Savory Spice Shop

I had the pleasurable experience of shopping here this weekend. Store is a delight visually and staff is welcoming, helpful, informative and personable.
Stop by and enjoy all the culinary tastes and smells! It’s an adventure you don’t want to miss!

I went to this shop over the weekend. I went to this one after a horrible experience with the other spice shop in Old Town (Old Town Spice Shop). I was so impressed with the completely different atmosphere that welcomed me as soon as I walked in the door. I was immediately helped by an employee who told me how the shop worked and to let her know if I needed anything. Then I found everything I wanted and more, their selection is FABULOUS! After this whirlwind experience I got in the checkout line and the employee asked me if I found everything okay. Which, of course is expected, but I was happy that this shop actually acknowledged me (unlike the other one). And she told me about the rewards program they have. So, of course I signed up. It has a money back aspect as well as a present for your birthday. Since my birthday is this month she promptly let me select my birthday freebie from an adorable basket of sprinkle-​on spices. I picked out Parmesan Pest, and yes it is as delicious as it sounds. Basically, this spice shop made my day and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for specialty items. I can’t wait to go back! Also, they have good prices (better than the other spice shop).

It’s so silly to think that my kids and I would have so much fun in a spice shop! The staff — all of them — were super friendly, upbeat and helpful. We got to try a lot of the spices and wow the quality is amazing. We shared a lot of laughs and will come back with my kiddos to buy more!

I visited this shop in order to buy some spices for a chili I planned on making after being recommended by a friend, and I was blown away by the whole experience. The first and most obvious benefit to shopping here is the access to freshly ground spices, which are not only more fragrant and flavorful than what you can find at the supermarket, but also cost roughly the same price too. I was even more impressed by the selection and quality of the dried chiles offered here, which were both fragrant and pliable. Even now, the leftover chiles from my purchase are still emitting a pleasant aroma in my spice cabinet several months later. This is in direct contrast to my experience with dried chiles I bought at the supermarket, which were already brittle at the point of purchase.
However the best part of the experience overall was the service. It might take a few minutes to get help when the store is busy since it is small and not heavily staffed, but the staff will go the extra mile to meet your needs, ranging from letting you smell and taste spices on the premises, grinding spices to order, and also giving good recommendations if you tell them what you intend to cook.
After my experience here, I have no need to purchase spices at the grocery store ever again. Highly recommended.

This is a wonderful place to shop. You can truly find something for everyone on your list. My husband is a foodie and this is the little slice of heaven he is always looking for. The staff is welcoming and friendly, always ready to offer advice.

Can’t get enough of this place !
The ladies are always very knowledgable and helpful. They also will refill the jars I originally bought from there so that’s pretty handy! Doesn’t matter if I’m making a brisket rub or trying out some out of this world simple syrups for my mixed drinks :)

I originally found out about the Savory Spice Shop when we were down in Denver so was super happy that they opened one up in Fort Collins. My husband and I really like their spice blends — the Longs Peak and Table Mountain being two of our favorites. The staff are gracious in letting you sample blends and I never walk out of here without making a purchase.

I have just found heaven! Love it here!

To say that this place is incredible would be a understatement. This is a feast for the nose and the taste buds! To be able to see, smell and taste so many flavors is an experience not to be missed! There are taster jars by most spices (labelled taster) for you to take a sniff and then sprinkle a bit in your hand to then taste! What fun! This is a must stop shop for a tasting event to be remembered!

I was really sad when I heard that the Savory Spice Shop was opening up in the Opera Galleria — sad that it wasn’t closer to home (as if being a few miles away wasn’t a vast improvement over going to Boulder or Denver). Kidding aside, it is kind of a shame that Fort Collins’ two specialty spice shops are within walking distance of each other, but I am glad to have Savory in town.
The Opera Galleria location does have it’s benefits — there is ample parking in the garage behind it, and there is even a covered walkway connecting the garage to the 2^nd floor of the galleria for those days where the weather is miserable. Your first hour of parking is free as well.
The store itself is bright and inviting, with an impressive variety of herbs, spices, peppers, etc. available in numerous forms (whole, ground, mixes, etc.). Stuff is arranged functionally (e.g. for baking or barbequing) or by cuisine type — an arrangement that invites browsing.
A couple of staples that keep me coming back — vanilla beans and crystallized ginger. Sure, you can get vanilla beans in most any grocery store, but they won’t be the supple, fragrant beans that Savory offers. Oh, and at the grocery store you will pay 2 – 3 times as much for a single, pathetically dried-​out bean as you would for 3 better quality beans at Savory.
As for the crystallized ginger — I’ve started substituting Savory’s chunk-​style crystallized ginger for fresh ginger in a number of my staples, e.g. teriyaki sauce. Almost everything I make that uses ginger also includes some sugar, so with the crystallized ginger I just cut back or omit it. The crystallized ginger has such concentrated flavor that I find it easier than working with the old, stringy «fresh» ginger from the grocery store produce aisles.
At some point I’ll branch out and try some of the more exotic things that aren’t familiar to me – the fact that I can get tiny quantities for things I don’t use regularly is a huge bonus.

Definitely a very nice spice shop! You can pick all of your obscure and specific spices here for all of your dishes! You can sample various spices to see if what it is your looking for is there. The staff is very nice and friendly and the place smells soooo good!

I have visited the Savory Spice Shop four times now in the past two weeks. They have an impressive selection, mix their own blends that are tested many times before being sold, and are an excellent resource for hard-​to-​find backcountry cooking items such as tomato powder (which also gives added oomph and burst of brilliant color to gazpacho and pasta sauces). They encourage you to sample all of their products, and especially when it comes to their selections of salts, I would encourage you as well! You can buy items in quantities as small as ½ ounce, and they also offer discounts when you return with a previously filled Savory Spice shop bottle or bag. An added bonus I experienced today was when I was able to call in my order of 8 different spices ahead of time and they had it weighed out for me and ready to go when I picked it up a half hour later. The staff are very courteous and helpful, and truly seem to enjoy working there.

Savory Spice Shop is a refreshing addition to downtown Fort Collins! The spice selection is outstanding and the staff are knowledgeable and friendly. My husband and I went in looking for the perfect spice to compliment a chicken dish that we were making, and we left happy and satisfied customers.