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Olsens
3850 N Long Lake Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684, United States
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Mi
Review №1

Great car wash. Very few people know or go to it. Its 2 touch free bays and 1 spray booth.Wonderful staff inside. The car wash did take my money without running the machine for my wash. Simply went inside, asked for the manager, explained the situation, and she refunded my money. Its took less than 5 minutes.

Ja
Review №2

Friendly staff, locally owned and operated for many years great staple of the Traverse City Community. Their store isnt much more expensive than other major retailers however you will find a wider variety of more exotic foods and services here that you wouldnt find at other major retailers. Such as Buffalo duck lamb etcetera.

Ma
Review №3

Great family owned store, very friendly employees. NOW Available 5 varities Northern natural USDA certified organic hard cider. Local product great price, pressed from local organic apples not fron concertrait. Contains NO sulfites!

An
Review №4

We love our neighborhood grocer, especially the efforts they make to have local and organic produce. I have ordered several cakes and have always been thrilled with the taste and decoration.

Br
Review №5

Great customer Service and modest pricing! It is a good sized store with excellent brand choices and a vast variety of products to choose from!

Ge
Review №6

In a time of chronic labor shortages, Olesons continues to take care of their customers. Kudos to the Oleson family, managers and staff. Gerry with a G Castino, C21 Northland, Fine Homes & Estates

s&
Review №7

I was wanting worms and they didnt have any, so that trip was not a positive one

Ch
Review №8

Clean and stocked. Carries lpcal products too. Variety of meats and deli os fresh

Ro
Review №9

Awesome meat department. Excellent price on delmonico and NY strips.

su
Review №10

Sitting in oleson’s behind 11 other customers with only one cashier open (super nice gentleman) while manager and other employees IGNORE the crazy long line instead of opening another lane or helping the single cashier open.Bad form, oleson’s...

BI
Review №11

Loved it nice little shopping store!! Then again you pay a little more for fresher food but its worth it. Definitely recommend Olsons Food store!!

Ch
Review №12

Love this place for Local products, Locally owned and operated. Grocery selection is pretty good. Fresh vegetables and fruits are basic. Do t go looking for fresh Lemongrass. However you find local Turkey breast, Ground Lamb, IQF Scallops, and the normal CoVid.selection of products.Dont expect to find much in the way of paper or cleaning supplies. They have it, but it is super basic. Gas stations sometimes have more of selection.Thompson Pharmacy is top notch, very helpful and havr done a few quick RX re-fills when I forget to call them in.The front end staff is always friendly and if I cant find it they typically can find it in back. The Meat Department has been helpful in that way many times.

La
Review №13

Only complaint is the lack of enforcement of the mask policy, and the fact even employees do not wear them properly. Also would like to see sanitation at the self checkouts. Gross.

Je
Review №14

I love this store. And Ryan is always happy to help and is always positive. Good job Olsons!

Ho
Review №15

Great local market with great meat selection.

pa
Review №16

The staff is always helpful and friendly!!

Se
Review №17

Always a great place to shop

Ma
Review №18

Always friendly & helpful staff, excellent meat & dairy departments, good variety of fresh fruits & vegetables. Normally well-stocked shelves but this pandemic and people hoarding makes that a little difficult for them, Im sure, but I was able to purchase what I needed, all at fair prices. Im a faithful customer & enjoy shopping at Cedar Run store. Jim, the store manager, is the best.

Ja
Review №19

When you need hard to find items they might have it. One of a couple of stores that carry jalapeño pinto beans. Which is very good when making Mexican food for dinner or lunch and breakfast.

De
Review №20

Is best fritters and donuts in Traverse City

Je
Review №21

Nice clean store. Shelves are always stocked well. Thompsons Pharmacy inside also does a fantastic job. Olesons is a Traverse City mainstay and its owned by a local family. Whats not to like

J
Review №22

Easy in easy out. Always great selection for a smaller store. Super friendly staff. Really enjoy the fresh sushi. The Sushi bar owner is very friendly and does an excellent job.

Ki
Review №23

Quite simply the cake made for our event was a disaster. Initially we felt comfortable after consulting with their bakery department to place the order. The cake produced however, was not made with basic professional standards. Lemon filling was just smeared on top of the bottom base so the second layer slid off like melting ice as we put it in the car. Also they didnt have a box fitted to stabilize the cake which is a normal procedure. By the time we reached our party destination the cake was a mess. We called the bakery to explain our dissatisfaction but unfortunately we became more upset with the customer service because the bakery didnt take responsibility. Fortunately the phone was passed to a member of the party who is familiar with cake making procedures and after they told the Baker how the cake should have been properly constructed the bakery offered a complete refund. Helpful advice to the bakery: more training for layer cake construction, custom cake boxing construction, customer service training on how to resolve issues without blaiming the customer for failed cake making. Thank God it was a double party and the other person had a cake that had the same filling and was correctly done by meijer that we could use as on the table even thou it was a princess cake. It was a total embarrassment. Thanks for ruin my son birthday party. Update: went back to the store to speak with customer service . The cashier was very pleasant and apologetic, excellent customer skill. However, the head cashier seemed annoyed by my complaint she didnt stated who she was never apologize, never took responsibility she pretty much just told me to my face that I shouldnt have tilt the cake when putting it in the car (fyi your baker assist in putting it in the car and saw it was falling apart, admitted it might still be a little warm and she shook it back in place), its my fault and its company policy I can only get back half of the cost!!! A gentleman final came out and finally decided to give a full refund after the head cashier finished arguing with me. Ive been working in management and customer service for over 10 years and Im appalled by how I was treated. Will never recommend or use the store again.

Ch
Review №24

Great store! Great people!

Ja
Review №25

Great variety throughout the store. Produce Dept not so great. Amazing beer and liquor selection. Wow!

P
Review №26

This is our default grocery store because it has a good selection without being overwhelming huge. I like that they make a point to have some local produce. Prices are pretty good.

An
Review №27

Always top notch! Great selection from fancy to value brands. Top 5 bakery in town,great fruits & veggies selection as well. Plus hot food, broasted chicken & much more! Also the highest quality great tasting fresh meat. Definitely worth paying little bit more for what youre getting

Di
Review №28

Excellent place to shop.

Ja
Review №29

Wide selection of fresh foods, deli and bakery. Friendly and efficient staff.

Jo
Review №30

Nobody smiles or is pleasant there anymore.I believe they hate their jobs.

Sh
Review №31

Thank you for letting us, Sleeping Bear Riders have our food drive here!

Ph
Review №32

Good selection and good for quick and convenient shopping, just dont buy cigarettes here lol way over priced almost $21 for 2 packs

An
Review №33

Very clean and well kept local grocery store

Ji
Review №34

I like oleson,s food store they like your little brunch thing they got going on there

Vi
Review №35

Very clean and nice store. Great selection of products. Friendly staff.

Do
Review №36

Feel safe shopping here. They are taking measures to insure their community stays safe during Covid-19 as best they can with info thats available

Mi
Review №37

Good selection, very clean, and located in a good intersection. Depending on what direction you are coming from, may be hard to see, because its in a small plaza.

Ri
Review №38

Good store. They have great fried chicken . The only problem is every time Ive gone in are like 4 or later they dont have any chicken made you always gotta wait 20 to 30 minutes to get chicken so if you want fried chicken their call ahead

Vi
Review №39

They are always neat and clean.... Employees are always nice and helpful!! 😀

Li
Review №40

Rian helped me get a lost card back. Was extremely courteous

Ma
Review №41

I love Olesons, the deli and hot lunch specials. I as normal found what I needed.The other thing is I enjoy and am glad for is the reduced items.The cashiers are always smiling and happy.The atmosphere great wide aisles, clean floors,up beat employees.Thank you

Ry
Review №42

Convenient grocery store with a nice variety of products. A little more expensive than Meijer. Beer/alcohol/wine selection is solid.

Br
Review №43

Great grocery store with wonderful and helpful staff. My battery died in the parking lot today and a man who works in produce did everything he could to help me, even offering the battery out of his own vehicle to help me get home! Absolutely restoring my faith in humanity which had been a little thin lately. Employees make the store and obviously Olesons is doing it right with a person like this!

Na
Review №44

Most everything I need grocery wise and a good prices

Cy
Review №45

I love Olesons. They have a great, inexpensive lunch at the deli. They carry all sorts of speciality items that you cant find in other stores. After you get done shopping you can get your car washed at one of the best car washes around.

Jo
Review №46

It is a nice little store with a handpicked selection of unique things that you wouldnt normally find in town. They have a huge selection of beer and wine and spirits. But the downside are the prices, they used to be a little more affordable but I think theyre Under New Management now.

Su
Review №47

It was nice, found everything I needed!

Ca
Review №48

Love this store.

Ka
Review №49

Do not order a cake from the bakery unless youre dealing with a cake designer herself. The others will claim to know what theyre doing but unfortunately when you show up to pick it up it will be nothing like you thought. They reduced the price for me which was great but I also had to buy cookies to make up for the fact that the cake was not going to need as many people at what I ordered it for.

Br
Review №50

The Sushi chef is always so kind and amazing at what he does!

R
Review №51

Good specialty items and never takes long to check out

Da
Review №52

Clean and convenient, but always out of flyer items,and generally the highest prices

Da
Review №53

The prices tend to be good, they have a good selection of goceries and a section devoted to Michigan/local products. They have a good produce section, sushi, baked goods and wines. I can go to this store and back home in 15 minutes so for me, it is good for quick shopping visits.

ka
Review №54

They are doing their best at stocking and keeping things safe for us. Helpful when I need it, even when Im frustrated.😊

Je
Review №55

The staff is always super friendly and will answer just about every question you have

Mi
Review №56

Plenty of selection, good prices on everything I needed.

Li
Review №57

Get rid of the nasty winey cashier Heather all she ever does is whine about everything customer dont want to hear it and she needs to bathe WOW really

d
Review №58

No pickle relish availableGlad you carry krogel hotdogs no one else in town does .Service people can be more friendly instead of blowing you off when asking a question... very rude

De
Review №59

My husband and I stopped at Olsens yesterday. Though they do support the community, they are terrible for the environment. And being in Traverse City where many people are environmentally sound, Olsens fail deeply. They sell so many products in plastic clam shell containers, meaning they buy in bulk and transfer to environmentally unfriendly plastic. They also seem to encourage those sinful plastic bags rather than encourage the consumer to bring in the reusable shopping bags to the store. They are as bad as Meijers or Walmart when it comes to single use plastic. Get with it Olsens. Shame, Shame! If you really want to help the community, help our beautiful environment.

Ch
Review №60

Same friendly service I like the shields that the employees are wearing you can see their smiles 😊

Ro
Review №61

Good selection and fair pricing with good service. I would shop here more if their locations were more confident.

Ch
Review №62

It was good

L
Review №63

Clean. Nice staff. Decent prices.

Jo
Review №64

Friendly staff. Prices not too bad for neighborhood grocery. Added more dairy free cheese options. Goat cheese selection is good.

Ja
Review №65

Original type of small family grocery store. Good service. Store is clean and well lit. You will pay more for groceries here than one of the big chain stores. Just how the economy of scale works I guess. The Oleson family has done a lot for Traverse City over the years so we shop there when we can. Glad they are still in the town after all these years.

Tr
Review №66

A little on the expensive side, but good.

Ja
Review №67

Olesons is a great community store. The staffis always friendly and helpful. Dont go for nail polish, but everything else they had on hand.

Ch
Review №68

This is a wonderful grocery store. The remodeled area with the fresh vegetables and fruits is really terrific. I tend to enjoy interesting and offbeat vegetarian options and there are wonderful varieties at Olesens. Super friendly staff. For those who need it there is also an in-house Pharmacy.

Pe
Review №69

The Olson family is very kind & caring. Theyve got 2 stores & have added more & more organic fresh & frozen choices. The stores are always clean & staff is just as kind.

L.
Review №70

There were not a lot of people, which was great, and masks were being worn by all but 1 person! They were low on stock though hence the 4 out of 5 stars.

We
Review №71

Went for the deli food was great. Quick lunch spot

Li
Review №72

This place is always well stocked, friendly staff. Produce is not always fresh. But its a great place to go.

D
Review №73

Friendly staff, AMAZING FRESH SELECTIONS. The Deli was impressive, and the staff there was incredibly helpful!!! Great job, it sure does pay to shop local!!

TJ
Review №74

Great people

AJ
Review №75

I love being able to get in and out quicker. They may not have millions of SKUs, but they dont have throngs of people either.They DO have good prices, good selection, and plenty of staff thats not only helpful, but pleasant. Their new layouts (especially produce and beverages) are great.

Sy
Review №76

Olesons has groceries I want, nice produce and other products so I dont have to make several stops to do my shopping. Staff willing to help in friendly way.

ca
Review №77

Love this small family store. Always great to see the old photos on the wall. Reminds me of the real Traverse City.

Cl
Review №78

A wonderful old world feeling with items you cant find in any other stores. Thank you for having minty trees this Christmas by Deans ice cream. And almond milk whipped cream in a can

De
Review №79

Great store. Lots of variety. Nice employees.

Po
Review №80

Great store. We went in for their Holiday seafood sale. Great prices on some tasty treats from the seas. Plus, theyre one of the only stores around, who sells my favorite spaghetti sauce, Baronis with meat(made in da UP, eh?). And their baked good are also good.

Ju
Review №81

Good social distance,one way lanes, good sanitizing,great cashiers

pa
Review №82

I love shopping there. For me, shopping local is most important because you keeping your money here. Plus, I feel like family when I shop there. All the employees are great

Ma
Review №83

Love shopping at Olsons, have a great variety of foods and drinks as well as wines and spirits

Sk
Review №84

Nice local chain with a good meat selection. Vegetables and fruits are always fresh. Store is for the most part clean. The help is friendly. Not a whole lot to complain about.

On
Review №85

I worked here over the summer and it is one of the best grocery stores ever! Everyone is so nice and hospitality is very important. Even the customers are nice! Ill be working here next summer because I enjoyed it so much.

Ka
Review №86

Found all my last minute Holiday needs here. Yay could not find them at the big box store.

TL
Review №87

Great store! Wide variety of local and national brands.Love going to this store whenever we visit Cedar.

Lo
Review №88

I used to shop at the mother store on front st. I was in the area and remembered this honey butter I used to buy there and I stopped in. As I entered and I saw an employee and I said hi can you help me, she kept walking and I said hi, do you work here? It was evident she did, she said what? I repeated Can you help me? She answered I dont know. Not a happy camper. I wont shop here again.

Ka
Review №89

Love their deli. Its good sandwich for a really reasonable price.

Te
Review №90

Nice

Lo
Review №91

Local meat and products excellent promotion of Traverse City products available get them as you grocery shop.Clean spacious store with deli and bakery locations on both east and west bays

Ke
Review №92

Great place

Jo
Review №93

Has a great variety of local Products, if your looking for something local. I would recommend stopping here.

kr
Review №94

This is my favorite TC grocery store. They offer fresh, local wild-caught fish...and of course, buffalo. There is also a newly expanded produce & organic food dept.

Mo
Review №95

Good clean store with friendly staff was well stocked

Ti
Review №96

LOVE LOVE LOVE Olesons. Their bakery is amazing always so many choices to choose from. Very family friendly staff!!

Sh
Review №97

Olsons is like my new favorite grocery store to go to!!!

Lo
Review №98

All the Olsen stores are nice and they have a great bakery abd they carry the USA Today newspaper!

Ro
Review №99

Deli and baked goods are fantastic. Also they make some really tasty salads.

An
Review №100

Good selection. The delli has really good food. The staff is really nice and helpful. The store is also very clean

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100 Comments
4.3 Rating
  • Address:3850 N Long Lake Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684, United States
  • Phone:+1 231-947-6510
Categories
  • Grocery store
Working hours
  • Monday:6AM–12AM
  • Tuesday:6AM–12AM
  • Wednesday:6AM–12AM
  • Thursday:6AM–12AM
  • Friday:6AM–12AM
  • Saturday:7AM–10PM
  • Sunday:6AM–12AM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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