Spent summers as kid in Melrose, MN. at grandma's house. The German sausage from local butcher was amazing. Later in life my old man discovered a replica of that sausage in Yakima, WA. He would drive from TriCities, WA. 70 miles just to get it. During my 23 years in Hawaii and 16 years in Vegas, every trip to TriCities to visit and fish, included a drive to Yakima to load up on sausage. I don't have to do that anymore. The smoked Polish, Hungarian and Portuguese sausage at this place is just as good. If not better. Thank God !! read more

Schrieners I'm not even sure why we ended up at Schreiners the first time. It wasn't intentional. However, we have made many more trips since then. When you walk in, you are immediately confronted with a case full of every kind of sausage and deli meat you can imagine. My eye immediately spotted the nostalgic veal loaf. It was actually quite good, but I really don't understand why that was all I would eat in grammar school. I have to mention the hot dogs. We don't usually eat them. I've never understood why hot dog counts aren't the same as the rolls and why the older I get, the more packaged hot dogs taste like cereal. At Schrieners, I could buy just 2 (made do with using bread) and they tasted deliciously like meat. We ended up with a couple of different kinds of bratwurst that my husband is in love with. On other visits, we have tried various gourmet sausages and I have to say I love the potato salad. They have a collection of condiments and pickles available also. It's nice to be able to buy products with identifiable ingredients that taste great and I enjoy the samples. The prices are reasonable (although I always seem to come home with more than I planned on) and service is excellent. We're heading back into summer barbecue season and I like showing off with Schreiner's products. read more

Perfect place to get all your barbecue needs! And any other sausage needs! The prices are great and there is a very large variety of things to pick from! The staff is friendly and willing to help and answer any questions you might have! read more

I go here for my bacon. AT 5.49 per pound, this bacon is cheaper than most bacon in the stores. I love the taste and flavor of the bacon. I know that they have handmade sausages, but I'm not into sausage. HA! An interesting fact... you can customize your sausage recipe there... so bring in your recipe and order your sausage. They also carry a variety of deli meats. I love to try the samples, but I have not ordered any of their deli meats. Return FActor: 100% FYI: they have a $5 minimum on credit card purchases. read more

The redwood looking cottage I have worked in the downtown Phoenix Area for a long time and have driven by Schreiners numerous times but never stopped in, what a mistake on my part.. However, one day my curiosity got the best of me,   My co-worker and I decided to give Schreiners a try for lunch. I went with the brown bag lunch special for just a mere $5.  The brown bag lunch includes a selection of sausage choices, a variety of condiments, bag of chips and a can of soda. I went with the New York Dog and even tho Schreiners offers a wide variety of condiments I kept it simple and went with mustard only.  I was not disappointed. The New York dog was fresh, delicious, and did I mention locally made. Schreiners offers sausage and other meats by the pound.. In addition to, potato salad,  macaroni salad,, breads, pierogi's with a number of fillings, and chorizo made daily in the store.  On my way out I picked up a pound of chorizo to go. All I have to say about the chorizo is that Schreiners sells the freshest and best tasting chorizo around. Once you have Schreiners chorizo you will stop buying chorizo from anywhere else. Most store purchased  chorizo comes out greasy and oily but Schreiners does not.  Schreiners chorizo is full of flavor minus the grease and for less then $5.00 a pound  you get your moneys worth.   Hands down this is the  best chorizo around. If you haven't stopped by Schreiners you're missing out. read more

Schreiner's Fine Sausage - Meat Shops Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Homer Simpson: Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Lisa, honey, are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon? Lisa Simpson: No. Homer Simpson: Ham? Lisa Simpson: No. Homer Simpson: Pork chops? Lisa Simpson: Dad! Those all come from the same animal! Homer Simpson: [Chuckles] Yeah, right Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal. The pig is indeed a wonderful, magical animal and Schreiner's Fine Sausage is a wonderful, magical place that offers the full range of porcine products. This is a pork-lover's paradise! My favorite is the homemade slab bacon because it doesn't taste as salty as bacon you can buy elsewhere. They will also slice the bacon to your desired thickness. What could be better? I like my bacon sliced nice and thick (setting number 6) so that the pieces cook up lovely and crisp. I top my homemade Curried Deviled Eggs with pieces of Schreiner's crispy bacon. You can also buy the slab bacon if you have a recipe that calls for you to make your own lardons. Schreiner's offers over 60 varieties of homemade sausages. They feature everything from Bratwurst, Italian and Polish sausages to the hard-to-find items such as: Andouille and Tasso (Cajun); Linguisa (Portuguese); Bangers (English); Chorico (Spanish); Chorizo (Mexican); and Cheese Sausage. They also have homemade lunch meats, hickory-smoked hams and more. Don't overlook their wall of pickles and pantry items. The Frisch-Gurken baby pickles that the BF and I picked up here are the cutest addition to a relish tray. The pig is a wonderful, magical animal and Schreiner's Fine Sausage is a wonderful, magical place. read more

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Been coming here for over 15 years. If you are looking for a nice variety of sausages and lunch meats that are not just one ethnic group, this is a great place in central Phoenix to visit. Too many varieties to list them all. Today we got some of our favorites from the front meat case. Picked up some knockwurst, bockwurst, smoked andouille for homemade gumbo, smoked chicken with sun dried tomato and basil. Goes good with egg noodles and homemade pesto. Then out of the freezer, some bulk Sicilian for homemade spaghetti sauce and some of the tasty southwest breakfast sausages that Richardson's uses on their restaurant menu. They make and supply sausages for a lot of the great valley's restaurants. I had a friend who owned a local restaurant and he wanted a certain type of sausage made from a place from back home in OR. He made arrangements and brought in a sample of his sausage and they came up with a recipe that hit the spot and then supplied him with batches the size he needed. Come on down and give them a visit. Did somebody say SAUSAGE? 3.5 STARS read more

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It's always a treat for me to go to Schreiner's. It either means I'm planning to cook something fabulous, or that my serum sausage level has dropped dangerously low and needs to be replenished! I consider this my go-to place for Cajun recipe items now, ever since discovering their andouille sausage (which, in my opinion, is the closest to authentic that I have found in Phoenix). I only recently noticed that they also stock Cajun tasso, which is a cured pork product used for flavoring diishes (think pancetta... but not as fatty, and with a spicy Cajun twist). I must warn you though, this tasso is a bit fiery. I had to sample it at home before deciding to use it in a pasta alfredo-type dish and the cayenne was up-front and in my face! Yikes! Ahhh, I do like the burn though... I also consider this one of my sources for German meal ingredients. They have the authentic weisswursts I grew up on, and they sell cans of kraut and rotkohl if you don't want to make 'em from scratch. For lunch, they feature a limited selection of their house-made sausages on a bun with chips and a drink for $5 as their daily "Brown Bag Special". This is a treat if you simply want to sample one of their offerings at a time. And their is a small lawn with a couple of outdoor dinettes behind the shop where you can eat. You know you love to snitch a snack, or sneak a sausage. So git yer snausage-loving ass down to Schreiner's! read more

First thing to know, they do NOT take credit cards. Major hassle in today's world when people often don't carry any cash (I don't). But I managed to get some cash, and we bought some stuff here. They told us they make all their sausages themselves, which is cool. They are a bit pricey. We came for the linguisa. That can be hard to find, but they have it. It was, alas, not amazing. It was fine. Pretty good. Nothing compared to the linguisa available in Hawaii (not even close). We also got some andouille sausage that we haven't cooked yet (so I can't comment), some "Hungarian rope" which was pretty good, and a salami that was fine. Overall, underwhelming. This place is fine, and if you live nearby it's probably a decent sausage market (better than most groceries), but I would not make a special trip to come back here. read more

Who says Phoenix doesn't have history or culture? The little cottage looking Schreiner's Fine Sausages has been operating here for over 57 years! With fresh chops and sausage with such variety as "Hungarian Rope, Knockwurst, Cajun Andoille and Italian Hot Links". They also sell a wide variety of mustards, relishes and Kraut, perfect gifts for Sausage lovers. Plus a drivethrough window for all you lazy folk. Finally went there for lunch after having driven passed it for over 13 years and was pleasantly surprised at the selection and the sample tray with radish topping. I shall be stopping a lot more to taste more linkful delights. Thank you Schreiner and keep up the good work and tradition. Abe Johnson read more

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Made my first trip to Schreiners just before Christmas. Had to wait outside as there were several folks already there and it's a TINY shop. What a great selection of sausages and other deli items!!! And I got some locally-made pierogies! Those were just perfect. For smoked sausages for our Christmas breakfast as well. I really want to go back when it's not so busy so I can browse the selection available. Can't believe I'd never gone here before. Oh, I can add that I learned more about the shop as I waited outside; most of the other folks had been here before. My fiancé sent me here for sausages and he's of Hungarian heritage. My little Austrian-German heritage says I don't believe you can get better sausages unless you go to Eastern Europe. We'll be back, again and hopefully again!!!! read more

Now this is a damn fine sausage shop! Myself and a few coworkers grabbed brown bag lunches which for $5 bucks are a great deal. Between use we tried the bratwurst, sweet Italian and beerhot which all got two thumbs up. In addition to these items I will be headed back to try out as many of the other sausage in the case as possible. Items which caught my eye were the bockwurst, wieners, knockwurst the size of a small baby and what may be the greatest butcher invention ever, the sausage kabob! In addition to the great sausage and meat selection Schreiner's also has a nice selection of German provisions in the form of the wall of fermented and pickled wonders. It may take me a few weeks but I am going to try everything they have to offer, I suggest you do the same. Heads up; cash, debit or check only....no credit cards read more

Schreiner's Fine Sausage - Sausage heaven! - Meat Shops Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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A weekly haunt for unmatched quality. We are addicted to the smoked pork chops. We almost always leave with bulk chorizo, bockwurst, sliced ham, and Andouille, and of course, thick cut bacon. Moderate price. Extraordinary value. read more

The meats there are so delicious that many restaurants use them. Worth the stand in line. And the garlic pickes. Yum.

I am an ex South African. I have to say Schreiner's has the best boerewors sausage. I have ever tasted. I drive all the way from Anthem and it is worth the drive. Their other delicacies are also outstanding. If they busy it is worth the wait. Will be back real soon. read more

This place is the real deal. They have an incredible array of sausage and pork products and related German inspired products. The quality is top notch. I love the smoked ham hocks, the brats and the pretzel buns. I most of all love the German potatoe salad and homemade kraut. It's been a Phoenix fixture as long as I can remember and I have been here since 1957. Even though I don't live nearby, I always make a side trip here whenever up in Phoenix. read more

I was first in line this Saturday morning and a Chef walked up to pick up his order. I said I felt better seeing a Chef in line and he responded simply, "they are the best". About 30 kinds of sausage and cold cuts. Outstanding, reminds me if my four years in Germany. Try the house made sauerkraut, the best ever. read more

First Brat I ever had, almost put ketchup on it. I thought my cousin's mother-in-law was gonna freak. Haven't found one to compare since. We make regular trips downtown to pick some up. read more

Can't add too much to previous reviews. The sausage I have had from Schreiners has been pretty good, but none of the unusual, seasonal varieties described by other reviewers have been available when I went in. The scrapple is not bad but way too much corn meal for my liking, and I've tried it twice. This place is a classic. Looks like it has been there for ages. Amazing signage. Just a must visit if you are into Americana, Phoenix style. On a Friday the little space available for customers is so crowded you can hardly turn around in there, but somehow that just adds to the charm and atmosphere. They do a cheap brown bag lunch, so you can shop for meat products on your lunch hour and not go back to the office hungry. Just remember a cooler (or use you office fridge if you have one) to keep it fresh and tasty! read more

Wonderful place, the quality of their sausages will keep you away from those horrid grocery store brats. Give them a visit, you wont regret! read more

Schreiner's Fine Sausage - Meat Shops Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Definitely good food! I lived in the neighborhood for close to ten years and I thought I'd give this place a try. When I first came here I lived in Arcadia, so it was a tad more of a drive, but back then I was in the trade business so lunch was my most important meal of the day. Great sausage, good flavor and nice presentation. I came back some years later and the service is still great, the sausages are still tasty, and the prices have increased. My grandpa used to do a lot of business with these folks and he had a revolving account, since he owned a business nearby. Wish I had known this ahead of time. I can't fault these folks for anything other than relatively high prices. On my last visit, I bought Lingonberry preserves from Sweden and that made a world of difference. If you are not concerned about cost, then this shop should be on your list of places to shop! read more

Fantastic!!! You can really taste the difference from store bought sausage full of preservatives! Love the country sausage for breakfast and loved the different varieties including brats, hot Italian, chicken and wait for it.... fig and pistachio!!! Yum!!! I will NEVER eat sausage from the grocery store again. read more

Classic. I've been to this place a million times. It's in my neighborhood. And who can deny a great sausage. Many other local restaurants feature this one of a kind sausage. The actual site isn't much to look at but you can either get sausage to go with many options and cook it yourself, or you can get a $5 brown bag special, come with sausage of your choice, chips, and a drink. Not the healthiest but delicious, classic, simple, convenient, and fast lunch. Hours are limited so check those out before you make the trip. YUM! read more

We make the long drive to Schreiner's once in awhile to enjoy their great sausages. We love the Polish Kielbasa, Bacon, Breakfast Sausage, Brats, and homemade Sauerkraut. The German potato salad is great also. This place is great and wish it were closer. read more

OMG where has this gem been all my life. The name should be fabulous, amazing, greatest sausage ever. We stopped out of pure curiosity and sheep butter. Instead we left with great food. And then when we started cooking everything I was blown away with the great taste. The quality and the service. This place has customer for life. My ultimate goal is to try everything they sale because I know I won't be disappointed. read more

Still giving them 5 stars cause I love this place, despite not getting in their door often enough. Was crushed to discover today that their awesome 5 buck brown bag lunches had been discontinued as of last May. Ya' snooze you lose! *sighs* read more

Peppered beef jerky... didn't even make it home... dug in the bag and ate it whilst driving... I'll be back for more! Fresh linguisa, hard salami, fresh ground horseradish, boudin brats... all so yummy yummy. If your into sausage and meatsicles, this is your place to go. read more

This is my households favorite deli in town. Top notch selection and customer service. Get here early if you plan on using shreiners for holiday entertaining, they sell out quickly! read more

First..close your eyes... Smell deeply as you enter this tiny little store... Take it in... the aroma. This is what heaven on Earth smells like. Then, open your eyes. Look at the bounty in front of you. Take it in. Its ok to be emotional. I think they expect you to. They smile knowingly. I'd hate them if they weren't so nice. Then you start to order... Bacon. Boudin. Brats. Did I say bacon? More. Chorizo. Liguisa. Ok. I just made my phone drool. You need to go. Seriously. read more

Grew up in central Phoenix and just finally paid them a visit Im such a retard I can't believe I never went sooner Amazing everything !! I will definitely be a regular now read more

Every time I drive past Schreiner's, I wondered what lived inside this wooden red cottage. I knew it red sausage on the sign, but it just didn't seem big enough to be a butcher's shop. Well, I am happy to admit that I was wrong and that Schreiner's is the perfect example of big things sometimes come in small packages. Schreiner's may not have a ton of flare, but they have everything they need in the gigantic flavor found in their sausage. This sausage shop might not be more than 1,000 square feet, but it's overtaken by two large glass cases full of every cut of sausage imaginable, including ground sausage and yes, even bacon. They also have slabs of delicious cheese, garnish to accompany sausage (such as sauerkraut) as well as condiments such as a delicious chipotle mustard that I purchased. I taste tested a couple different pieces of sausages thanks to the display of samples and decided to go with the Polish Sausage to BBQ. It was less than $3.00 for two sausages and let me tell you, they were large and in charge sausages. They were full of flavor and just the perfect amount of spice. I will definitely continue my visits to Schreiner's and I'm happy I finally stopped in to say hi to this little cottage! read more

You like your meat long, smoked, and spicy? They got that. Short and thick with an au naturel casing? They got that too. Thin, floppy and tasting of meatloaf? Hey, whatever gets your rocks off. The snausages here are crazy amazing and they have just about any pork related product your little heart can dream up, ground to an appetizing taste and texture with just the right amount of spice. The prices are also more than fair compared to other meat markets around town. Word to the wise, Schreiner's is a small mom and pop and they only take cash, check (crazy, right?), or debit cards. No credit will be extended to your broke ass. And if you want to use your debit card you have to gather up at least ten bucks worth of meat in your hot little paws before they'll run the card. Don't worry, it's more than easy to do. The people that work here are very knowledgeable and if you tell them what you like and why, they'll recommend all sorts of stuff. They have an intimate knowledge of the meat they sling. So stop on buy, shoot the shit, and they'll slip you some mighty fine sausage. read more

I cannot believe that I haven't reviewed this place yet. It's incredible, really. An incredible amount of pork products, from all natural casing hot dogs, to different wursts, to the most amazing sausages, and tons of products like capicolla, head cheese, bologna...it's all good. This past weekend, I picked up the Hot Italians, Sweet Italians, Apple, Jalapeno Cheddar Dogs, Beer Hots, and their Cajun Boudins. Obviously, I love my pork (urge to make sausage innuendo jokes rising...). All of the sausages were amazing. Juicy, tender, with crisp skins. The hot italians were actually spicy, which is amazing, most "hot" italians aren't. The jalapeno cheddar dog was gooey and spicy, and the beer hots were spicy with just a hint of lager to them. I've had the Cajun Boudins, but I haven't been able to get into my new ones, but to be honest, they're amazing. Mixing pork and rice in a sausage is an awesome idea. In their store, they have samples. The head cheese is glorious, despite the name of "head cheese", trust me, it's incredible... Very cheap prices and friendly staff (even though I would honestly expect a huge italian guy, yet I am greeted by two awesome women) help round it out, and keeps Schreiner's at the absolute top of my list. read more

Oh my goodness! My husband and I have driven by here many many times but never thought it was open. Finally, at the Local First festival we were treated to samples of their oh-so-fine sausage. You can taste the freshness in the incredible product that they put out. We decided to finally stop by because we were making homemade pizza for our annual Christmas Eve tradition and this time, my husband and I were in charge, and we wanted to make it special. We came in to buy Italian sausage and pepperoni, but we were hard pressed not to leave with more. They sliced the pepperoni nice and thin exactly the way we wanted it and gave us a big giant string of weiners, which I found hysterical. We opened the wrapped up pepperoni in the car and we had a really difficult time restraining ourselves from eating the whole thing. Bottom line, if you want the freshest most delicious locally made sausages and other stuff like that you HAVE to go to Schreiners. read more

I stopped in for lunch and walked out with 2 pounds of lovely charcuterie products. Their shelves are stacked full of various sausages, smoked pork chops, head cheese and more. Their $5 Brown bag lunch was a steal as well. Your choice of one of 6 different sausages served hot on a bun, with your choice of toppings. All that with a soda and bag of chips. Very nice. I purchased a pound of smoked bratwurst and a pound of bockwurst. The smoked brats were very tasty with a light smoke flavor. Reminiscent of the Hillshire Farms smoked kielbasa my mom used to buy. The bockwurst, let me tell you, were delicious. A creamy mixture of pork, herbs and spices all encased in natural hog casings. When I closed my eyes, I could imagine my childhood growing up in Germany. They were that damn good. I will definitely be back. And will definitely walk out with a few more pounds of sausage. read more

What a gem right here in central Phoenix! Passed by this place a few weeks ago and had to stop and check it out. Their chorizo is out of this world. Literally the best chorizo I've ever had in my life. We also picked up some Italian chicken sausage and that was great as well. The prices were very competitive as well. I can see why so many restaurants in Phoenix but meats from this place. Can't wait to come back and try more things out! read more

Fresh Sausages, Sauerkraut, Bacon, and lots of great meats make this an excellent place to stop and load up! The products were all fresh and I made the 3 hour trip from Phoenix to Yuma, in a cooler with no loss of freshness. read more

My boss invited my to lunch today and we ended up here. I've lived in Arizona most of my life and have driven past hundreds of times but never stopped. Great bag lunch special for around $5 includes a selection of sausage with a variety of condiments, bag of chips and a can of soda. I went with the jalapeño cheese and was not disappointed. You can also stop by and pick up sausage and other meats by the pound. Potato and macaroni salads are also available. Best of all they have pierogi with a number of fillings. If you haven't stopped, you're missing out. read more

Excellent selection and taste! Polish Krakow is fantastic! Pierogi's are local (frozen) but, very good! Also got some fresh Polksa Kielbasa (not smoked) and it was tasty as well. Best for us was the chesse-furter - basically a cheese dog with a great snap and gooey cheese! I will be back for our next bbq! read more

The brown bag lunch is a helluva deal, and the polish sausage was excellent. Good snap, great spice, and well dressed with kraut, onions and mustard. Kudos to the guy behind the counter for a great suggestion, and give the samples a try - the bologna and salami were really good! read more