This is a wonderful meat market that carries a great selection of quality meat from local farmers…read more I recently began eating meat again (after many years of being mostly plant based) and I wanted the best quality. Well let me tell you, the quality is superb. They have amazing service and a great selection of other speciality item such as Greek olive oils, snacks and local honey. This is a wonderful addition to Del Ray - please support them!!

A good experience at Let's Meat On The Avenue. A local butcher shop providing virtually all of your…read moremeat requirements. They claim to source from local suppliers when possible and their beef is humanely and pasture-raised. They also prepare fresh sausage, weekly. Also available here is food for animals, smoked meats, animal fat for cooking, and grill products. The prices are a bit steep considering the meat is some of the highest quality you can get without having access to a local farm or raising and butchering your own livestock. The customer service is friendly. I do recommend researching and having knowledge of the specific cut of meat you desire before going to this butcher or any butcher for that matter. Butchers have a tendency to recommend alternatives when they are out of a specific cut. Many times they are spot on, but for the seemingly uneducated it can be an opportunity for bad businesses to offload a lesser or expiring cut for as much if not more expensive. On one visit I wanted boneless short rib and the butcher here appropriately recommended Denver cut which is the alternate name for this cut. A novice might not know this. Overall a good experience. I'll visit again when in the area.

Excellent service!!!!! Consistent, we've been a customer…read morefor a many years and we have no complaints... Lamb shoulder is the way to go.

I have visting and buyig from Skyline Butcher Shop for more than 30 years Skyline butcher has the…read moremost delicious and fresh meat and seasoned Beef, Lamb and chicken and imported grocery also the owner very professional, friendly, nice he makes sure the costumers hundred percent satisfied you will get the best and most fresh meat ever and l always buy the grocery, and meat from Skyline Butcher shop.

Best butcher shop I have ever been to. The staff is always super pleasant and helpful. It can be…read morepricey but fair for the quality of meat and products they carry. I wish they would open one in Loudoun County! They would kill out here.

Wonderful butcher shop. Featured locality and high end products. Also features some from around…read morethe world like Himalayan morels. Great customer service. Knowledgeable staff that will good above and beyond to ensure you get what you came for.

I stopped by on my way home from work trying to find a nice ribeye to cook for my partners…read morebirthday. The people here were super helpful and provided one of the best bone in ribeyes I have ever had. It came out perfectly and I'm trying not to cook up the other ribeye right now. This is a great butcher right here in the city and I'll be back!

So I saw that SOKO was trending for best Philly cheesesteak in DC. So when I saw that they had…read moreHarvey's in Union Market, I figured I had to check out to continue my search for best Philly Cheesesteak outside of Philly (Angelo's, Uncle Gus, and John's being my top 3 in Philly). Let me start with the cheesesteak. I am a firm believer that an amazing cheesesteak has to nail the 3 components: 1) quality meat, 2) gooiness of the cheese, 3) freshness of the roll. Harvey's nailed the meat. The gooiness of the cheese was inconsistent but I do like their take on their own wiz. The roll was eh. Also, the onions were just thrown into the meat instead of being car elided on the flat grill. I think what really took my by surprised was the staff. The cook seemed to be on break eating while I waited for my order. Now it was a little dead in Union Market. I showed up around 5ish on a Friday night. But I was a little caught off guard when watching the staff during the making of my sandwich. Just expected a higher standard. If I lived in the area, I love the availability of getting fresh quality cuts of meat as they have available for your viewing pleasure. Their menu of sandwiches available here still look great. But now that I've tried their cheesesteak, I don't feel the need to stop for it again.

A favorite butcher shop, complete with locally sourced meats and gourmet snacks and sides. Quality…read moreis top-notch. Minor critiques: Not as responsive on specialty orders as I'd like, and often doesn't carry the tougher cuts that are needed for some recipes. Otherwise, well worth the trip!

Came here about a week ago and picked up fresh hamburger Pattie's. They' looked dark in color…read morewhich is not normally a good sign but I thought I would give them a try and picked up three. I picked them up on a Saturday to eat on Sunday. On Sunday when I opened the package I was met with the smell I feared I may. It's like meat you buy at a grocery store that is on the sale by date and usually get for a discount. The meat is not spoiled but has an off taste to it. That's how these smelled and sadly tasted. I sent an email to the store and they apologized and offered me free replacements. I went back and when o got to the meat counter the Pattie's were a bright red. I was excited. I brought these home and cooked them and they are absolutely amazing. I believe they were 10.99 a pound which for the quality of the beef, it's not much more than a grocery store. The grind on these Pattie's were absolutely amazing. Best texture for a hamburger I ever had. The flavor is excellent as well. These are grass fed and grain finished beef and have a different and different flavor than standard grocery store beef which is normally fed straight grain. I highly recommend this butcher shop. They also have great looking steaks which again are a bit more than grocery store steaks but the flavor difference of grass fed beef is worth it.

We travel from Sterling VA to Springfield VA to find the absolute best butcher shop!…read moreTheir products and service are impeccable! As long as they are open, we will be coming back!

Though I've been aware of Springfield Butcher for years, I've only recently started going there…read moreregularly due to the state of the world. I'm happy to pay a little more for top quality, locally sourced meat products. I recently purchased a whole roaster (chicken), and it was the best whole chicken I think I've ever had. We brined it in a water/salt/honey mix, then put it in the slow cooker. It came out tender, juicy, and flavorful. I've also gotten various beef products for making new dishes, and I've been pleased overall with the selection and quality. Thanks Springfield Butcher!

This is the place where I discovered wine. Jeff and the rest of the incredibly friendly and…read moreknowledgeable staff are there for every customer, from the newbie to the aficionado. I no longer live in the neighborhood, but I stop by whenever I'm in the area (if I had a car, I'd go a lot more often, but it's not really accessible by public transit from where I live). They offer wines at every price point -- including a good number that are under $10 (far more than you'll find at, say, Best Cellars or Curious Grape). The selections are thoughtful; they work with good importers, which is key. I haven't been here for a tasting since 2006, but for several years they held tastings on Fridays and Saturdays hosted by one of their key importers. Those tastings opened my eyes to the world of wine, much to the chagrin of my wallet. I learned about everything from Gewurztraminer to Sekt to Torrontes. It's been all downhill since then. I will be forever grateful to Fern Street Gourmet for starting me off -- and I will keep dropping by whenever I can!

We have a couple wine shops within walking distance, but we go out of our way (not that far out,…read morebut enough to warrant a car ride) to support Fern Street Gourmet. FSG is sandwiched between One Good Tern Wild Bird store and Simply Fish restaurant in an odd layout of a strip mall off Quaker and Braddock in Alexandria. They have a vast selection of wines, ports, cheeses, caviar, and breads. What keeps us going back, and a lot of our friends talk about this, too, is that there is not a hint of pretention there. The owners are so very helpful, patient and kind. The prices are also comparable to bigger stores and chains. And, of course, they do generous case discounts. We normally buy cases of the Le Petit Duc La Porte (glad I'm typing it because I can't pronounce it) and we get a better price at Fern Street Gourmet than what they're selling it for at Whole Foods. Off-street parking is almost always available here. I know they do tastings, too, but have never been to one. If you're looking for a nice pairing for a special dinner or holiday meal but don't want to feel looked down upon like in some other wine joints, check out Fern Street. Clare, from Tallula wine bar, works here part-time, too, and really knows her stuff.

What a place, even though I didn't know what to expect my experience was excellent. Helpful Team,…read morepatiently answering my questions, waiting while I looked at everything, thoughtfully teaching & never acting like I should know these things about cuts of meat or the types of things a Butcher would provide. In addition they have every spice, rub, utensil, cheese or extra you might need to increase your enjoyment of the purchase. Plus their local farm raised brown eggs for sale, wow!

Great section of beautiful cuts of beef. Large spacious market with a variety of other snacks,…read morefresh produce, cheese, different types of meat...kangaroo, elk, ostrich to name a few. Great little shop to grab specialty cuts of meat for special recipe or a quality grill. Also friendly staff. This is a great spot when you don't want to drive too far from your neighborhood in Alexandria

It is a market and also a restaurant. There are two entrances, it rents two adjacent units in the…read morestrip mall, with an indoor opening in between. It's around back in the group of businesses, and worth the extra effort to find it! We went to both the restaurant and cruised and bought at the market. Owned/operated by Iraqis. Food was great and authentic, the market has many food products that are difficult to find. It just opened a couple of months ago, things are generally organized but still a little chaotic. The quality of the restaurant and market products is very good, and the staff all speaks English - no problem ordering or paying. Reasonable prices, we chowed and bought a lot of stuff and it didn't set us back much at all.

This review had almost everything I was looking for in terms of Mediterranean cooking and the…read morepeople were super nice. That said, unless you know exactly what you are looking for by sight, Arabic is a must for the items that are labeled, which isn't all of them, and for talking with the staff to find what you need. For those who speak Arabic and have lived in the Middle East, it will probably have what you are looking for and nice people to practice Arabic on, but it's not really for those completely new to the region. An authentic Middle Eastern grocery.

Decided to come here for the first time since it's so close to my apartment. I like the concept of…read morea personal grocery store. Produce smelled fresh, and they had a decent variety of snacks and beverages to choose from (including all different types of candies and gummies--some hard to find). It was somewhat busy for a Tuesday afternoon but good to know other people were buying their groceries here. I was definitely not a fan of their prices. Absurdly high so I would reconsider possibly elsewhere for similar items.

Yes, the prices are quite high here. The same items cost less elsewhere. Frankly, I'm not sure how…read morethey survive. I never see customers buying many items. It is a lovely store; the atmosphere is quite unique. I go to the store because the one in Vienna closed. On Thursdays they now have a seven dollar meal. I'm sure all the food is pre-prepared, but maybe they have to mix it at the store. The Vienna store food was much better. This store has been disappointing. I'm not sure I will continue going even for the special on Thursdays. They have a brownie cookie that is absolutely fabulous! Zap it four or 5 to 7 seconds in the microwave before you eat it and you will love it. The raspberry filled cookies are very sweet. If you are a coffee drinker I'm told they go well with coffee. Their oatmeal cookies are pretty good. All these cookies freeze well.