The knife merchant is very helpful and friendly. Honest advice will be given if you needed. Prices are reasonable. A variety of items are available and in stock. Thank you Meghan. read more

Stopped by here on the advice of a good friend while I was in San Diego, and let me tell you...the knife selection is amazing. Further, the proprietor David is a walking encyclopedia on knives; there isn't something he doesn't know about any type of knife, and he can fit you with the exact one you're looking for, for the purpose of your needs. Besides the knives, he's got so many other kitchen products to make you the best home or professional chef around. A definite place to stop by if you're in the culinary field. If you're into collection fine Japanese knives, then you'll be a kid in a candy store here. read more

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If you're a chef or a home cook, this is the place to go for all your knife and specialty kitchen items. Right around the corner from Chef Toys, the experts here will have just the knife you need for your kitchen or restaurant. read more

Great service deliverables and such a friendly staff. To me embarrassment, I thought a carbon knife was miss placed. Thankful to their great "notes" the knife was safely tucked away in my knife bag at home. Que vergüenza ! Absolutely recommend their service read more

We searched for a place to get great quality chef's implements and that led us to The Knife Merchants. The owner and staff were knowledgeable and answered all questions. Even had a kid friendly corner where I could keep the grandkids entertained while they played with the company dog. read more

The Knife Merchant - Restaurant Supplies Near Me - Alcoa, Tennessee

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Located in a commercial area in Mira Mesa/Miramar Area. The Knife Merchant has all your kitchen knife needs on display. Their wall of knives showcases Japanese and Western knives ranging from affordable everyday knives to ones that will set you back a few hundred for professionals and connoisseurs. And I was told they have many more in stock that aren't showcased that they can get for you. It certainly seems to be the case. As always, I'm a fan of local places that allow me to reuse and keep my items for longer and with their sharpening service I can do just that. The service is very affordable considering the price of a decent chef's knife will run you 50+ and even with proper maintenance it will get dull eventually. $5 for machine sharpening and $10 for hand sharpening as of this writing. Do yourself a favor and splurge for some nicer knives and get them sharpened so you can keep them for life. They weren't able to help me with repairing my chipped ceramic knife instead recommending sending it back to the manufacturing as it requires special equipment. Not their fault at all and just reinforces my preference for traditional steel knives versus this trend towards ceramic. My only wish was if their hours were just a bit longer to accommodate drop off and pick up. 9-5 M-F is both a bit too late and too early with no weekend days to drop off. Good thing I'm close enough to make a quick lunch errand of it! read more

Came in November in search for a chef knife for my boyfriend's Christmas present. As a clueless girlfriend of knives, I of course needed help. Chris helped me when I arrived. He was super nice and was knowledgeable towards their products. He originally gave me recommendations on Japanese knives but I ended up telling him that I was leaning more towards a German line. He gave me two recommendations of the Wusthof line. Had to ponder on which one to get. Ended up deciding to get the Wusthof Ikon 9606 set. Found a price that was cheaper online and Meghan helped me with honoring the cheaper price. God bless her soul with answering all of my pestering, constant and consecutive emails! She was patient, very quick to respond and also super nice! In addition to honoring the price match, she honored the 10% discount for first time customers before I even made a review on yelp (told her I was scared of my boyfriend seeing my review (if he did come across it before he opened his gift)). So I ended up getting the knife set at a really good price!! I promised her that I'd write my review after he opened his gift, so here I am writing my very first review EVER on yelp! My boyfriend was super surprised and he absolutely LOVED his gift! He's really excited to use his new knives. The Knife Merchant team is an absolutely great group of people to work with especially for clueless people like me. Very customer service friendly and personable! Support small businesses! Thanks guys for making my first time experience wonderful! Also met their dog (if I can remember correctly, his name was Lucky (but he wasn't amused to entertain me; probably had the Friday blues)). read more

The Knife Merchant - See... he's happy! - Restaurant Supplies Near Me - Alcoa, Tennessee

Sweet little gem of a knife shop for even the finest of the cutlery arts. My brother, a chef at Ballast, recommended this place to sharpen my high end knives. It's family run and they sharpen while you wait. While you're there check out the huge selection of incredible knives. I bought a few more that I didn't already have. Great work and great service. read more

Got myself a shun knife here and have had the best customer service. Recommend 100000% Got the guy with the glasses both visits and hes been rad! Also the guy who fixed my knife was awesome too!! Thank you knife merchants read more

Excited to have found such a professional place to sharpen our knives. We got a set for our wedding and they hadn't been sharpened, sans the serrated knife which someone else ruined. Megan and Lucky the dog; we got a quick quote, and waited. Lucky sat with my little and I picked out a few things... this store is great as well everyone is so friendly and kind! The knives are better than new!!!! Even the serrated, they were able to give it a little more life. read more

The Knife Merchant - Restaurant Supplies Near Me - Alcoa, Tennessee

What a great place he brought back life into my 15 year old Japanese knife like never before really professional really nice . I'll go back there again and again. read more

The Knife Merchant - Restaurant Supplies Near Me - Alcoa, Tennessee

After a year of heavy use, I guess I became too comfortable with my Kyocera ceramic knives as I cut into a frozen banana with one and broke a 1/4" chip out of it. Knowing that all the knives probably needed to be sharpened anyway, I searched for a place that could sharpen but also possibly repair the broken knife. Not completely to my surprise, very few folks said they could sharpen ceramic knives. I got about 4 "No's" before getting an ecstatic "Yes!" from Knife Merchant. I went in that day and had the best experience working with David, Meghan, and another gal whose name I am sorry to have forgotten. Within 10 minutes, my knives were all sharpened and the damaged knife packaged up to send back to Kyocera since Kyocera apparently has a really good policy about repair/replace. It took a coupe of weeks but I just opened a brand new Santoku knife straight from Kyocera. I am guessing the damage was too bad to repair but I've got my amazing knife back. I HIGHLY recommend this shop for all your knife needs. They are very professional, incredibly kind, and know exactly what your knives need. Can't say enough good things about them! read more

If you love knives this place is amazing. There selection is huge. there are price ranges to fit every budget and the customer service is above average for sure. I brought my knives here to have them sharpened and they did it within the hour and did high quality sharpening job and didn't charge me for a couple of my smaller boning and paring knives. On top of that they helped me choose a new ceramic steel. Good and fair pricing, great customer service and top notch sharpening. I will be back. read more

I purchased my Miyabi Kaizen 8" Chefs knife from this store in the past and the today I was looking for a housewarming gift for a family member and decided on the Miyabi Black 8" Chefs knife. David was extremely helpful with answering all of my questions and such a friendly and knowledgeable store owner. Even though I'm in Los Angeles, The Knife Merchant is my go to store for all of my kitchenware needs. I am looking forward to taking some of my older knives in for a proper whetstone sharpening once they are allowed to resume sharpening services since they have had to stop due to covid. Also, just to point out the level of customer service/appreciation at this shop, after my transaction was completed, I mentioned to David that this item is a gift, he graciously offered to have it giftwrapped at no additional charge. Amazing store, best prices, unbeatable customer service! read more

David and his staff are always so helpful and knowledgeable!! Thank you for always taking the time to answer questions and model knives/tools/utensils for me. You guys are the best!! : ) read more

This shop was an experience. If you need an education on kitchen knives, they will spend the time with you. I walked away with not only a great knife but with a ton of knowledge. They know their stuff and the environment is welcoming. I didn't really want to leave even after completing my purchase. So happy I found them. read more

Everyone there is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. David helped me pick out a new knife, cutting board, and honing steel. Wish I lived in the area because I would visit much more often for cutlery, sharpening, and kitchen needs. Worth the trip to San Diego. read more

Excellent service. I took 11 knives there (was only charged for 10). The estimate was for 1 hour but they were completed in 30 minutes. And each knife came back in great working order. I highly recommend the Knife Merchant for all your knife sharpening needs! read more

Best knife store I have been to so far and they are outstanding. They won't hesitate to help you with what you need and willing to show you the proper way to sharpen your knife. I was let in the back by the guy sharpening i forgot his name but he showed me proper technique to sharpen my knives. They were all very knowledgeable aswell. Will come back after i need a new knife. read more

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I had a great experience over at The Knife Merchant. I went there to have a couple of kitchen knives sharpened, and ended up buy a block set of 6 Shun Premier kitchen knives. Now, as soon as I walked in, I was greeted by a friendly staff member and she was very helpful with me trying to decide on what knives I wanted. She gave me many options to accommodate my needs, and in the end, I decided on the Shun Premier knives. Oh, and the knives that I got sharpened were very professionally sharpened and super razor sharp. Thanks. read more

CHEF DAVID IS AWESOME. He knows knives and charges very fair prices. Will shop here again.

They are a solid knife sharpening service. Their staff are passionate and knowledgeable. Their store has plenty of knives to see and test out. I would recommend to anyone from professionals to enthusiasts. read more

I had an old Calphalon knife set that needed sharpening. They were in horrible condition almost 20 years old, and The Knife Merchant fix them up like new. Very fast and at a reasonable price, I am very pleased. Everyone there is super helpful and nice. read more

I was ready to use a gift card towards the purchase of a knife on Amazon (the Evil Empire?). Then I had two conversations, one with a man and one with a woman (I wish I remembered the names!). They were so great in sharing info and guiding me, that I decided to purchase the knife from them. I know that any time I have questions about knives they will be there to help. And they know knives very well. Great store and boy they pick their staff well! read more

Yes, They Impressed me enough to create a Yelp account and post a review. I have a 3 set of Messermeister knives I bought about 6-7 years ago (when I had no clue how to take care of my knives) and have never had them sharpened. they got so dull it made life in the kitchen fun no longer... so I looked up places to get them sharpened. Most places told me it would be a 24hr turn around... then I called The Knife Merchant on a whim (as they are about 2-3 miles from my work) and got Bill on the phone. I told him I had 3 knives that needed sharpening and asked how long the turn around would be. Bill told me... "I can do all 3 in about 4 minutes, maybe 5." to which I said "see you later today!". When I arrived a nice lady (sorry, don't remember her name) greeted me. I explained to her what I needed and she said "sure thing, $5/blade" I opened my case and she saw I had Messermeister knives and then said "actually, this will be NO charge. Messemeister have a lifetime resharpening deal and we honor it here." Bill got my knives to super NINJA sharp edge and I bought a "zester" I had been eyeing for some time. In short... DON'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE! Epic knowledgeable staff, Epic selection of "Top Shelf" knives and a small, but Epic selection of accessories. I WILL be back for sure! read more

This was the first place I called to ask if they offered knife sharpening. Lucky was I, when Chef David told me that they did! He seemed very knowledgeable during the brief time I spoke to him over the phone. I dropped my knives off and went on my way. I picked up my knives after the weekend, and they were sharp enough to tourne a brick! Overall really happy with the customer service of this place. The price was on point as well! Definitely will be back! read more

Once again the people at the knife merchant have made my visit and purchase the sole reason why I keep coming back. David and his team are the epitome of what a great business should be like! As soon as you walk in you feel welcomed and the staff is very well educated in everything cutlery! This is the only place I will buy new knives and will have complete confidence in the knife sharpening here!! read more

Awesome place and awesome service! Sharpen your knives in no time. Very helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly staff that you cannot beat!

So I brought 4 of my knives (Chef's knife, Santouku, Paring and Slicer) in to get sharpened. I haven't ever sharpened these and my parents gifted them to me when I was 19, that's approx 6 years ago so they were extremely dull. I walked in expecting to pay 8 or 9 dollars to sharpen each knife but was surprised that it was only 5$! That is an extremely good price for me and it only took about 25 min wait time to do it too! Customer service was really great too, I got greeted instantly as I walked in and while I was waiting to get my knives sharpened, I took a look around at the large displays of mostly if not all Japanese steel knives. The knives themselves were sharpened perfectly and now cooking is a little easier! read more

Just finished having my knives sharpened by Bill. Bill was such a pro!!! My knives are now sharper than they have ever been. The owner David and the rest of the staff were very courteous and welcoming. If you are looking for a place to purchase quality knives or get your blades proper maintenance, this is the place to go!!! read more

This place is awesome. Whether you're looking for knives, knife sharpening, or knife advice, this is the spot. David, the owner is very knowledgeable & approachable. I highly recommend the Knife Merchant!! read more

I ordered a couple things from their online store. I noticed that the charge had been refunded and never received a shipping confirmation. I called and asked about it, and the woman I talked to on the phone was so friendly and accommodating. For some reason my card had been flagged, but she fixed it right away and I got a confirmation the next day. Such an easy phone call to make, and I feel great about the whole experience. I'll be glad to buy my kitchen supplies from here again! read more

Love, love, love this place!! Even though Alex has moved on to other endeavors, I got the same great service from Meghan that I received the first time I shopped here. Bought two more knives and was treated like a queen, and even though the knives were significantly lower priced than my initial Messermeisters, I was treated as if I bought a full set of Nenox Ironwoods! I purchased a Victorinox knife and honing rod for my sister and a Victorinox meat slicer for myself that is a dream, and not so expensive that I feel like I have to baby it like I do my pricier knives. P.S. They have lots of stuff here, not just great knives and service. And no, I do not own, nor am I related to anyone that works here, just a satisfied knife lover! P.S.S. Also found out from reading other Yelp reviewer that Knife Merchant honors Messermeister lifetime free sharpening agreement. Another reason to love both Messermeister knives and The Knife Merchant, will update review on sharpening service soon! read more

We enjoyed a wonderful experience when we dropped into the store with 7 very dull knives in need of sharpening. While waiting for the sharpening, we enjoyed browsing the merchandise, with the assistance of the knowledgeable and friendly owner. We purchased a couple of items and would gladly return to purchase or to sharpen knives! Can't recommend this business highly enough--maybe 10 stars?!!! read more

This is a family owned business, with very friendly and knowledgeable owners. The selection of knives is very good, and they have sharpening services. I went in to have my Shun knives sharpened - they did a fantastic job. I had a couple of knives that were damaged, and needed a skilled person to fix them. They really put the time into doing a great job. I met the owner when I dropped off my knives, and it was clear that he knew a lot about knives, the steel, different features of the various brands, etc. I actually ended up buying two knives while I was there. If you're in the market for a nice knife, definitely drop by. The selection is the best I've seen. In addition, you're not relying on a sales clerk at a retail store for advice or information. The owner is an expert on knives. The one recommendation I would have for them is to consider limited Saturday hours, or one night with a little later hours. ******** Here's a little more detail on the sharpening: - I had a long slicer that I chipped in three places. They were able to remove the chips and resharpen the long blade. Very nicely done. - I had a bread knife and a smaller serrated knife that over the years started losing their serrations after sharpening. They were able to add the serrations back and resharpen the blades. This showed not only a lot of skill, but just great customer service and attention to detail. This wax really well done. - My kids broke the tip off a boning knife. They were able to add the tip back and create a nice curve on the blade. You can't even tell that it was damaged - it looks like a new knife. read more

Wow. These guys are a rare find. They actually offer amazing customer service, over-deliver, and do all of that for a fair price. They have earned my business and loyalty. read more

I went here to get two kitchen knives sharpened. I wasn't sure what to expect because I'm just a home cook and not a chef, and had never been to a knife store (I figured my knives weren't that cool!). I interacted with a few different people, and a dog, and everyone was very welcoming and friendly. I felt comfortable there, even though I was just a basic customer. They sharpened my knives on the spot and it only took 10 minutes for the two, and they're great now! I definitely recommend this place, and will be back here again. read more

Awesome little knife shop. They were able to sharpen my favorite pocket knife while I waited. Most other places had a minimum charge or a minimum number of knives in order to help me. They also have a great selection of high end cooking knives. What a great find....thank you for being there. read more

Called in to ask the availability of something. Amber who answered the phone said she would need to ask David and call me back. I never got any reply. I called back twice to follow up and each time I was told David should have called me already. It's been about 3 weeks since my initial call and I still haven't heard back anything. read more

Free knife sharpening and complimentary coffee during my first visit. I just tried my newly sharpened knife (a cheapo Tools of the Trade) and boy is it SHARP! The service is fast (8 minutes) and everyone is very friendly and helpful. The register wasn't working that morning so they didn't charge me. I'm definitely going back. read more