Drove over an hour to check this place out and it wasn't as big as I thought it would be., with…read morethat said we tried some of their brats and burgers and they are fabulous. My husband loved the mushroom / Swiss brats and we bothered loved the bacon cheddar burgers. We will return

From the owner: Formerly know as the Hitching Post, Bellingar Specialty Meats is excited to introduce our 3rd…read morelocation in St. Johns, MI. Our newest locations offers a full meat counter where you can find the perfect cut of beef, pork, & chicken. You can also find the following products available at the new location: Brats Bacon Flavored Patties Jerky Summer Sausage Snack Stix We're excited to bring you these products and many more! Stop by today at Bellingar Speciality Meats in St. Johns to see what we have to offer.

We ordered $320 frozen meats for our freezer for dining over winter into next spring. We also…read moreordered 1.5 # of fresh ham off the bone sliced thin. When we arrived from over an hour away, the ham was placed in our box as a chuck. She took it back and sliced after the owner asked her to. When we got home, it was sloppily put in a bag with all sorts of thickness. We called the owner and he did nothing to compensate this $8.00 error. When we asked, he told us to return it. We had talked to him, and he knew we drove a good distance. He now lost all of our future business by not acknowledging an error and refunding $8

The packaging of my beef was decent. What I am letting people know about with this review is the…read moreattitude of staff. The woman ringing me up was giving me attitude and the owner of the store was a dick. I was inquiring about buying more meat and the owner was just plain rude. You don't want my business, buzz off. The inside of the store seemed over priced, but prices are high right now. Store was clean. Won't return.

Worst place possible. I worked there an there workers wast a lot of the customer's meat, an I…read moreswear on my life they have meat fights ( like a food fight but just with meat) most of their workers are rude af, an their cleaners just don't clean well. I tried to keep it as clean as I could when I worked there, but omfg, it's impossible. Wouldn't go back to work their even if they paid me $1 mill. I hope to God they go outta business, nobody should have to lose so much meat an get ripped off.

Sorry that I have to leave this review, but I will not be using Bellingar in the future. I've been…read morebuying a pig from my same guy for 20+ years, and he has always taken them to Bellingars but unless he changes his processor I won't get pig from him again. Over the years there have been some problems with the Bellingar Packing. One year the hog was not killed properly which resulted in all of my bacon being blood-spotted. Poor wrapping was often a problem...resulting in leaky double bagged meat. Failure to cut to my very specific instructions was an ongoing theme. But, the final straw was the owner, Mike Bellingar, screaming at ME on the phone because HIS meat cutter screwed up the most important part of my pig. I make sausage, and I particularly look forward to making capicola from the pork butt. Towards that end my cutting instructions are pretty simple: bone out the shoulder and leave it whole with the butt attached. But, when I picked up my meat I found that not only had my instructions been ignored but both shoulder/butts were cut into chunks making it good for nothing but grinding. I complained. I spoke with Mike. He acknowledged that the cut order was screwed up, and then he SCREAMED AT ME, saying he would never cut a pig for me again. I honestly thought he was going to stroke out on the phone. When I reported the problem to my pig guy, he talked about how hard it was to run a business these days and he assured me that he trusted Mike to make it right. So I waited, and when I got a call saying my bacon was ready I went back up to Ashley to pick it up. Did Mike make it right? HE DID NOT! Instead, he pawned two sloppy boned picnics off on me (not my excellent small batch locally grown pork) without the butts I need to make capicola. Then he offered a $75 credit against a processing bill of $280+ after ruining the most important part of my pig. Forget about Bellingar Packing. There are plenty of better quality processors out there. Don't count on Mike Bellingar to "make it right". He won't.

I'm not a jerky aficionado, but I've driven by this place many times on my way up north. I was…read moreintrigued by the remoteness of this store, but it never seemed to be opened when I passed through typically late at night. I always passed the giant billboards advertising exotic meats like shark, ostrich, scorpion, kangaroo, etc. I finally stopped here and was kind of unprepared for the expensive prices of some of the rarer selections. The interior was very bland, but the old guy behind the counter was super friendly. Not really wanting to spend a ton of money, I picked up three "flavored beef sticks" of various animals that all tasted the same and a pop for a cost of $13. I'm usually a stickler when it comes to spending money a ton of money anywhere.

Special recipe is our favorite! Great owner and prices. All different types of jerky to try can…read morealways leave with something!

Jack's own Barbecue Sauce is my absolute favorite. Their pickled beets and corn relish really…read moregood. What I don't like is the eggs that are being sold off a cart in the aisle when the refrigerated case is over stocked.

It's 3:25pm June 22nd, 2025 and I was helped by a woman maybe in her 70s. Brown medium size hair…read morewith prescription glasses. She was not friendly to me, which I wouldn't take personal but I noticed she was friendly to the man in front of me. I'm not sure if it's because of the way I look, or because I'm not white or because I'm a woman but she could have been friendlier. I forgot my eggs and ran back inside. She was walking toward the door when she found me and after I said thank you all she had to say was "glad I didn't have to go far"..with absolutely no smile. it was an honest mistake and did it warrant any attitude. I am a kind customer and deserve respect. I like jacks but I will report her if it happens again.

Ted's was excellent but they closed end of 2024. Always got my Christmas rib roast there.read more

*5/5 stars* "I…read morerecently visited Ted's Meat Market in saginaw and had an amazing experience! The meat and atmosphere was exceptional. I was impressed by the quality and prices and the staff were friendly I highly recommend Ted's Meat Market to anyone looking for high-quality meats great customer service aunique shopping experience

I love the meat shop and their products but they are NEVER open anymore to get anything. I stopped…read moreby during the week at 3:39pm CLOSED. Hours posted 9am to 4pm. Good Friday CLOSED. No sign on the door, nothing online or FB. I got my Easter ham and smoked polish sausage at my NEW meat shop. Sorry, but you have to be open to get business.

Very friendly service with great quality of meats. And it's just a very clean and well thought out…read moreplace inside. Now my go to meat shop.

Went in for the first time last week. We were pleasantly surprised on how much they offered…read more Individually packaged fresh meats a great idea, all the different types they carry along with all the other products was pretty awesome. Bought several things and everything we have tried so far have been awesome. Sing off the best porterhouse steaks I've ever had. The store beautiful and well laid out. It's easy to find anything you want.

We've been customers for over 10 years. The quality of their beef began going down during 2020…read moreCovid shutdowns. But we continued purchasing bacon and some frozen items. We liked their frozen tilapia fillets. The last time we bought them they were mislabeled. Instead of coconut we got something flavored with garlic. We drive 20 miles or 40 miles round trip to buy from them. No more!

The place to go for quality meats. They have an outstanding selection. There smoked meats are…read moresecond to none. I make that my place to go a couple times a week.

Merindorf Meats is a local treasure. A friend recommended them to me and have never regretted…read morefollowing up on that. I'm usually hesitant to give a 5 star review as they're often viewed as suspect, but they deserve it. The meat is high quality and fresh. The prices might be a little higher than the chain stores, but what you're getting is superior in quality. Their coarse ground hot dogs are a revelation. Hands down the best hot dogs I've ever had. I made a gift of some to friends who live out of the area and am often asked if I could pick some up for them when planning a visit. They have a wide variety of products available with some that are not easily found elsewhere.

I LOVE Jerky but it has to be moist & tender - not the hard stuff. Anyway, I happened to pull into…read moretheir lot just to turn around and saw that they had jerky. Decided to park & go in to just see what they had. They were in a major remodeling process and once I walked in, I stopped in my tracks. OMG!! How neat!! The place carries anything & everything a person could or would need to make their own jerky, sausage, etc. You want seasoning? It's here!! You want speciality pots. pans, knives? It's here!! Now, they even carry fresh meats that are fantastic & they are poly packed. Vacuum sealed air tight! NEAT!!! And yes, they carry all kinds of jerky such as elk, venison, buffalo, chicken, turkey and naturally beef. Want it hard or soft? Got it! Want it spicy or just plain? They got it!! They also carry fish and different sea foods such as frog legs (yummy). You may have to take a leisurely drive here but it is well worth the trip. You won't be disappointed. One more thing. When you walk in - look up & around to see all the displays of animals mounted on their walls. They even have a few stuffed armadillos around.

They also process deer. After being married to a hunter for over 10 years we have tried our share…read moreof processors. This place is beyond, beyond, BEYOND EXCELLENT. They vacuumed packed the meat. Expertly trimmed the steaks and left no connective tissue that I saw. There was no hair on the meat. It was a delight to be able to use the meat right out of the package! Many places, when it gets busy just get so sloppy on the meat you get back. I had become so disgusted with the amount of work I had to do to re-trim the same meat that we already had paid to have done, that for a few years I made my hubby do his own processing. He gave this place a try and I was very doubtful. When he came home he was so excited to have a proper job done. Because of the clear vacuumed sealed packages of meat I could see the difference. I cannot recommend this place highly enough for deer processing.