Steve’s Meat Market

I just heard that Steve’s Meat Market is closing! Say it isn’t true!

Easy for comparisons to be drawn for Sikorski, but I see a place for and merit to both. Nice selection and staff.

So I’m here just minding my own business at work and this guy named Steve comes in and asks us if we can help him with something. As we finish helping him he offers us some kielbasa and gives it to us as a token of his gratitude. The quality of the meat is spot on and I would definitely tell all of my friends and go visit for some more.

The worst Polish kielbasa I ever ate and I was raised in Poland, also I am buying kielbasa in many Polish Meat Markets, this so far is the worst I ever try, no flavor and far from fresh!!! Skip it!

I’ve been here a few times and have bought some of the different kielbasa and pierogi — sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi very good. They have a good variety of kielbasas. I can’t speak to how they «should» taste but enjoyed most all of them (have purchased wiejska, weselna, podwawelska, kabonosy, podhalanska…). The wiejska had an odd texture though, it was kind of mushy (like raw meat) unlike any of the others and I have bought it before elsewhere and it wasn’t like that.
Most of these reviews rave about the service, not sure why, hasn’t been better than at any other meat shop I’ve been to down there. English wasn’t a problem which was great. Some people were friendly, others less so, I’ve only had a couple product questions and they seem bothered to have to answer or brush it off.

THE BEST SAUSAGES IN THE COUNTRY…
besides the homemade one’s my Slovak Bubba made right in her smokehouse, right from her own farmhouse pigs in good olé Leighton, PA… but her & the farm are long gone… & so are the virtue plethora of good olé Polish /​Ukranian Kielbasa places left in this country.
Besides rare hold outs like the last one in the East Village in Manhattan (which is Ukrainian) & an odd one here & there (like in Philadelphia), the art of making homemade Kielbasa has gone mainly to the crap that still persists in most supermarket wihich starts with an «H». «H» has artifical smoke flavor, has nitrates, & is no better than a crappy American Hotdog.
Steve’s, who is a great guy. like all his employee’s, keeps this old craft alive & well in Brooklyn, NY. He crafts a whole slew of different kinds of Kielbasa. By the time you try a few samples, you are stuffed, since they give you huge chunks of meat.
You can get super-​lean &/​or super-​smoked. Since they make & smoke it themselves, you cannot find better… except in perhaps Poland.
There still are some vestiges of Russian area in San Francisco that «import» Kielbasa’s, Poppyseed Cake, etc… from good olé Brooklyn… but those are not fresh, & they are then resold to Assyrian market in Central Valley (e.g. Modesto).
There is a mail order service call SweetPoland that will mail you Kielbasy from Greenpoint & it could well come from Steve’s…but it will cost you to ship in in 2 days cold pack to California. It costs about $ 100 in shipping, plus $ 100 for various Kielbasas… but in no way does it beat Steve’s variety & freshness!
ONCE YOU TRY STEVE’S YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ANOTHER LESSER SAUSAGE AGAIN… ESPECIALLY IF LOVE FRESH HOMEMADE GARLICKY
SMOKED ONES!!!
Like many others have stated Steve & his crew make you feel like family as they proudly & generously insist on you sampling their various
WORKS OF CULINARY MAGIC, AT BARGAIN PRICES!
This stuff is so good that it is hard not to gobble it down before you get a chance to heat it up… since it is already ready to eat.
I have no idea why more NYers do not flock to Greenpoint to stand in a long line for this
SMOKED MEAT AMBROSIA!
I travel 3,000 miles to help care for my ill mother, but we had to take a much needed break to make a trip to Steve’s…since no matter what life hands you, great food makes you feel much better.
PLEASE GET THIS STUFF BEFORE IT GOES EXTINCT!
ONLY IF YOU SEE FRESH HANGING KIELBASA, IT IT THEN MADE RIGHT THERE… NOT LIKE THE OLD CRAP IN CHICAGO & SUCH!
IF IT IS NOT HANGING LIKE A ROAST DUCK IN CHINATOWN, IT IS NOT MADE THERE, NOR IS IT FRESH…
BUT YES YOU CAN FREESE IT IF YOU MUST!

Steve’s stands out amongst the pork stores in Greenpoint for its customer centric attitude and English speaking staff.
The butcher actually explained the differences between the kielbasi, and took the time to select a nice piece of cooked bacon for me, examining the fat content of each piece on display.
I went with a spicy kielbasa, ham smoked with the bone in, and the aforementioned bacon this visit.
Will return for more kielbasi.
The selection did seem more limited than my top rated pork stores, Muncan Food Corp. and Morscher’s.

Best meat shop around (maybe anywhere). Everything I’ve gotten there is high quality from the best kielbasy to pork ribs to whole chicken. It’s priced very reasonably. The service is impeccable. The staff is personable and very helpful, welcoming both English and Polish speakers equally. They really care about you walking out happy.

This market is the real deal! They make their own sausages, have really affordable pickles, kraut, and other yummy goods from Poland. The staff are very helpful and friendly. Such a great market. Pierogies are delicious too. They have been in Greenpoint long before Girls! This is real Greenpoint.

Going to Steves Christmas eve Morning has become a tradition for my family. We travel all the way from Long island into Brooklyn to serve the amazing kielbasa and kabanosy at our Christmas eve meal. You can always find someone who can speak English and they do not make you feel because you do not speak polish that you are not welcome inside the store.

I cannot speak highly enough about this place. If you like cheap, delicious meat to grill, then this is the place! The menu is in Polish and half of the staff doesn’t speak English so your best bet is to find the youngest staff person to help you and theres a good chance they are bilingual. While all of their meat is delicious, my favorite is getting thick slices of bacon and then throwing it on the grill and cooling it so its melt in your mouth delicious. I make it a point to stop here when I am in the area. Steve’s is a hidden gem… you won’t be disappointed!

Simply the best meat market for Kielbasa. And there are a lot to choose from in Greenpoint, but they’re smokey garlicky flavor takes the cake!

I stopped into Steve’s last night to buy chicken for dinner on my way home from work. Wow, what a treasure of a place. I am a customer for life. Just delicious food. From the moment you open the door and that heavenly smell of smoked meats hits your olfactory system, it is love at first sniff. They smoke their own meats. Try it!!!

GO HUNGRY!!!
Steve’s is one of those polish meat markets that is heavy on the smoke… and I mean the tasty wood kind. They cater primarily to the polish citizenry of the Greenpoint area, but are not above friendly personal care to the casual shopper.
Steve’s can be a bit overwhelming to those of us unfamiliar with the smörgåsbord of Eastern European smoked meats presented at the store length counter; but as long as you’re familiar with your own carnivorous buds and how you want to prepare the meats, they’ll make suggestions. Of course their suggestions include sampling what feels like a pound of various smoked sausages and meats. And with prices cheaper than what you’d pay in area supermarkets for kielbasa, there’s no reason not to go fresh.
Grab some mustard and kraut on the way out to your grilling session!!!

As a newcomer to the area, I’ve been shy about trying out the stores that specialize in Polish foods. Our landlords who are Polish and have been living in the area for a long time, recommended this place after we said we’d tried and liked kielbasa from another place. They definitely were right. This place was a little intimidating at first since everyone was speaking Polish and nothing is really labeled, so we didn’t know what to ask for. The people working there are very friendly though once you ask for help.
We said we wanted to sausage, but obviously seemed a little clueless so they gave us both a sample of the sausage that they have prominently on the counter, which seems to be one of their specialties. They give you a huge sample portion, which shocked me but totally won me over. And so did the taste. It’s sausage-​y and garlicky perfection. The flavors are actually really well balanced. They also gave us another one to try which I think was the same but with less garlic flavor. We went with the garlicky one.
We usually get the whole u-​shaped piece, which is huge and about $ 8 and finish it in an embarrassingly short amount of time. When I just need to point it hasn’t been a problem that the person behind the counter doesn’t seem to speak that much English, but once when I had a question they called out a guy who spoke perfect English. I think they’re very used to non-​Polish customers and the people who work there don’t bat an eyelash at obviously non-​Polish customers.
The other customers seemed to be curious about the young Asian couple that wandered in and were amused in a friendly way that we liked Polish food. One woman told us she comes all the way from Queens just to go this market.

So I speak Polish the way Mayor Bloomberg speaks Spanish– like a gringa. I was born in NY and my parents were from Polska and while they taught me to speak the language, whenever I speak to someone whose first language is Polish I always get the look one gives to someone trying to do something but not quite succeding. Anyway, what does this have to do with Steve’s meat market? They have the best kielbasa, cabanosy, hams and cheeses (you like how I mix the Polish and English? Gringa style). And I’ve been to most of the markets in Greenpoint– Kiska, Mazur, etc. And when I found Muncan in my hood I had no reason to travel to Greenpoint. But I found myself in Steve’s one day and I continue to go back regularly. The meats are fresh, delicious and the price cannot be beat. But the crowning glory of this place is the staff– many times I start out ambitiously speaking Polish, and after faltering a few times the wonderful guys just speak English without batting an eye at me– and that really makes my day, along with bringing home a bag filled with garlic laced goodies!

This review has been due for a long time coming. I love Steve’s. They are reasonably priced, everyone is nice, and the quality is super fresh.
Basics like chicken, beef chuck, etc are great obviously. But the two best things I’ve had are their shell steak and smoked bacon.
Ask for the steak and they will go to the back and get it for you (cut to whatever thickness you prefer). For under $ 20, you have a great cut of meat for 2 people.
Also, their smoked bacon is incredible. They will slice it to whatever thickness you want. it’s about $ 6 a pound, about a quarter the price of that supermarket crap in the package.
So impress a date with a steak dinner and then finish it with thick cut bacon and eggs the next morning– all for a great price and steps from your Greenpoint apt.
Oh yeah. If you haven’t bought real kielbasa yet, do it now!

I love meat (wait for it…“that’s what she said”) and there’s no better place to buy a good Polish cold cut or sausage in NYC than here.
You need not speak Polish to shop here — even if you close your eyes and point to any displayed cut or sausage, your tastebuds would be very happy with your choice. You can also pick up all sorts of other Polish goodies here — from sok z czarnej porzeczki (black currant juice) or napój jabko mieta (apple juice with mint — really good mixer with Zubrówka, only the best Polish vodka) to all different weights of flour for making ciastko and pierogi, and of course, chleb for eating all those cold cuts.
Tips:
*Eat before, or else you will want to buy everything in the deli. Especially because it is really cheap for the quality of meat you can buy here.
*Brush up on the metric system before you go — you will be asked how many kilos of your cut you want.
*If you get lost on your way, ask for directions to «Steef’s Meat Market» — that’s how it will be pronounced with a Polish accent and the Polish person on the street you ask will understand where you are trying to go.
*Bring cash. I think credit cards are accepted, but Polish people can be fickle sometimes (spoken from a true Polka — what can I say, we have our days).

Many of these Polish meat markets can be frightening to your average English speaking American.
Steve’s Meat Market is one that I have wrangled a few times, with nothing but pleasant experiences. While everyone in this busy little store is speaking Polish, they always have someone on hand who is good with the English. They are very friendly, and relatively accepting of the fact that most of the stuff they sell is unfamiliar to the average American.
Go here for Kielbasa. It is amazing and cheap. They have several different varieties, none of which I really ever got a good explanation of. I usually go with the «Greenpoint special» kielbasa. I figured it was a good place to start, & it has always treated me right. A nice log of it usually comes out to around $ 5. Great for snacking, putting on a cheese plate, or cooking with. I made a mean Gumbo with kielbasa from here once.
I’m warning you, their deli case may intimidate you. It is full of odd meatstuffs, none of it labeled. I haven’t branched out from the kielbasa because I don’t really know what much else is. They have oddities that you don’t see other places– ranging from blood sausages to tongue to what looks like testicles (?). Whether you play it safe with a kielbasa, or take a walk on the wild side, you will leave happy.

Delicious Kielbasa, asked for a lean sausage and they gave me something lean and tasty. You can sample a huge chunk too.
I tried their pastrami too. Sliced paper thin and it was great.