A family owned meat market that offers fresh cuts and quality meats along with specialty brats and…read moreBBQ seasonings. Opened since 1955,this is now a 4th generation owned Artisan Butchery. Prices are slightly higher than the "Big Box" stores but the freshness and quality cannot be compared. They also have a location in Geneva Illinois. Definitely a place to try when in the area!

Always like to support local family owned businesses and this one is a great place to find freshly…read morebutchered meats. They make their own meat sticks in various flavors and even some for the dogs. We usually stop to pick some up on our way into Woodhaven Lakes campground. In addition to fresh meats they have deli and frozen items too. Expect to pay premium prices for premium products that are worth the price if you're a carnivore.

This company has NO clue how to run a department. They had a 3 day sale and ran out of the…read moretortilla encrusted chicken on the 1st day. This ISN'T the 1st time this has happened. They didn't bother to offer me a rain check. I highly recommend NO one shop at this place as it's quite apparent management is as clueless and useless as a $3 bill

Nice small market. Egg rolls great, corn beef and pastrami is good, but the Italian beef is…read morefantastic (we buy the 5lbs bag and divide it into multiple serving because the extra gravy is so good). The steak and meats are top quality, but a little pricey.

This is a nice little family run store front offering a wide variety of beef, chicken, and pork…read morecuts among others. They're very friendly and helpful. The prices are reasonable for farm fresh meats, and the quality is way better than anything you're going to pick up at the local grocery store. This place is definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

My niece lives nearby and referred us for great meat. They are nice people who provide the best…read morequality meats around. The taste is incomparable to the grocery stores' meats. It's so worth a few dollars extra to get the best tasting and cleanest meats. Just try it once and you'll see what I'm talking about and you'll be hooked!

This is Disneyland for a FatGuy. I never took up tobacco,…read moreI'm a sensible imbiber of Alcohol, and but for a VERY few exceptions (and periods in my history) I wasn't drawn to recreational drugs. Lunchmeat and sausages, though... Thoroughly, positively, indubitably, and absolutely addicted throughout all of my 72 years. Mea culpa, pwned, signed, sealed, and delivered. (Yes I know that shit is NOT good for you or me; and I have, here in my dotage, adapted at least a smidgen of discipline in my consumption of said foodstuffs) But stepping into Reams is hard, my Brothers and Sisters, it's HARD. Temptation in the air, from the butcher shop aroma; Temptation in the eyes, from the never-ending displays in the cases, Temptation in situ from the beckoning samples placed like land mines throughout the store, and the myriad namecards everywhere you look. Temptation to cross gluttony off the "mortal sin" list, or at least create a scheme to take a parcel of fresh Bratwurst to one's next confession; slipping it to the padre hoping the penance is to leave the Mustard off the links for a week or two. I won't even try to describe the treats in store. There's just too much. And it goes beyond charcuterie. The steaks, the chops, the prepared meats. All top top quality. There's condiments, baked goods, wine and beer, even stuff for your dog. Want weird stuff? Offal and innards? It's all there. Seafood, too. And if you're one of those guys (like me) who dig "sausage stix" and Jerky, their home-made offerings are nonpareil. Ditto for their home-made potato salad-type thingies. It wouldn't surprise me to find a dozen Grandmothers fixing all this shit up behind the back wall. Here's another example: In the West Burbs of Chicago, the Czech butchers always had Daisy/Crawford Praszky for sale-It's a tasty Garlic juggernaut halfway between salami and summer sausage. Oscar Mayer WISHES they had something tasting this good. It's a Chicago Staple you'll never hear of through all the chatter about Hotdogs, Italian Beef, and Deep-Dish Pizza. Maybe it didn't get as far North as the Kosher neighborhoods, but on the South and west sides...oboy. Imagine my surprise when I saw Ream's version sitting almost hidden on the very bottom row of one of the cold chests lining the Southern wall. I've never seen it elsewhere, except for the echte Daisy/Crawford version. I thought it was a proprietary thing. Welp, here is Ream's iteration. I saw it while I was in line, and as I already had a cart full of custom-cut stuff, I didn't add it to the haul that day, but the NEXT time we're in deepest Elburn, I'm SO there. Every theory has a corollary, and I was disappointed to learn Ream's quit making their excellent Head Cheese. Yes I know, "head cheese" is on the "fear factor" list with Anchovies, Limburger Cheese, Czarnina (q.v.), and Haggis; but IYKYK, this is a significant loss. Oh well. And about that "it's not good for you" thing: Yeah, there's a lot of fat in sausages, but I am without doubt Reams has no truck with nasty chemicals, or cheating the recipes to add bulk in the name of profits. I'm also pretty sure they're using the best quality sources and the best cuts to make their stuff. Ream's is WAY the fuck out there in the far far far Western Burbs. It isn't quite Eastern Iowa, but it may seem like that during the journey there. And if you're looking for a bargain, shop at Aldi. If this was an Auto Dealer, they'd be selling Mercedes, Audis, and Lamborghinis. Make sure you have some free limit on your cards if you come out here to shop. It also is certain you will buy MORE than you planned to. Mark my words. Then again, Distance and price be damned. If you demand pure excellence, You pay the tab without a gripe. But when you make a sandwich, or pull one of their steaks off the grill, or have a snack of their heavenly Pimento Cheese on a cracker; or shook a bottle of one of the boutique sauces on who-cares-what, or took a bite of a Brat with SERIOUS "snap"... You'll smile quietly knowing you got what you paid for. Perhaps more. And THAT is a rare occurrence in these days of "interesting times"

I don't come here often, but when I do, I'll join the droves of people gathering around the Meat…read moreCounter waiting methodically for your number to be called, Yep, it's a 'cattle call' for those willing to throw 5 Stars for a slab of Beef or Pork with 'Steakhouse' prices. Apparently, people tend to become enamored over some 'Meat Stix'! It's good, but it ain't the only place around serving the best meat imaginable!

Shocking! Not the Polancic's I use to know. Sanitation is a big issue with me…read more Bare hands in raw meat does not mix.

Breaded pork tenderloin is incredible. Made my second trip to buy 20. I'll have to buy a case next…read moretime.

Great selection of meats. Lots of specialty items that change daily. Also the employees are very…read moreknowledgeable. Super clean and the prices are fantastic!

Tried to call another butcher at first to get a 10lb brisket and was quoted for $16.99/lb. I was…read moreshocked and decided to call Kendall Meat Company who quoted me for $8.99/lb. I came in later that day, ended up picking up some new york strips while I was there. The man who was there that day was super friendly and I was able to get in and out quickly. I smoked that brisket for 15 hours and it tasted incredible. Great food, great service, great prices.

Excellent meats and fish! House made sausages and the best…read more Smoked salmon! Brat burgers are so good the restaurants buys him out! Can't seem to buy them anymore.

I stopped by once to scout out Dave's Meat Market. While there, I picked up some house-made Pepper…read moreJack beef sticks. They were SOOOOO good. It was all I could do not to gobble them up in one sitting. V loved them too, and I overheard him bragging to friends about how good they are. This week I returned and purchased four New York Strip steaks. Our guests doted on the steaks, and now V says we're not buying meat anywhere else. At each visit a different employee served me. The first was very helpful, as I asked questions about the cuts of meat, and how they handle them. A the second I asked more about the meat sticks, and the young man was very helpful, explaining which were his favoriates, and which were the best sellers. I'm a big fan of Dave's Meat Market.

Excellent meat market nothing else needs to be said! Hoagie meat is excellent! Steaks great good…read morevariety of products!

The poor boy steaks and butter are tops. The polish sausage was quite plain. Little flavor and I…read morefound it cooked up dry. The brats we also enjoyed.

Fantastic pizza and huge sandwiches. Love this place for lunch. The butcher counter has some very…read morefresh and great cuts of beef and pork. I only wish they were open later. We'd grab dinner here on the regular then. Great place!!!!

The shop is much smaller than I imagined from their Instagram posts. 15 tables at most…read more The food was good quality to be sure, but sadly not what I hoped it would be. I ordered their smash burger. It was good but not impressive. We had asked for sauce on the side, but I think they interpreted that as additional sauce on the side. The burger had sauce on it as well. The flavors were dominated by the sauce. Being a butcher shop I was hoping for a really good burger. I'd rate it average. We went a long way to visit and sadly while the staff is super friendly and helpful, what my sister and I ordered wasn't something we'd make the drive for to get again. Maybe we choose the wrong things. The parking for us was easy. The staff very friendly and helpful. The pizza on the bar looked dried out or outright burned so we stayed away from that. We were looking forward to something from their hot bar, but sadly it wasn't open on Sunday. We felt it was expensive for what we received and like I said earlier we had higher hopes. If you're in the area it's a good spot to stop, but we wouldn't make the trip to there specifically... It was good...not great. We had higher hopes.

Pretty good! Tried this place for the first time. Tried I…read morebelieve a submarine with turkey, cheese, etc. It was piled on high! The sandwich was so big that I was super full and didn't even have dinner. They have a lot of other stuff other than sandwiches - meats, refrigerated pastas, cakes, etc. Interesting stuff. Likely will try other stuff in the future. Parking is free and on the side. Would recommend!

My sub sandwich was awesome We thought the service also was…read moregreat and the location is so nice for a location near home