Our local (and locally owned) butcher in Ballston Spa. Excellent selection, including pies from…read moreSmith's Orchard and offerings from Oscar's Smokehouse!

This is an amazing local butcher shop. The people are fun and a tentative. The quality of meat is…read moreoutstanding. The prices are fair. The salads are awesome. The house roasted turkey is simply the best I've ever had.

They have the best polish food including some other European food. If you want the best snack then…read morego there! The staff are friendly, and they don't mind that I am Deaf. We still find a way to communicate.

Excellent kielbasa! Anytime I am in the Utica area I stop in and stock up. would recommend to a…read morefriend.

A Schenectady treasure along with Pereccas Bread. An authentic Italian meat shop featuring sweet…read moreand hot Italian sausage plus cheddar brats, kielbasa and many other hand made links. The steaks are outstanding quality. The Lamb Sausage which we grill is a family favorite, especially as an appetizer. The Italian Sausage is great in sauce or grilled. They also make sausage patties in the summer. Their grated cheese is always in our refrigerator. Out of state relatives request the cheese and the Italian Sausage when we visit. Family owned since it was established almost 100 years ago.

What can I say about this place? A LOT. But in the interest of not completely filling up Yelp's…read moredatabase, I'll keep it brief. The first thing that you notice when you walk into Garofalo's is how great it smells: it's like getting hit in the face with a cinder block of glorious fucking awesomeness. It smells THAT good. I love it. I really don't think there's a single thing here that isn't fantastic. I'm especially in love with their smoked ribs. The stuffed pork chops are awesome. They make all sorts of phenomenal sausages. They also sell a variety of other things: various cheeses, meats, spices, canned tomatoes, olive oil and more. The staff at Garofalo's are great as well. They're very friendly. This place is obviously in the best hands. If you're not familiar with the area, it might be a little tricky to find because it's on a weird little road. There really isn't any parking (I normally walk here from my Schenectady office anyway), so the best place is to just park in the lot around the bend behind Perreca's and Cornell's. Garofalo's is well within walking distance from there. Garofalo's accepts credit cards, but there's a minimum amount (which is $15 if I recall correctly). Be warned: If you're going there today for the smoked ribs, you're SOL. I'm pretty sure I bought them out for the day. That's how I roll.

I've driven past NACs dozens of times, and I'm glad I finally stopped in…read more The first thing I saw upon walking in the door was the full Boar's Head deli counter. And a light shone down from the heavens, and illuminated the Boar's Head cracked peppermill turkey, which is undoubtedly the finest sliced turkey in all the land...except you can't find it within a hundred miles of here. That alone would have me coming back on a regular basis, but NACs also has the rest of the Boar's head selection (salami, hams, cheeses, etc.), and also salads (the mayo-based variety), condiments, bacon, horseradish, as well as tons of other meat (as you may expect from a meat market). They've got lots of sausage, ground beef (in patties, spiked with seasonings, or otherwise), a good selection of chicken in large and small packs, dark and light meat, pork butts and ribs for smoking, as well as steaks and chops. Just a warning: They may not have specialty cuts, as this is not a huge shop, and this is a small town. They didn't have skirt steak (which is what I was hoping for) because they don't sell enough of it, which is understandable. But if you want a steak, they do have NY strips when they aren't sold out, flank steak, rounds, and more. That aside, the folks behind the counter are super nice, and Grandma's Mac Salad is a must. There's way more mayo than I'd have the courage to put in at home, and it's goddamn delicious. My wife and I basically ate a pound of it before we even got home. Get some.

Great small local store. We got store made burgers meat, they were very good and I think we…read moredefinitely will come back to try other store meats. We also got Adirondack pickles, they are so good that we will be taking few cans home!

A small, handy store located next to a dairy barn that's open 24/7 and carries local products…read more Meats, dairy, eggs, baked goods, local sourced honey, maple syrup, dog treats, coffee and other one of a kind items. The place is very clean and Items are restocked every week. Keep your money in these local farm stores! They also take Venmo, PayPal and good ol' cash (which I never have on me!)

So convenient, clean and ease of selecting my needed items. They keep an ear open to what customers…read morewant and try to accommodate them. Almost every option to check out what you purchase. Love this store

While I've seen Sweet Tree Farm meets in a few places around Upstate NY, I bought their beef short…read moreribs at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market. The ribs were great! Plenty of meat on them and topped with a nice layer of fat which caramelized nicely; I first seared the short ribs before cooking them in a slow cooker. As stated on its website, Sweet Tree Farm is committed to sustainable farming, does not use growth hormones, nor do they routinely use antibiotics. Their beef is 100% grass-fed and finished. If the quality and flavor of their short ribs are any indication of their other products, they're definitely doing something right!

Husband and I picked up a couple of Sweet Tree Farm's grass fed, humanely raised rib eye steaks at…read morethe Troy Farmers Market... and whooo boy, were they tasty! Yes, they are a tad on the pricey side when compared to the supermarket (about $1/ ounce with tax for the rib eye), but the excellent flavor and clear conscious don't hold a candle to that supermarket stuff. Plus, it's still way cheaper than you'll find at any respectable steakhouse. And who doesn't love supporting a good local business? These folks offer a number of items, including various cuts of steak, beef and pork roasts, ribs, chops, sausage, kebabs, bacon, ground meat and chicken. Don't forget the eggs and maple syrup. Plus, they seem to use as much of the animal as possible, given that they also sell shank and marrow bones, dog bones, heart, tongue, oxtail, liver, and beef and pig fat. I love that. Find the friendly Sweet Tree people selling their goods at the Troy Farmers Market (Saturdays), the Schenectady Farmers Market (Sundays) or pick your order up at the farm by appointment. Awesome stuff here; I can't wait to try more. Rock on, Sweet Tree.

The staff are speedy, competent, attentive, and consistently appear to like their jobs…read more Good home cooks need quality ingredients. Having this place close has spoiled us; the deli and prepared foods make cooking virtually unnecessary. The fresh-made takeout is also delicious. The shelves have plenty of fresh and unique ingredients and I love being able to order exactly what I need at the butcher counter. This is a delightful, friendly neighborhood butcher and specialty grocer. Often just walking through inspires my creative side.

We had a small problem with a smoked ham at Easter…read more I called to let them know. David said to stop by and he would take care of it. I told him we really just wanted them to know about the problem and that we ate the ham, so there was no need for anything on their side. He said I should stop in anyway. When I did, he GAVE me meat & fish that was worth way more than the ham! THAT'S customer service... above and beyond!

Hometown butcher and market famous for Polish specialties and meat. The owner came over to greet…read moreus and show us around a bit. Gave us some first time special deals and suggested some choices. Worth the stop. Can't wait to get home and try what we bought.

Their prices are very reasonable, and they have a good variety's of fresh meats. Their kielbasa and…read morepierogies are to die for, and their service is always really friendly! When you step into the building it makes you feel like you are stepping back in time, and things are just as they were in the 70's. Its a little shabby, but for me adds to the ambiance.

This is one of the coolest stores I've ever been in. Was looking for a health food store while I…read morewas back home and came across this one online. No where did it say anything about selling records as well ( I'm a huge vinyl nerd), so discovering that walking in was very exciting. I got many supplements along with a Crosby stills Nash and young record, Paul McCartney, and george Harrison record. You could spend a whole day digging thru the crates! The owner was sweet and picked some red clover off the side of the road for me after I asked if they carried any and they did not. A cool guy with a great store. I'll always make it a part of my trip to stop here when In the area

Great place pro buy guitars an music supplies , Dave may be a little forward at times but he's a…read moregreat guy , all your natural supplements too