249342 Thu Apr 20 18:00:57 -0700 2006 4 19 Outer Boroughs 0 1325808 I love the guys at the A+S Pork Store, but there's no getting around it: Union Market has some *incredible* meat. The marbling on their beef is off the charts -- definitely the high end of prime. Even their lamb has more marbling than you'll find at most butcher shops. When I'm walking by, I stop in sometimes just to gawk at the meat case, even if I'm not gonna buy anything -- it's that impressive. Fortunately, the Pork Store's still the place to go for mozzarella, pizza rustica, and sandwiches. -- Paul Thu Apr 20 18:00:57 -0700 2006 0 Paul Lukas 1 1325817 try great western on 5th between 7th and 8th Thu Apr 20 20:57:46 -0700 2006 1325808 0 carfreeinla 2 1325827 I'm a fan of Great Western and have touted it on this board many times. But when the Pork Store became a full-service butcher about a year ago (they had previously stocked pork and some beef, but not lamb, not much veal, etc.), their quality surpassed Great Western. Great Western never has prime-grade beef, while the Pork Store always has at least one cut that's prime. But now Union Market has surpassed the Pork Store. Almost everything they sell is prime -- and it's the high end of prime, with ridiculously abundant marbling. -- Paul Fri Apr 21 08:47:36 -0700 2006 1325817 0 Paul Lukas 1 1325828 "Fortunately, the Pork Store's still the place to go for mozzarella, pizza rustica, and sandwiches." Great Italian sausages too. Fri Apr 21 09:44:12 -0700 2006 1325808 0 Bob Martinez 2 1325876 I just noticed they have homemade lard at A&S (in case anyone is ready to go hardcore with biscuits and chicken frying...) anyone tried it? Sat Apr 22 09:18:56 -0700 2006 1325828 0 pitu