This is the spot to get whole catfish, it's a great price and has been fresh each time! The size of the catfish is about 2 lbs and they're headless and skinless. This is the perfect size for making mohinga (Burmese catfish soup). They also have a fish service counter if you need them to cut it into smaller pieces. They have nice big sturdy plastic bags that can fit the whole fish. They have separate service counters for chicken, fish, and beef/pork which is helpful to reduce cross contamination. It's super cold so make sure you bring a down jacket and beanie! The service line sometimes takes a bit of time so just be aware of that. There are plenty of other meat offerings like whole chicken, pork, sausage, beef, etc. All of them look really fresh and very competitive pricing. There's also a grocery store section where you can buy fresh vegetables, spices, and even baked goods like paczkis. The Bavarian cream paczki was delicious and not too sweet. There's also bulk frozen foods like fries and jalapeno poppers (if I remember correctly). Finding a whole catfish in Chicago can be difficult and I'm glad I can always trust Peoria packing for my catfish needs. The whole 2 lb catfish was only $6, incredible deal! The parking lot is decently sized, on a busy day like Christmas or Thanksgiving you can drive further near where the trucks are parked and park along the fence. For special holiday hours they were responsive both through Instagram DM and phone calls to confirm their hours! Really great service. They recently moved to this new location in October 2025. It used to be near Fulton Market in West Loop. Different location but same great service and item selection, probably more spacious too. read more

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This is an amazing place to shop! New, modern and large ; in a nicely gated large lot you can park while you shop! The CTA bus stops right on the corner on Roosevelt Road, outside the store. It is cold inside the Butcher Shop, so be prepared- because they have an amazing selection of fresh meats- poultry- seafood and others. Give yourself time to shop, just wear a sweater or something! They also have a very impressive Grocery Store with all your daily needs; dairy; milk, eggs, frozen items; both veg, seafood and others. Very clean place and super nice to Check out. Make sure you wear the gloves they provide when you select your fresh items, in the Butcher Shop. Signs are up. They have the areas for each department where they can help you cut , scale fish or whatnot. Everything is labelled really well throughout the Shop and it's helpful for the customers. The design is simple- sleek- and modern. Fantastic prices. Very helpful people. $8.71 for A nice size Rib eye to grill! Chicken legs for .89 lb, wings were also a good price. Located on the South Side of Roosevelt Road West of Kilbourn, East of Cicero Avenue. The scrap metal yard is directly North of them. In a largely industrial area. read more

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Amazing great service just called pack a jacket and gloves... Prices are fair Meat is great quality. Enjoy stay warm people... read more

I love the new store. It's so much bigger and airier than the old store. And the selection of fresh cut meats is great. And it seems to me that you get a better deals at Peoria, than you do in the grocery stores. Because it's just me, a hundred dollars can go a long way for meat for the month. Maybe even for two months. I think Peoria is good for me because I can buy how much I want and not a whole package. As a matter of fact, I think it's time to make another trip... read more

The customer service was awesome, the VALUE was SHOCKING! The parking lot was so convenient an offered ample spaces. The variety available was staggering. PRO TIPS: bring an inexpensive cooler (styrofoam works) Bring a SKI type jacket, NOT KIDDING The shopping experience was clean organized and customer friendly. I almost hate to leave a review, this is a place to gate keep. I hope I don't regret this but DAMN do they deserve the love!!!!!!!!! read more

Great price and great food will let people know that it's great quality I will return very soon

Wide variety of poultry, lamb, pork and beef. Associates are available to assist. Plenty of parking. BRING A COAT. It is extremely cold because of the meat. Seriously, dress warmly. read more

Wow the new spot is niiiice!!! So many upgrades from the last spot. Easy to access parking, plenty of space inside the meat room for ample people and carts to get around, very clean. Walk up spots to get your different meats cut. The next space is the "grocery" area where you can purchase deli meats and cheese and other items. All pros all around and of course great deals. Congrats on the new spot! Can't wait to come back. read more

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Great meat. Very helpful an friendly staff. Will return when I am back in Chicago. Keep up the good work. read more

Our neighbor talked about this place so we stopped in on a weekday afternoon. All of the meat is laid out in an open and cold room (Bring a jacket because it gets cold). Gloves are available for you to utilize to bag your proteins. They also have other non-traditional meats that might not be sold at the grocery store like smoked meats, turkey, pork feet, etc. We were also able to ask the butcher for beef bones. Outside of the meat room, there is also a small grocery store with some basic produce and pantry items. There is a parking lot available which is nice! read more

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Constuction is over. I'm back to stocking my freezer with your product. As always your well stocked with good prices. I know prices has gone up everywhere and I noticed increases on your food also but it is still priced fairly. Thank you. read more

Very clean, service was quick and friendly. I also love the flow of the facility. It is well laid out.

Amazing. Fresh affordable meat , chiken ,pork fish ,friendly people there ,buying my meat last 18 years ,order pig meat the entire animal 140 150 pound pig ,nice experience read more

This is the most unsanitary way to purchase meat. The uncovered cuts are laid into open tables for the public to grab what they want. I've never seen anything like it. And - no - they don't have flap steak. I asked one of the butchers directly. Honestly was horrified the moment I walked in. I don't understand how this passes inspection. I don't care how fast the product moves. read more

Super cool place, I mean really really cold! Wear a jacket! But I went to get homemade ground up dog food and Jack took great care of me! He was quick and very nice and help and pick out 12 pounds of gizzards and hearts and kidneys and whole chickens, and they grounded up for me to make fresh food for my dogs. It was very very reasonable. I just hope they are not really moving to Roosevelt Road after I just found them! read more

Always good selection of meats in bulk when u really need it it really cold in there so wear a jacket unless u have hot flashes like me very clean and kind workers there help you to your car with your stuff been going there for years and best by far u won't be disappointed at all read more

good selection and always fresh. the employees are nice and helpful. good hours and easy parking

Love this place for years it's the only place that I shop for my home it's like a field trip every time I first saw this store on Janet Davis 190 North some years ago and it was completely accurate started to go under my children were children and now my children are complete adults with her own families and I still go I will be there this week is worth the trip the leaders always perfect always fresh and always good read more

Great meat! Everything is so great there and the staff is so professional!I leave there content and smiling! read more

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I Love this place. I have been to many butcher shops but this one is my favorite. The butchers are very helpful and gave great advice.

Cheap meat. They'll cut your meat for you for free. They have seafood as well but they're know for meat and chicken

I go to the store on Lake street to buy the pork spare ribs advertised at $2.29 per lb. That seems like a really decent price for the season. Once inside the store I find the ribs sprawled out on the table ,naked as the day they were born. The butcher was either in a rush or didn't know what he was doing because the ribs had a butchers cut running down the center of all the ribs on that table. The worst part of the butcher job is that they did the minimum on the trimming . Every last rib had at least 40 % of inedible and unusable meet on it. These ribs were 60% to 70% all fat . After you take them home and finish the job that the butch purposely half done you'd be left with way less than what you paid for. This Peoria Packaging/Meats store knows exactly how they are cheating the customer. I almost forgot to mention that the scales they have at various location in the store are totally inaccurate . I weighed my meat several times and they came out to be half the weight that the scale built in to the cash register had. When I weighed my meat on the manual scales on the meat floor they came out to be 7 pound but at the register they had doubled to more than 14 + pounds . This was the exact case for all three slabs that I took to the register for purchase. After the girl at the counter rung this meat up I found myself doing a double take when she explained in detail what I was being charged for in weight. As I said previously, I weighed my rib at the manual scales on the store floor(Measure twice, cut once). I was like WHAT THE FRICK is going on here. I asked the cashier again what the total price was and she again repeated this outrageous number. I did NOT argue with her I just told her politely I did not want the ribs. She looked at me almost shocked with her mouth wide open and a look of REALLY. I walked out the door promptly , got in my car and drove to THE WALMART Super Store in Hammond Indiana where I purchased 3 fully trimmed full spare rib slabs with the tips attached(not St. Louis styled) for less than $12.50 per slab. The quality of these Walmart ribs are also more than 100 % better than the ones at Peoria. Also, ALL the meat on the Walmart ribs are usable and edible . I only had to trim off a little flab, a small amount of fat(less than a ounce per slab) All I can suggest to you as a customer /shopper at any store is not to pay by pound for meats or other products sold by weight is fat and unusable and inedible parts. IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY. read more

One of the few remaining meat markets in the West Loop / Meatpacking district. This is the place to be if you're looking to get large slabs of meat. Impressive costs for tomahawk steaks or slabs of ribs for a good price. Quality wise, it's fairly supermarket level, no fine marbling or asking the butcher what he recommends, this here is put on a pair of gloves and grab it yourself. I visited on a Monday pre-Christmas afternoon and there is a line out the door. Fortunately, the wait isn't too bad and it was much needed since it was fairly crowded in a narrow space with a cart. Personally for me, I'll pick up a shopping basket to be a bit more nimble. There's also another section for the traditional deli and pantry items which are higher costs. Anyway, you're here for one reason and that's meat. Free parking lot makes for easy access. read more

I finally emptied out my freezer and it was time restock. Steak, pork cube steak, pork cutlet, breakfast sausage and chicken were some of the fresh products I purchased. Packaged items included lunch meat, hot dogs, polish sausage and corn beef. I highly recommend Peoria Meats ! read more

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Great selection of meats and the butcher on site is great.. prices are reasonable as well

If you want amazing prices and get lots of meat for the price you got to stop here yep they also have other stuff in the grocery store

It's a meat packing plant. That pretty much sums it up. Tables of cuts of meat all over the room. It was clean and the product was fresh. But it smelled like a slaughterhouse. You put on gloves and bag your own. They do have a small store front with grocery items, but that's not what I would go here for. Sorry no pictures. I couldn't bring myself to worry with pictures of tables of raw meat. read more

Terrible Baby Back ribs. Something I've never seen before. Double bone ribs. meat is tough after low and slow cooking for hours. Very disappointing. Been buying there for a long time, quality gone way down hill. will not waste my time again. Especially since they have the packages vacuumed sealed. Why do this to your customers? read more

I was happy when I moved to NYC that the seafood was cheap and excellent when you shopped in Chinatown. Being in Chicago which (I had no idea until I moved here) is the beef/pork mecca of the US. A vast majority of the meat is processed here in Chi-town and shipped all across the USA. Here you walk into a refrigerated room and can pick from any cut of meat your heart desires and I'm sure if you can't find it here, they'll get it for you. The selection and prices are exceptional. They even have two walls of spices/rubs and sauces you can pick up on your way out. Great for large parties or if you wanna get something for your family cookout. Glad I found this place. read more

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Come prepared, butcher shop is really cold. Love that you are able to pick your cuts of meats. Butcher shop is very affordable. They have tons of other products as well. Products include Vienna Beef products, gyro meat, tzatziki sauce, pickles, ham, bread, seasonings, chips, and a small fruit and veggie section. The staff is really friendly, and can also cut your meat if you ask them. read more

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The selection is fantastic and the customer service is amazing. The space is clean and there is no order. I always buy my meat from here.

Reasonable prices, clean facility, & quality meat. Weekly deals on a variety of meat is worth the drive from Evanston read more

Great selection and really great prices! Boneless skinless chicken breasts for $2.79/lb, pork tenderloin for $2.99/lb, butterfly pork chops and brats for $$2.49/lb, and T-BONE STEAK for $3.99/lb!! I stocked way up and it made so many meal portions (12oz each) for me and my husband. I'll be back in a few months when our supplies run out read more

Peoria Packing Butcher Shop - Our meat supplies! 18 bags of chicken, 7 bags of butterfly pork chops, 4 T-bone steak, 2 bags of brats, and 4 bags of pork tenderloin. - Meat Shops Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Always has good chicken breast for 1.99 per LB But I would stay away from the steaks and beef products UNLESS you plan on slow cooking it. I know how to cook a steak but every time I buy a steak from here, New York, Tbone, Ribeeye, and cook it on the grill, stove/oven it is inedibly chewy. I have even tried making it rare and same thing. I have tried maybe 6 or 7 times. I personally think it's the quality of the beef. Slow cooking it always turns out fine, so I usually stock up on sirloin roast from here for whenever I plan on making slow cooked beef. But honestly it might not be worth the trip because you can find some good deals at local groceries on what is probably higher quality meat and stock up then. I wish they would display the grade of the meat they are selling. I would pay higher prices for better meat for certain cuts, like steaks! read more

Very very cold insideso must bring your coat, otherwise you wil freeze to die in a few minutes. We bought beef stew meat and pork chop both was very good and unbelievably cheap price . read more

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The fish at this location is absolutely fresh. Catfish is nicely cut thin, just The way I like it. have this fish shipped to me all the way to California by my mother-in-law that lives in Milwaukee. It takes about four days via UPS .. it arrives nicely Packed with try ice and it's fresh when I receive it. Absolutely Delicious!!! read more

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This place is amazing. Just remember to bring a jacket. It's a little cold in the meat area. I highly recommend this place. Great. Eat choices and great prices. We come from Indianapolis every month to come stock up our deep freezer. I love this meat market. read more

Got some chicken breast and strips steaks not too crowded i was in & out the cashier was nice. It's still small and tight inside the meat area. read more

I would say sometimes it's the best to smell like meat all over in order to get good deals for you all carnivores! Enter the "Peoria Packing Butcher Shop." I like this place, and you're right: my sensory is temporarily numbed because of the copious amount of meat I'm surrounded by, but the money I save from buying the meat here can get me an extra bottle of air refresher for sure. In other words, this meat shop is really meaty. You help yourself on grabbing the meat you want to purchase with a pair of disposable gloves. The prices are clearly listed and they were rung correctly upon checkout. I know some Yelpers have experienced price discrepancies and were over-charged, yet I didn't have any trouble whatsoever. I found deals on their lamb chops; they were $4.99/lb. and I got almost four (4) pounds worth of them. Most lamb products I have seen in grocery stores throughout Chicagoland are around 7 or 8 bucks per pound. With that being said, I can have lambs a little more often without feeling B-ROKE! There's a butchering station in the back of store. I didn't need the guys to cut off the meat. I guess they can help break apart the ribs or bones. If I ever need it, I will definitely utilize the service in the future. So the first part of the shop is the giant freezer of raw meat (pork, beef, chicken, frozen seafood, sausages, and etc.). Anyway, the list isn't exhaustive. The second part, on the other hand, is the stuff that goes with the meat: spices, veggies, frozen meat, deli meat, and groceries in general. I skipped the latter portion rather quickly since I already stocked non-meat items in the fridge. The checkout was efficient, in spite of being pretty crowded in the early Sunday afternoon (and the Bears made it to the playoffs). During our trip I had to maneuver the cart fairly carefully to avoid unnecessary collisions. However, for the most part, patrons were courteous and we were able get through each aisle. One last thing to mention: they do charge bags ($0.07/bag) even though many meat shops in the city sometimes include free bags to prevent meat drips. In addition, the young lady at the register asked for my ID with the credit card purchase. Therefore, bring an ID, just in case. read more

They ARE NOT open on Sundays.That is a LIE!! Came here HOPING to score bone marrow.Not today.