Freehling Pot and Pan Company

Some of the nicest and well informed staff that you’ll meet. Their selection on kitchen accessories is great. Along with their selection of cookbooks. They also provide free gift wrapping as well! I came in looking for a skillet and the ladies explained everything I needed to know about their selection.

I used to love this shop. Seriously. So, you’ll ask, what’s up with the 2-​stars? Well, it’s like when you love somebody and they cheat on you. You feel mistreated and start to be bitter and mix love and hate. All right, maybe I am going too far here but, hey, I am particular about my food and my kitchen.
This shop is pricey but also adorable. I have spent a good portion of my stipend here, but with great satisfaction. Their selection of kitchen utensils is excellent and the shop has everything for the keen cook. So after two years of happy shopping, I decided to go for a larger expense and get some nice cookware. I asked for a stew pot that could go from the stove-​top to the oven. I got it and bought it and it was a success. Well, almost a success. It cracked at the second use!
So my boyfriend and I decided to go on Saturday morning to talk to the owner: perhaps we can exchange the pot? Send it back to the manufacturer? Get a new one with a minor discount? None of all this. No apologies and we were treated extremely rudely. We were told that apparently the pot could not be used on the stove-​top (contrary to what I was told) and dismissed in a very brisk manner. I am disappointed because I thought I could trust the people at Freehling’s — but I feel like they told me the pot could go on the stove only to sell it to me. Not professional. And then they treated us so rudely. Even less professional. Well, next time I’ll shop somewhere else. After all, plenty of Le Creuset, Lodge and Staub on Amazon. And free returns.

Nice owner… Informative, helpful, friendly.

Feehling Pots and Pans Company is a great store that has a little bite of everything at very good prices. I have always been able to find exactly what I needed and without having it too expensive. Wonderful selection of cookbooks on various aspects of the culinary arts. There is a large variety of cooking equipment, and items for entertaining.
The sales people made me feel very comfortable and had a lot of interesting ideas. They didn’t want to to leave the store. Feehling Pots and Pans Company is definitely Hyde Park’s answer to William-​Sonoma and Sur La Table.

Great selection, friendly staff (really!), funky location.
I like.
Finally walked in the other day as I’ve been by a time or nine before. Found a surprising variety of fresh coffee and espresso beans. I had to pick up some Fair Trade as it’s sooooo rich, and they grind it for you!
Also, picked up a microplane zester/​grater. Haven’t use it yet. But I will. Soon.

What a great shop in my neighborhood! Friendly staff, ALWAYS welcoming to all sorts of people, great prices and a good selection.
I’ve purchased numerous items here and have not had any issues. To shop local is a goal of my family and this shop makes it so very easy.

This place is a Hyde Park institution, and in times of such change in the community, it’s nice to know this place is still open. They have a bigger variety of tablecloths and placemats than Target and Bed Bath and Beyond combined, cute little aprons, as many candles as your Yankee Candle Co and cookware as your next Williams Sonoma.
Plus, two types of truffle oil, assorted teas, and coffee beans in the back. Definitely worth a visit.

I try to buy local (even if it costs more) so I resisted the temptation to head to BBB or Amazon and went here. I have been in a handful of times. I have never received great service. In fact, like another reviewer described perfectly, I felt treated with suspicion. Also like that other reviewer, I have on occasion had my kids with me and perhaps that is why, but on at least two occasions, I did not and the service was still lackluster at best.
I am huge on service so I will not be returning to purchase from this store. I believe in buying local but local in this case needs to elevate its game. It is really sad too because I am a pretty serious cook and looked forward to spending quite a bit of money here. Oh well, back to the chains.

An anchor of our local business community, Ms. Freehling has a wonderful shop that’s well stocked, reasonably priced and run by a knowledgeable staff. Her many years of service are greatly appreciated.
Hyde Park loves you! Keep up the great work! :-)

I’m not so impressed because I am coming from the perspective of a professional cook, not a home cook throwing a dinner party (because if I was, I’d think I’d died and gone to heaven). I just wanted a utensil for work, and a professional-​quality cutting board (because things like that get a workout from us, even at home). A saleslady greeted me – rather coldly – and directed me to the melon-​baller selection. It consisted of one low-​end one, and one made by a company that charges a premium price, but their products break quickly. I chose the low-​end one, then looked at the similarly-​limited cutting-​board selection, before deciding to buy one elsewhere.
Again, if you’re occasionally looking to throw a dinner party and want to accessorize your table nicely, and pick up a few extra kitchen things, this is the place for you. If cooking is more of a regular thing for you, be warned: It’s more of a Crate and Barrel than a Northwest Cutlery.

When I enter Freehling Pot & Pan, I’m like a kid in a candy store because I love to cook and decorate my table so anything that helps me accomplish one or both of those things is addictive to me. I went in looking for Silpat liners and was introduced to a similar product for a fraction of the price. Need almond extract? Vanilla beans? A new blend of tea? Place mats? Platters, bowls, plates, table cloths, baking tools, rolling pins, Dutch oven, gratin dishes, and it goes on and on. Who would expect that tucked into 53^rd St? If you haven’t visited this spot, it’s worth a trip even if you don’t live in Hyde Park. The staff is knowledgeable and very helpful. They will take a special order, and call you when an item you wanted comes in… very efficient!

This is a matter of convenience. If you’re in Hyde Park and you need a loaf pan for tonight there’s not much else. That said the staff here is extremely friendly and helpful. Their selection is pretty good, save for their small set of pots and pans. Prices are a little high on some things so know what you should be paying before you buy something. I wouldn’t furnish a kitchen here but for the convenience and the selectively good prices, it’s a great store.

*gasp* I did not even know they sharpen knives!!! Thanks Unilocalers!
My go-​to place to find kitchen gadgets, great for holiday gifts, wedding shower gifts but especially if you support small businesses and want to find comparable items at reasonable prices.
BUY LOCAL!

A great place to get an item for your kitchen/​dining room, a lunch bag, or a gift for a friend! I love just walking around mentally furnishing my kitchen w/​all the fun gadgets and table settings. Great place to go if your in Hyde Park!

This place always gets my money when I’m in need of fresh vanilla bean.
I’ve bought several appliances here, a set of pots and spices. It’s Hyde Park’s answer to Williams Sonoma. The staff are knowledgeable, and will sharpen your knives for you, even if you didn’t buy them there.
I’ve purchased things here and also asked their opinions on various things, like when I was looking for a blender for my mother after the dog knocked the old one over and it didn’t work right again after. I ended up getting a blender they recommended and wouldn’t you know it, it’s dog friendly, as he knocked it over and it still blends! Go me…
I’m moving into my own place soon, and plan on getting a lot of my supplies from here, when I can afford the trips as I usually will spend a pretty penny here. If you cook, appreciate food or just like having gadgets in the kitchen and don’t want to go to a Sur La Table or Williams Sonoma, this place, packed to the rafters with all kinds of things, from napkin rings, to tea bags, to gift wrappings, to blenders to knives to pots, to tea kettles to… everything!
I heart this place. You need to just go once, just to see all of their selection.

I’m in love.
For an entire year, I walked by this place and said something like, «My, what an oddly placed kitchen store.» For some reason I never went in. Then yesterday, I decided, hey, why not, and stopped by on my way home from the bus stop.
OH MY GOSH.
This place has everything. Tart pans, pastry bags, infusers for tea pots, giant coffee mugs, loose leaf tea, spoons of all shapes and sizes, tiny graters, so many napkins your head will spin. If you live in Hyde Park and cook, you MUST GO TO THIS STORE.

I used to live around the corner from the Freehling Pot and Pan Company, and the first time I stumbled upon it was amazing. They really have a great range of things as everyone has said. It’s everything you could possibly need in the kitchen, but they also have a small selection of gourmet groceries (maybe that counts as stuff you need in the kitchen). They sell Stonewall Kitchen jams which I used to look for all the way downtown before finding out they were also sold here around the corner from me. Even better, they keep some jars in the fridge, and let you try the jam before you buy it! They also had some teas, chocolate and coffee. Check out their candles as well since the best candle I ever owned was from here. I know it’s just a candle, but it had the most amazing scent ever (Voluspa’s Genoa Lemon Basil candle), and they had a selection of candles from the same company and other companies.
Essentially, this place carries a small selection of gourmet treats, cool knick-​knacks and everything for your kitchen. The prices range from super-​cheap to hard-​to-​wrap-​your-​mind-​around, and it can be dangerous to walk in here if you love the kitchen and live on a budget. It’s worth checking out!

On a visit to Hyde Park, Michelle E and I stopped into see what kind of xmas presents we could find in this little kitchen store. I for one, LOVE going into kitchen stores to see what new useless gadget has been recently invented (not a recent invention, but who needs an avocado scooper? really…)
I discovered lots of cool and unique cooking items, pans, books and some industrial strength kitchen pots! I found a lovely cheese slate that was only $ 19.99 and they wrapped it up for me for free! They added fancy smancy ribbons etc. so that it would be ready to go under the tree!
Great store! Lovely people! Great prices!

Much like Sur La Table, and the prices probably match up there too– but they have a great selection of all things for the kitchen. The fact that it isn’t a large chain like Sur La Table or Williams Sonoma makes this place even better in my opinion.
Staff is friendly and helpful, and anyone looking for specialty cooking items should check this place out. I am sure if they don’t have exactly what you are looking for– they would at least be able to tell you how and where to find it.
As a home cook who is always aspiring to be better in the kitchen, this place is a bit dangerous for me being only about four blocks from where I live. If I had some spare coin to throw around, I am sure I would be here often to buy some of the cool little gadgets and high-​end pots and pans they offer.

Great store to buy kitchenware. They carry quality items at a reasonable price. The staff is very friendly and attentive. They can give you very good suggestions depending on what you are looking for.
Prices may be more than a chain store but that is what you pay for living in Hyde Park.