Exhibit 5.1

August 5, 2025

Hillman Solutions Corp.

1280 Kemper Meadow Drive

Cincinnati, Ohio 45240

Re:			Registration Statement on Form S-8 – Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended) and Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Hillman Solutions Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the issuance of up to (i) 3,800,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) that may be issued pursuant to the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended) (the “2021 Plan”) and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Hillman Solutions Corp. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended) (the “ESPP”, and together with the 2021 Plan, the “Plans”), as well as the authorized forms of stock option, restricted stock unit, and other applicable award agreements under the 2021 Plan (collectively, the “Award Agreements”).

Item 601 of Regulation S-K and the instructions to Form S-8 require that an opinion of counsel concerning the legality of the securities to be registered be filed as an exhibit to a Form S-8 registration statement if the securities are original issue shares. This opinion is provided in satisfaction of that requirement as it relates to the Registration Statement.

In rendering this opinion, we have examined copies of (a) the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, each in the form filed as exhibits with the Commission, (b) the Plans, each in the form filed as exhibits with the Commission, and (c) such other records and documents as we have deemed advisable in order to render this opinion. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to the originals or certified copies of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.

As a result of the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, under the laws of the State of Delaware, when issued pursuant to and in accordance with the Plans and the applicable Award Agreements or any agreements under the ESPP, the shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Registration Statement will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.

In rendering this opinion, we have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue the shares of Common Stock pursuant to each of the Plans and the applicable Award Agreements will be in full force and effect at all times at which the shares of Common Stock are issued by the Company and that the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions. We have further assumed that each award under the 2021 Plan will be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law. We have further assumed that, upon the issuance of any of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Registration Statement, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under its Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Our opinion expressed above is limited to the General Corporation Laws of the State of Delaware, as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

This opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact, that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinions expressed herein.

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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thompson Hine LLP

Thompson Hine LLP