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Anoka Meat & Sausage
478 W Main St, Anoka, MN 55303, United States
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Anoka Meat & Sausage
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Gi
Review №1

Best meat market I have ever been to. My son and I stopped in for something for dinner. The wonderful woman behind the counter helped us with 3 New York Strips that grilled to perfection. The following day we went back to see the same lady because y son said she told him Filet Mignon was on sale... and they cut the most amazing steaks from a full loin purchase. I highly recommend and will return. You have a customer for life in my 13 year old ;)

La
Review №2

Bought a couple rib eyes - trusted them to be good cuts because they usually are. Got home and opened the package up and one rib eye had so much fat that I wouldnt even serve it. Called to let them know and was told I could bring it back (which is good) but doesnt do you a whole lot of good when you are getting ready to grill and have dinner plans. Paid a lot of money for an extremely poor cut of meat. I would just recommend making sure you get what you want - because if you just trust what they give you - you may be really disappointed when you get home. Will not be going back.

jo
Review №3

Had multiple deer processed over the years. They do a great job. Turn around is very fast. Cuts are perfect. Venison to beef burger mix two thumbs up. Sausage and sticks turn out great. Family loves them. Thank you!!!

Ly
Review №4

I brought my deer here from the Youth season and got it back in reasonable time. it all looked good until I tasted it, the meat was over smoked and tasted like ash from a fire do not recommend.

Ka
Review №5

Second deer I’ve brought in due to warm weather. Normally I would process my deer. I was hoping first time last year was a one off. But no, both times have been consistent. Fat (tallow) and silver skin on all the steaks and roasts. Some roasts that were cut were sliced through 2 different groups of meat leaving, once again, tallow and diver skin in the inner portion of the roasts. Forces you to remove the tallow and silver skin leaving you with thin strips, that you might be able to call steaks.I gave it 2 stars due to that they took my deer in on a challenging weather day and for the quick turn around.I am sure I am like most here, deer hunting is time consuming and when you get one, I believe they are are above anything else you can get at your box stores. A little extra care and respect would go a long way. There are many other good shops out there, spare yourself the disappointment and take your deee somewhere else. Thanks

Ke
Review №6

Dont go anywhere else. Im serious. Ive been to butchers in the cities and suburbs, even the big chain and small omg its so amazing shops and they have nothing on Anoka Meat & Sausage. Best cuts of steaks, from Minnesota and Wisconsin farms. Pork. Chicken. Turkey. They have anything your local butcher should have and more. The staff are always friendly and willing to answer questions. Seriously, dont go anywhere else for your meat. They do it all, including deer processing and meat in bulk.Attached is a picture of a beast of a porterhouse I got tonight, sizzling on my grill. Sadly Im bad with names and forgot the name of the guy I bought the steak from but he grabbed it and predicted the weight before dropping it on the scale. They seriously know their meats.

Do
Review №7

-2 Stars for the quality of the service, my mother flew in from NJ to cook for my pregnant wife and I, and she was treated very rudely for merely asking for some fairly standard items.Was not the quality customer service i expected from the reviews.

Mi
Review №8

We brought our deer in a couple weeks ago. A week later they said it was ready, went in to only find out the main cuts are ready and the sticks and sausage will be ready at a later date. Picked the rest up today and its a large bag of looks like old venison with large amounts of freezer burn... probably not my deer nor fresh for it to get that bad of freezer burnt within 24 hrs. Way too overpriced for this lackluster quality, Highly recommend going somewhere else or youll waste your money.

ja
Review №9

Great place to process a deer. Got my meat the next day and they were happy to answer all my questions.

Ma
Review №10

Great local butcher shop. Ive never had bad quality meat and the front staff is very friendly and helpful. If you are a hunter, you can get your game processed here. The in-house beef sticks make a great snack, but I wish they would bring back the pheasant sticks, which was my favourite.

Ra
Review №11

Something is really off with the bacon, my dad has bought it from here a couple times and each time he cooks it I wake up to a very awful smell similar to burnt plastic and pine needles, he makes bacon nearly every day and only the smell of the bacon from this place will wake me up with extreme nausea

Sc
Review №12

This place is great! Very helpful and knowledgable folks. We love them! Visit at least once so you will, at least experience what they do so well!

Ma
Review №13

Folks were very helpful and friendly. Prices compatible to other meat shops.

Jo
Review №14

Looks and smells like a meat market should. Good people and friendly service

Ro
Review №15

Amazing jerky! If your going to be BBQing at home pick up some good cuts from here.

To
Review №16

Staff is always friendly and helpful. High quality meats at fair prices, the fat in the beef cuts actually has flavor (unlike the big chain stores) great selection. My favorite place to pick up some protein for dinner.

Ma
Review №17

Always great service and high quality meats.

Ky
Review №18

The employees are very friendly and very helpful.I have brought my deer here to be processed several times, they always get it done quickly.

Je
Review №19

Stopped in and bought a couple of beef tenderloin filets for a home birthday dinner. Filets were great, using cast iron skillet method. Also purchased twice baked potato pack, they were average at best, more potato then twice baked. Ill make my own next time. Would really like to see grass fed choices for the meat as well.

AA
Review №20

Hands down,best meat store state wide! Award winning beef sticks,and brats. Locally owned and operated for over 40 years. We sure miss Pauly and his dad out there cooking out on the grill every day! Bring him back!

Yt
Review №21

Legendary establishment in Anoka with incredible staff! We partnered with Anoka Meat & Sausage for our charcuterie boards and cheese flights at Ambi Wine Bar and couldn’t be happier to feature them on our menu. Thank you for all you do! #discoveranoka

Ke
Review №22

Anoka Meat & Sausage is the best butchers shop I have been to in quite some time. The fact that they support Veterans with a discount and donations to The American Legion for their meat raffles, means a great deal to me. This stop is a must if you are passing through The Halloween Capital of the World! Their daily specials keep me coming in frequently to try something new and delicious. Thanks folks.

Br
Review №23

Great prices. Extremely helpful staff. Carried heavy bulk items to my van. Great to work with an appreciative small local business.

La
Review №24

First time shoppers today! Great staff. Very friendly and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Will definitely be returning to shop again.

Li
Review №25

The lady was unfriendly and rude. Time to get new employees at your place

Za
Review №26

This is pretty much the only place I buy meat! They never let me down and the employees are great!

We
Review №27

The meats are amazing and the staff is knowledgeable and very helpful... and friendly too! They have great specials and partially prepped items to make dinner easy.

ba
Review №28

I work here but dont consider me bias.When I came here for my first time, and times to follow, the staff was amazingly friendly, personable and held a great knowledge for all the meat they provided. My first experience was of something you dont experience in alot of places anymore. They are truly genuine and have amazing customer service . They immediately made me feel welcome and comfortable. I will forever hold them and their venison sticks DEER to my heart!! :p :)

ra
Review №29

Best meat shop ever friendly people great products always get your questions answered I was happy to serve fantastic place

Je
Review №30

I went to Anoka meats for my very first time today, Very impressed Their beef sticks and jerky and salmon that I purchased are well above 5 stars 😍 Im excited to go back! They also have excellent customer service their very nice and helpful.

Ti
Review №31

Very friendly and helpful workers. Large selection of meats. I love that they have a variety of beef sticks and their beef kabobs are great!

Ja
Review №32

Weve been living here for years and finally visited. Staff was friendly and helpful. Like the selection. We will definitely be back!

Je
Review №33

Awesome and wholesome staffs. The beef is awesome too.

Ad
Review №34

Really nice place. If youre looking for meat you gotta come here.

al
Review №35

Always friendly with great selection.

Se
Review №36

Their ground beef is best weve found.It hads a better taste, smell and texture than anything locally.Thier beef sticks come in alot of flavors and are better than even Bobs. sorry Bob .Their crab and artichoke stuffed mushrooms were amazing to say the very least and there friendly customer service is always a pleasure.Thanks you guys.See you soon.

An
Review №37

First time costomer overall: Deer processing.We did some research to find where we would go to process our deer. Wanting to support small, and local we decided on here even though they were more expensive by $30-$60 from the other places we considered. When we picked up the meat the gals loading it up dropped the boxes twice. Upon inspection all of the 5 lb ground trim bags were split open leaving meat exposed and loose in the cardboard box. The steaks were wrapped in freezer paper that had now been sitting in and covered in the loose ground meat and juice. When we called to complain all they offered was to repackage it all. We ended up repackaging it all ourselves to save driving back and dealing with them. Needless to say for the price I would have assumed they would have taken better care and concern with our product as it relates to packaging. We will be going elsewhere next season for processing.

Jo
Review №38

I highly recommend these folks. We had an issue with a poor quality product and the manager was extremely eager to make it right, no questions asked. I thought customer service was gone, but not here. I will always rate them #1.

co
Review №39

Excellent customer service and great recommendations if you can not make up your mind.

An
Review №40

They provide a wonderful product along with fantastic customer service!!! Love this place!

Ly
Review №41

They are very friendly and they have good specials.

ja
Review №42

Bacon cheddar brat are you kidding me. Freaking good

Ju
Review №43

Was here today for the first time. Great service and selection

J
Review №44

A neighborhood gem. Always helpful, always have what I need, and I always try something new in addition to whatever I go in for and am never disappointed. There is a variety of meats, cuts, jerky, sausages, brats, they have lamb, bison, unusual animal parts, lots of bbq sauces and some jarred vegetables, treats for dogs, ahh, their ground chicken Italian sausage has a flavor and texture Ive been searching for for 20 years. I am reaaallly happy to have this place so close to home and appreciate supporting such a unique and local shop.

Ma
Review №45

This has to be by far the best tasting meat I have ever had!

Le
Review №46

I enjoy their venison stix. One of the best in the Twin Cities.

Ka
Review №47

Great products and services . Staff extremely helpful and friendly.

Sp
Review №48

Great and friendly staff who actually cares

Ed
Review №49

Loved the seasoned pork chop. Great customer service.

Er
Review №50

Wonderful ppl great service

Da
Review №51

Very nice friendly meat market.

Ha
Review №52

It baffles me why this place rates so well. We bought some filet mignon from here and came home with the toughest stringiest pieces of meat ever. And this from a cut that is prized for its buttery tender texture. The worst part is that I know exactly why this happened.Background for those not in the know about animal butchery. The filet comes from the tenderloin. The tenderloin is on of the first cuts pulled (and I mean pulled not cut) from the animal. This is partially due to the fact that its a prize cut but more because its a fantastically easy place to start. The tenderloin is then trimmed of connective tissue and silver skin and the chain is removed this goes on to become part of the burger or sometimes for Phillie cheesesteak. Now the butcher has a choice of keeping the tenderloin whole and selling it as is or portioning it into filet by cutting cross sections about 2 inches thick straight through it across through the grain. If a tenderloin is sliced with the grain it will be tough and stringy due to the long fibers of the meat if it sliced across though the fibers are short leading to a tender easy to chew texture.So somehow this meat market managed to butcher one of the most simple tasks. They should be embarrassed.

Li
Review №53

Great place, great meat

H
Review №54

Wild Game Processing. Nice People.

Ta
Review №55

Very helpful and friendly staff!! Delicious jerky and beef sticks.

Ca
Review №56

Good 😊.

Ke
Review №57

Excellent assortments, quality products & sincere customer service!

Ty
Review №58

Fantastic shop, and wonderful people.

Ba
Review №59

Come for the meat, stay for the jerky!

Je
Review №60

Great Meat! Great Service!

Ja
Review №61

I have had nothing but great product from this place. My go-to meat market.

An
Review №62

Nice and helpful.

he
Review №63

Always friendly!

Ch
Review №64

Love this place!

Ro
Review №65

Best meat in town!!!!!!

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4.7 Rating
  • Address:478 W Main St, Anoka, MN 55303, United States
  • Site:http://www.anokameats.com/
  • Phone:+1 763-421-5580
Categories
  • Butcher shop
Working hours
  • Monday:8AM–6PM
  • Tuesday:8AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:8AM–6PM
  • Thursday:8AM–4PM
  • Friday:10AM–6PM
  • Saturday:8AM–6PM
  • Sunday:8AM–6PM
Service options
  • In-store pickup:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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