Model T Meats

Can’t believe how affordable this spot is. I got a 2.5 fresh pork shoulder for under $ 6. Asked for a bag of bones to make broth, which the butcher promptly cut for me, and refused to take money for.
Also, they sell eggs by the dozen for $ 1.15. Cheapest you’ll find them anywhere in the neighborhood.
I completely disagree with the reviews re: rotting meat smells; I couldn’t smell anything at all, and the meat all looked extremely fresh.
Hope these guys stay in business indefinitely. Not going anywhere else to buy my meat!

This place is incredible, authentic, and affordable. The guys who work here are awesome. Love it!

Smells like rotting meat. The place is gross. No gloves… and butcher goes from chicken to beef or colt cuts or whatever without washing hands. Pretty disgusting.
I’ll pay a little more elsewhere where I’m not gagging.

Model T is a great local butcher shop. Super helpful, affordable and fresh. Would definitely recommend!

He cut me 2 pounds of bacon from the slab and it was only $ 9.
The average price of bacon per pound in the U.S. is $ 6.11.
This is the cheapest bacon ever.
It was also the most delicious bacon i’ve ever had.
I’m going there in 30 minutes when they open to get more bacon.
Bacon.

Love the old-​school butcher. Super fresh cuts of meat. Every day they have fresh meat come in. They do a lot of Wholesale to restaurants. Very nice guys. Only place I would go

I shave almost 50% off my grocery bill going to a butcher. I used to live closer by off the L but moved farther into Bushwick off the J. No matter, I still make the trip here to get my meat. Lou never disappoints. It’s cash only so you’ll need to hit up the ATM beforehand.

These guys take pride in a lost craft, when you arrive make sure you have the to spare and have a seat. They take their time with each customer to make sure you have the proper cut and everything you need. Meat is always great and at a very fare price.

great pickles. haven’t tried the meat yet.

You people are nuts. It smells in there, no a/​c, no fans, they don’t use gloves when handling meat. I think everyone associates it with the old world. Antique cash register, a bench for the old timers to sit & talk, and sawdust on the floors. Know what else they had in the old days? More germs, filth & disease! No thank you. I dry heaved & left today; last time I suffered through. I’ll be over at Graham Avenue Meats, or head over to that butcher from Naples on Metropolitan where it smells better.

Went in late on Saturday and Lou was surprised to know that i still had not bought my groceries for the weekend on a Saturday evening. I asked him for four steaks as i am having friends coming in from out of town, and Lou cut me four AMAZING steaks, cleaned them, explained to me how to prepare them «Just fu**ing grill them, and you’re ok»…
I got a cut of rib eye, aged a couple of weeks i think, 4 lbs, and i was shocked to see the final price was $ 24.
It brought me back to home, Italy: an informal place, non pretentious, where the butcher uses his hands (no gloves), talks all the time, makes funny (or stupid) jokes, but knows his meat, can cut a piece with his eyes closed, and won’t overcharge you for your steaks.
The place is small but totally worth a visit. It will become your place to go get steaks, or wild chickens, or eggs.

The best pork sausage in the world. You feel like you are eating a pork chop. With bits of fennel and other delicious spices the sausage is not available everyday of the week and with good reason. The sausage would not be my only reason for going there but the best one for me.

ummm… model T meats is awesome. cheap and high quality. Lou was very friendly and gave me a great deal on 3 rib eyes. i paid one third of what it would have cost at fairway or whole foods. easy trip from manhattan so i’m going back for a big ol’ xmas rib roast next week. cash only…

Fresh meat for very reasonable/​cheap prices!
Lou is very friendly and offers a wide selection of meats. I went on a Tuesday afternoon and there was no waiting. I will definitely be a frequent customer!

I walked in there a month ago with my mom, who hadn’t been there in literally decades. Lou remembered her, and also my dad who’s been dead for 30 years. This place has been my family’s butcher since before I was born and I can clearly see why.
The meat here is so fresh and cheap that I’ve given up supermarket meat entirely. The chicken legs in particular are ridiculously cheap, fresh, tasty, and gigantic.
Tell Lou what you’re making and he’ll go the extra step, double grinding chopped meat for meatballs or recommending a way to prepare anything he’s got.
Even the seafood, which he doesn’t prepare, just resells, is fairly cheap and high quality.
Like other people have said, don’t go in there if you’re in a hurry, there’s a constant stream of chatter with the customers and the one or two old times who make this place their hangout, and the chatter isn’t for those with virgin ears. It’s part of the charm of the place.
It’s a bit of old Brooklyn that’s still hanging on.

I hate to be the first person to not give this place 5 stars but with my most recent experience there, I’m being generous. I loved the shop. #1 fan, Lou is super friendly, the meat is dirt cheap and the selection is good. There’s always some gossip floating around. Granted, it takes at least 20 minutes to even get a dozen eggs, but don’t go there if you’re in a rush.
Last time I was in with my roommate I watched them cut up raw chicken for 2 patrons, then handle pork and steaks, then cut up slices of deli meat… which while slicing, he was eating and passing out for people to sample. All of this without washing his hands. Then I realized that of all the times I’ve been in there, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them wash their hands. Or wear gloves.
OK. I’m not a germaphobe at all. But handling raw chicken with your bare hands, and then handling deli meats while passing slices around is completely unsanitary.
Cleanliness — 1 star
Value — 5 stars
Recommendation? Go there if you get chicken, or at least a meat that you cook hot enough to kill salmonella. Definitely avoid the deli meat.

Lou is awesome. The prices are so low and the meat is always good. It makes you wonder why anyone would buy the junk at C-​Town or Met Foods with these guys so close by. They’re also hilarious — I’ve never known so much about neighborhood gossip in my life.
The sight of Lou waving hello at you in the morning as you walk past the store on the way to the L train actually warms my heart and makes the commute quite pleasant. :)

I truly did not know the worth of water until the well was dry in this case. This place isn’t just a butcher as much as a way of life. I’ve moved out of the neighborhood, and now I find myself wishing I could go anywhere around where I live and get a ½ lb of amazing swiss cheese for $ 1.00 or less.
On top of that, I always walked out of there with a full belly from all of the sliced samplings.
This place is amazing. It’s neighborhoody, legit and wonderful.
My only gripe would be that for a hippie-​California transplant like myself who doesn’t like to get plastic bags very often – here I am ALWAYS bullied into taking a plastic bag. It might be a pride thing – to have no one walk our empty handed, but I’d really rather just throw my stuff in a canvas bag for the half a block walk… oh well.

I’d never been to a butcher before, so I have nothing to compare this place to, but I will probably be a regular after my first visit here.
An entire chicken cost the customer before me $ 3.80. A couple before them got two choice cuts of beef (bone-​in, I dunno more than that) for $ 11.35. I got 8 hot dogs and 8 slices of bacon to wrap around the sweet sweet dogs for $ 4.00. It’s like living in the past, and it’s AWESOME.
The conversation in that place is what everyone else said, which is another great thing about this place. And you get into it. And it’s awesome.

Lou is a great guy and definitely likes to talk, make sure you have a good 15 minutes or so if purchasing your meats during the day because more often than not there are some hilariously heated and informative conversations about the neighborhood going on amongst residents that you can’t avoid being a part of if you go in. Also it helps not to be too sensitive if and when the language or topics heads into the risqué area.
Good, large selection in house and anytime I want some specialty meat they’ll get it for me in a couple of days if they don’t regularly stock it. Fresh chickens in every day for my roasted chicken fixation I’ve had recently (and at like a dollar a pound it’s a steal) and I just found out they make homemade sausage every Friday (they sell out on Friday too and that’s why I had never seen them before. And yes they are delicious.)
The prices are fantastic, way cheaper than the C-​Town down the street and fresher to be sure. Sawdust on the floor, antique cash register and a sign that says ‘No Credit Today’ that is up everyday (even though Lou is awesome and times when I came in and realized I didn’t have enough cash after ordering so much, because I’m an idiot like that, he just told me to bring it by later instead of having me go run to an ATM right then) make this place a lot of fun to frequent. I pop in every week to buy my eggs and butter and just to see what specials they’ve got as they buy bulk trucks of overstock dry goods and grocery stuff sight unseen for cheap and then pass the savings onto us with $ 1 or so containers of cream cheese, hot dog and hamburger buns, muffins, ketchup, grits, etc.
You can’t go wrong buying your meats from Lou; great guy and great product.