I love being able to buy products here in the Detroit area that I cannot buy in regular grocery stores.

Go there every year to have my deer processed! Unlike a lot of other places, the deer you bring them is the deer meat you get back which I think is a great thing. read more

If you're looking for exotic meats, Butcher Boy is the place for you. In fact, other than a couple of items, you won't find a scintilla of "normal" meats (beef, chicken, pork) anywhere on the premises. Buffalo is the primary beast of choice, and pretty much every cut of buffalo imaginable is there. Besides the old standby ground buffalo, there are also lots of steaks, roasts, buffalo prime rib, buffalo ribs, stew meat, sausage. You name it, they got it. And if they don't have it at that precise moment, they'll get it for you. Buffalo tongue? Liver? No prob. I haven't gotten around to it yet, but the buffalo bacon and sausage are on my "to try" list. The steaks they have on hand tend to be cut a little thin for me -- probably 1/2 inch or so. Thankfully, you can place orders for any cut of steak you want. I did so, and my 1.5 inch buffalo rib-eyes were frickin' fantastic, and cost a fraction of what it would have cost in a steakhouse that served comparable steaks. Seriously, I'm salivating just thinking about it. But don't stop at buffalo, dear friends. You can get all sorts of other meats -- venison, elk, caribou, antelope, wild boar, rattlesnake, ostrich, turtle, rabbit, camel. I've tried the kangaroo steaks. They are tasty but ridiculously lean. Don't overcook those babies. Pretty much everything is vacuum sealed and frozen. Don't let that deter you. The quality is consistently good. For those of you interested in peameal bacon (it's a Canadian thing) Butcher Boy makes their own. And it's really REALLY good. If you're a hunter, they also process meats and do taxidermy. My hunting is pretty much limited to their freezer cases, and I love the adventure of trying different meats! read more

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Been shopping Butcher Boy for many years! Just learned they have a web site. They have a very good selection of items in stock and are very accommodating. Go to Butcher Boy and you will go back! read more

While I'll have to admit that I've never actually purchased any meat from Butcher Boy, any reputable meat market will tell you to seek them out if you're looking for exotic game meats. I came here over the summer to investigate and was pleased to find such a menagerie of meats for sale from bear to antelope to rabbit. You'll have to find the store first as it's kind of tucked back on a side street of Warren off Schoenherr Road (there are some faded signs on the corner at Herbert). Once you do, make your way into the very small storefront and someone will materialize to help you. I'd suggest picking up a menu previous to your feast of roast beast so you can rest assured that they'll have what you want when you need it. They seemed to have a generous assortment of frozen fresh wild game and I got the impression that they can special order or alert you when specific game is coming in. If you're looking for exotic protein this is the only place I know of that fits the bill. read more

Brought my doe in to be processed. She weighed 90# field dressed. I requested bone in whole shanks, whole backstraps, tenderloins and roasts. All of the rest I wanted ground. Only got 2.5 shanks (fronts and a chunk of one of the rears), less than 1/2 of my backstraps, 1 tenderloin, 2 roasts and 9 packages of ground venison. These totaled under 30#. When I called to see if they simply forgot to give me a box, I was greeted by one of the rudest women that I have ever dealt with. She told me that deer don't have front shanks (despite that being what I was given) and that whole backstraps are only 7"x4"x2". She wouldn't even go look to make sure nothing was left behind. read more

I know butcher boy is known for its exOtic meats but don't overlook the pork. I purchased i pork crown from them and it was the tastiest pork I ever had. Served it at a dinner party of twelve and never got so many compliments! I think they gained some new customers. I've gotten whole hams from them and they make honey baked taste lame. Ken Szymanski read more

12/9/16 Update. The ground venison was good and processed well. Did receive good reviews about the Jalapeño cheese hunter sticks. Overall happy but I still think ordering process should be very clear especially since it's wild game. Started hunting again this year after years of not going out. Since it's been so long I needed to find a processor in the area. A friend of a friend recommended this place so I figured I'd give them a try. Dropped off my deer and had everything written up...picking out my cuts and extras (like slim Jim meat sticks). I wanted meat sticks and was told I have to order them in 8 - one pound packages. The impression was given that 8 pounds was the minimum amount required for a batch. Makes sense, so I ordered 16 packs, 8 one style and 8 another. All good. Received my call that everything was ready to pickup. Took about 10 days which I thought was reasonable. So they brought my labeled and butcher wrapped venison up from the back. The lady then walks to the common cooler area, where all their game meat is sold from and started grabbing packages of meat sticks. One.. two....you get the drift, 16 packs. I asked whose deer these were from? I was told basically everyone's deer are combined and I was assured there wasn't any swamp deer. Wait...I made sure I handled my deer top notch prior to drop off. How do I know how other people handled their deer prior to the processor? Warm temps, poor field dressing, etc. The main thing I'm not happy about is the fact I bought 16 packages of sticks that aren't mine. Why couldn't I get 6 packages? Or maybe 7? It was being sold to me under false impressions. I would have never bought 16 packs of wild game sticks not being mine. It loses its appeal to me. Those are the two issues that bothered me. I will say the sticks taste good so I'm not knocking that aspect. I haven't had any ground meat or steaks yet but will follow-up after I do. I expect everything will be just fine. Since I didn't see any deer processing reviews I wanted others to know these things so they didn't feel disappointed like I did. read more

I am really torn about this place. I want to give them the highest praise possible and shout them from the mountain tops, but I just can't. While they offer a great selection of various game and exotic meats including Buffalo (which is why I go here) I am just not overly impressed with some of the quality or the service provided by the staff. Let's break it down for you old school with some PROS and CONS shall we? PROS -They are super close to me and open on Saturdays. -Their Ground Buffalo is about $3.00 less per pound than any of the Grocery Stores that actually carry it. -The rest of their products are also priced decently. -When it comes to Buffalo they come from locally sourced farms where they are grass fed from birth to butcher which means the meat itself is super lean. -They always seem to mail out coupons and have pretty decent specials. CONS -While they accept credit cards they charge $1.40 to process them which is actually against their merchant agreement. If they were a large chain, I'd say something, but as they are a Mom and Pop shop I just bite my tongue. -The way they cut some of their steaks baffles me. I am not a butcher, but shouldn't a steak be flat and have the same thickness throughout? I wanted to get a couple of N.Y. Strips and they all tapered off and looked like a triangle wedge you'd use to prop open a door. How are they going to cook evenly like that? -While the staff comes off initially friendly they can be a bit rude sometimes. For example, I went in to purchase their Buffalo Sample package they had on special and wanted to sub out the Rib Eyes that came with it for Ground Buffalo as we weren't a huge fan of the Rib Eyes when we purchased them a few weeks prior. She looked at me like I just insulted her and firmly told me no. -When it comes to those types of packages they will not allow you to pick out which steaks you want. I asked and she just blazed past me to the coolers and grabbed the first ones in sight. I wasn't fond of this because the steaks they picked for me didn't look all that great. If I am paying for something I should have some form of say in what I am getting. Just my two cents there. With that all being said I think that from here on out I will just purchase Ground Buffalo from there and stick to online vendors for all other cuts I may want unless they have a deal that is just too good to pass up. read more

I really thought we were going to someone's house when we turned down their street but fear not, I spotted a giant cow on the roof of their building and felt better. When you walk in it's just a small room of full of freezers. Freezers full of exotic meat that is. Buffalo, elk, kangaroo, venison, etc. We opted for two buffalo ribeyes and forgot cash. Dang, that was an extra charge! It was still worth it, our steaks were delicious. It's worth a stop by here for something a little different. I want to go back and stock up on ground buffalo. read more

Three coolers stocked full of frozen exotic meats. That's all this place has and that's all there needs to be. From more traditional venison, buffalo meat and cuts of pork to rare offerings of python and kangaroo meat, Butcher Boy has everything. The only drawback is that the meats aren't offered in enough proportions. Buffalo hot dogs and sausages are only sold per pound for instance, and I don't feel quite like spending $12.50 or more on eight casings. Butcher Boy also has home made perogies, sauces and even morel mushrooms. If you want to try some new foods you should give Butcher Boy a visit. (They charge a small fee $1.50 or so to run a credit card so bring cash to save money). read more