Best Blue Cheese Dressing, Ranked [Taste Test]

The best blue cheese dressing is creamy, savory, and funky. In a lot of ways, it’s like me. It’s flavorful but mild. We both work well in many different settings. Most importantly, we’re not for everyone. But the people who love us really love us. And, in my opinion, those people know what’s up.

Blue cheese dressing is good on wings and salads and wraps. I would use it as a dip or drizzle it over a steak. To be honest, there isn’t a single thing I wouldn’t put blue cheese dressing on! It’s very, very delicious.

Sadly, some store bought blue cheese dressing has a weird chemical tang that has given all blue cheese dressing a bad name. If you think you’re not a fan of blue cheese dressing, grab a bottle of one of the best blue cheese dressings below and taste it with an open mind. I think they could change your preconceived blue cheese dressing notions forever!

Best Dairy Free

This doesn’t really taste like blue cheese dressing, but I don’t care because it tastes delicious! Follow Your Heart Bleu Cheese Dressing is definitely the best vegan blue cheese dressing we tried. It’s honestly the only acceptable store bought vegan blue cheese dressing out there. It’s super garlicky, herby, and creamy. If I didn’t eat dairy, I would be more than pleased to douse a salad in this dressing. To be honest, I didn’t even realize vegan blue cheese was a thing. Follow Your Heart made it a thing—and a very good thing at that!

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Rating:

8/10

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Best Shelf Stable

If you’re looking for a tangier, funkier blue cheese, this is your blue cheese! It’s made with gorgonzola, so you get that real gorgonzola funk. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I also love that it’s super affordable and it’s shelf stable until you open it. This is also the only Ken’s blue cheese dressing I’d recommend. Blue cheese dressing is not their thing, but this version is the exception.

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Rating:

8/10

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Best for Crudités

Marie’s Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip is the best blue cheese dressing we tried if you’re looking for something to put on a crudité platter. It’s definitely the best blue cheese dressing for dipping veggies because it’s thick and mild. Yes, I know it’s traditional to have ranch dressing on a crudité platter, but I don’t care! By adding blue cheese dressing, it’s like a crudité platter and a cheese board had a baby. Doesn’t that sound nice?

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Rating:

8/10

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Best Unique

If you want a blue cheese dressing that isn’t blue cheese dressing, try Brianna’s Homestyle. It’s more of a blue cheese vinaigrette than a blue cheese dressing. It’s light and tangy and even has a little sweetness. I don’t know if it’s just the packaging, but this comes off as fancy. I feel like this bottle of dressing is absolutely begging to be drizzled over a fall harvest salad with candied nuts, kale, and pomegranate seeds.

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Rating:

8.5/10

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Best for a Lunch Salad

Whole Foods 365 Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip is the perfect version of a mild blue cheese dressing. It’s not too thick. It’s not too thin. It’s flavorful without being intense. I would call this “the people’s blue cheese.” This is the best blue cheese dressing for anyone who wants a salad that isn’t a big, decadent, bacon-covered wedge. Use this dressing to top a light, delicious lunch salad and then go on with your day.

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Rating:

9/10

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Best for Wings

Marzetti is a cult favorite when it comes to salad dressing. People really ride hard for this brand. When it comes to blue cheese dressing, I understand why. It’s one of the best blue cheese dressing brands we tried. It’s very mild and would be a huge crowd-pleaser with people who are on the fence about blue cheese dressing. My favorite aspect of this dressing is that it’s extremely thick. Because of that, I’m calling this the best blue cheese dressing for wings This would cling to a wing like nobody’s business.

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Rating:

9.5/10

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Best for a Wedge

Toby’s is a family-owned company cranking out some of the best blue cheese dressing on the market. To me, it’s almost like ranch dressing meets blue cheese (and I mean that as a compliment). It’s chunky and funky like blue cheese, but super herby like ranch. And if you’re looking for chunks, this blue cheese dressing has ‘em. I was shocked by how many bottles of blue cheese dressing were completely chunkless. Not Toby’s! While it would be good on anything, I want to put this blue cheese dressing on a wedge. I don’t know who Toby is, but I know that I love them. If you like texture, this is the best chunky blue cheese dressing you can buy.

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Rating:

10/10

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Best of the Best

I go to Bob’s Big Boy with my dad regularly for a very early morning breakfast. Because I’m normally there at 6 a.m., I had never had their blue cheese dressing. Luckily, they package it and sell it at the grocery store. And, (big) boy, am I glad they do! This is the best blue cheese dressing out there. It is so rich and creamy and thick. It has both big and small chunks of blue cheese and huge pieces of freshly cracked peppercorns. As flavorful as it is, it’s still mild enough to not overwhelm wings or a salad. Plus, the packaging is so dang cute! I took this home and have been on a huge blue cheese dressing kick ever since this taste test. This is for sure the best blue cheese dressing you can buy at the grocery store.

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Rating:

10/10

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Other Products We Tried: Trader Joe’s Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip, Wishbone Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, Ken’s Steak House Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, Bolthouse Farms Chunky Blue Cheese Yogurt Dressing & Dip, Litehouse Chunky Blue Cheese, Litehouse Original Blue Cheese, Cindy’s Blue Cheese

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