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I ended up going to Alexander's Choice Meats to pick up some corned beef for St. Patty's day (after scoffing at the prices at my non-ADA-compliant Whole Foods), and also to check out the rest of the wares. Really nice selection of all sorts of protein, and I especially liked the big slabs of beef aging in the window. While this butcher shop is a bit of a haul for me, I figure I'll pair it up with a lunch in SGV somewhere to make it a total Chow-worthy road trip of sorts.
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Alexanders Choice Meats
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Harvey Guss will sell you two steaks or a whole side. It is a bit out of the way for me, so I usually only use him to buy meat for parties, but he is accomodating when ordering small quantities. Last time I bought 12 racks of ribs, 6 chickens and 2 whole pork loins. Great quality, reasonable prices.
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Do you want a good butcher, or a good meat dept?
There are good butchers who work at bad meat dept. in supermarkets. The meats may not be prime (or even choice), but the butchers are super knowledgeable and will work with you to get the best cut for what you are intending to make.
There are also bad butchers who work at good meat dept. They know little in the way of the bovine art, and could barely cut you a steak without risking one of their digits.
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The best "mainstream" markets for good meat and for butchers who know what the hell they're doing are How's and Bristol Farms. I've gotten good service from Whole Foods here in Pasadena, but have no idea how they are elsewhere. Huntington Meats in the 3rd & Fairfax Farmer's Market has a good and I think well-deserved reputation, but my favorite there is Marconda, generally less expensive and with more emphasis on pork, which I prefer. All the Gelson's markets I've been to have premium-priced meats, probably very good, but the counter guys might as well be at Ralphs for all the knowledge they display. Schreiner's is a German butcher/deli in Montrose (north end of Glendale); have had only their pork and cured meats, all worth repeat journeys.
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re: Hershey Bomar
At the Farmer's Market for us it's Marconda for steaks, bacon, and other cuts of meat like pork chops and such. Huntington for the great selection of sausages...grill up some of their Hungarian sausage and server on a roll like a hot dog, Ymmmmm!...and then Puritan Poultry, which is also owned by Marconda, for the birds and rabbits.
We make a special trip a couple of times a year to stock up the freezer.
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Puritan Poultry
6333 W 3rd St # 226, Los Angeles, CA
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