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Give Dan at Vicente Foods in Brentwood a call. He is the meat manager and has often fulfilled unusual requests for me. He is as nice as can be.
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re: maudies5
Gastronauticus
Jan 4, 2009 06:20 PM
I second Alexander's Prime Meats.
Unfortunately, Los Angeles has been in a severe butcher drought for quite some time. I've made relationships with Butchers who always seem to have the best intentions but never really deliver. Its sad, being that the food culture of LA is developing by leaps and bounds. Everyone I know is a pseudo-foodie. I know its not SF, CHI, or the big apple- now there are plenty enough of us to warrant offal meats a local shop on a whim.
Other than that, go to Montgomery Park. You can get everything at the Asian markets.
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re: raytamsgv
ChinoWayne
Jan 5, 2009 05:00 PM
Long time ago I lived in Alhambra and I recall seeing items like sheep heads in the meat case at the market that was on the corner of Fremont and Valley. i would agree with raytamsgy, check out the groceries in Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Rosemead, Montebello, etc. along the Valley, Atlantic, Garfield, Garvey and Whittier corrridors.
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sbritchky
Aug 20, 2008 02:15 PM
Real butchers require real customers. Develop a good relationship with a top-quality local butcher (in a neighborhood, not at tourist haunts), and over time -- with a little notice and courtesy -- you'll most likely be able to get what you need. I'd try some of the best shops mentioned on this board (searching for "butcher" brings up 158 hits in the last year alone) and start spending money at one that you like. Another good information source is this story from the LA Times:
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