Vince Gasparro’s Meat Market

Gasparos is consistently a pleasure. Excellent Meat! Fun atmosphere. True old world family butcher. The love is in the meat.

Just went for my first time and this place is awesome! Great selection of meat, lots of pre marinated choices and most importantly knowledgeable, passionate and friendly staff. My butcher took the time to explain how to make the perfect steak and was so encouraging! Highly recommend this spot for quality local butcher enthusiasts.

I really want to love this place because their products are tasty — the wild boar and apple sausage is excellent and they’ve got great-​tasting burgers.
But there are two things that always nag at me when I’m at this place.
First, the guys who work there are misogynists plain and simple. They (especially the cousin) are downright rude when serving women, or they blatantly check women out. It’s so obvious that it’s head shaking.
Second, the hygiene factor is pretty questionable… they prepare and cut product out in the open and they don’t seem to pay a lot of attention to keeping things clean… in fact, after making a bunch of sausages the other day, I saw one of the guys (the cousin actually) give it a cursory swipe with a gross looking rag before a hunk of beef was plunked down on the same surface. On more than one occasion, Nick has handled cash and then my chicken with his bare hands. It’s stomach-​turning and might explain their recent Conditional Pass sign.
Like I said, their stuff tastes good but not a lot of attention paid to customer service (for women anyway) or cleanliness.

I come here at least once a week. Whether it’s steak, sausages, lamb, bison, or chicken, the quality of their meat is excellent! The guys are friendly and knowledgeable. The prices are right. For those who value good meat look no further.

I’m not a super carnivore in any way but when I buy meat it’s going to be from here. They stock fresh, free range stuff, know the farmers and can recommend the best stuff for what you need. I got excellent quality lean ground beef, bacon and free range eggs here. Very reasonably priced for the quality and lovely service they provide. I always leave smiling.

This place is just amazing! I come all the way from the east side to buy meat at Vince Gasparro’s.
Helpful team, even when stressed, dealing with a long line and shorthanded. And the meat? Well it gets five stars too! Just superb! Fresh, locally sourced and/​or Mennonite. High quality. Moderately priced. Tasty
First trip in, I was looking for a boneless pork shoulder to make my first pulled pork. The butcher went and cut me a 3 pound piece right there. More so, he gave me a premium cut of the shoulder without asking. Result was an amazing first, slow-​cooked pulled pork.
The Chicken Baresi sausage is to die for… complex flavours come through, despite a nice touch of heat… yum!
Great to be able to explore cooking a variety of meats in new ways when you have butcher like this one to go to.
What more do you want folks? Go get your meat here!!! Now!!!

I’m giving this business five stars! Superb customer service, great quality meat at reasonable prices. Bought some beef short ribs and skirt steaks. The short ribs were so tasty and cooked up great. (Didn’t taste gamy or anything like that. I have an awful dread of meat tasting off etc…) haven’t tried the skirt steaks as yet, but I imagine they will be wonderful as well. Will always support this shop!

Wonderful butcher! Very friendly and knowledge staff. Locally sourced and ethically raised meat.

This place. Oh my god. Super high quality meats at really reasonable prices. How can you go wrong? You can’t. Everything I’ve bought from here has felt like a great deal after eating it. Great guys, great shop. Can’t say enough good things about them.

The staff here are all very knowledgeable about the products available. I overheard other customers being assisted; everyone was thorough in making sure people were leaving with the right meat product for them.

These guys have been supporting local farms for over 30 yrs & I’ve been buying meat there for the last 25
Da best!(and stumbling distance from my BBQ –which makes it even better)

Can’t say enough good things about this place, only wish I’d discovered it sooner. I’ve bought from them a few times now and the quality of the meat is pretty outstanding, not to mention the knowledgable and friendly guys that work there. If you’re in the neighborhood, look no further for all your carnivorous needs.

The fact that we can get hometown service and wild boar burgers in one place, a couple blocks from our house, is a revelation. They are so friendly, so well informed and all the products are amazing. Would recommend to anyone.

Love that they now carry beef bacon!!! Been searching the entire city for a year now and tastes delish! Thank you: D

I like eating meat. So LOVE this place.
I like the chicken breasts from this place best. They don’t have saggy and chemically induced breasts here. It’s juicy, succulent, healthy and firm.
Next time I will try to buy the other meat.
Good place.

Very friendly service, will order in or prep pretty much anything. I’m never cubing my own chicken again.

Best bunch of guys ever to run a butcher shop. Fun loving tough guys that are all tough guy talk but actually big softies in their hearts. They know their meat. They buy only the best quality – not fed antibiotics, not on steroids. Grass fed beef from cows that wander around outside all day and chickens that come from Mennonite farms that eat worms and bugs and run around in the fields basking in sunlight.
Their lamb is unbelievable. If you are a carnivore, this is the place.
The quality is amazing, the service is friendly once they get to know you and prices are way, way better than those other highbrough butchers with double digit prices per pound. If you go there when it is not just about to close, you will not experience some of the downside risks of being subjected to longer than normal wait times and grouchy Unilocalers.

Hands down best butcher in Toronto. I can’t say enough good things about the family here. The boys even argue with each other while working. True family business with the best Steak, Pork Shoulder and sausage I’ve had in my life.
My go to butcher.

This is the other real-​deal butcher shop in the Bloor /​Ossington hood. Vince Gasparro’s has been in Toronto forever and has survived due to one consistent ingredient; greatness. This is one of Toronto’s destination meat markets (No silly Unilocalers! The OTHER kind …)
Nick and Pat are expert butchers who take care not only in the cutting, but the sourcing of the products as well. Many of my friends who didn’t grow up in Canada complain that the supermarket chicken has no taste and that the eggs all taste a bit past their prime. I smile and point them to Vinny G’s. The Mennonite chicken and eggs are free range (really!) and OMG you can taste the difference.
Barese Sausage. Not the generic Italian sausage, but the authentic-​house made-​insanely delicious-​different from all other sausages in the GTA-​have you started out to pick some up yet?- kind of goodness. You want this sausage, you need this sausage, you better not buy all of it and leave some of this sausage. This sublime substance is incredibly versatile; great with a bit of asiago and Italian parsley in an omelette, great with some rice and lentils, great with roasted red peppers over cous-​cous drizzled with a bit of olive oil. This stuff is one of my not-​so secret ingredients and invariably the answer to: How come it doesn’t taste like that when I make it?
The meat from Gasparro’s will restore your faith in food and help quash any lingering doubts about your carnivorous ways. As great as Gasparro’s is, they cannot salvage your reputation with the hot vegan if they happen to run into you on your way back home as you will invariably be carrying a carload of carrion. At least that’s the way they’ll see it… but time and Barese sausage heal all wounds.

Fantastic butcher… I have been going here weekly for over 3 years, and i will not go anywhere else for meat. I can agree it can be a bit intimidating with the staff, it can be loud and busy, but it’s worth the time and effort to get to know them. Nick and Pat really know their stuff.
Breakfast bacon is always fresh and fantastic. I can never buy store bought bacon again after this place.
I frequently buy wheels of chicken sausage, which is made in house, as are all sausages i believe.
Steaks are always quality cuts. The ribeye’s are always thick and well marbled, and strip loin cuts can’t be beat.
Have picked up several roasts from here for Christmas meals. I would suggest going to the website to submit the order before hand. The Prime Rib Roasts i have picked up from here have always been a favourite. Had a 9 pound boneless rib roast once that was brilliant.
Chicken breasts are quite big, and can be ground on request.
I pick up my eggs from here frequently, all are free range. Wide selection of deli meats as well.