The sausage here was incredibly greasy and didn't have much flavor. The pork ribs were also on the drier side and lacked any notable seasoning as well. Also felt very uncomfortable seeing the worker handle food with his bare hands... read more

Greak's Smoke House - Sausage on a Bun - Meat Shops Near Me - Alvin, Texas

April 25, 2023 Went to frobergs next door and smelled the smoke and saw they made boudin; I'm there! Mr Freak (owner and a very friendly guy) and I hate that I don't have great, positive things to say about his meat but, I'm always honest with reviews (as I see it, eat it) He let me taste the boudin he had just prepared; umm no brother that's NOT boudin the way French people make it. It was a bit spicy but, it was just mushy w/a chunk of smoked meat (I think) was chicken but, I didn't ask. I tasted sliced smoked peppered turkey which was great. I tasted jalapeno cheese sausage - greasy-overcooked. I was embarrassed but buy anything because Mr Freak and his female employee were so nice, so I randomly picked 1 smoked boneless chicken breasts to go. $15 (huge) When I got home I broke it down to package for lunch and lawd it was dry as bone. What's the deal man; are you overcooking it OR has it been sitting under a lamp all day(s)? Mr Greak is from Rosharon TX and being a country guy he should know how to smoke meats by default, no? I should have bought the smoked turkey because the 3 other meats were a thumbs down. I can see why the freezers are full read more

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Drove out to Forberg Farms this morning which usually includes a stop at Greaks. Very disappointed this trip. I asked for a small piece of the boneless pork, got home to open up a big beef rib. Most disappointing was the smoked turkey leg. It was probably a left over from earlier in the week. Should have know better when there only two in view. Unless you can verify it is fresh, I'd pass unless you like jerky on a stick. Just also unwrapped the quarter chicken. also tuff as nails. Looks like I just bought $50 worth of soup bones. read more

Great people and very good smoked meats and frozen take home to cook meats And the smoked turkey legs are the best read more

The smoke meat I bought must have been smoke 2/3 weeks earlier... Chicken leg quarters and the Turkey pencil sausages so was dry ! I am hoping the frozen sausage taste better, but probably not. So disappointed because I spend more than $5 for something I have to put in the trash !!! read more

I walked into this business with my fiancé to look around. He decided to buy something, and I was shocked to see the younger caucasian man behind the counter grab chicken with his bare hands -- no handwashing, no gloves, no sanitizer. When it came time to pay, the older Caucasian man behind the counter decided to make "jokes" at my expense -- degrading comments toward me as both a woman and a paying customer. I'm not sure if he was trying to impress my fiancé or act "manly," but it was unprofessional, disrespectful, and completely unacceptable. I left feeling disgusted -- both by the lack of food safety and by the blatant disrespect. read more

The food is overpriced and food safety standards are not important here. The quality of the food is not worth the price.

Service is top tier and friendly! Different varieties of meat and other foods. An average to quiet ambiance. Would visit next vacation time :) read more

FOOD SAFETY and PRICE ALERT We brought our kids to Frobergs farm and were looking for lunch close by. This little "restaurant " was introduced by the farm staff and it was actually the worst restaurant ever in my life. There is only one person working there as food sever( cutting and weigh meats) and cashier at the same time, BIG flies around their cutting board and meat. There is no price showing how much their bbq are and their meats are RAW to sell ! I paid $50 only for this RAW nasty three piece of ribs without utensils to eat. Be careful to this place , they are escalating parents playing in the farm. read more

Greak's Smoke House - a piece of meat on a cutting board - Meat Shops Near Me - Alvin, Texas

Overpriced!! Had some deer processed here and it was a pretty quick turnaround, but was told my meat was ready and given a price of $909 (which I thought was a little high but whatever) so I went to pick up my meat and when I get there the price changes to $1,285. Had the text messages to prove it and everything, but the guy still didn't care. Good quality on the meat and packaging, but you can get the same stuff down the road for a fraction of the price read more

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Been to Greaks smokehouse a few times. I bought some brisket and it was so tough I couldn't even chew it. I will say the jalapeno cheese sausage is really good but way too expensive. There aren't any prices on anything in there. It's like the guy just makes up his own prices. I just went in there last weekend to get some beef jerky which is pretty good & I was already prepared to be shocked at the price. When he went over to ring it up and said it was $46 for that small bag..... I was still shocked. I will never go back and anyone would be a damn fool to let that guy process your deer. Sad........... read more

Greaks' is a small family business. Usually father & daughter are running the store. His sausage is excellent. They are friendly and treat you like family. Been buying sausage from him for over 15 years. A trip to Frobergs means fresh veggies, fried pies, and Greaks' sausage. My grandkids love the pies and sausage. read more

If not for the Jalapeno and cheese sausage I would give no stars. I know we are in a recession but 6$ for a smoked leg quarter is ridiculous. I cold buy a bag of leg quarters and smoke it in my smoker for that price. I asked for moist brisket and the slices I received were dry and tasteless. The pieces of brisket for the chopped beef sandwich were from a slow cooker and contained alot of dry ends. This will be my last time going. read more

Save your money, the old white cashier has a constant attitude that borderlines being racially motivated, and the food prices are practically criminal for the amount and quality being received. Seriously, save yourself the time and your money. read more

The only reason why I'm giving this review 2 stars is because the sausage is worth the drive. We ordered about $100 worth of overpriced food and honestly it was a waste! We ordered beef ribs, sausage, turkey leg, and brisket. Turkey leg is average, beef ribs were burnt, yet the guy said it would be perfect and really juicy but actually was dry and greasy. Brisket had no flavor. The smell honestly makes me want to . The small jar of bbq sauce is $6, which he didn't say until after we paid. So my recommendation just stick to the deer sausage and turkey leg otherwise go somewhere else for real smoked meat. read more

Greak's Smoke House - Jalapeño and cheese deer sausage - Meat Shops Near Me - Alvin, Texas

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I've been going here for quite some time. The best thing is the jalapeño sausages or the other one. It will always be flavorful. $8 a link is definitely overpriced. I feel like the prices must have gone up, because I don't remember paying that much. The dirty rice or boudin mix is really good, but $9 a bowl is way too much. I've tried several of their meats. They never taste the same has been a miss . I had some pork ribs (3 pcs) for $12. No flavor and wasn't even tender. That was the last straw. I've been disappointed so many times that I won't be going back. read more

Greak's Smoke House is this tiny little building of delight about 4 ft away from the Froberg's Farm warehouse. They offer a variety of smoked and frozen meats, drinks, and a few refrigerated sides that might surprise you with how damn good they are. If you've been tempted by the free sausage samples they hand out inside Froberg's, then head on over to Greak's where you can get a healthy length of goodness on a bun or on a stick. Condiment options tend to be mustard or BBQ sauce. I'd stick with the mustard. Be hungry, though, because its a beast or even split one with a friend. You've been warned. If you're just looking for something to take home and munch on over the next few days, let me fully endorse their Smoked Chicken Salad. It's so good it makes me forget how much I despise mayonnaise. We take home a little container of it (enough for about 5 sandwiches) and count the minutes until the next day's lunch. We love it. Prices seem a little high but you're definitely getting your money's worth. They don't give you an itemized receipt but I'm guessing the sausage on a bun and container of chicken salad are about $7 a piece. 3.8 stars. Big fans. read more

Greak's Smoke House - Pumpkin Roll. Don't know how much it cost, but its sure as hell worth it. - Meat Shops Near Me - Alvin, Texas

I sampled a few things and all were excellent. The turkey pan sausage was amazing but it seemed a little high priced as was the jerky. They had my favorite thing ever, beef ribs, they were $13 a pound and each rib is 1.5 to 2 pounds. They were beautiful. I only bought a link of jalapeño sausage for $8 and it's really good. I'll be back and I'll bring more money!! read more

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I hate to write this review, but i must. I absolutely love Frobergs, but I just had the toughest brisket here, I've ever had in my life. It wasn't even edible. I gave it to my dog. Horribly disappointed! read more

Small and nice store. Highly recommend for anyone who doesn't like sausage like me. Sausage here will change your mind. They sell both frozen and hot sausage. You can buy and eat right away or cook at home by yourself. There are variety of sausage but I highly recommend jalapeño and cheese one. When you have a chance to go strawberry picking at Froberg's farm. Remember to stop by here! read more

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Love love love this place! I bring my deer here for processing and I purchase meat and seasoning here

Greaks in Alvin, Buyer be ware! They've processed my deer and hogs for a few years now and the quality over the past two years has really gone downhill. For the past two years I've found bone in multiple packs of pan sausage. Links have not been packaged as requested. And this is supposed to be pork chops. It's like they took it straight from the cooler to the blade. No trim, wife said it looked like it had not even been washed with a lot of hair she removed. Mostly I'm not sure what cut this even is but it's not the chop. The owner I noticed this year is not kept well as in dirty in appearance. Long very dirty fingernails which I pray were gloved when he did my meat. Don't think I'll be going back. read more

Greak's Smoke House - And some has been trimmed already - Meat Shops Near Me - Alvin, Texas

Greak's Smoke House has attained N.E.W.T. level mastery in the Care of Magical Creatures, or as muggles might call it, runnin' a five star meat shop/smoke house that is tucked away in a small town off a county road. You probably never would know this exists unless you got in the car for a drive to Froberg's Farm next door. And in small town lingo I don't mean next door like fifty football fields away, I mean like ten feet away and they share the same parking lot. This place has amazing food but unfortunately not a huge digital footprint, beyond a page with no reviews (FTR!) here on yelp, a hat tip in someone's flickr album, and two reviews on Yahoo local. So they definitely earn a five star review based not on how awesome their food is and how friendly their workers are to every customer (family owned, yes but slash family run?) but because this is a "local" place that deserves some positive attention. The workers are super friendly - which deserves an additional complimenting hat tip, especially if it is family run, that the teenagers are always cheerful, helpful, and the nice all-American sort of teenagers, definitely not the "Urg, have to work today, sadface and grumpyface" kind of teenager that you traditionally find cashiering at the large corporate overlord supermarkets (see companion review for Froberg's Farm on why Whole Foods is just terrible.) The parking lot of Froberg's is situated that you can either park directly in front of the grocery building part, or off to the side under the trees. You want to park under the trees maybe for the shade (in June, I am guessing yes!) but also because when you open the car door the smell instantly hits you and you realize "WOW!" If you park further away you are going to get a little less awesomeness, but it will still be there. The deer related meat stuff is possibly what they are known for (if 'ya know, you hit a deer with your car on the way to Froberg's you can just pile it into your trunk and salvage your day that you have dinner for a few nights) but they also have one of the absolute best, most favoritest treats of mine - the jalapeno and cheese smoked venison sausage - that pretty much secures my attendance at any cocktail party, barn raising party, cult meeting, fantasy football draft, or quinceanera anywhere in the city. read more

This is a hidden treasure, the stuffed chicken breasts are huge as are the stuffed pork chops. It is just the iceing on the cake when you are done next door. I just wish were a bit nearer to me. read more

Spent $31 on 2 sliced brisket sandwiches,1 chicken leg quarter and ¼lb of ribs. Never again. I'm all about supporting local businesses but brisket was tough and tasted like lighter fluid,leg quarter could've used a little more cooking and ribs were tough with no seasoning. read more

My mind must be playing tricks on me. I saw a big sign next to the Froberg of Greak's Smoke House and I thought Steak, lol. Maybe it is my stomach talking to me. If you stop by Frobeg, YOU NEED to stop in this little shack! I was offered a venisen cheese sausage in Froberg's and it was delicious! It was lean and no gamey flavor. Without hesitation, I proceeded to this shack. Inside I saw one wall lined with display refrigerators with all sorts of neat stuff like sausage, meat, jerkies, and a bunch of goodies. I was really surprised. There was a line extending outside. I really didn't get to do much eye shopping because I didn't have time. I got my sausages for $14 and had to head back to Houston. read more

Do not understand the pricing at this place. Somehow I paid $33 for a half pound of ribs and a pound of bacon. Their ribs do have a great smoky flavor. But the place is tiny and the line is always long. read more

I absolutely LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! The girl that works there is SO nice and SO helpful!! She helped me cater a huge party of 25 and everyone loved it!!!! I HIGHLY recommend getting everything for a party from here!!!! read more

Several weeks ago I stopped at Greaks Smokehouse as I often do.This was my favorite BBQ in the area .I was fortunate to get there before closing. I ordered 3 brisket sandwiches. When we got ready to eat every sandwich had big chunks of hard dry end pieces . I was very disappointed with Greaks.I would have gone back but they were closed.I probably won't be returning. I will still go back to Frobergs for their fried pies. read more

Excellent Deer Processing! Highly recommend! They make everything from hamburger, smoked sausage, summer sausage, jerky, boudin, and more!

Best Jalapeno Cheese Sausage Ever! Been there many times over the years, and everything is good including the cheese and variety of meats. But we return for that sausage. Friendly service, and I don't mind paying a little more for better quality than the grocery stores. read more

Well first off if could give zero stars I world.. let me start by saying this place must take pride in being theifs and they are damn good at it. My husband is new at meat processing and called around to get prices and made the mistake telling this place that he was and screwed him so hard I felt it an hour away. He was never told that you had to have certain amount of meat to get different types of sausage was only told the price per pound and we knew how many pounds we had(it was weighted then confirmed) and we paid a deposit then 3 days later was called that it was ready went to pick it up and they proceeded to tell him it was $250 for 27 lbs of sausage!??? Wtf! Ummm no way.. then that's when they tell him that there's a 25lbs min for each kind of sausage and you only had enough for one flavor so we had to put in our own qe had to make you the other one you wanted... so why in the hell did no one call us first to tell us that??? I told him to leave the meat there is no way we were paying that(we couldn't afford to) but nope it was Hog from his first hunting trip and he wanted it.. well thanks alot Greak smokehouse I hope your able to sleep at night because everyone in this world knows that's a rip off and everyone we have talked to will not be bringing their meat to you..lessened learned and it was hard and an expensive one for us read more

Everything here is delicious! Their sausage is divine, whether on a stick, in a bun, or frozen to cook later at home. My family and I have been coming here for years and have NEVER been disappointed. The chicken salad is yummy as well, plus the stuff jalapeños, let's just say everything is great. I love the new building and the bigger space (more area to shop in)! read more

We went here last year while picking strawberries in order to have a post harvest picnic on Froberg's lovely property. I wish I'd remembered how horrible the food was or I'd have skipped it when we went to pick strawberries again yesterday. It all came back to me. $30 of BBQ meats (not including any sides) intended only for 2 people, which all went to the dogs after we got home. Pork ribs needed at LEAST another 4 hours of slow cooking. The meat was rubbery, completely unchewable. I couldn't even pull it off the bone. (While technically "cooked" through", this is meat that needs a long time to cook and break down to tenderness. I struggled to chew and choke down 1 of the ribs, then wrapped up the rest for dog snacks. My friend got smoked chicken. It had been cooked 3x as long as it should have been. The skin was completely turned to ash (not just a char, but it disintegrated once she put a fork in it.). The meat on a LEG QUARTER was cooked into jerky. Zero moisture. The whole thing shattered into chunks of hard, jerky textured meat. Want BBQ sauce? Sure! (They charge for it. Who charges for single servings of sauce at a BBQ place?) We noticed that NONE or the frozen meat they sell here is marked with prices, and the per pound price is on any signage either. You pick out everything that looks good, and then get surprised once they ring it up. $8 for a tiny packet of diced ham ends. (I said, no thanks.) I don't mind paying good money for great BBQ. Pinkertons is exorbitantly priced, and worth every cent because every bite is gone and every bite is heavenly. Killens, same. Now I know. Next year, we will pack a picnic like several of the people eating around us. read more

Sausage was good. Everything else was trash including chicken pork ribs and beef ribs. Possibly the worst smoked meats I've ever had. No seasoning. At. All. Don't waste your money. read more

That jalapeno cheddar deer sausage that they're compulsively feeding you samples of inside Frobergs is really special. We get it every time we go. We've also tried the smoked gouda, boudain stuffed chickens, and fresh goat cheese. Everything is really delicious, and never lasts more than a few days in the fridge. It is a little pricey but you absolutely get what you pay for. read more

Went yesterday and it was not so good, the sausage was ehh and nothing special. The brisket was bloody and tough and not edible, it was horrible. They do offer a good variety of meat and cheese and the sample of turkey breakfast sausage was actually ok. Since the staff was super friendly I wanted to help out so I bought a red velvet roll and it was not good either. They refrigerated it and it ruined the texture of the frosting and made the cake dry. Cake should always be served room temp. This place is very pricy and fell short of expectations. I usually agree with Yelp but they have this one wrong - this place is expensive and the food is seriously below par. read more

Excellent smoke turkey leg - best I have had yet! The potato salad is creamy and delicious as well, and the turkey salad (I think it was turkey) was heavenly! Smokey and flavorful, yum! Friendly and polite staff too, will be back and highly recommend. read more

If you're picking strawberries at Froberg's but need to eat something more substantial than just fresh strawberries, Greak's is a great option for some sausages. Located in a small wooden shack next to the market, they do BBQ here. While I've never tried their other cue (brisket, ribs), they're known for their sausages here. A must get whenever I'm here is their venison-sausage link. Nice mix of meat with just the right spices to do the trick. One of these days I'll try their other BBQ to see if Alvin's BBQ can match up to the hard hitters in Pearland. read more

Jalapeno cheese sausage, peppered beef jerky, smoked gouda cheese...yes please. If you are a meat or cheese lover then you should stop by. Do be careful when biting into the sausage though, it was so juicy it spit out all the juice at me. I ended up smelling like meat most of the rest of the day. Luckily, my veggie beau wasn't too offended. It does get a bit crowded in there, but if you are patient, you won't be disappointed. Prices are pretty reasonable too. As some who just occasionally cheats with meat, I was happy to have a place to indulge happily in my meaty dreams. Will definitely stop by here any time I go to Froberg's. read more