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    The Butchery Quality Meats

    4.4 (426 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Chloe N.

    So glad we have such a high quality butchery store in this neighborhood. The staff are five star, very friendly. Love getting raw meat from there. The grass fed fillet mignon when cooked has such a nice flavor, not like that ones you get from commercial stores. Love how affordable chicken and pork is. Tried their bacons and sausages. All on point and delicious.

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    Kimberly T.

    If you want high quality meats, cheeses, spreads and more, this is the place to get them. I've purchased many amazing steaks as Father's Day gifts and recently popped in for a gift card for a retirement gift. All of the staff is friendly and you're never left standing there wondering what you're looking at or trying to make decisions. The store, meat cases and strip mall it is located in are all VERY CLEAN.

    Menu - June 2026

    The italian was amazing! Lots of toppings and substance to the sandwich for a great price. The regular turkey was unfortunately not that great. It was the same price as the italian and did not have much flavor. It tasted almost like goat cheese and turkey, I ended up throwing away the other half of my sandwich. I wish it was more of a traditional turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, etc! Excited to try a different sandwich next time.

    Steven G.

    This place is expensive. But it's great. If you want the best beef, lamb, pork, or chicken, this is the place. It's not the place for bargains. The purveyors are pleasant, professional, and knowledgeable. People that come here are willing to pay for high quality. They have an amazing selection of seasonings, marinated meat and poultry, and cheese. It's an organized store. It's not hard to find things. It's a pretty modern feel. Its appearance is fine. But, the reason you come here is for the best. It's a 30-40 minute drive for me. I only come when I want a great cut or beef, lamb, kurobata pork, or jidori chicken.

    Really good bone in pork chops and other piggy cuts.
    B N.

    Another great butcher shop in my arsenal to choose from in Orange County. My wife and I went here last Sunday on a mission down the 17th Street corridor to stock up protein provisions for the next two weeks. Santa Monica Seafoods was the first stop, and this place the second stop. This is my second visit here in 4 weeks, and I must say they have most everything one needs to satisfy your animal protein needs. We purchased a couple of bone in pork chops. They were very good quality, a little over 1 inch thick. I've bought some previously from them and had them cut them at 1 and a quarter inch thick and they grilled beautifully. This location has more than just various meats. They have not easy to find items like beef tallow, a great fromage display, various seasonings, hard to find proteins like rabbit, duck, oxtail, and other goodies that you do not find at a regular grocery store. I almost forgot, they also make craft sandwiches to take out. We will back in another 2 weeks.

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    Valerie T.

    We didn't realize how good the sandwiches are here. We shared the brisket sandwich with coleslaw on the sandwich and all the fixings. So good! It's on chibatta bread. They have so many sandwiches to choose and plenty of meats to bring home and make sandwiches at home. Chips and everything that a deli should have. Very quick service too!

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    Emily C.

    My boyfriend and I came here to grab some steaks for dinner and saw they had a sandwich counter. We got intrigued and wanted to try it out. The employees at the meat counter were so attentive and friendly! We were asked if we needed help like 5 times lol. Parking is easy in a shared plaza. We got the #1 turkey sandwich ($13.99) on white bread to share, and it was surprisingly delicious for how simple it was. The white bread was not white sandwich bread but a baguette instead. Bread was too light toasted, not much of a crunch and more of a chew. The mayo really threw me off; I thought they added tuna salad. The white lean turkey and mayo had me thinking it was a tuna salad sandwich! Once I got over that, the sandwich was pretty good. The pepper jam added a nice sweet and tangy flavor to the plain sandwich. The cheese got a little lost, probably there wasn't enough of it. My boyfriend enjoyed the sandwich much more than me. Overall, the sandwich was a great snack/lunch. It was very interesting and unique thanks to the jam. We would come back to try to other sandwiches.

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    Every sandwich I've gotten here has been absolutely delicious! I can walk there which is even better.

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    Amazing customer service and all the staff members were extremely nice. Meat quality has always been top-notch. This is my go-to place.

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    Always a pleasure, good quality meats and great service. I can certainly recommend !!!

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    The food tasted amazing , we got beef skewers , i got really sick after , i got food poisoning.

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    Picked up several pounds of meat for the 4th of July weekend. Quality and service were excellent. Will be back for more!!

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    Ask the Community - The Butchery Quality Meats

    Do you carry guanciale and Cinghiale?

    Hi Anthony, yes we do carry guanciale. We often have wild boar bacon but I’m guessing you’d prefer something like shoulder which we’d be happy to bring in for you on special order

    When do you have marinated potatoes?

    Hi Mimi, we stopped marinating them. We use olive oil and camp mix, so we have everything there at the shop if you like that preparation. Right now we have the organic yellow potatoes

    Do you offer any Bison meat selections? I found you guys from a Butcher class search, do you offer butchery classes?

    We do carry Bison. The cuts can vary based on availability but we typically have it fresh in stock. We do not have any butchery classes.

    Do you guys sell green tripe? I feed my dog raw and was just wondering if you guys sell it.

    I haven’t been able to find green tripe. I can get you tripe in a 10lb case if you’d like?

    Does a prime rib order need to be called in, in advance or can I just walk in and ask for one?

    You can walk in if you’d like

    Are any of your marinated meats gluten free?

    Yes, come on in and we can show you which marinades are gluten free.

    Do you make meat and cheese platters? If so how small?

    Yes we do, any size you need. Yes lease call ahead and preorder

    Do you guys carry guanciale?

    Yes, we typically have guanciale in our deli. Call ahead if driving far to be safe.

    Do you also cook the steaks as an option?

    Sorry, we leave the cooking to you ... ;)

    Most businesses are offering discounts in consideration of this pandemic. Just inquiring if this establishment is offering anything? Family meal packs etc?

    If you go to our website and click on signature boxes you will see three discounted boxes including what we call a family box.

    On website I see source for the chicken is "Rodgers Poultry". This looks like a processing facility. Where do they get their meat from? No mention on their website.

    For our Marinated Chicken we have a custom antibiotic free spec with Wayne Farms. For non marinated (and we can also marinate this for you, just call your order in) we have Jidori Chicken (organic option) out of San Bernardino County or PastureBird… 

    Do you accept orders for fresh Thanksgiving turkey?

    We sure do, come on in and pre-order a fresh bird in the size range you need

    Is the meat from your butcher non-gmo?

    I'm not sure, but the quality it's outstanding !!

    How about bones, marrow bones, do they sell or able to give them away?

    I recall it being sold in the frozen section. I haven't been in awhile so might have changed. I suggest calling to double check.

    Do they carry organ meat? Kidney, spleen, heart etc for pork & beef?

    I personally haven't seen it but I wouldn't see why they wouldn't be able to get it. Maybe best to call them to see if they can get it?

    Do you guys keep organic grass fed meats in stock? Particularly filet?

    Their website states that they stock grass fed beef

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    Brisket, links, ribs, pulled pork and chicken were all on point.  Not to mention the service with a smile.  Thank you Holé Smokes.

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