to J.O. Agency, Best Maid specifically wanted a historical Fort Worth building for its first storefront. The interior features exposed brick that adds a nice touch of history.

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