Our local (and locally owned) butcher in Ballston Spa. Excellent selection, including pies from…read moreSmith's Orchard and offerings from Oscar's Smokehouse!

This is an amazing local butcher shop. The people are fun and a tentative. The quality of meat is…read moreoutstanding. The prices are fair. The salads are awesome. The house roasted turkey is simply the best I've ever had.

Best meat place to get quality meat for 25 miles in all directions. They have pick program that…read moresave you money. Bundle up and save big. The steaks I've gotten need no further seasoning that a little bit of sea salt before the grill. Also a great spot for items you can't find locally in many other places (example: Jake and Amos products, bulk foods for the air fryer or regular fryer).

Peruzzis is a great little deli and antique shop in downtown Canajoharie. It is owned and run by…read moreMr. Peruzzi himself, who has worked hard for years to keep the quaint establishment open. Not only does he find great items and try to offer a variety of foods and different deals, but he is single handedly keeping a small, old fashioned deli open. Places like this are gems and if you're in town, you should definitely stop by!

I love this place. My buddy and I stop here every time we head to the north country for camping…read more They have amazing sandwiches with a lot of choices and sizes. The smallest is two meals. Nice butcher shop, too. Large selection of spices. I'd go here a lot more often if it were closer to my home. Highly recommended.

Always great food.Service is with a smile and informative and the ambiance is what's expected…read more We got an Easter Ham recently and it was the best ham we've ever had. Thank you MSotN

Great ham and smoked turkey. The bacon is not my favorite. Very salty. They had a really good 3…read moreyear cheddar. It didn't last the party.

I've given myself a week to calm down but still need to write the review. My wife and I went the…read moreOscars a week ago, (we've been going there for 30 years) picked up a few prepackaged items and walked past the throng of tourist trying to decide what meat cuts they wanted. When we got up to the front counter where we usually pay we waited for a while then finally asked a guy if we could just pay for this he rudely told us the line starts behind the 40 people waiting for their smoked products and meats and delis and salads we tried to explain to it we only had three items here that were prepackaged and just ring us up again rudely told us the line starts back there. I wanted to leave the items on the counter but my wife decided to put them all back. This to me is the same of buying a quart of milk at the supermarket and having them tell you you have to go back and take a number at the deli counter to pay for it, pretty stupid. Will never be back.

While I've seen Sweet Tree Farm meets in a few places around Upstate NY, I bought their beef short…read moreribs at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market. The ribs were great! Plenty of meat on them and topped with a nice layer of fat which caramelized nicely; I first seared the short ribs before cooking them in a slow cooker. As stated on its website, Sweet Tree Farm is committed to sustainable farming, does not use growth hormones, nor do they routinely use antibiotics. Their beef is 100% grass-fed and finished. If the quality and flavor of their short ribs are any indication of their other products, they're definitely doing something right!

Husband and I picked up a couple of Sweet Tree Farm's grass fed, humanely raised rib eye steaks at…read morethe Troy Farmers Market... and whooo boy, were they tasty! Yes, they are a tad on the pricey side when compared to the supermarket (about $1/ ounce with tax for the rib eye), but the excellent flavor and clear conscious don't hold a candle to that supermarket stuff. Plus, it's still way cheaper than you'll find at any respectable steakhouse. And who doesn't love supporting a good local business? These folks offer a number of items, including various cuts of steak, beef and pork roasts, ribs, chops, sausage, kebabs, bacon, ground meat and chicken. Don't forget the eggs and maple syrup. Plus, they seem to use as much of the animal as possible, given that they also sell shank and marrow bones, dog bones, heart, tongue, oxtail, liver, and beef and pig fat. I love that. Find the friendly Sweet Tree people selling their goods at the Troy Farmers Market (Saturdays), the Schenectady Farmers Market (Sundays) or pick your order up at the farm by appointment. Awesome stuff here; I can't wait to try more. Rock on, Sweet Tree.

A Schenectady treasure along with Pereccas Bread. An authentic Italian meat shop featuring sweet…read moreand hot Italian sausage plus cheddar brats, kielbasa and many other hand made links. The steaks are outstanding quality. The Lamb Sausage which we grill is a family favorite, especially as an appetizer. The Italian Sausage is great in sauce or grilled. They also make sausage patties in the summer. Their grated cheese is always in our refrigerator. Out of state relatives request the cheese and the Italian Sausage when we visit. Family owned since it was established almost 100 years ago.

What can I say about this place? A LOT. But in the interest of not completely filling up Yelp's…read moredatabase, I'll keep it brief. The first thing that you notice when you walk into Garofalo's is how great it smells: it's like getting hit in the face with a cinder block of glorious fucking awesomeness. It smells THAT good. I love it. I really don't think there's a single thing here that isn't fantastic. I'm especially in love with their smoked ribs. The stuffed pork chops are awesome. They make all sorts of phenomenal sausages. They also sell a variety of other things: various cheeses, meats, spices, canned tomatoes, olive oil and more. The staff at Garofalo's are great as well. They're very friendly. This place is obviously in the best hands. If you're not familiar with the area, it might be a little tricky to find because it's on a weird little road. There really isn't any parking (I normally walk here from my Schenectady office anyway), so the best place is to just park in the lot around the bend behind Perreca's and Cornell's. Garofalo's is well within walking distance from there. Garofalo's accepts credit cards, but there's a minimum amount (which is $15 if I recall correctly). Be warned: If you're going there today for the smoked ribs, you're SOL. I'm pretty sure I bought them out for the day. That's how I roll.

Syrons has Good service and quality foods they also make their own blends of stuff. Keep up the…read moregood work.

As an at-home-chef for a large, hungary family, buying from Syron's is our main stop and shop for…read moreour meats and other daily needs. Always great quality and always exactly what I am looking for. Jeff and his family are always willing to help me out when I am looking for something different. Given they get their supplies wholesale, I am not disappointed when they cannot. After all, it is a small town and not everyone cooks and eats what I ask for. We often call ahead for special sized cuts, or if I am looking for a bulk order. If I call early enough in the day I can pick them up by that afternoon. Otherwise, they will be ready by the day and hour they tell you. On the customer side of the counters is a perfect supply of the daily needs... milk, bread, condiments, snacks, some fresh vegetables, and most other general cooking needs. A perfect stop on the way home from work to get those quick-grab-staples. Their pre-prepped meals (chicken cordon bleu, stuffed porkchops, marinated chicken breasts, bbq ribs, etc.) and premade sides (potato salads, mac salads, tortellini salads, etc.) are consistently available and nicely done. Their recipes are well seasoned and ready to eat, but easily adapted in your own kitchen to hit that flavor your mom used to make. From the deli, the Boar's Head deli meats and cheeses are always as expected, but don't miss out on their own baked/roasted meats. They are without a doubt competing against their BH meats. When it is time for a sandwich, their subs are one of the best in the area. My only gripe would be that the rolls they use for the subs are not on the bread rack for me to buy and take home. I will admit though, I have never asked to buy them. Always a great experience. I have added several photos of meals we have prepared using Syron's products.