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    Dave's Meat Service

    4.3 (72 reviews)
    InexpensiveMeat Shops, Butcher
    Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Sausages - Mac/cheese and Honey bbq
    Jason B.

    Flat out the best butcher in the 209. From their high quality meats, to their packaging, to the home-made sausages and meat sticks. Family ran small business that cares about their customers. As a caterer, I often have orders over over 100 pounds of meat which is always ready for me on time and priced well. Not only are they great at what they do, they are heavily involved in their community and donate time and money to their community. They have helped me in countless fundraisers for youth sports. I cannot recommend them more highly.

    Crown pork roast from Dave's!  Absolutely delicious!  Thanks for a successful party!

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    2 months ago

    Freshest meat in town I only get my meat from Dave's from here on out . Ground beef made the best hamburgers on the bbq grill

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    3 months ago

    BUY LOCAL FOLKS! The best place to get your meat and poultry in Modesto. Great prices. Monthly special is only $99.

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    6 months ago

    Kind of out of town, but worth the visit. they have a great selection of sausage and other meats plus meat packs buy local beef!

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    3 years ago

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    10 months ago

    Overall, their prices are good and the meat selection is great. We always enjoy the monthly specials!

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    1 year ago

    Their meat is the best in Stanislauscounty and so much better than anything you'd ever get at the grocery store and Costco.

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    2 years ago

    Not big on friendly customer service. Lady inside is not nice in person or on the phone.

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    3 years ago

    Everything is always great quality and we love the monthly specials...so glad we found this place!

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    3 years ago

    Got the teriyaki meat sticks yesterday from the market yesterday. Killer stuff man they were really good.

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    2 years ago

    Amazing quality. Super friendly service. Didn't know I could go get quality meat straight from the source.

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    Excellent customer service ! Love their linguisa. I tried their Lemon Pepper seasoned chicken ( boneless skinless) AMAZING

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    I just got my quarantine shipment. The meat is unbelievable. Try the Bloody Mary Skirt Steak or the 50/50 Burgers.

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    Do they deliver in Modesto?

    Hi Beth, we do deliver! Check out our website for ordering information

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    We hired Dave's Meat Service to do the catering for my daughter's wedding last weekend - we are so glad we did!!

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    3.9(190 reviews)
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    Absolutely the worst service we've ever received. The owners son helped us out at the end of their…read moreday. We did come in 10 mins before they were closing, we thought we could still grab some tri tip sandwiches. We walked in and the son said with a sigh and attitude, Hi How can we help you? We ask for the sandwiches to which he sighs again and says Sure! Sarcastically. He checks the cooler then slams that shut. Then the other employee asks what we wanted and he says loud enough for us to hear, just two sandwiches! And the other one responds "I just put that away." Then he says that's usually how it goes!! He comes back out and they're making little comments to each other. We wait maybe 5 minutes and it's ready which is great. Until the other kid dropped the paper bag on the counter and says here you go! With a sarcastic voice and smile. I never want to be a Karen but this was some of the worst customer service I have ever received. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone especially for just two half way decent tri tip sandwich for $38. Yikes. You would think that a family owned business would want to provide good customer service.

    We saw the smoke from across the way and decided to grab a few pounds of their tender tri tip and…read moresome of their juicy chicken. This time were greeted by the skillful grill masters before we even got to the door. Their attentive warmth and friendly attitude made us feel very welcome. The place is always clean and well stocked and organized. We love the high quality and consistency of this place.

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    House of Beef - 20oz Ribeye cooked med-rare

    House of Beef

    3.5(482 reviews)
    15.1 mi
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    For context, I often find myself driving between San Francisco and Fresno. On one articular trip,…read moreI was craving prime rib (which happens every two weeks or so). I asked my favorite llm where I should stop by for prime rib going from Fresno to SF. It at first suggested I make a bee like for house of prime rib in sf, which I like but have been to many times. It then suggested house of beef and I'm so glad it did (cattleman's in Livermore was also a 3rd choice but I've been there several times too). Thankfully it was Fri eve and they had prime rib. I like mine rare and it was perfectly cooked, very marbled, huge, well seasoned and delicious. I pared it wth au jus and mashed with gravy. Then, what reminded me to write this review, was the tri tip from the meat counter and took to go. They were nice enough to pack it in ice for my 2 hour drive. I just cooked it on my grill in the rain and this is seriously one of the best tri tips I've ever grilled up. The meat tenderness/marbling/quality is on par with any prime grade/American wagyu I've bought and the seasoning is just super on point. Looking forward to smoking the baby back ribs I picked up as well in the next couple of days but I will definitely be back next time I'm in the area. Seems like other reviews had issue with service but the staff were exceptionally attentive when I was there. Seriously the only thing that wasn't top notch about my experience was the cocktails(mine was totally fine but I'm a bit spoiled when I'm in SF) but for my purposes passing through I just wanted the prime rib and meats to go to be delicious and house of beef certainly lived up to its name!

    Small dining space, but it works. We came at 5pm ish and got seated, and by 5:30pm, it was very…read morebusy with all the tables taken. Service is fast and attentive, staff is apologetic about the wait, but the waiting time was not too late or rushed. Our server 10/10 service, even gave us extra bread to take home. Salad and soup bar were excellent and everything tasted fresh. We loved the tomato soup, but didn't like the french onion dip soup. The bread was amazing, and even tasted great as reheated leftovers. The prime rib and ribeye steak were cooked perfectly to our order, but couldnt finish eating dud to being full from the unlimited bread, salad and soup bar. Garlic fries were amazing and crispy, even after reheated for leftovers. Only a few things I didn't like was when we went to get our soup and salad, they cleared the whole table. I was warming up the butter in my hands for the bread to spread on faster, but they took it away like trash when we went to grab our salad and soups. They resetted the paper towel rolls to the side of the table when we moved it to the center, and they almost took away my husband's alcoholic drink, and then realized we were still dining. The lighting was definitely way too dark. I could see elderly people slipping if there was were liquids or food filled on the floor. The space is interestingly very small for a steak restaurant, but they seem to make everything flow well. Definitely would come again, enjoy the soup and salad bar, and then maybe share a steak instead of ordering two.

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