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    T & J Meat Packing

    2.6 (17 reviews)
    ModerateButcher
    Closed 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Esther L.

    Came here as a kid with my family. Smells bad. Some prices are more than average grocery stores but they do have good deals. Need to know market rate prices. Meat seems fresh. Think they slaughter most if not all of their meat. Mostly beef, pork, lamb, goat, dry spices, eggs, and some poultry like duck. Will cut to order. It is wheelchair accessible. No public restrooms. There were people selling items in the parking lot on a Sunday afternoon; Tamales, Mexican groceries, honey, etc.

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    3 years ago

    Good prices and variety. Like a good old fashioned butcher shop. Worth the distance to make the trip.

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    15 years ago

    Odd place. We make bacon and after curing the belly we bought here we had to throw it away due to rancid smell. I don't trust this place!

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    15 years ago

    The best ribeyes ever. This is a family owned business that treats its customers fairly.

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    The Lisbon Locker

    The Lisbon Locker

    4.2
    (5 reviews)
    46.0 mi
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    I had Lisbon locker process a deer for me this year and they did a great job. All of the sausage…read morecame out amazing. Prices are fair. Turn around time is a little slower than most but after tasting the finished product its worth the wait. Staff is super friendly and willing to answer any questions you might have. Besides the normal chops and ground, I had them make a portion of each sausage they offered and they never balked at the request. Lisbon Locker will be processing all my deer from here out. Great job.

    Life often takes us on weird twists and turns. Days, even weeks, go by without any change in plans…read more Get up, go to work, make dinner, go to bed. Repeat until Saturday. This was my life until something amazing happened. Christmas in July. I got a phone call three weeks ago. My friend's parents were raising free ranging red waddle pigs on their pasture and had planned to process them soon. It was a life changing event and I did everything possible to buy into the bounty. I left early from work one day to visit the pigs. I petted them, played with them, and listened to them 'oink' their way around their pen. In pig language, they were in heaven. Albeit a damn filthy one but to a pig there's nothing better. I fully admit that it's not easy to play with a pig that will soon be in your freezer but I'd take that over the other way around. I helped load the pigs into a truck and off to S & J's Lisbon Locker it went. Then it hit me. The moment that all meat eaters don't ever want to feel. I'm killing something. Not literally of course but my actions helped take the end of this pigs life. As a meat eater, I realized that I needed to do everything I could to respect that pig. Days later I placed my order; 1/2 of the pig along with any oddments (heart, jowl, liver, hocks/feet, lard). This is where respect entered my head. 'Don't waste it'. I found myself repeating these words internally. S & J's placed a call to me yesterday. My order was ready. I drove the hour plus at 7 AM from Chicago to Newark, IL dreaming of a simpler life. Farms, barnyard animals, growing my own crops. I was in farm country and began dreaming the lifestyle. I pulled up to the ragged building and entered. A mild smoke flavor filled the room and a gentleman took my name. I grabbed a few extra pounds of bacon from the nearby freezer along with some ground beef and ribs. I was excited to see this section of for sale items besides the pig I was about to receive. I paid in cash (no credit accepted) and he went back to pull the pig from the freezer. A few minutes later he wheeled it out the door on a shaky cart and I loaded the cuts piece by piece into my cooler. Each section was wrapped with butcher paper and taped shut. 'Don't waste it' I thought again. I rolled the cart back inside and waved goodbye. Off I went. Tomorrow I'll take my first bite of a free ranging pasture raised animal that I was involved with. I'm excited. Christmas in July. I'm looking forward to working with the family raising the pigs and this meat locker in the future. It's great to know that I am one step closer to taking my eating habits 'off the grid'. The experience was rewarding and eye opening all at the same time. Life changing moments seldom come and it makes me proud to know that one person can help make a difference.

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    Leffelman Meat Center

    Leffelman Meat Center

    4.8
    (16 reviews)
    27.9 mi

    Really high quality meats and excellent sausage. The owner / butcher takes real pride in making…read moresure the quality is consistent. Love the pork chops, Ribeye and NY strip. Italian sausage is my favorite.

    Bottom Line: A real deal butcher shop for the unabashed, real deal meat lover. Top quality, fresh…read moremeat but do not expect cheap meat. This is not what you may remember as your Mom's or Grandmother's butcher shop. In my view they are a specialty shop providing premium quality at premium prices. The store is tucked in the corner of a small shopping center and parking can be a challenge on a Saturday. It is clean and bright. I am glad to see though, that there are still artisans with a commitment to quality, and craftsmanship in a trade--AI, thankfully, has no place here in delivering fresh, luxurious cuts of beef, pork and other fine meat either pre-cut or carved to your specifications. I have not been here before so I decided to give them a try starting with several, precut NY Strip steaks and several burger patties to prepare on the grill. The service is polite and professional--not a lot of time for chit-chatting with your butcher like I remember my Grandmother doing. There were several customers waiting in the small shop so I did not feel comfortable trying to dive into the particulars of the meat sourced so I just went with it. The steaks were fairly large cuts, just over one inch thick, and with what struck me as medium marbleization. The USDA grade was not posted on the price tags (that I saw). I decided to see if I could get away with a reverse sear on the steaks and it worked out pretty well though I kept the precook at a lower temperature than I normally would with a thicker cut for fear of over cooking them before I got them to the grill. That worked out well, getting them off the grill at medium doneness. The steaks were reasonably tender, juicy, with, as hoped, a luscious, beefy umami and enjoyed by my guests. I paired everything with a nice Côt which was just perfect. I decided to try the burgers on the griddle top, done to medium, and they were flavorful and juicy. I have to say I was satisfied with the quality and did not feel taken to the cleaners at almost $30 a pound for the steaks though I am not sure this will be a weekly stop (that price point was one of the lower ones in the shop). I will, however, come back for those times I am having special guests or family for those special occasions and will likely update then.

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