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El Mercado Fresco

4.0 (9 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Stevie M.

New place that just opened for a grocery store. There used to be a regular market there and they changed it into a Mexican store. Little small shop so different items to choose from but not as much as other stores I've seen. Their cakes are flavorful and delicious. Haven't tried much of anything else there yet. The store isn't put together completely. And they only had one check out open with a line of customers. Will definitely go back and see how well the place is doing.

Ralphie S.

As a long time fan and frequent shopper at El Mercado Fresco, I was ecstatic to see them open their first location in the Northland and just 2 miles from my house; no need to travel to Independence Ave or Argentine! There are three departments that keep me coming back to EMF - produce, butcher shop and bakery. The produce is fresh and unique- I became a regular buyer of mangos and papayas because of the selection and pricing here. They have fantastic pricing on select items every time that I come here; this visit was cilantro at 4 / $1. The butcher shop is huge and carries those Mexican delicacies that I can't find at the typical suburban grocery - fresh pastor, asada meat, milenasa... I never prepare a Mexican dinner at home before shopping here. The prepared foods are also a must; salsas, pickled veggies, guacamole, and the 16 oz. Coctel de Camarones at $7 each are the best bargain in town. The bakery is another win, with individual fresh made treats available from the glass case and the individual slices of Tres de Leche will keep me as an eternal customer. The nice thing about the new Gladstone location is the size of the store. The aisles are wide and I no longer feel claustrophobic navigating the aisles or waiting at the butcher case like at the other 4 locations that I have visited. Welcome to the Northland and Viva El Mercado Fresco.

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Cliff M.

Stopped by for their grand opening and ribbon cutting. What a great selection! The staff was really friendly and helpful. Looking forward to many future visits.

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My goodness they don't have ready made salsa fresh homemade which was surprisingly but they bakery omg !!!!!!

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Fareway Meat Market

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2.8(52 reviews)
15.8 mi•Waldo

Nice and clean store. Condiments galore! We thought this would be a great place to stop before…read moregoing to a pot luck or tailgate. Lots of grilling items, premade items, and trays of veggies and fruits. We ordered from the deli counter. We ordered 3 sandwiches and 2 sides. The jalapeño cheddar curds were great! The brisket sandwich was good. The burnt ends sandwich and pulled pork sandwiches were dry and not great. I want to try the specialty deli sandwiches instead of BBQ next time- they sounded good! Food came out pretty quickly and staff were friendly. since it was our first time in, they were very attentive!

I was surprised when I pulled up and they were in a new building, They build a new location in the…read morelot next door. So now they have a food window so you don't have to walk through the grocery store to buy you meal at the back meat counter. Just walk up and order. The Ribeye Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich was a good size and had a lot of filling. Flavors were really good and had a good ratio of veggies to meat. My one negative of the meal was that I also ordered the Famous Waffle Fries. While that flavors were good on the waffle fries the portion size I got was definitely not worth the price that I paid for it!! I didn't had much interaction with the staff but they were very helpful in helping the lady that was in front of my in line.

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Paradise Locker Meats - This is the fat we drained off of the meat.

Paradise Locker Meats

4.3(16 reviews)
17.7 mi
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Here I was in the Smithville Missouri lake area talking to a fellow camper and he highly…read morerecommended I spot by the Paradise Meat Locker if I wanted the best meat in the area. Given it was only 10 miles out of way we took his advice. I will never regret this decision. After buying enough of there product to require an additional cold storage device (which they carry btw) we managed to reconfigure the already truck to haul back some of the best meat I have ever stuffed in my mouth. Given I was touring the area from California where I have access to great meat products as well my quality bar is quite high. It was clear to me after only trying a few of our purchases that the pressure would be on me not to mess up the preparation and cooking. If smile-a-vision was invented you would be staring at ear to ear grins. The knowledge of the staff was exceptional and the breath of products truly amazing. If your not vegan,, vegetarian, or pescadorian I can not recommend a better place in the western Missouri area to get your protein needs fulfilled. Louis and Jason keep the Paradise Meat Locker rocking. When I'm back in the area I'll be returning to fill up my cooler once again. Oh btw they ship as well.

I've been buying cows for about 11 years. I have 3 farmer buddies I buy from, and through them,…read moreI've used multiple butchers. I can confidently say that Paradise has been the worst butcher I've ever used. Is the product I received good? No. Did I receive everything I paid for? No. I've been buying through this specific farmer friend for about two years now. He decided to try out Paradise because they are closer to him, as opposed to driving several hours to the butcher we had used before. Well, this is where the nightmare began. He picked up the beef and delivered it to my house on a Saturday morning. He and I unloaded the truck while my wife loaded the freezer. Before he left, he told me to take the receipt and double-check that we weren't missing anything. The receipt ended up in one of the boxes used for delivery, so I didn't check it right away. We didn't look for it until Monday and by that time our farmer had already left for vacation. Once he got back, he sent me a picture of the receipt, and we went through our beef. To our dismay, we discovered that we were missing all 24 steaks and one roast. As soon as I realized this, I let my friend know, and he immediately notified Paradise. That's when the headache began. They told him to have us count again, make a list of everything we are missing, and contact them with the list. My wife called them, as they had asked, and their response was, "Well, we don't have it, so your farmer must have taken it." My wife was pretty shocked at this point because we had done everything they asked, yet their immediate response was to dismiss the situation and basically accuse our farmer of stealing the steaks. I contacted my friend and he called the manager to let them know we were less than impressed with the customer service at this point. They apologized and said they would help resolve the issue. Well, that turned out to be a lie, as they never returned a call to my friend until he threatened to get his lawyer involved. By this point, we had cooked our first batch of ground beef and it was a disappointment. In 11 years of buying beef, I've never received such low-quality hamburger before. Normally the hamburger I've received has been 90/10, maybe 85/15. This junk is 70/30 at best! We cooked 4 lbs of beef and drained over a pound of fat. It was so bad that we had to drain it twice because it wouldn't cook properly-it was literally being boiled in the fat. My other concern is that if they added an extra 15% of fat to the hamburger, shouldn't I have more packages of beef than usual? I can tell you I have no more than I've ever had when buying from other places. Well, they finally called my friend back, and he informed them that not only was I missing meat, but the quality was also sub-par. He told them they needed to figure out how to reimburse me for both the missing items and the poor quality ground beef. The manager said, "give me until Monday and I will call you back." Once again, that turned out to be a lie, as we haven't been able to reach them on the phone again. I was never asking for all my money back, or for them to substitute for the missing product; I just wanted a refund for the items I never received and a portion for the terrible hamburger. My recommendation to others at this point is to look somewhere else for a butcher, as Paradise's customer service is terrible. You might never hear back from them, the meat quality is poor, and you might not even receive your full order! My question is: Where did my missing steaks go, where is the extra hamburger, and for goodness sake, where's your phone?

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Yoder Meats  - Lawrence - All sorts of items on sale.

Yoder Meats - Lawrence

4.4(22 reviews)
41.6 mi

Meat me at this butcher shop for some awesome food. lol. I had wanted to go to this shop for some…read moretime now so the other day I just made it happen. I do not eat a great deal of meat but when I do... I want quality. I was ill prepared for the wonderful experience that awaited me. The person that helped me, Brian, was terrific. He was super knowledgeable about products, preparation and taste. He even steered me away from higher priced items for lower priced things he thought I would like better. He was thorough and patient with my endless questions. He is very well suited to his job. They have all sorts of items in this quaint shop. They have cheese, jams, jellies, bread, eggs, kitchen equipment. From outside the shop, it does not appear to be very large inside and it isn't necessarily large.. just well packaged. The meat selection is vast... beef, pork, buffalo, chicken, lamb.... in every configuration you can imagine. They have steaks, ground meat, jerky. I learned so much just talking to Brian. There is ample parking and this store is located in a strip mall so there is easy access. Everything is sparkling clean and has a very nice atmosphere about the shop. Tremendously impressed with this gem of a shop.

Yoder meats in Lawrence ks has the best ribeyes in the US. Bryan really knows how to cut meat and…read moreis so knowledgeable about his product! He's so nice to deal with. I always make the drive to go here! A great place!

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I am holding a ribeye. I always get them here at Lawrence Yoder meats. The best anywhere in the US.

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