Mountain Valley Meats has a new retail shop at the corner of routes 35 and 281 in Parkdale, Oregon…read morecalled the Mountain Valley Butcher Block. We have stopped in a couple of times, and the service and especially the meats are excellent. The owner clearly enjoys interacting with customers, and is a pleasure to do business with. The shop is clean and orderly, so you know that they put effort into appearance and sanitation. It's a little out of the way, so pack an insulated bag, and make the trek. It beats supermarket meats by a long shot. Note that The Mountain Valley Butcher Block is not on Yelp, so the address is: 6500 Hwy 35 Mt. Hood, OR 97041. The address is not the same as the Mountain Valley Meats Service in this Yelp listing.

We've only gone to Mountain Valley Meats twice now- once for a pig and most recently a cow, but we…read morewon't ever go any where else!!! From our initial contact on the phone to the pick-up of the meat, Jason and his crew do a fantastic job! They take time to carefully explain all the choices a novice meat customer has with the intricacies of butchering. They also adhere to their quoted timelines. The wrapping of the meat is high-quality (other butchers have made unwrapping the meat next to impossible because tissue-like paper sticks to the frozen meats). Their staff is very friendly and helpful at the pick-up also! We ordered teriyaki-flavored pepperoni sticks & they tasted amazing- fresh and flavorful! We look forward to more purchases from Mountain Valley Meats & highly recommend them.

i've been usiong rays meaats for many years they cut the order exactly how you want it!!we do farm…read moreanimals so they always make sure its clean n wrapped to where it lasts and no freezer burn!! i highly reccomend em but ya have to get your order in early!! they have a good business with a lot of repeat customers!! you'll definitely be happy with no worrys!! i give em a 5 star all day long!! :)

This has been an epic summer! It wasn't until covid I started having issues with business hours of…read moreoperation. Lately, the issue has become weekly The Yelp page showed this place open from 9am to 2. We arrived about 1:30 to find out the place wasn't open at all today. I now see the Yelp page is not claimed. A butcher is not a business you would expect to take weekend off. So it turns out packing the trunk with a cooler to bring back what I assumed was fresh meat was a waste of time, energy and effort.

Nice little meat locker located on the outskirts of Yakima, way out west. It's a small shop behind…read morethe owner's house and they're doing some great things with meat! The first thing to know is that this place is a little off the beaten path. It's pretty deep into West Valley and about a mile off the main road coming down into the area. It's marked relatively well, but definitely one to stick into Google maps before you head out. We had a couple lambs prepared here and they did it in a timely fashion and for a good price. While here, I got to explore the small room out front where they have a refrigerator with pepperoni sticks, summer sausage and beef jerky. The pepperoni sticks - affectionately known as the pepper stix - were really good. The packs range from about five dollars to $10 and are great for snacking. The summertime is apparently a slow time for butchering meet, but into the fall and winter they have many different options for your meat purchasing pleasure. They smoked turkeys for Thanksgiving, periodically FB for sale and reportedly have lots of pork options later in the year. The guy who runs the place is very nice and takes pride in what he does. It's definitely not a glamorous job, but keeping the people said with delicious meat options rarely is! Worth your time to call these guys up and see what they have available. It's local, it's fresh and they do the job well!

This is THE spot. I…read morehad a little trouble finding this place, because there is literally no signage outside, but it's exactly where Google maps says it is. The inside of the store is divided into two main sections: the market, and the carniceria. An entire wall of the market is a fresh bakery section. They had all kinds of pan dulce, cream horns, and Mexican pastries. Near the front of the store were candies and cakes including several flavors of fresh tres leches cake. This store smells so good inside. Even the meat section smells good. This was a major relief since the two stores I'd stopped by before this both smelled like mold. As soon as I saw how long the line was on the carniceria side, without having any idea what they were actually selling over there, I decided to get in line. I figured that if this many people were willing to stand in line for it, then it must be worth standing in line for. The line moved surprisingly quick. Once I got to the front, I got shy about speaking Spanish. I asked for two tamales. "De cual?" "Umm.. what kind do you have?" "Que dijo?" She stared at me like she knew I speak Spanish. (How did she know?) I ordered one chicken tamale and one corn tamale. I wanted some of the barbecue chicken, but there was no menu, and I had no idea how to order it. Maybe I'll figure it out next time. I grabbed a guava drink from the cooler and a coconut macaron from the candy section. Both were super fresh. The tamales were so bomb. The elote ones tasted a lot like tomalito, but less sweet. The shredded chicken tamale was my favorite though. Very tender, juicy, and flavorful.

Hidden gem! Literally. Located in the very large red building across from Rosauers supermarket in…read morethe Heights, there is no signage anywhere. You either know or miss out on some delicious hot Mexican food, pan dulce, and pantry staples. A friend told me about the freshly made carnitas, and his description had my mouth watering. I went the very next day! Upon entering, I was pleasantly surprised with how large this market is, including the aisles. There's plenty of room to walk up and down each to check out the various Mexican sodas, treats, chips, salsas, piñatas, pan dulce, fruit, and produce. I grabbed a few mangoes for 79 cents, then fresh limes and cilantro, a pack of street size corn tortillas, then quickly realized I needed a cart! With cart in tow, I headed back to the deli counter where they have lots of marinated meat, cotja cheese, shrimp, huge trays of chicharron, roasted quarter, half and full chickens, three different kinds of tamales, and carnitas. When ordering a pound of carnitas, which will make our taco dinner so much easier since they did the work, the young man behind the counter even asked if I wanted to include the fat. While many of the local farm workers favor those sections, I opted to go without it, and I was very appreciative that he accommodated. The other foods looked and smelled so delicious that I couldn't resist getting a quarter of the white meat chicken and two jalapeño & cheese tamales, one pork, and one chicken. As I left the deli area, the smell of fresh bread was everywhere, the trays placed adjacent to entice customers! I selected two pieces of various pan dulce. Admittedly, I had a piece of one as soon as I got into my car! The rest is for breakfast, perfect with morning coffee. Makevsurevto check out the bakery and the beautifully decorated cakes. Also the rack of seasoning packs and the bags of dried chile. In spite of what other reviewers stated, everyone working there was very friendly, greeting me with a hello and a smile, offering assistance, showing genuine kindness. Same with the other shoppers. I was using a cane due to an injury, and people moved their carts out of the way and even asked if I needed them to grab items off the shelves. I'm so glad a friend turned me onto Mercado Guadalajara. Our dinner was fabulous and I'm already looking forward to more carnitas, tamales and roasted chicken.

Kyle and Jennifer have done a fantastic job of creating a local butcher shop from scratch. We've…read moreused their services for several years now, and have been very happy with their services. Kyle, AKA "Sergeant Slaughter", always has clean kills, is happy to educate his customers (even the very young ones!), and always does a neat job, leaving very little mess at the farm. Jennifer is great with experienced customers like myself, trying new cuts and new ideas, as well as being patient and informative with our customers here at the farm who have never purchased their meat directly or made a custom cut order before. The whole shop bends over backwards to help people, from scheduling pickups outside of regular hours for out of town customers, to donating food to local citizens who otherwise might not have a Thanksgiving dinner, and facilitating science projects for local high schoolers. This is what "small business" should look like. They're local, they're professional, they're organized, and they're philanthropic. We expect to do business with them as long as we live here!

The bacon is out of this world, perfectly smoked, not to salty…read more My pork was perfectly cut to order and a quick turn around.

My husband and I took the tour into the herd with Janelle. She explained how she grows the grass…read moreand cares for the herd. It's amazing. When we met her it was obvious that she was a good, hard working person with great character. I doubt very much if anyone else is doing this. We ordered an 1/8 Moo Mix and can't wait to start eating the best grass fed in Washington, maybe anywhere!

Pretty odd place it seems. Went by to check it out and see for myself if they sell anything there…read moresince they don't reply to emails. Some signs say welcome others say you will be shot. Sucks there isn't just a true no funny business local operation to get grass fed beef from.

I was visiting the Columbia River Gorge area and stopped here for dinner. This was one of the best…read moredinner experiences I had. The staff were extremely friendly and nice. They even offered recommendations as there was so much to try! I had the pork chop special and it was so good! It had a curry sauce that was full of flavor. We also had some bone marrow and it was so good. The place is elegant yet also relaxed. I can't wait to come back!

This was one of the best meals on the trip. Everything from the entire meal and wine was really…read moregood. Service was amazing and super friendly. Great views from our table inside. Saw this place while eating lunch nearby and the menu looked good so we decided to come back for dinner. While we would have preferred to sit outside, there was no availability. They sat us right next to the window though so it was basically like we were outside anyways so no complaints there. The bone marrow to start was a fantastic choice. I love bone marrow and this one did not disappoint. Perfectly cooked and great flavor I was getting every little bit out. For my main I was conflicted but decided to go with the octopus. I ate every bite of food on my plate it was so good. Octopus can be tough and chewy but this one was cooked so perfectly that I wished there was more. The sauce had a slightly spice to it as well which was really good especially on the potatoes.

It's hard to explain how cool this little grocery is. I made it here by happenstance. I was…read moreMabton-bound on the 4th of July (Yup, that's right. Mabton's gangsta firework show can hold its own to any big city fireworks!). There was a "big" grocery store just off the small highway, but I decided to drive a block or two into "downtown" Mabton, and happened upon Su Mercadito. This grocery is like taking a trip to Mexico. Situated in a fairly old building on "Main Street Mabton", this is a tiny store, but it has un corazón grande. In this tiny space, there is so much packed in. Sensory overload is definitely on the menu when you walk around. HEARING: There was Mexican music blaring on the speakers (Love it). SIGHT: There are so many items and colors for one to look at here. I could have spent an hour here in this tiny shop, but I didn't want to be one of "those" gringos! SMELL: There was a small carniceria (meat shop) inside here along with a tub of oysters near the entrance, and they smelled fresh. TOUCH: Although I was clearly a stranger here, I felt pretty welcome by the other customers and the staff here. TASTE: Didn't taste anything until later, but I should say that the cans of Tecate and the habenero chips were party hits. So yes, as I walked in the grocery, I was surprised by the amount of people in this small out of the way store. I made a bee-line for the freezer in the back (grabbed a 12-pack of Tecate for $12). While cerveza shopping, piñatas swung in the breeze above me. I liked how most of the products on the shelves were in Spanish. As I was checking out, the woman at the register talked to me in Spanish, and I had to reply in English. She smiled and then switched to English, too. (man, it should be illegal for me to not know Spanish at my age!). She was very nice and helpful. She even translated the name of the store: Su Mercadito :::: "Your Little Store" * * And I'm glad it is

"I ate it I'll rate it.", wow what a tiny little surprise this Latino Market is. English speaking…read moretoo. It actually has a butcher in the back. FRESH unwrapped beef and pork and pre mixed up n spiced chicken thighs fajitas with onion n green peppers. Just tell them how many or how many pounds.they have a 14" long FRESH local veggie section. Very limited but so fresh and just what you need. They carry bread, milk, Latino pastries and candy.sandwich ham eggs and butter. Then isles of boxed or canned foods. Beers, sodas, bras... Latino music and bagged ice. Nice staff and great prices. Meat and Vegs are super!!!