If you're a die hard carnivore (like myself) and happen to be a local or a visitor from out of town…read moreand are in the greater Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, do yourself and make a stop to "Blue Ribbon Meat & Butcher Shop". Established in 1946 during the post-WWII/baby boomer era, this wildly popular butcher shop is one of the top picks for quality meats in Northern Nevada. Located directly on Prater Way and adjacent to 15th Ave in Sparks, they are nestled in between a 7-11 and Scoopers Drive-In. Parking is quite easy to find as they have a dedicated lot directly outside of the business. Furthermore, they have a very cool mural that showcases a pig, chicken, and cow which are all the types of meats this place sells. I came here during the afternoon on Saturday 6/20/2026 at around 4:15pm. Keep in mind that they are closed for business on Sunday/Monday but are open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am-6pm. Upon entry, there were quite a few customers but just about everyone was being serviced in a timely manner. Before we get to the meat, this place has a ton of seasonings, dry rubs, marinades, sauces, and a small amount of produce. Additionally, they also have a pre-packaged refrigerated & freezer section where you can purchase quantities of their meats/seafood as well as cold cuts and bottled beverages. However, the real winner is there display case as they offer a ton of beef items. This includes short ribs, chuck wagon, carne asada, tri-tip, and all very popular steaks. They carry a nice variety of pork, lamb, elk, venison, chicken, liver, veal, bacon, and sausage. Since I came prepared with an Igloo cooler (and still had a 2-hour drive home), I purchased their sirloin steak, ribeye steak, bacon burgers, and Hawaiian sausage links. Since I already cooked the sausage (the following day) for breakfast and sirloin steak for dinner, I will say that this place absolutely hits the spot and is arguably much better than Safeway, Raley's, & Save Mart. There's a reason why "Blue Ribbon Meat & Butcher Shop" has been around since the mid-1940s and that's because they are a quality old school butcher shop with very competitive prices (even with the huge price hikes in beef), excellent customer service, and delicious mouth-watering meats. The gentleman that helped me was very polite while their inventory display case was filled to capacity; even during the late afternoon on a Saturday. So if you're into family owned-and-operated butchers shops like myself, you can't go wrong checking this place out. With that said and done, I am giving this place a perfect five stars.

I always get my selection of different proteins from Blue Ribbon!…read more This shop has many options from meats, poultry, sausages and signature items such as korean short ribs (my favorite!). I made Beef Wellington at home for the first time and the tenderloin at Blue Ribbon was delicious at a decent price. There are also different selections of rub spices and some produce so you don't need to go to the grocery store for 1 or 2 things. The staff are always welcoming and quick to assist anyone for a selection or answer questions. I've become a reoccurring buyer and urge everyone to check out this local butcher shop!

One of the vendors at the Sparks Farmers Market at United Methodist Church is Mitchell Pickle. They…read moremake all kinds of pickles. Most of them you can try at the Farmers Market. I tried the asparagus, cauliflower, green beans, and sauerkraut. The sauerkraut was amazing so I purchased some. They also had pickled peaches. I think I'm going to purchase the peaches at the next farmers market. On the back of the sauerkraut bottle it says: Locally grown, packed and owned. Whenever possible, we use the highest quality of organic produce and ingredients from local farms. Enjoy the freshest pickle possible every time. Proceeds from this product go directly to help families in our community who are battling cancer. What a great idea and one I want to support!!

I tried a sample of the spicy pickle at the Italian Festival and I immediately had to buy a jar!…read moreI'm a pickle fanatic and I know a good pickle when I taste one. They were so fresh they still had the crunch to them and they didn't skimp on the spicy. I almost ate the whole jar when I got home which I am ok with, because they have a few locations that sell their products. Also, the proceeds help the families who are battling cancer in our community. The owner's story and why he wanted to start this beautiful company is so heartfelt. I am so grateful to have found this gem!

Team lunch today was provided by the fine folks at Carniceria Cuatro Vientos. I ordered a taco…read moreheart platter for 20 tacos (4 chorizo, 4 carnitas, 4 al pastor, 4 steak, and 4 chicken). The platter came with toppings and salsas. At $70 with tax it was about $3.50 a taco. The carniceria itself is fantastic and had all your basic needs! When I walked in they were already prepared with my taco platter. The staff were friendly and efficient. I am excited to come back to pick up some meat!!

Buen seleccion de alimentos y rica comida preparada Good…read moreselection of groceries and delicious prepared food

I LOVE this grocery store. They will always have great…read moredeals for different things in the store especially the fruits and veggies, which is 100% worth checking out if you are a budget shopper for your groceries. Of course you have the complete butcher counter that offers a huge variety of meat selection and your taco meat needs. Their cheese and dairy section is phenomenal and I was incredibly impressed with it. There was so many options! Then you have a the actual ready made deli foods and the hot bar if you are hungry after grocery shopping. Again, I LOVE this store and highly recommend checking it out. Do not underestimate the hispanic grocery stores and El Super is one of the best ones in Northern Nevada, you will always find the greatest deals.

Big store with even bigger selection. The store has a mix of both Hispanic and non-hispanic…read moregroceries. They also have items in bulk size. Noticed that they have First Street brand which is the generic brand by Smart&Final. Lots of meat and produce items. Meats were pretty good price and good quality. The week that I went, they had Coke soda cans on sale. Full bakery with variety of cakes including Tres Leches Cake with Pistachio. They also have a Mexican restaurant but it was closed by the time I got there.

As far as seafood goes, there is zero competition in Reno for the best place, it's Sierra gold,…read morePERIOD. The Selection here is fantastic and not only what's fresh, the frozen stuff is also equally amazing. Been coming here for years and don't plan on stopping ever....

Always is a fun place to go lots of choices picked up some tartar sauce, and cocktail sauce this…read moretime as well wasn't impressed with the frozen coconut shrimp though that was a definite pass but the crab we got was good.

Been waiting a long time to try this place. It did not disappoint. Yes these are ~$20 burgers but…read moreyou get what you pay for. Top quality meat and different meat & cheese choices. (Their Classic in my photo is probably their least impressive looking burger.) I ordered medium rare like always at a high-quality joint but I accidentally got someone's medium-well, and after tasting both, I actually preferred the the medium-well as the grind on the rare part of the medium-rare was a little mushier than I'm used to. Probably because most places you order a medium-rare you actually get a medium. Not here. I'd go medium on a return visit. I like they don't overseason the burger with too much salt like a lot of other places. Eaters with palates desensitized to salt due to a lot of fast food/burger eating may find the need to add salt to satisfy their salt craving. The burger sauce is also served on the side and is a bit milder, and more homemade tasting compared to your average burger sauces. This is great because the meat is so good you really don't want to overshadow it with salty seasoning and overpowering sauces. If you're going to dump a bunch of salt and sauce on it, just go to In-n-Out. They also have sandwiches, tenders and chili. If you think about it, a butcher shop deciding to serve cooked food is taking a risk. If the food isn't that great it can affect their meat business. The shop atmosphere is very upscale with high prices to match it like the rest of Rancharra Village. Very limited indoor bar dining and some tables outside. Not sure if the really high prices for the meats and seafoods in the case are worth it, but the saying "you get what you pay for" at least applies to the burgers here. My only suggestion is take a sharpie and scribble the cook temp (medium, medium-rare, etc) on the paper in the burger basket so groups don't get their burgers mixed up. They verbally pointed it out but it's easy to forget by the time you get back to your table with 3, 4, or 6 burgers. Fry basket is a great value, easily enough for 2 people and probably some of the best thick cut fries I've ever tasted with sort of a very light seasoned crispy panko outer texture to them. Updated Reno Burger Rankings primarily on quality/taste but also value is factored in but to a lesser degree: #1 Armandos #2 Royce #3 Beefy's tied with The Parlor #4 Archies Giant #5 Juicy's

I'm rarely on this side of town so I never stopped in here. I needed some ham hocks and steak, I…read morewas shopping at Lowe's. Thought I would stop and give this a try. The place was quite busy, a little difficult to get attention. But once you get a butcher, polite, and professional, and friendly. Definitely had a good interaction with the butcher or counter professional. I do have to say this place is kind of pricey. From the $150 a pound crab legs to $60 a pound grass fed beef. Even the smoked ham hocks were two dollar pound more than Raley's, which is considered quite expensive to me. However, the personal service here made it worth the extra price as I told the guy I was looking for smaller ham hocks , and he offered to cut them up for me. With the five kids out of the house, we just don't need giant pieces . Since they are already frozen, easy enough to separate the pieces and keep some frozen. I would definitely come back here for a specific items if I'm on this side of town

Wow! What a fun spot for lunch or anytime! Found this place…read moreon Yelp looking for a new spot to eat with my friend. We both love wine and charcuterie so this fit the bill! Such friendly service and so helpful to pick your favorites to put a beautiful board together after choosing your size. You're able to sample cheeses before committing to it was perfect! We chose a bottle of wine to accompany our board and had a wonderful time! They also have lots of goodies you can buy and take home to make your own boards!

I have been working over the past few years bout putting my phone down nd being present... which…read moremeans I forget to take pictures. I found this buisness on TikTok they had shared a video bout a special spring butter... we went for butter stayed for a charcuterie board. It was one of the best boards I have had. The woman working was so kind and answered our questions about what I was on our board and how to pair it for the best taste. I cannot wait to bring my group from work here for a cozy outdoor lunch. Just need it to cool down first.

I've been trying different Carnicerias in the area and Mi Rancho is nicely organized and the staff…read moreis very welcoming and helpful to someone who can't speak Spanish well. The selection of meats was great, but the marinaded carne asada was a little more than I was expecting, but it was so good after we grilled it up. I also got the pollo para asar which was a hit with my family as well. This place has a lot of accompanying foods and ingredients to put together a great meal.

We are on our search for a good spot for lunch. We really love Mexican food. Carnitas is our choice…read moreof meat so we usually will order either street tacos or a meat only burrito. So we came here to try their food. I'll start with the market. The meat dept is stocked pretty good with a lot of different marinated and cooked meats. Seeing that we figured the lunch to be pretty good. I ordered 3 carnitas street tacos and my wife ordered meat only carnitas burrito. I'll be honest we have a favorite spot in Phoenix,AZ that we go to frequently when down there so our review is being compared to their food. So comparing the two here we go. This places carnitas was pretty tasteless. Just didn't have much flavor. So my wife's burrito was probably lacked the size compared to AZ. In AZ they ask you when building their burrito what you want ie. Salsa on top of the meat before they wrap it. Then ask you if you need more. If so you just tell them how many in a decent size container. Here she asked us if we wanted two. So we got our two. I don't know if that was all we were suppose to get. But my street tacos could have used at least 2 for my three tacos. But the burrito could have used 4 by itself. I went back in to get two more and I swear they we being really tight on giving out anymore. I finally received two more small containers of salsa. I was willing to pay. They declined the idea of paying and gave me two for our lunch we had paid for. Next is no seating so it's take out only. Not something we were looking for but it is what it is. So for us it's not a place we are looking for. AZ is putting a high bar to compare to but if we're laying down $20+ for two then the bar has to be closely reached. This place did not come close. I hope if the owner reads this he'll realize that a simple thing like enough salsa is simple in keeping a customer returning. Salsa is cheap if you want a return customer.

This is a nice little simple frozen yogurt shop at Legends. I came in before heading to a movie…read moreacross the way. There aren't too many flavors, making the selection process a little quicker since you don't get decision paralysis from having way too many options. I opted for a blend of the dairy-free pineapple and vanilla yogurt. I topped it with coconut and pineapple chunks. It was the perfect sweet treat before heading to a movie. The price is a flat rate instead of by weight like other shops. The young girl that served me was very sweet and pleasant. I would defintely come back again for the service and great froyo!

Frozen Yoghurt tasted good especially the mango and pineapple flavors…read more Inside the outlets mall, will not drive purposely here if not inside the mall already. Service was quick and accurate. Nice store with decorations, stuffed animals etc.