Union Pork Store

Great service, diverse selection of meat and SO much bacon.

Excellent pork!!! If you can’t make it during their regular business hours, call your order in and they will leave it at the pizzeria next door for you to pick up later.

Found these guys online and ordered Spicy Texas Wieners aka «spicy beef hot dogs» and they were great! The owner took my order over the phone and shipped them to me in NY arriving the very next day.
I’ve already placed my second order with a stockpile of the delicious all beef spicy hot dogs and highly recommend them. Just take a look at their selection!
Glad I found these guys and that they ship — as I couldn’t find anyone who actually MADE their own sausages and beef Frank’s…
How to improve: my only recommendation is that they get an online store for people to order online. I don’t mind calling — but it would be faster to place orders online and would probably get them more business.
I’m attaching some pictures of my order and how it arrived — packaged well.

Joint # 82: UNION PORK STORE, Union, NJ. UNION PORK STORE isn’t your average Polish Deli… in fact, it isn’t even your above-​average Polish deli — this place is the goldmine of all Polish delis throughout the land. Since 1946, this place certainly gets it right, every time!!! It has a true European feel with hanging sausages everywhere and goods imported directly from Europe. They actually have over 140 varieties of sausage — unreal! It is simply marvelous. RATING (S):… J. Diggity Dog: 8.5÷10, Dog Man Sac:… ⁹⁄₁₀. J. Diggity said, «Legit joint! We were able to sample one of their hot dogs. All we had on that was mustard. It was grilled. Great snap to this — a lot of ‘bite’! I liked it. I’m going with an 8 and a half on the dog because we really didn’t have much to go with it. Union Pork Store — Union, NJ — Fantastic!» Dog Man Sac said, «This place is awesome — old-​school German (& Polish) Butcher Shop. However, they had every kind of sausage you could have imagined, as well as other meats, seafood, and German specialty items. John picked up a Mango-​Apple Fruit Juice, European Style — awesome. They did serve free hot dogs which was great. The dogs are obviously made at the store and they were fantastic. You could taste a home made spice, unlike any other hot dog that I’ve ever had. The casing (natural) was very good… one of those with a real rip in it. About the only thing I would say, since we’re not rating chili and onion, this really didn’t detract from the meat, so that needs to be known as well. I think I’m going with a 9 on the dog. I’m also happy to say that I was able to purchase 2 additional dogs to take home, so I’m a 9 for Union Pork.»
— The Dawg Tour

I have to say when you enter the Union Pork Store, you will believe you have died and gone to Pork heaven. Leszek and the team are some of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of dealing with.
Now on to the good stuff:
–Fresh brats… best anyone has ever had
–Frankfurters…go for all beef hint of garlic, and the amazing Texas Weiners with a hint of Cayenne pepper
–Ground beef. so fresh it is still mooing
–All other sausage… I recommend the Aloha (chicken, jalapeño and pineapple), breakfast sausage, grilling polish just to name a few
Bacon-​get it thick and grill it up last week had both the Candy and Coffee rubbed.
If you go here and somehow do not give them 5 stars you should hang your head in shame and just become a Vegan.

Went to ask for a special order of pork cut. The young «girl» who we spoke with tried to be very helpful, only to be undermined by another lady there (plder — owner’s wife ??)… she cut her right off: «NO, we can’t get that»…
Listen lady: customer service 1 0 1… the pig was not born pre-​cut. I’m sure that a call to the butcher/​slaughter house would have «done the trick»…
Going «above and beyond» ! ! — NO — not their thing. So, unless you are in the mood for one of their many (already made) creations, go somewhere else… somewhere where they value their customers

I’m loving the Union Pork Store. I first found it a few months back when I was looking for brats for my German friends bachelor party. This morning I drove over and got brats, the Berliner (pork sausage with cheese) and hot dogs. Everyone at the party raved about the sausages.
They have samples on the counter which is a great way to taste several of the home made sausages. The selection is broad and the longer you stay the more you want to order.
The jalapeño and cheddar hot dogs have a great kick and I will definitely be back for more. I can’t wait to try some of the others. The staff is very helpful and offer you great advice depending on what you are looking for. Today they threw in some extra sausage on the house for us to try! Thanks so much and I’ll be back!

Oh my, oh, oh, oh, my. This place is the real deal in all your pork needs. It’s mind blowing the amount of pork products that they carry in this jernt. Everything is home made and from what I have tasted so far, everything has been delicious. I am slowly making my way through the entire store. I know what you are thinking and I agree. Set your sights for the stars and don’t stop to reach them.
This place seems to be a German and Polish Centric place. So far I have tried their smoked liverwurst, their German Bacon Potato Salad, their Polish Deli Ham, the rye bread, a few different mustards. the pork loin, the ring bologna. Not bad for a one days hall.
On their website and please go to their website, they have over 80 different sausage varieties. I read somewhere that this guy drives from PA just for their Kielbasa which is homemade obviously. I think it’s going to take me about a year or so to work my way through all of their offerings.
Their smoked fish counter looks really interesting. This morning they had smoked salmon, gravlox, smoked eel and smoked trout. It looked beautiful. Again all smoked in house.
Imported cheeses. I had the best swiss I have ever had from there.
Their bacon looks sick, their smoked pork chops looked amazing, as does their bacon, their belly, and well just everything.
Staff is super friendly and helpful.
So yeh, just go…

I went to the union pork, store and bought something I’ve never heard of or ever had !!it’s called flap steak ! Omg to die for cooked on grill. So tender. Will be back for more and there thanksgiving and hoho turkey sausage :) omg. And I have to travel to the store. I’ve heard how good it was so I finally went and will keep going. There running out of room tho. but smaller is better sometimes.

Heaven. Pork heaven.
Everything is amazing here from the quality of the fresh cuts and their ground beef (I don’t even need to add anything to it for burgers except salt and pepper) to their amazing selection of house made sausages.
My favorites are the spicy ones (merguez and mango habenero)
Their hotdogs and brats are top too.
They have a ton of cooked sausages for you to sample so you can taste test and make your decision.
I love this place so much that I started throwing a sausage party and would buy tons of different types and grill them for for my friends.
This is making nostalgic for some UPS sausages. Might have to take a trip to jersey…

I’ve heard about the Union Pork Store all week from my coworkers, and was told that only here will satisfy all my Memorial Day Weekend needs, and most importantly — make my husband a VERY happy man. So what did I do? I left work at 10AM, and got back at 11:30AM. Yes,…it is possible to get lost in such a small, packed store.
This place is legit run by a mostly Polish crew, and most of the products you will find here are all in Polish. Little racks and shelves in this store that can probably hold no more than 10 people at a time, is really something to thoroughly eye over if this is your first time. If you take your time and walk around once or twice, you’ll get a better idea as to what you originally came in there for. Were you standing by the counter and wondered why you were served right away? Because the staff knows that you’re still confused and aren’t ready to order yet. Do not take offense. These are professionals. They have pictures of smiling pigs on the walls for God’s sake!
My purchase contained:
1) 2 pre-​marinaded steaks
2) 6 German fresh bratwursts
3) a jar of Polish kraut
4) a pound of German potato salad with bacon
My damage: $ 38! This is a HUGE steal if you were to go to any other main stream market.
Worth the wait; if you’re outside of the store on line, know that there is goodness at the end of this tunnel.

Few traditional butcher and sausage shops can rival this.
Friendly staff.
High quality fresh meats and sausage..
They love what they do.
My favorites:
1) Bratwurst.
2) «Candy Bacon» (sinfullly good)
3) Lamb Merguez sausage (spicy!)

The demise/​change in ownership of my go-​to Pork Store led me to this unassuming gold mine of Polish/​Magyar sausage delights. For the uninitiated, the sheer variety of selections would cause them to go apoplectic — I damn near wept myself. The staff are friendly and accommodating –a brother and sister combo of proprietorship – my only regret is not introducing myself and learning their names. The sister (is she single?) went to great length and details about the flavor and variety of Hungarian sausage and the differences in taste and heat. No need for a hard sale pitch from her. I was so entranced by the smells of perfection that I did not realize I had paid for my goods. I picked up some smoked Paprika and some cream cheese cookies, too. OMG I cannot wait to return to this oasis of Eastern European yumminess.

Their weisswurst is incredible. Hot dogs are great. They’re usually really good at giving recipe suggestions. Just don’t park in the lot adjacent, they’ll tow you in a minute!

A friend lost to me at fantasy football. The winning prize was $ 20 worth of bacon from here. He even drove!
The staff is very kind and patient. I’ve noticed the older customers here are grumpy and hard of hearing and the staff is very accommodating to their fallacy.
They accept credit card just not Amex.
I hope to come back as a winner next year’s fantasy football bacon bowl. But, I always feel like a fat bastard carrying two and half pound of smoked bacon.
After trying the bacon from here I will never go back to Oscar Meyers’ or white rose bacon ever again.
I’d have to try the homemade sausages next time. I tried a sample but it wasn’t too good cold. I’m sure it would taste better grilled and wrapped with bacon.

The owners are so friendly, and the product is amazing. Had some smoked salmon and fresh made knockwurst (made that morning!). The butcher even let me taste some jalapeño cheddar sausages they had just made. The shop carries quite a few European sauces, mustards, chocolates, etc. Parking is a small lot on the back, and there are street spots on the side.

This place is so good, I found myself needing to write this review to let you know how great it is.
The Union Pork Store specializes in sausages, meats, and european goods. I saw regulars at this place which is always a good sign.
The customer service was great! «Jobbie”– I hope I didn’t butcher his name — was extremely helpful and patient with my questions and uncertainty when ordering. The only thing better than their service is their meat selections.
They have a wide variety of sausages from traditional German bratwurst to Chicken Habanero with Pineapple sausages for the more adventurous. If you aren’t sure of what you want, they also had a variety of 6 or 8 cooked sausages samples for you try at the counter which I found helpful.
In addition to the sausages and meats, they also carry a number of imported European goods. These ranged from canned goods to chocolates and candies to much more. It all caught my interest but I didn’t have the time to fully explore the items.
We went home with a bag of meat goodies to try out and will definitely be returning for more.
Here’s a tip: If you want order a specific cut of meat, just call in advance. If they don’t have it available, they’ll have it ready for you in two to three days.

Decided to throw an Octoberfest party and found the Union Pork Store by accident, and I’m very happy that I found this place. The place smells smoky in a delicious way. The butcher was very helpful and took time to chat with us, even though there were other customers there. The prices are very reasonable for what I consider specialty items, and more importantly everything was fresh and delicious. They were extremely generous, as they gave us 3 different types of sausage to take home to sample. Will definitely visit again.
Our guests’ favorite sausages were:
Frankonion
Bavarian Bratwurst
«600» Thuringer Brat

My family used to go to Union Pork Store all the time for any cuts of meat since we live in the area and this butcher was pretty decent. That was until they called my mother stupid.
She was putting in numerous orders and when she asked for a specific cut, the butcher went, «why would you want that, what are you stupid?» in a very nasty way. With the majority of her order already completed, she was so shocked and taken back that she immediately left without anything.
We haven’t gone back since.

I love this place b/​c there are so few places like this left in NJ. Old school butcher and they are german and polish butchers which mean you get all of the european goodies.
They know what they are doing here, from some hungarian, german coldcuts, to their own dried and cured meats. They also do everything to order as well.
If you have never been, stop everything you are doing, smack yourself and get over there asap and try a little bit of everything!