Traveling to Brooklyn to visit my favorite butchers has been one of the highlights of my NYC trips. Lou and Joe are walking saints and scholars to their community. They got 90% of what you need for the week of only high-quality products and a well-chosen inventory. The eggs are fresh and the butter is real. Our food always comes out better when we shop here. Thank you gentlemen and I will see you again. Friendly reminder that they are a cash only business. read more

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If you don't have a butcher in Brooklyn, these are your guys. The cleanliness of the meat room was immaculate. You wouldn't even know it was a butcher shop it was so clean. Eggs were fresh with firm yolks, and the full block cheeses (the good stuff) are sliced to order. For sure do yourself a favor and skip whole foods and Costco's and come straight here for your meats, eggs, and cheeses. I wish I had found this place sooner. Thank You Gentlemen and I will see you again. read more

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High quality, great prices and excellent service. I love this butcher. Steaks are cut to your exact preference.

Best Meat Market in NYC. Take a step back into the wonderful world of the neighborhood butcher. Great customer service. Good quality excellent value. A true neighborhood gem. If you don't go there you will miss outn out on a truly exceptional experience. Incredible prices, fresh meat he actually trims the meat before weighing it. Where do you see that? I wish I could find a place like that here in my New home of Florida. read more

Good value on the meats, I usually only come in for beef to make pot roasts. Gave me a bunch of extra meat and fat for free too.

I love these guys. Affordable, yes, extremely affordable. But more than that theyre your local fix for whats up and whats going on, theyve been here forever and they know everyone. If you live in the neighborhood you need to be coming here. A joke, an old story, chicken breast cut just the way you like it and oh wait, you have a doggy friend? Ham for him too. Best prices hands down. Best local vibes. Best selection of goods. Done and done. Oh and you can ask them about the meat and how to deal with it, theyll help you, provide you with the right cut and give you the ins and outs of how to deal with it. Cause lets face it sometimes that giant pork roast can be intimidating but it dont need to be. read more

Amazing Quality and Prices. I'll never buy meat or chicken anywhere else. I come from Manhattan to buy the best thete

I lived up the street from this place for 10 years. Always came through for my meats and cheeses, which were always fresh, affordable, and came with a complimentary side of complete fucking insanity cause Lou & Joe are both raconteurs of the finest order, and they've got all the dirt on the neighborhood. Places like this should be national landmarks. read more

One short word, terrific! My wife called to get a prime rib roast for the holidays reserved. We showed up and the staff was very friendly, had exactly what we wanted and it was a superb cut. My family was impressed with the quality. Small businesses like this one are the life blood of the neighborhood and I'd highly recommend this butcher. I'm glad to have discovered this gem! read more

I came in for Ribeye but they just sold out so I got a perfect Filet for a great price! Great neighborhood butcher.

Lou is a great guy and definitely likes to talk, make sure you have a good 15 minutes or so if purchasing your meats during the day because more often than not there are some hilariously heated and informative conversations about the neighborhood going on amongst residents that you can't avoid being a part of if you go in. Also it helps not to be too sensitive if and when the language or topics heads into the risque area. Good, large selection in house and anytime I want some specialty meat they'll get it for me in a couple of days if they don't regularly stock it. Fresh chickens in every day for my roasted chicken fixation I've had recently (and at like a dollar a pound it's a steal) and I just found out they make homemade sausage every Friday (they sell out on Friday too and that's why I had never seen them before. And yes they are delicious.) The prices are fantastic, way cheaper than the C-Town down the street and fresher to be sure. Sawdust on the floor, antique cash register and a sign that says 'No Credit Today' that is up everyday (even though Lou is awesome and times when I came in and realized I didn't have enough cash after ordering so much, because I'm an idiot like that, he just told me to bring it by later instead of having me go run to an ATM right then) make this place a lot of fun to frequent. I pop in every week to buy my eggs and butter and just to see what specials they've got as they buy bulk trucks of overstock dry goods and grocery stuff sight unseen for cheap and then pass the savings onto us with $1 or so containers of cream cheese, hot dog and hamburger buns, muffins, ketchup, grits, etc. You can't go wrong buying your meats from Lou; great guy and great product. read more

I hate to be the first person to not give this place 5 stars but with my most recent experience there, I'm being generous. I loved the shop. #1 fan, Lou is super friendly, the meat is dirt cheap and the selection is good. There's always some gossip floating around. Granted, it takes at least 20 minutes to even get a dozen eggs, but don't go there if you're in a rush. Last time I was in with my roommate I watched them cut up raw chicken for 2 patrons, then handle pork and steaks, then cut up slices of deli meat...which while slicing, he was eating and passing out for people to sample. All of this without washing his hands. Then I realized that of all the times I've been in there, I don't think I've ever seen them wash their hands. Or wear gloves. OK. I'm not a germaphobe at all. But handling raw chicken with your bare hands, and then handling deli meats while passing slices around is completely unsanitary. Cleanliness - 1 star Value - 5 stars Recommendation? Go there if you get chicken, or at least a meat that you cook hot enough to kill salmonella. Definitely avoid the deli meat. read more

Went in late on Saturday and Lou was surprised to know that i still had not bought my groceries for the weekend on a Saturday evening. I asked him for four steaks as i am having friends coming in from out of town, and Lou cut me four AMAZING steaks, cleaned them, explained to me how to prepare them "Just fu**ing grill them, and you're ok"... I got a cut of rib eye, aged a couple of weeks i think, 4 lbs, and i was shocked to see the final price was $24. It brought me back to home, Italy: an informal place, non pretentious, where the butcher uses his hands (no gloves), talks all the time, makes funny (or stupid) jokes, but knows his meat, can cut a piece with his eyes closed, and won't overcharge you for your steaks. The place is small but totally worth a visit. It will become your place to go get steaks, or wild chickens, or eggs. read more

He cut me 2 pounds of bacon from the slab and it was only $9. The average price of bacon per pound in the U.S. is $6.11. This is the cheapest bacon ever. It was also the most delicious bacon i've ever had. I'm going there in 30 minutes when they open to get more bacon. Bacon. read more

I'd never been to a butcher before, so I have nothing to compare this place to, but I will probably be a regular after my first visit here. An entire chicken cost the customer before me $3.80. A couple before them got two choice cuts of beef (bone-in, I dunno more than that) for $11.35. I got 8 hot dogs and 8 slices of bacon to wrap around the sweet sweet dogs for $4.00. It's like living in the past, and it's AWESOME. The conversation in that place is what everyone else said, which is another great thing about this place. And you get into it. And it's awesome. read more

Can't believe how affordable this spot is. I got a 2.5 fresh pork shoulder for under $6. Asked for a bag of bones to make broth, which the butcher promptly cut for me, and refused to take money for. Also, they sell eggs by the dozen for $1.15. Cheapest you'll find them anywhere in the neighborhood. I completely disagree with the reviews re: rotting meat smells; I couldn't smell anything at all, and the meat all looked extremely fresh. Hope these guys stay in business indefinitely. Not going anywhere else to buy my meat! read more

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This is a good place to buy meat, butter, and eggs - (so many places overcharge on eggs!) I also like the brand of Soppresatta they carry. Lou, the velvet-voiced, cynical butcher, is a whiz with the knife. He can debone a chicken breast in like, 10 seconds or something. I'm not sure how long, actually, but he's fast. If you are looking for meat on a big grilling day, like July 4, then be forewarned - he will probably sell out of all the good steaks and chops and only have chopmeat (aka ground beef) and weiners. One curious thing is that sometimes the brothers will get a shipment of something strange, like sweet potato pies, or cans of chopped jalepenos. They will generally sell these things for a very good price. The place is called model T apparently because of their hobby of maintaining some old fords, and periodically renting them to movie crews and stuff. The only real minus is that it smells like a butcher shop. read more

Simply an outstanding place to get your meat. Yes you will be engaged in some lengthy neighborhood gossip and irreverent banter, that is an absolute certainty, but the atmosphere is nothing short of friendly and Lou never makes you feel like an outsider. All nostalgia aside the meat is excellent made even more impressive by the value it represents, its less expensive then the grocery stores and much higher quality. The whole chickens are fresh and much closer to what you imagine a normal well proportion bird looks like, not all wet yellow and chesty like those Perdue abominations. Simply put you cant do better for your dollar and once you start having a real butcher cut you fresh meat to order its hard to go back to the Styrofoam trays under fluorescent lights. read more

I truly did not know the worth of water until the well was dry in this case. This place isn't just a butcher as much as a way of life. I've moved out of the neighborhood, and now I find myself wishing I could go anywhere around where I live and get a 1/2 lb of amazing swiss cheese for $1.00 or less. On top of that, I always walked out of there with a full belly from all of the sliced samplings. This place is amazing. It's neighborhoody, legit and wonderful. My only gripe would be that for a hippie-California transplant like myself who doesn't like to get plastic bags very often--here I am ALWAYS bullied into taking a plastic bag. It might be a pride thing--to have no one walk our empty handed, but I'd really rather just throw my stuff in a canvas bag for the half a block walk...oh well. read more

Lou is awesome. The prices are so low and the meat is always good. It makes you wonder why anyone would buy the junk at C-Town or Met Foods with these guys so close by. They're also hilarious - I've never known so much about neighborhood gossip in my life. The sight of Lou waving hello at you in the morning as you walk past the store on the way to the L train actually warms my heart and makes the commute quite pleasant. :) read more

What can I say...Lou & Joe r the absolute BEST butchers in NY. It's like going back in time when my Italian mother would go to on Liberty Ave! They got the best cuts of meat of anything u ask for! One time, they even cut up a lamb for me right in front of my face!! Lol!! They r so honest and reasonable. I hike up to them about every 3-4 weeks for ALL of my meat and poultry. The cuts r just the absolute BEST. They always ask how u want them cut and will recommend the best one for whatever u plan on making. They also make their own pork sausages on FRIDAYS...better get them fast!! Cos they're gone in the blink of an eye!! It takes me over half an hour to get there...so I always fill up on whatever I can. Oh wait, did I mention their fresh chicken legs?? They are giant and so tender!! These guys cannot be stopped! If u r looking for a great butcher, GO GO GO!!! read more

On Saturdays I take the L train from Manhattan to Graham Avenue, have lunch at Carmines and then to Model T-Bones and wings if they still have them (they sell out early). Their 2 pound bags of frozen large shrimp (16-20) are a steal. Lou and Joe are the sharpest knives in the place and they will entertain you with wit, knowledge and lore, if you show interest. Meat is always fresh. Ask them about the meat they sell for the bachelor! read more

Smells like rotting meat. The place is gross. No gloves...and butcher goes from chicken to beef or colt cuts or whatever without washing hands. Pretty disgusting. I'll pay a little more elsewhere where I'm not gagging. read more

Fresh meat for very reasonable/cheap prices! Lou is very friendly and offers a wide selection of meats. I went on a Tuesday afternoon and there was no waiting. I will definitely be a frequent customer! read more

Louie is the man with the plan. I only get five stars to places that I hesitate reviewing because I don't want the whole world to start going there. But they deserve it. The name alone says it all. The family has on the shop since 1935 and can even fit my budget for extremely high-quality selection and service that is hilarious and customer friendly read more

Old school butcher. Great prices. Nice guys. Eggs $1.10 a dozen; reasonably priced quality cuts of beef pork and chicken. Go early in the morning for boneless skinless chicken breast because they sell out. read more

I walked in there a month ago with my mom, who hadn't been there in literally decades. Lou remembered her, and also my dad who's been dead for 30 years. This place has been my family's butcher since before I was born and I can clearly see why. The meat here is so fresh and cheap that I've given up supermarket meat entirely. The chicken legs in particular are ridiculously cheap, fresh, tasty, and gigantic. Tell Lou what you're making and he'll go the extra step, double grinding chopped meat for meatballs or recommending a way to prepare anything he's got. Even the seafood, which he doesn't prepare, just resells, is fairly cheap and high quality. Like other people have said, don't go in there if you're in a hurry, there's a constant stream of chatter with the customers and the one or two old times who make this place their hangout, and the chatter isn't for those with virgin ears. It's part of the charm of the place. It's a bit of old Brooklyn that's still hanging on. read more

You people are nuts. It smells in there, no a/c, no fans, they don't use gloves when handling meat. I think everyone associates it with the old world. Antique cash register, a bench for the old timers to sit & talk, and sawdust on the floors. Know what else they had in the old days? More germs, filth & disease! No thank you. I dry heaved & left today; last time I suffered through. I'll be over at Graham Avenue Meats, or head over to that butcher from Naples on Metropolitan where it smells better. read more

Love it! Lou is the best butcher ever and super friendly! Meat is great too! I send all of my friends there. Prices can't be beat!

Love the old-school butcher. Super fresh cuts of meat. Every day they have fresh meat come in. They do a lot of Wholesale to restaurants. Very nice guys. Only place I would go read more

These guys take pride in a lost craft, when you arrive make sure you have the to spare and have a seat. They take their time with each customer to make sure you have the proper cut and everything you need. Meat is always great and at a very fare price. read more

Slow, yes. Great value for sure. Cool butcher and neighborhood gossip, yep that too. I can't buy meat from a regular store any more, I just can't. The meat here is great, fresh and a value, and I love the fact that places like this still exist. If and when I move from the area, Lou is one of the things I will miss the most. read more

My butcher ... good price, fresh meat ... they sell out of most of the meat by the end of the day. Interesting conversation with the brothers while waiting on the sawdust covered floor with white enameled steer paneling on the walls. They also have fresh sourced seafood and 83% fat butter that bakers use. read more

I must be living in a parallel universe. The guys are annoying, I'm not impressed with the quality, and there's a wait even when the place is empty. read more

Model T is a great local butcher shop. Super helpful, affordable and fresh. Would definitely recommend!

I love Model T Meat. If you shop for your meat regularly at C-Town or another regular grocery store I suggest you move over to Model T. The meat is much fresher and often cheaper than what you are getting out of the plastic wrap at C-Town. Really fun and friendly environment and a good spot to get some neighborhood gossip from people who have been living in the neighborhood for years. read more

The regular crowd in there can be kind of intense if you're not into a real old school local vibe but I've been going there for at least 8 years for all my steaks and BBQ's and I wouldn't go anywhere else. Prepare for a bit of a wait, everyone's a talker. read more

When I lived in Jersey I made an effort to try out all of the hot dog brands there. Best Provisions hot dogs ended up being my favorite. Once I moved to NYC I was unable to find them until I visited Model T Meats. I was shocked to find out they were cheaper in Brooklyn than they were in Jersey. More importantly, they don't sell any other brand of hot dogs. You can't beat the prices. The only thing better than the price is the quality. When you order steaks they are cut to order with amazing speed. The atmosphere is a little unusual - sawdust on the floor, handwritten signs, old school cash register - but perhaps it is because butcher shops aren't as common as they once were. Every meat lover needs a butcher. I've found mine and I'm not afraid to share! read more

ummm.....model T meats is awesome. cheap and high quality. Lou was very friendly and gave me a great deal on 3 rib eyes. i paid one third of what it would have cost at fairway or whole foods. easy trip from manhattan so i'm going back for a big ol' xmas rib roast next week. cash only.... read more

If you are thinking value... this is the place. i have been to many butcher shops, and you can't beat the qulity for the price especially when they have a special. Don't get me wrong, I have purchased better meat but at a much higher price. Of cource you can't beat the service. There is something great about an old style butcher. read more