The best jerky I've ever eaten. You have to work a little to find them, but well worth it.

Tried several different beef jerky flavors at the Heirloom Farmers Market where they had a booth. Really liked the habanero and chili lemon flavors and bought a few packages. I was excited to see that this beef jerky is not the super chewy textured kind. Additionally, the representative working the booth was informative and said they have a standalone shop and take online orders as well. Pricing is reasonable at around $12 for a package or 5 packages for $50. read more

Papa Mike's Homemade Jerky - Papa Mike's Habanero Beef Jerky - Specialty Food Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

It's permanently closed - go somewhere else. I drove for 25 minutes to try this vaunted jerky and the sign is up but the place is abandoned. read more

Poor customer service!!! I reached out to Papa Mike's beef Jerky via FB messenger to order 8 large bags of jerky, he messaged me right back letting me know that he was out of town for the 4th of July holiday but that I could drive clear across town and pay admission to buy his beef jerkey at the swap meet. I told him that I would message him after the holiday, and make arrangements to buy some jerky, in which I did. I did not get a response back through messenger, so I ordered (less jerkey) through the website as I now had to pay for shipping. It was a gift for my 80 year old uncle's birthday (who lives in Oklahoma). a week after I placed the order i still hadn't received a tracking #, so I reached out through messenger, but never received a reply (again), so i called the phone # that was listed on FB. A older man answered telling me that my uncle should have received his order by now & he promised that he would have his son call me back (which never happened). I called 2 more times, no one answered. I sent an email and got a reply back apologizing as my order had been "accidently deleted." but by now, it is 2 weeks PAST my uncle's bd. I was mailed 2 large bags of jerkey to make up for the mistake, and I forgave him and moved on. Move forward to this last weekend, my mom (who lives here in Tucson) wanted some Papa Mike's jerkey, against my better judgement,I I reached out through messenger this last Saturday, he got back to me with "I'm out of town for the weekend." I said it's ok, I'll reach back out to you on Monday & make arrangements to meet up. I messaged him on Monday, he didn't respond back until Tuesday, where he told me that he'd be at his store today (Wednesday) from 1-2 if we wanted to go there and buy jerkey. I told him that I have to work, but that my mom & dad would go there and meet him. I've been to his store once before, so I was familiar with the location, but I asked him for his address anyways, no reply back, go figure! My mom & dad went to his shop today, and guess what....he wasn't there!! The front (and back door) were locked!!!! No message, nothing!!! Obviously this guy's doesn't need the business or money, it's really sad because he does have such a great product! I guess the only way to buy it is to go to the swap meet! Im done chasing this guy down to give him money, ridiculous!! read more

I ordered from here over a month ago and haven't received anything other than the confirmation receipt. I've called numerous times and he always says "we'll look into it and call back" i've never received any phone calls back. I can't even cancel my order. read more

I recently was introduced to this jerky by my father one day, and was hooked. My fiancée and I ordered 5 bags a few days later and loved it, we decided to try and pop in to the physical location, as we are local, and I ended up calling him and he said he would be there in 15 min. Papa Mike himself pulled up and was super friendly and let us in his lil shop and let us pick 5 more bags. 5/$45 is a heck of a deal too on this delicious jerky. 10/10 recommend. We just finished 10 bags over this last weekend, do we regret it? Heck no! Only thing we regret is eating all our jerky - now we need more! Even sent the website link to my coworkers and a few ordered on the spot! read more

Jerky is fantastic. Jeremy at the Tucson Farmer's Market helped us try each flavor and they were all amazing! Gave great advice on places to visit while here on vacation too. Great service and great selection of jerky. read more

We found this vendor in the tanque Verde swap meet, he had a booth set up there. We got the chili lemon and the habanero jerky. Wow they were good!! They had the perfect amount of flavor and was perfectly made. I don't know if we will be able to eat store bought jerky again. It was a great snack to have while walking around the swap meet. read more

Papa Mike's Homemade Jerky - The last piece that we were fighting over! - Specialty Food Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Joe T Finally got to taste the jerky at the fair. Now my friends I can give Papa Mike's Homemade Jerky a rating. Five stars and more if there was space. read more

This stuff is seriously good. We bought 5 flavors to try - Mesquite, Pepper, Sweet and Spicy, Teriyaki, and Hot and Spicy. All of them were great, and I'm usually not a fan of Teriyaki jerky. You could tell they use good ingredients. My favorites were Hot and Spicy and Mesquite. The Hot and Spicy was perfectly spicy and sooo good. We all had to stop ourselves from eating every bag. We will be coming back. read more

Very good jerkey! I bought his chiltepin, hot and spicey, and the lemon pepper. None disappointing with the chiltepin probably being my favorite. Papa Mike himself is a super nice guy and was fun to do business with. This business easily gets my recommendation! I'll be back!! read more

OMG, I have no clue how I never had a piece of Papa Mikes jerky before. Well let me tell you I purchased some this morning from the dads very nice son and I will not be getting my jerky anywhere else EVER... puts Jack Link and sasquatch to shame and converted me from the jerky I have gotten at the fair forever. Thanks a bunch and as of this post I have already devoured my first of 6 bags of the mesquite. My son is working on his 1st bag of terayaki and when my husband gets up, he will have his favorite kinds waiting for him. Thanks a bunch for gaining a jerky lifer. read more

Found this vendor at the Pima County Fair. Love the Jerky! We have tried almost every single flavor. And they are all amazing!! A little bummed that the store is closed so early during the week. read more