Best salmon salad ever. Take our deer here every year. Great people, great place. The jerky to die…read morefor!!!!!

"So, We Meat Again"…read more Dinner is due in a couple hours, and the steaks have never been higher--I don't want to butcher this one! Family is coming over, and I have a 1-1/2 year-old to impress! What's the wurst that could happen? Well if the toddler doesn't approve, I suppose he might throw the meat on the floor. Oh wait... he's going to do that no matter what. Regardless of whether it ends up on the floor or not, I know I will find some of the best quality of meat you can get in Red Wing at Meatheads. In need of a raw meat treat? Friendly staff and butchers are on hand to help you choose between peppered tenderloin steaks, sirloin, pot roast, bbq ribs, bacon, sausage (cheese-stuffed, andouii, and more) or stuffed pork chops. Fire up the grill! Here's the scoop from the coop: The butcher's counter also boasts huge chicken breasts in several varieties, listed in pecking order starting with my fav: tortilla with pepperjack cheese, parmesan crusted, pecan crusted, and Cordon Bleu. Mercury levels getting low? Holy shrimp, you should see their frozen section--scallops, salmon (farmed, unfortunately), sun fish, tilapia, halibut, lobster tails, and JUMBO JUMBO JUMBO shrimp abound. You won't be disappointed, but your wallet might. This is Minnesota, so you're going to need some potatoes with all that protein! Ask if they have any garlic mashed potatoes available. They are smooth, creamy, and spiked with the perfect amount of garlic. But don't count your chickens before they hatch! These 'tatoes are a big hit, and the store runs out of them at times. And don't neglect your dessert stomach! Your dinner mates will break out in udder chaos if you don't bring back some Raspberry Fudge Torte Bridgeman's Ice Cream or some Sweet Martha's Gourmet Chocolate Chip cookie dough. *chmpgrlfzpfymmm* (that's me eating the cookie dough raw). For the lunch crowd there is limited seating, and daily sandwich and sub specials (try the wild meatball sub). There's also more deli meat and sausage material than even Grampa Gustafson could make graphic verbal use of in "Grumpier Old Men." Hunters will be delighted and "amoosed" to know that Meatheads also provides game and venison processing. Need some frozen hot dishes or soups to bring with on your hunting expeditions out west or to pass out at noon during deer hunting season? Meatheads has tater tot hotdish, wild rice soup, and chili hearty enough to recharge your hunting party. I would suggest not going hog wild with how often you visit this butcher as you will have to empty your nest egg and piggy bank to afford it. You might even look at your receipt and say to yourself, "This scampi happening!" You'll get more cluck for your buck at one of the local grocery stores, but the quality of the meat at Meatheads is worth the stop now and then. Well done, Meatheads, well done, indeed. ~The Nosy Norwegian Sniffing out good deals, neat meats, and frozen sweets so that you don't have to.

Horrible customer service!! Was overcharged by $100 to process a deer AND they threw out the hide…read morewhich we asked to have done. She lied and said we never said anything about the hide. They still charged for it however and whenever we tried to ask about THAT charge the OWNER replied "you signed for it... you signed for it." She would have no other discussion. In doing a search we also found they WAY overcharged for everything in general. STAY FAR AWAY!

Worst meat processing I have ever had. These people did not properly age our pork so that the…read morebacon taste rancid. The lady at the counter complained about cutting meat to the portions that we desired. I find it interesting that a business that claims to be Halal certified even processes pork. I wonder how much of that PORK ends up mixed in with the Beef that is classified as Halal. I hope a lot. Once again, just to say, this is the worst meat processing I have ever experienced.

Drove all the way from NWI and this place is wonderful and the people here are the most politest…read morepeople ever! Helped in anyway they could.

Looked for an open butcher shop in central Minnesota on a Sunday and Grandpa's was open! Small shop…read morebut prior info said try the tri tips and we did! Worth the stop. Bring a few of these home with you. We also enjoyed cheese curds and jerky.

Drove down to Grandpa's, opened the door to enter, and then promptly turned around and left. The…read morecashier and customers were not wearing masks, and the space is quite small. The extent of their COVID precautions is a plastic shield at the counter. I did not make a scene in the store, but I did call when I got home. I expressed my concerns politely and asked if the lack of masks was an anomaly or regular practice. He said that they have a plastic shield and a sign on the door to comply with the law, but customers can come and go as they please (with or without masks). I told him that the pandemic is real and unless they enforce mask-wearing, I will not come back. He said, "Fine!" and hung up on me. It is a bummer because they have delicious tri-tip roasts.

Stopped at a gas station in Albert Lea that sold lots of cool looking stuff. I am always looking…read morefor a good garlic summer sausage and they had one from Nick's Country store, so I bought it. I wasn't all that impressed by the flavor. It was a bit too smoky for my liking and the overall flavor wasn't anything I'd want again. In all honesty, I don't think I will be able to finish it. Given how long they've been in business and the large range of meats they offer, I wouldn't write them off since they most likely have other meats that are terrific. Just not their garlic summer sausage.

I had been dying to go here since we stopped at the gas station on I35 in Albert Lea that sells…read moretheir beef sticks and summer sausage, which was YEARS ago. I FINALLY got the opportunity to make a trip to Nick's. I stocked up on Beef sticks and sausage, obviously, but I was surprised to find some seasonings and soup mix that were unique and delicious as well. Nick's is located in a tiny town outside of Albert Lea. It's work the extra 15 min to get there and browse the freezer, coolers, AND the meat counter.

DO NOT have your meat processed at Kenyon Meat Locker. Poor butchering…read moreskills, cuts have large bones and poorly trimmed.

Had a beef butchered there and the cuts were absolutely terrible! A lot of fat around and through…read moreeach cut as if the steaks were all not labeled correctly. The roasts were like thick steaks and the hamburger was super fatty. Hamburger should be pretty lean through a butcher, not puddles of grease in the pan when frying it up. Would never recommend this place!

Best cured & smoked ham I've ever had! So glad we stumbled on this place after hiking the state…read morepark hiking club trail. Best Easter ham ever! Beef muscle jerky is up near the best. Ring bologna had too much moisture (too much pork?) for my liking but flavor was very good. . NOTE - they give great instructions for cooking the ham but I used two internal meat thermometers to monitor internal temps while cooking in the oven at 350. Just remember that these are "guidelines" & you must put some liquid in a roaster pan, insert your temp probes, then seal roaster tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 til IT of 155 degrees. When the ham hit 155 IT, I shut the oven off and just let the ham sit in there, sealed, until it's time to eat. Monitoring your internal temps still of course. Mine ended up reaching 178 degreees IT by the time we ate. The ham is perfectly moist and bursting with great flavor, it wasn't the slightest bit dry.

All their meats are top quality. Been enjoying it for years. If you're anywhere near here, you've…read moregot to swing by. Dried beef makes the best sandwiches