Bringing back the local butcher..Superior Halal meats, Richmond

[jcolvin]

I'm feeling blessed that right around the block from me in Richmond is the recently opened Superior Halal meats (4020 #5 rd, at the SE corner with Cambie). Most of what he carries aged from 24-28 days or more, organic angus from Riverside Meats in Salmon Arm, and the value.... marrow--laden Beef shanks @$4/lb, veal shanks @$5, dark and beautifully marbled well-aged rib-eyes @ $12, etc. Selection varies depending on what he has in, sometimes Fraser valley lamb, and very willing to cut to order off whatever is hanging in the locker. I've been bemoaning the death of old-school "local" butchery, but here they are, bringing it back in an incredibly affordable, unpretentious manner.

[eatrustic]

Can't recall the cross street but there is a Halal butcher on No. 5 about half a block from the 24 hr Shopper's and various Indian restaurants and grocery stores. Is it the same one?

I've often wanted to go in and check those guys out but am never in need of meat when I go by. Is Halal in general as great as it is cracked up to be or does it vary greatly depending on the owner?

The guys you're talking about sound exceptional!

[jcolvin]

It's that location, but a new owner now. I think Halal is basically just like any other butchery really; it depends on the quality of the animals and the commitment of the butcher. For instance he had a nice Angus quarter hanging in his locker that he'd just gotten in (he gets one in every two weeks apparently) and he went into the locker, pulled it off the hook and chopped off the flank steak for me today. Most of their beef comes from Riverside Natural Meats.

[jcolvin]

Timing is everything at this place. He gets in a side, cuts it up, and the selection slowly diminishes until he gets another one in. Went back and all the shanks, t-bones and rib eye were gone.