Awesome place to buy meat. They even have whole rabbit and boar meat from time to time. They make great sausages too. Great price. Super tasty. And don't forget the jerky! read more

Maddie Maddie, Magic Maddie. Thank you for your warm welcome and kindness. My wife and I totally enjoyed our visit again. We come to your place not only because you have the highest quality product but also because it's a family business that are people friendly and welcoming. It's a long drive to pick up product from you so we always bulk shop but it's great to know that we can order it shipped direct to us and that's gonna be a huge time and money saving adventure. But you can be sure the next time we go to the beach out that route, we will stop there and load up our ice cooler before we leave read more

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They are so friendly and their products are top quality! Also they aggregate from local farmers. read more

We tried their bangers and while they were excellent sausage, they weren't quite bangers. Maybe because banger are generally lower quality! Will try some of their other offerings soon. Visiting the store is like a time warp; well worth the nice drive. read more

Local meats served up here! Small shop that packs the meat chops variety! Down the block of the main road is Occidental. Great for bbq and other home cook meat recipes! read more

Panizzera Meat - Lamb sausage - Meat Shops Near Me - Occidental, California

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Awesome meat !! The little snack pack with the cheese was sooooo good .. will be here again when we return !!

Love there meats, sausage is wonderful. Hope to be able to go over to their place to get it soon

A+ experience. Occidental is lucky to have such a spot in the community. The guy behind the counter had every opportunity to upsell me but instead guided me to an excellent and reasonably priced hanging tenderloin. Dinner earned raves. The farmer's market quality produce section is an added bonus. read more

We picked up a couple of ribeyes the other day. I salted them for 24 hrs and grilled them 2 min on a side....WOW! Definitely the best beef we've had in a long, long time! We bought sausages and hotdogs as well...can't wait to tuck into them!! read more

At the risk of sounding sensational and salacious the ribeye I got here and cooked at home was one of the best things I've ever eaten. I still prefer smoked frankfurters to the raw version you can find here, and I found the basil flavor in the basil italian sausage sort of off putting (like it was a basil-oil that permeated the entire filling rather than being herb-flecked which I would have preferred). At the end of the day, nothing beats the steak. Take home a prime cut and take care. read more

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I am always looking forward to my meat delivery every month . Everything we get in the box has always been wonderful from the rib eyes to the bacon. Even better, the monthly package was a present from my son. Dinner for two made easy. Thank you Ryan , Susan & Doug Macaulay read more

Wow. The most important order all year for me for completely screwed up. I'm still awaiting my order - 2 days before Xmas. Was supposed to be delivered THURSDAY but employee who took my info last SUNDAY transposed my zip code so now I'm waiting. If I don't have this pricey roast (frozen, no less..) by today, I've been guaranteed a refund...which is ludicrous because this is my Xmas meal. Never again. read more

High end delicious meat products. We tried the tri-tip (with their Santa Maria rub), steaks, and sausages. Planning to get the monthly beef meat box now as it will be better quality and similarly priced to Whole Foods. read more

I have tried all of their sausage offerings (all great), and now they offer butcher cuts of beef, pork, and lamb. Had 2 really nice racks of ribs, and they were the best I have ever had!! I will try to purchase as much of my meats as I can from here. It's a little drive, but worth it. read more

Best damn meat market west of the Mississippi! The meat is fresh and top rate. Try a supermarket ribeye, and then try theirs. No comparison! The owners and staff go out of their way to make you happy! I'm 76 years old...this is going back to the days of the local butcher shop where everyone knew your name and what you needed! read more

It's a simple little shop. I stopped in on a whim and bought a handful of steaks for a family dinner. I'm not going to lie they weren't cheap. Still a fraction of the price steak dinner for four at a nice restaurant. I have to say they were the best steaks I've ever had. It helps that my wife's an amazing cook but I'll definitely be back. read more

I won't be buying anything from Panizzera anymore. Watch out for their pricing. I didn't today. As a loyal customer I didn't pay attention to the per pound cost for skirt steak. Over the last 16 months or so, they raised their prices from $13/lb for skirt steak to the $21.99/lb they charged today. There's plenty of other places to shop for steak. There's nothing special about theirs anyway. It's not grass fed, pasture raised, organic or anything else that sets them apart from other places. It doesn't even say where it's from. You lost a regular. read more

Customer service above and beyond excellent! I went to Andy's to pick up a slab of their extraordinary short ribs and arrived a little too late as they were sold out. The very nice girl at the counter let me know there would be more tomorrow, which was no problem for me. I let her know I would be back the next day and of course other things came up and I wasn't able to get it. I went back the next day and there weren't any in the glass case...it was the day before Memorial Day and I'm sure they sold it all. The girl said she recognized me even with my mask on and proceed to pull out 2 beautiful slabs of short ribs. She thoughtfully put them aside because she knew I would be back and life happens. This is the place for quality meat in Sonoma county! read more

If you're out in the west county, definitely worth a stop. They have the best sausage we especially like the apple chicken sausage, but they're all good. The bacon is pretty tasty as well. They also now offer some beef cuts but I haven't tried them yet. read more

Best around. And now you have so handily put a butcher sales shop in at Andy's, I get two for the price of one. The chuck roast makes the tenderest pot roast you will ever eat ! read more

We have been hooked on their basil chicken sausage for years and were so glad when they opened their Occidental store. They have really good ground turkey and steaks as well as lots of sausage varieties. read more

On one rainy day in Occidental we decided to have some grilled sausages. My husband who works nearby was usually stopping by Panizzera Meat and I knew the quality was excellent. But when I came to check them, I was lost - different varieties of sausages - spicy and mild, Italian and German styles. I got kid's friendly bratwursts and, honestly, they were the BEST EVER! Moreover, I was really delighted to find some rare gems such as grass fed beef liver and bones for broth and much more in their freezer. I'm so happy Panizzera Meat is in our lovely town! read more

Find their amazing sausage in many flavors in the meat section of Andy's Produce Market in Sebastopol. I don't know if they sell direct or from other places. read more

It is so hard to find quality, all natural sausage without sugar or grain fillers. This is the real deal! I'm a huge fan!! I love the website too. You can find locations of stores, and the different flavored sausages they craft. (Nooo, I do not work for them... just love quality, natural food) read more

Terrible. I bought some of their "Breakfast Links" which ended up just being basically a package of ground up meat. There were no links. Since they have no customer service information on their website, I had to dig up a phone number for them so that I could get some clarification about why their links are just ground up mush. What kind of company doesn't have some sort of current contact info on their website? That in itself is a bit worrisome. Anyhow, I finally got in touch with someone who gave me the number for Ryan, who is apparently one of the new owners. I left him a message. He called back, concerned that I left a bad review on Yelp, and offered to "make it right". He said what happened was that some of their sausage went out labeled wrong. So even though the label said "Breakfast Links" it was actually the ground up version of their breakfast sausage that I got. Ok, fair enough. So I called him back and left a voicemail, told him I changed my review to something more positive, and asked him to call me back so that we could figure out how to get me the correct sausage replacement. I waited for 2 months and he never returned my call. These guys do not care about their product quality or their customers. So now it's back to a 1 star review. Honestly, I would not trust this company because they can't even label their product right which makes me wonder -- what else is being overlooked? And then when a customer notifies them of a problem, they can't even truly follow up on it. Maybe next time I should call the Sonoma County Health Department. read more

Love their meats! We buy the monthly local meat box. Never been disappointed by the quality. The bacon is the BEST! My husband worked on a cattle ranch and the quality of Panizzera's steaks are equal to their home grow and grass fed beef. So glad they are at Andy's. read more

We've been eating their sausages for years. Never had a greasy one, always taste great. The recent addition of cut beef, stocked at the local quickie mart, is the best food thing to hit this town in some time. After purchasing the ground beef and steaks several times and loving them, I picked up a 3# tri-tip (at 9:55pm) for a last minute BBQ invite last weekend. I'd a paid a lot more for that at Fiesta or anywhere else the next morning. 55 minutes in the BBQ and a 10 minute rest produced one of the tenderest, tastiest tri-tips ever. There is no way this beef isn't aged. A clean shop with conscientious meat cutters and friendly, informative staff. Where our meat comes from matters a lot to us. read more

We exclusively buy our meats from Panizzera's and I was so pleased that I was able to ship my father a gift box all the way to Ohio for his birthday. Seamless process, quality and customer service. Keep up the delicious work! read more

Love this company!! These guys make the BEST sausage ever! I always grab it for parties and events, or just to have on hand to make easy and delicious dinners! The product is very high quality, without all the preservatives and fillers other brands have. The chicken basil and the spicy Italian are my favorites. The owners are super friendly and are always out at stores sampling out their products. If you like sausage I definitely recommend giving them a try!! read more

Best sausage wherever! The lamb spicy sausage is amazing!!!! Really. I'm from Chilev grew up on parilla style barbeque chorizo and this "chorizo" requires due acknowlehgment. Try it. FOR REAL!!! Fresh to Table... read more

Great locally made product. Nuf said.

Bought their breakfast links frozen at a local deli in Bodega Bay. Grilled them up the next morning. Loved it. They were savory, a little spicy (yes!), and the quality of the meat was outstanding. And no sugar, which I have to avoid. I'll be making a trip out to Occidental soon to try more. read more

I ran across this sausage at Speer's Market in Forestville and loved it. I buy it frequently and now every other sausage leaves me wanting.

Love the sausage. The company has been around for ages and still use the same recipes since the beginning. I won't eat any other sausage. The company recently traded hands and is now ran by two locals from occidental. Killer local fresh sausage, nothing beats it! read more

Bought the chicken apple sausage today at FirCrest Market in Sebastopol...it was the first time I had seen their products and FirCrest was featuring them...something like 8 varieties were in the meat case near the Applegate and other uncured sausages, including chicken and pork based. Very fresh, no additives. I like the fact it is a local business and they are careful about how the animals are raised and slaughtered. read more