Buddy’s Meat Market

It was my first time here this morning. The hours are kind of hit or miss and I saw the open sign when driving by. There are old fashioned meat fridges lining one wall of the small store front with a selection of steaks and chicken. In the freezers I was happy to find salmon kabobs in a variety of flavors, ox tails (cheaper than Woodman’s), and a selection of fish like salmon. The freezer portion reminded me of Layton Fruit market a bit. I saw that they also had homemade beef sticks and jerky. I would like to stop by again and pick up some steaks.

Hungarian and Polish Sausage, Smoked Pork Chops, Steaks, all awesome. We only get meat here. Cheaper than the grocery stores. By far better.
Beef Jerky should be renamed Crack Jerky. Cause you’d blow a hobo for some!

I drove buy and saw buddy’s meat market so I did a u turn because you never know what you will find in the neighborhood places. There was some good looking fresh meats there along with a freezer full of various items. I saw the house brand snack stycks and I grabbed one. This is no slim Jim and was good with a slightly hot after taste. I’m glad I stopped because I never would have had them. This is a nice neighborhood place. I was on my way to something else so this is not in my regular travels but if I find near by again I will stop.

Tried Buddy’s for the first time for our NYE steaks and we were not disappointed. They were melt in your mouth and great tasting beef tenderloin filets. Prices are very reasonable and we even tried their bacon (delicious) and have their breakfast sausage patties as well. I will gladly give Buddy’s my business when buying beef!

Buddy’s is a great neighborhood meat market. The meat is prepackaged but they are happy to go in back and get you whatever you need. I always buy my whole beef tenderloins and flank steaks there.
Friendly service and clean. Closed Monday and Tuesday but open Sunday!

The service is good. It’s less expensive than grocery stores and much better quality. They also have really good and quality seasoning options.

High quality meats, locally owned and operated as a family business. That pretty much sums it up. The service is great, the place is clean, and as business slowly improves (they just opened a few years ago) their selection has improved dramatically. One reviewer commented that its best to avoid coming here after school because they are next to one. A valid concern, but I have never had a problem parking and getting in and out.

I went here a while ago and picked up some pork steaks. Selection of meats was pretty small but decent. Everything looked good. Prices were very reasonable. The woman working was very friendly and fast. The pork turned out really tasty. I will have to get back there one day for a ny strip. Store was very clean and neat also.
Location is good for southsiders, however i would not go there when school starts or lets out; there’s tons of busses and kids from Clement Ave. school next door.

They don’t have a butcher counter, but a bunch of meats packaged and put in an open-​top fridge. I’m pretty sure that the meat is delivered in much larger pieces then butchered and packaged at the shop.
The meat comes from Kansas, so it isn’t local, but I don’t mind that so much.
The store is clean. The service is good. They don’t yet take Quest.

I like what is going on here at Buddy’s.
Here is what you need to know. It’s meat. From ground chuck to bacon to awesome beef jerky and a variety of sausages ready for your grill! The selection is good. The customer service is great. I had questions and they bent over backwards to find the answers that I was looking for.
Are you still buying your meats from your local big box grocery? Don’t. Let a man that specializes in this craft serve you. You’ll find the prices are better as well.
Why not 5 stars? Well for me MSG is a bad guy. The kind of guy that kidnaps someone you love and demands an outrageous sum of money in too small of a window of time. Now you have to pull out all the stops to save them. Or… it’s just not good for you. All of the sausages here contain MSG except for the Hungarian sausages. I love Hungarians so this is good news. The prices for bacon here are fair.
Stop giving that big box store all your hard earned dollars!
You may object «Well it’s just out of the way». It’s not down the block for me either. But we are getting fresh meat expertly butchered for your taste buds and that’s worth the little extra drive. Capisce?

Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.
This is a great little butcher shop for all you meat lovers. The people there are so friendly you wouldn’t think they were capable of slicing up a dead bovine. But they are. And they are darn good at it!
They also press some terrific sausage. Very full flavors, but not over-​powering. The last time I had an Italian sausage this balanced was from Groppi’s (when the Groppis still owned it). Hard to believe it’s been about a decade now.
Now I’m sad. :(
But Buddy’s makes me happy again! :)
Here’s the skinny, don’t expect much more than meat. Some is fresh, some is frozen. The overall selection is pretty decent. But their fresh selection varies depending on when you get there. Fresh beef is always available. You can be assured that you can drive up, and be in and out of the store in just a few minutes. I just love the fact that I know it won’t be a hassle to make an extra stop to Buddy’s for my meats.
Finally, some of the best beef jerky in the city. Hands-​down. It’s a no-​frills jerky with terrific flavor and unmatched texture. I make my own jerky, and I’ve no idea how they get such an excellent texture.
I REALLY want to give them 5 stars. REALLY! But I’d also like to see some more selection. Especially fresh stuff. But they are newer and are just getting their footing. They are just now starting to see enough consistent business that they may be able to expand their staff soon. I sure hope so! Because they deserve it…
…and I want it!

Buddy’s is the type of place every neighborhood needs. The family that runs the joint is friendly, courteous and more than anything else, good at what they do. You can find any number of cuts of beef, pork and chicken as well as home made sausage. There are a number of other handmade treats available frozen. They are closed Monday and Tuesday, but have late hours the rest of the week. Give them a chance… the quality and price is so much better than your local big box grocery chain store.