A large selection of brats that you can only find there. The other food is equally good. The…read moreservice is friendly and knowledgeable; it is well worth the ride. You know you are in a specialty shop.

In a dusty little town that can easily be 1000 miles from nowhere, a Meat Market suddenly appears…read moreas you kick the tumbleweeds aside. Yep, an unsuspected Twilight Zone moment involving purveyors of fine meats.. The hefty 'Iowa Chops' will weigh down your picnic basket, and 'Bears' fans can rejoice while torching some 'Packer' Brats over an open flame! The 'Beef Stix'; you're guaranteed a full day supply of Sodium. Just West of Dekalb...

A family owned meat market that offers fresh cuts and quality meats along with specialty brats and…read moreBBQ seasonings. Opened since 1955,this is now a 4th generation owned Artisan Butchery. Prices are slightly higher than the "Big Box" stores but the freshness and quality cannot be compared. They also have a location in Geneva Illinois. Definitely a place to try when in the area!

Always like to support local family owned businesses and this one is a great place to find freshly…read morebutchered meats. They make their own meat sticks in various flavors and even some for the dogs. We usually stop to pick some up on our way into Woodhaven Lakes campground. In addition to fresh meats they have deli and frozen items too. Expect to pay premium prices for premium products that are worth the price if you're a carnivore.

We just moved nearby and found this VERY GOOD neighborhood butcher shop! We're very happy with the…read moreexcellent quality and cuts of their meat and plan to continue shopping here!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

Nice variety of vacuum sealed quality meat products that are reasonably priced. Homemade brats and…read morehot dogs too. Fresh baked cinnamon rolls. Only open Fri and Sat.

Small corner market. Really great subs for 5 dollars and fresh meat. A full on small grocery store…read more The staff was friendly, they have a selection in the back for your choice of sandwiches and a small salad bar. If I was local, this place would have all my needs without having to drive several miles to a Walmart. I recommend this spot for anyone in town.

I had to stop in and ask for patty to right a wrong and introduce myself because I gave another…read morestore credit for there very tasty/fresh breakfast sausage. The store it self is in on a side street with plenty of parking and at first opening on a Saturday is pretty easy to navagate because the crowds have not formed yet. The store itself has a small town feel to it, no big chain store feel and more like a neighborhood place. I was surprised to see the salad/pasta bar set up just after 8am, not a huge one but all the basics. Patty invited me to stop by the store if I was ever in the neighborhood, I was was going to Iowa so I was passing Dixon Il and I'm getting off the Hwy because I brought a cooler with me because no way I'm a few miles away and not getting this sausage that I like so much. Flynnies Diner, a local spot uses Olivers for all their meat and I found it in the breakfast plate that I had which i immediately liked. Since I didn't know what the what I was looking for in the store the meat guy helped me, I explained that I wanted the sausage that Flynnies serves and he took me right to it. It was in a small but nicely thought out good looking meat case, nice red meat by the way. Since Patty was so passionate about me correcting my review and setting the record straight and having confirmed with the restaurant owner where the sausage actually came from, I gladly corrected my review so I asked if she was in today and could I speek to her. I just wanted a couple minutes to introduce my self since she took the time to reach out to me and to meet her after correcting the record, it was full circle for the whole situation. The breakfast sausage is top quality which you can tell with the first bite, it's pretty lean and very tasty. It's a very dense/hearty breakfast sausage that is seasoned perfect and like me when you first taste it you know that this is not any commercial sausage. When I had it at the diner I knew that this was a fresh local product and I was right. Patty O I apologize for the wrong information from my server at Flynnies Diner and I was happy to correct my review with your information and give you all the credit that your store deserves and it was nice meeting you and thank you for the great breakfast sausage that I left with, when ever I'm that way I'm bringing a cooler to take some with me.

I wanted a prime rib to smoke on a charcoal grill (per an episode of Cook's County on PBS). I saw…read moreTom featured in our Rotary International magazine and thought I'd give the biz to a fellow Rotarian, and a place I could stop on the way home from Galena. Did NOT disappoint! Our prime rib was amazing, the pork shoulder roasts made a fabulous Pork Ragu, and looking forward to using the short ribs in my Osso Bucco with polenta.

Lucky to have a local quality meat processor! They care. Drive from Dekalb to them! Recommend!read more

Came here to get three fillet mignons and since there wasn't any in the shelves they went in the…read moreback and cut us some fresh ones. That evening we cooked it, a nice medium-rare/medium and they were the best stakes we ever had. So tender and the quality was 1000/10.

Exceptional service and quality. They will help you pick to correct choice of beef or pork for your…read moreoccasion. The grade of meet is outstanding. We like to get the cheese curds and beef stick to snack on. The curds are always fresh and squeaky. They have a number of choices of beef stick to choose from. The last time in the owner help use pick the beef roast to serve for Mother's Day. I would suggest the brat Patties. A little different spin on the everyday brat.

This is a nice little family run store front offering a wide variety of beef, chicken, and pork…read morecuts among others. They're very friendly and helpful. The prices are reasonable for farm fresh meats, and the quality is way better than anything you're going to pick up at the local grocery store. This place is definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

My niece lives nearby and referred us for great meat. They are nice people who provide the best…read morequality meats around. The taste is incomparable to the grocery stores' meats. It's so worth a few dollars extra to get the best tasting and cleanest meats. Just try it once and you'll see what I'm talking about and you'll be hooked!

This is Disneyland for a FatGuy. I never took up tobacco,…read moreI'm a sensible imbiber of Alcohol, and but for a VERY few exceptions (and periods in my history) I wasn't drawn to recreational drugs. Lunchmeat and sausages, though... Thoroughly, positively, indubitably, and absolutely addicted throughout all of my 72 years. Mea culpa, pwned, signed, sealed, and delivered. (Yes I know that shit is NOT good for you or me; and I have, here in my dotage, adapted at least a smidgen of discipline in my consumption of said foodstuffs) But stepping into Reams is hard, my Brothers and Sisters, it's HARD. Temptation in the air, from the butcher shop aroma; Temptation in the eyes, from the never-ending displays in the cases, Temptation in situ from the beckoning samples placed like land mines throughout the store, and the myriad namecards everywhere you look. Temptation to cross gluttony off the "mortal sin" list, or at least create a scheme to take a parcel of fresh Bratwurst to one's next confession; slipping it to the padre hoping the penance is to leave the Mustard off the links for a week or two. I won't even try to describe the treats in store. There's just too much. And it goes beyond charcuterie. The steaks, the chops, the prepared meats. All top top quality. There's condiments, baked goods, wine and beer, even stuff for your dog. Want weird stuff? Offal and innards? It's all there. Seafood, too. And if you're one of those guys (like me) who dig "sausage stix" and Jerky, their home-made offerings are nonpareil. Ditto for their home-made potato salad-type thingies. It wouldn't surprise me to find a dozen Grandmothers fixing all this shit up behind the back wall. Here's another example: In the West Burbs of Chicago, the Czech butchers always had Daisy/Crawford Praszky for sale-It's a tasty Garlic juggernaut halfway between salami and summer sausage. Oscar Mayer WISHES they had something tasting this good. It's a Chicago Staple you'll never hear of through all the chatter about Hotdogs, Italian Beef, and Deep-Dish Pizza. Maybe it didn't get as far North as the Kosher neighborhoods, but on the South and west sides...oboy. Imagine my surprise when I saw Ream's version sitting almost hidden on the very bottom row of one of the cold chests lining the Southern wall. I've never seen it elsewhere, except for the echte Daisy/Crawford version. I thought it was a proprietary thing. Welp, here is Ream's iteration. I saw it while I was in line, and as I already had a cart full of custom-cut stuff, I didn't add it to the haul that day, but the NEXT time we're in deepest Elburn, I'm SO there. Every theory has a corollary, and I was disappointed to learn Ream's quit making their excellent Head Cheese. Yes I know, "head cheese" is on the "fear factor" list with Anchovies, Limburger Cheese, Czarnina (q.v.), and Haggis; but IYKYK, this is a significant loss. Oh well. And about that "it's not good for you" thing: Yeah, there's a lot of fat in sausages, but I am without doubt Reams has no truck with nasty chemicals, or cheating the recipes to add bulk in the name of profits. I'm also pretty sure they're using the best quality sources and the best cuts to make their stuff. Ream's is WAY the fuck out there in the far far far Western Burbs. It isn't quite Eastern Iowa, but it may seem like that during the journey there. And if you're looking for a bargain, shop at Aldi. If this was an Auto Dealer, they'd be selling Mercedes, Audis, and Lamborghinis. Make sure you have some free limit on your cards if you come out here to shop. It also is certain you will buy MORE than you planned to. Mark my words. Then again, Distance and price be damned. If you demand pure excellence, You pay the tab without a gripe. But when you make a sandwich, or pull one of their steaks off the grill, or have a snack of their heavenly Pimento Cheese on a cracker; or shook a bottle of one of the boutique sauces on who-cares-what, or took a bite of a Brat with SERIOUS "snap"... You'll smile quietly knowing you got what you paid for. Perhaps more. And THAT is a rare occurrence in these days of "interesting times"

I don't come here often, but when I do, I'll join the droves of people gathering around the Meat…read moreCounter waiting methodically for your number to be called, Yep, it's a 'cattle call' for those willing to throw 5 Stars for a slab of Beef or Pork with 'Steakhouse' prices. Apparently, people tend to become enamored over some 'Meat Stix'! It's good, but it ain't the only place around serving the best meat imaginable!

--Location/Parking-- Right off of Galena Ave. Easy to find…read moreand no issue with parking. --Ambience-- Huge supermarket or superstore vibe with huge selection of alcohol to choose from. I think we pick up more drinks because we spotted more items we could possible use :) --Service/Staff-- Friendly service. I don't remember their names, but they even had recommendations on some of their cigars. --Products/Service-- Got more drinks for the BBQ then we deserve or need. --Capacity-- Indoors can hold 60 plus people with the amount of space and walking aisles. The drinks were either stacked on shelves or in the refrigerated section, but there were plenty to choose from and spacious area. --Overall-- If you are Dixon, this is a great spot to stock up on drinks for parties or large gatherings.

Chris refused to sell to me because he is racist (according to his own words)…read more If I could give 0 stars, I would. I stopped in for a half pint of Hennessy and was refused service because the person I was with did not have their ID (but I did). I explained to the clerk that I was the one purchasing the alcohol and he continued to refuse, claiming that because the person I was with did not have his ID, he would not sell to me. I noticed another clerk behind the desk and she was extremely kind and helpful, but Chris, the person who was refusing service, kept talking over her and saying the law says we both need an ID (it doesn't). I told him that it was unfair and discriminatory to refuse to sell to someone who has a valid ID & he said "you know what? yeah, it's because i'm racist" and laughed as if he was being sarcastic. However, his comment was extremely hurtful and damaging. I asked Chris to speak to someone in charge and he told me he was the boss at Liquor N Wine. After leaving, I called the store and asked to speak to a manager, to which whoever answered the phone replied that the person in charge would not be in until Monday (this incident happened on Saturday, 2/28/26). I felt very hurt and attacked by his derogatory comments. After his comment, I left the store in disbelief and nearly in tears. I ask that whoever is in charge addresses this issue immediately and properly handles Chris' feelings and attitudes towards Hispanic people. I would hate to have to report this incident to the Attorney General's office because I truly like the store and the rest of the workers. Chris should not be allowed to continue to discriminate and ruin the reputation of Liquor N Wine.