Loeb's Foodtown of Lenox — Local services in Lenox

This is hands down my favorite store in all the Berkshires. Isabel and Bernie took a good store and, over the past three years, made it iconic. Step by step they modernized it, reimagined the offerings, staffed it with a wonderful team.

When most of us were staying home during the pandemic years, they showed up every day, demonstrating to the community that when you are essential, and food certainly is, you serve even at your own peril. Thank you.

Contrast it to what we typically find now in the food deserts we call our small towns. At the local "marts" you'll find highly processed foods that are terrible for you. Here, at Loeb's, you can delight in local breads, fresh meats, sandwiches made with love, organic vegetables, food staples that are good for you. All at prices that are reasonable! Who knew it was possible. Bernie, Isabel, all I want for Christmas is for every small town in America to have a store, and store owners, with your vision and dedication to the hard work of being the best you can be. Keep it up. You make the challenge of greatness look so simple when in reality it is...

We used to love coming here for our sandwiches and other small things here and there. But in the past several months, each time we’ve come in, the quality hasn’t been there. We’ve heard there’s been new owners and maybe that’s it. But there’s no excuse to be charging more money and offering less. Our order has been wrong each time and there’s less meat, the bread cold or stale. Just a huge disappointment to go from some of the best around to not wanting to come back. What’s more frustrating is when we called to address the concern we were told it’s due to training new hires. Management is clearly different and training different. The integrity of these small old school places that people know and love is unfortunately a thing of the past. That’s the third strike for us, and will...

This is a small market which carries only the essentials and usually at slightly higher prices than other nearby big-box grocery stores. But as a family-run business with a small-town vibe, it is absolutely worth your visit.

The main attraction is the deli in the back corner of the restaurant. Loeb's deli serves delicious sandwiches; any one of them are worth trying, but my favorite has become the Earl B (turkey, muenster cheese, artichoke hearts, and garlic aioli on French bread... yum). Also check out the rack of fresh baked cookies by the...