Good selection of jerky, but the employee behind the counter was kind of rude. They have samples up front and I was looking at them, considering trying something when the girl behind the counter curtly tells me to read the rules first. No, "Hello, how are you?". No offer to help us find anything. Didn't greet us when we entered the store either. First thing she said to us was said in a snotty tone. Not to mention unnecessary. I'm in my mid thirties. I know how to properly take a sample using tongs. I'd also already seen and reviewed the rules. Also, the samples are limited to 3 per customer, which is silly. Especially as the samples are the size of chunky bacon bits. I noticed the limit because I read the rules before I was instructed to like a child. I didn't buy anything and we left. Too bad. This store was one of the ones I was excited to check out. I was hoping to get a couple things of jerky, had my heart set on some venison jerky at least, but I'm not going to pay to be treated rudely. They have jerky aplenty, but customer service is lacking. read more

My son loves Jerky and I love garlic. Was looking forward to trying some of the garlic meat sticks, but they were out of the single sticks and I didn't want to spend $21.99 for a share em size. We tried the original and dill pickle snack packs both of which were tougher than leather. Super hard and could rip your teeth out. The dill pickle was meh, it didn't taste all the dill pickle- ish at all- just super hard. Lots of different flavors, but the ones we tried were not that flavorful as advertised. read more

My partner and I were so excited to see this store. It's the perfect gift to send back home while we're on vacation. The women working were so kind. Plus kids also got bug pops, made their day. Side note- this place isn't cheap. read more

Beef Jerky Experience - Specialty Food Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

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My nephew just loves beef jerky. Personally I am more of a fan of sausage sticks. However after sampling what I would say is a much better quality beef jerky, I may be expanding my options. It seems to me that the beef jerky that we have bought in grocery stores and such is very hard to chew. Leather like and if you have dentures, as the lady at the car rental location said from the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles, "you're screwed" or something like that. What really stands out about the jerky at the Beef Jerky Experience is that it much more chewable. Still has that jerky texture but it's fresher and you don't end up with a headache after chewing so hard to break it down. I say jerky because they have several options of jerky. The best part is they also have lots of samples. I love samples. Turkey jerky, beef jerky, pork jerky and I believe some other meats. Think Hot Doug's from Chicago but with jerky options. We ended up with a bloody mary, bbq, smoked and a sweet and spicy. There are so many flavors and options. Did I mention all the samples! They do have other snacks there too but for us its about the jerky. It is a little more expensive than your average store jerky but your quality is better. There are difference size bags and did I mention samples? We have visited a couple of times and they do have a frequent buyers card and the lady that helped us also gave us a card for 10% off. While I will always be a sausage sticks fan, I admit the jerky here is pretty darn good. read more

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Son and I stopped in after a round of golf at Moose Mountain. Barrels of jerky to sample!! What's not to like? We tried the Prime Rib jerky, the Traditional jerky, Teriyaki, Peppercorn Traditional, Sweet & Spicy, Pepper Corn Smoked Beef (a fav), The Reaper (hot! another fav), Blazin Cajun, Crawfish (not a fav), Elk and numerous others. No hard sell. No making you feel like a mooch for trying to sample everything. Walked out with a bag of the Pepper Corn Smoked Jerky ($9.99 and well worth it). Next time we're at the MegaMall, we'll be back for more. read more

I've been to the Beef Jerky experience three times. There's so much I never knew about the wide variety of flavors made and they even have free samples too. Sure it's expensive but you can't find this anywhere else. The staff is really nice, friendly courteous. It's a medium size store. read more

Who knew there was such a thing as a Beef Jerky Outlet? I saw it on the 3rd floor on the North side of the mall near the north food court area. I decided to check it out. I have not seen so many kinds of beef jerky. They have so many flavors to include turkey and dog treat options. My dog loves these!! Grab yourself some, your fur buddy will love you for it. I have been here several times. I bought giant beef jerky, beef jerky chew, ate many samples and even saw a Larry the cable guy sauce. LOL I have been here several times now and I have taken many pictures. Enjoy them. If there is a kind of beef jerky they don't have, that would surprise me. Check it out even if you grab some samples to try. read more

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Such a fun place to shop. I was at MOA with my 11 year old grandson; we saw the store name on the directory and had to check it out. There was a sale, 5 jerkys/beef sticks for $12. Grandson had fun picking out things to try. read more

what, do people have beef jerky review syndrome on yelp? Ok allow me.. As we walked from store to store coming from los angeles, I was like a kid in a beef-jerky store (my son wasnt as overjoyed) But this place is cool. On par with any beef jerky store, expensive and delicious. What sets them apart are a few things: 1) have infinite barrels of sampling over 50-60 kinds, all cut up into cubes. I almost ate 1/2 my lunch sampling everything. Well, they get rewarded for doing shit like that; I spent about seventy bucks on this stuff. 2) Many sizes and varieties of meats, I will skip the deer and ostrich stuff. 3) Lots of non-meat stuff, like cinnamon-glazed peanuts. Got that too. Cool place come for appetizers and leave with a few pounds of jerky. read more

The sample was amazing (moist and tender) but unfortunately the package I bought (same kind as the sample, lemon pepper) was dry and tough.

Great store located on the third floor of the mall. Large volume of samples with various different flavors. A must stop by place at MOA.