Vince’s Meats

Best beef sausage around. Also, the quality of marbling on the meat is unmatched. If you need beef, steak, or beef sausage, go to Vince’s. You will not be disappointed.

Vince is the man and his staff is great. Any big event I stop by to pick up a steak from him. If you like a porterhouse, call ahead an order a bone in sirloin. Good luck finding that cut elsewhere. it’s an amazing piece of beef and can feed at least 4 (depending on your appetite). Also don’t pass up his all beef sausage. The spicy maple and smokey maple are incredible.

Never before have I actually said out loud, «This is the best steak I’ve ever had!» while eating. I stopped by Vince’s Meats on a whim while I was getting some pizza bagels at the market and I asked the woman behind the counter what she would recommend for steaks on the grill. She sold me three rib steaks which were her favorite and told me to come back and tell them how they were. I was assured I had made a good purchase when a regular who had been chatting with the employees proceeded to tell me I had just bought the best steak in Cleveland. I cooked them up tonight on a charcoal grill after seasoning them with some salt and pepper and they were AMAZING! I couldn’t believe how good these were since they didn’t cost me a fortune. I look forward to returning to Vince’s for future meat purchases.
WARNING: Eating products from Vince’s will turn vegetarians into carnivores.
***UPDATE***
I wanted to amend my review after visiting Vince’s on a Saturday. I decided to get the steaks again and when I returned on a Saturday (arguably the market’s busiest day) I found that the same steaks were now $ 10.99/lb compared to the $ 6.99/lb they were on a Wednesday. I bought them anyway because they are delicious, but I was still disappointed at the price gouge though I understand the tactics. He did do me a solid and knocked $ 0.50 off of the per pound price after I woke him from of his reverie to place my order. My advice is to go on Wednesday when it’s not as busy or before closing when vendors are more likely to cut you a deal rather than pack everything up.

Just FYI:
If you’re ever thinking about making a roast. Come to Vince’s, let them know how many people you’re cooking for and let them pick. It’s usually a shoulder cut and it’s always delicious.
Seriously, no matter your cooking skills I’m almost certain you can’t mess up this meat. That’s how good it is. It’s fool proof and amazing.

Ok, so basically, Vince is THE boss of meats. You go to the WSM and there are SO many butchers — which one do you choose? Vince, of course! If you need some raw cow… go to this guy.
Imagine my scenario: Its a few days before Thanksgiving. I don’t really like turkey… and I DEFINITELY don’t like doing the normal things. So, I decide I’m gonna make a prime rib. You don’t exactly walk into your local Trader Joes and find a prime rib waiting for you. So, I head up to the WSM and tell Vince what I want. Vince actually goes into his secret room under the market to chop it straight from the dead cow he has waiting on ice below. Crazy.
Best cut of meat I have ever eaten. No joke. The guy found the absolute best piece on the damn cow. It cooked perfectly, and he helped me decide which temperatures I would cook at and to… this is like my grandma’s old school butcher.
PS: His prices ROCK.

Vince’s is a bit more than the others but you get what you pay for and I got the last two Pounds of hot Italian sausage YAY!!!
Don’t be jealous… They make more!!!
Hugs!!!

Hands down THE best place to buy fresh meat at West Side Market. I got into a conversation with Vince today when I was buying a 7 lb. beef brisket. He does all the trimming of the meat himself and his meats are higher quality so his pricers are a little higher than the rest. But it’s totally worth it. He also makes all the sausage by hand. The two guys he has working for him are so nice. I will keep going back to him time and time again!

Vince, meat George Foreman;
«I will char your chuck!», says George
A double knockout.
More Westside Market info, from me. Paulius, carnivore. Vince’s Meats, stand G-​6, has the finest beef in the market. I asked, and was not surprised that get their beef cattle whole, and butcher (Vince hisself) the beast in house. This is not Con Agra’s generic mutated cow parts in-​a-​box, but from a cattle farm outside of Erie Pa. The 100% beef sausage –both Italian and Country– are ground and seasoned by the owner as well.
Today, I bought a pound of ground chuck #3.39/lb. Lazy me, I had some 2 day old Italian bread, and not a lot of motivation. Plus, I didn’t want to heat up the apartment too much. I spied my old George Foreman grill that was gathering dust for 3 years… OK., patty melts it is. Made a few pattys, an inch thick with sea salt and cracked pepper on the outside only. 4 minutes on the grill. Put in 4 slices of bread, buttered on the grill side for 1 minute, then put in the pattys and a slice of cheese. 1 more minute, and damn. Heaven on a plate. The flavor of the meat itself was so good, that i did not –I repeat, DID NOT put any ketchup, mustard, NOTHING ELSE ON IT. It was awesome.
This marks the return of George Foreman in my kitchen. And the bullshit Kobe can take a seat in the back…
Carry on.