M&S Prime Meats

This is how a butcher shop is meant to be. If I’m stocking up for a nice BBQ this is the place to go for amazing freshly made sausage and any other cuts of meat you can think of. The prices are a little more than you would hope for… until you take a bite of whatever it is you got there.
Besides the raw meats their sandwiches are amazing! Old school deli meats on a hero with tomato and lettuce is all you need. Though they typically have great specials which shouldn’t be skipped over (during my last visit the special was veal paramesan heros… WOW!). If you order a hero I hope you’re hungry, or have a friend to split it with.

All their meat looks as though they’re display items dry and dulling in color. Anyhow I ordered skinny sausage with cheese and parsley… I took the last 2 rings looking cheesy and delicious overlooking the display look. To my gross distaste when I got home and cooked the sausage the enormous chunks of fat I thought were supposed to be cheese was so overwhelming I could not help but call them. I explained to them the sausage is disgusting… there’s no cheese and all fat and the guy said well its too late for you to do anything to bring the sausage back for store credit. Tomorrow is too late… so basically I’m stuck with some gross encased pieces of lard and out 19.00…stay away from this FAKE ITALIAN WANNA BE deli…100% GROSS…

I wanted this place to rock my socks off — I really did. It had the authentic Italian deli feel that I am used to in mafia-​inspired north jersey. They even have an article posted by the cashier about the scarcity these days of authentic Italian delis.
Hero:
when I ordered a hero with salami, capicola, provolone and hot peppers with a few other feexins I was pumped. Here I am about to enjoy a great Italian sandwich. Unfortunately when I got the sandwich I found diced jalapenos in my hero. Jalapenos? Is this a joke? I’m expecting roasted long Italian green peppers doused in olive oil mixed in with some roasted garlic. Especially after they told me it was $ 1 extra which I was totally fine with. The sandwich was good besides that, a bit dry and the bread a bit tough but I definitely enjoyed it. It just wasn’t as good as I expected which may be my fault.
Takeout:
They have some ridiculously well priced takeout pasta dishes here. I paid $ 2.25 for a portion of farfalle bolognese which is an awesome deal for lunch the next day. I hope it wasn’t a mistake.
Meats:
I know this is their main business but I haven’t had the need to try anything yet. Unfortunately the sandwich probably turned me off as I would want a place where I can get both.
Overall a decent Italian market/​deli but there is certainly some room for improvement.

I’ve been walking pass this place for years and never even glanced in but one day my father suggest we grab some sandwiches and eat at the park near by. I’m pretty sure the cuts of meat there are outstanding but as a true Brooklyn boy who was raised on Italian butcher shops and cold cuts, this place has inferior cold cuts/​take away food.
The prices were low. A little too low I thought. The way I aways saw it deli sandwiches in BK are around the $ 5 – 7 range. But a premium Italian sub made in an Italian butcher shop should be $ 9 – 14. With that being said their prices reflected their sandwiches.
My father got pastrami and cole slaw on a hero (weird combo but it works for him) and I got a godfather and I got a few rice balls for us to share. I did not have any of his sandwich but my father seemed to like it and he’s not too picky about his food. My godfather was not a godfather, not even a godfathers cousin twice removed. The mozzarella tasted like it was freaking pasteurized. As for the meats, most places have their own version of a godfather sando. Usually salami, peperoni, prosciutto, capicola or regular ham is in the mix. This one had prosciutto that was nice and stinky (which was one of its redeeming qualities) but two other meats that I assumed were just cheap slices of ham. Lastly the rice balls were mealy and dry. I mean almost every pizzeria or restaurant that sells rice balls makes em in the morning and has them sitting around for the day but throw them in the oven and they’re perfect again. I think they may have under cooked the rice, to little riccota or both.
Like i said my review was solely based on the take away food but I always think that a true BK Italian butcher should be very well rounded. I noticed behind the register there’s an article that said «Brooklyn Butchers Going Extinct.» All I can think now is «How very true.»

I’m excited to come here and explore their more traditional butchery-​type offerings, but I had to write a review based on the breakfast sandwiches that they make here.
$ 4.20 for a ham, egg, and cheese sandwich on a fresh roll that had me softly moaning in satisfaction with every bite I took. I was actually a little bummed that I was so full when I finished it, because all i wanted to do was go back and order another one.
The customer service was great too. After a misunderstanding about the price of the sandwiches I ordered, he threw in a couple of free cups of coffee to make up for it.
I’ll be back soon. And often.

The fact that I can find a full service butcher in my neighborhood is enough to warrant 4 stars. M & S earns the coveted fifth star because of they’re customer service. and the non-​meat related items. They have great quality meat and good selection. Yes, it can be a little more expensive than going to the C-​town but you’re also getting better quality, fresher and better for you, meat.
Most chefs always recommend becoming friends with your local butcher and they’re not wrong. You’ll always get the best of the what they have an they’ll always take care of you.

sick italian deli style sandwiches,
eggplant, broccoli rabe, mozz… so good
like a bigger version of Russo’s, without homemade Mozz, but all the rest of the trimmings and great bread (goes without saying)
but also a full butcher counter

Swung by and picked up some things for bruschettas: sun dried tomatoes/​mushroom blend, capicola, mozzarella, olives, semolina bread. Also picked up a huge slice of tiramisu for $ 5– a steal!
Everything was perfect and will be swinging by here again.

I’ve come here a couple of times now and I think I can give it a fair evaluation but I’ve never bought any meat from them. I have purchased many sandwhiches and some of their stuffed peppers. Let me start off by saying when I think of italian butcher shops in nyc this is the place I imagine. Good quality food with a very old-​school feel.
The staff are friendly and helpful. The filling in the sandwiches (especially the meatball parm and the fresh mozzarella) is mostly delicious (although the grilled chicken was pretty dry once and the turkey tasted really fatty) and those stuffed peppers may have been some of the best I’ve tasted. They sometimes have free samples of cheese and meat stuffed bread at the front which is always tasty.
Now for the bad. The hero bread is always hard. Not stale, just hard. This make the sandwiches difficult to enjoy. Sometimes I’m worried about cutting the roof my mouth (especially with the whole wheat hero). If they had softer heroes, their sandwiches would improve immensely. Although, the semolina does taste good. Maybe it’s just not good to make sandwiches with. Next, the price. Remember those stuffed peppers I told you about? I got four and the total came out somewhere between 10 – 12 dollars. I even said to the guy, those are some expensive stuffed peppers. He shrugged and said, «What do you expect, it’s park slope.» I laughed a little and paid for them anyway. They ended up being amazing and I could see why they were so expensive. I just wish they were cheaper so I could buy them more often without feeling bad.
Overall, I like it. If you get softer bread for the sandwiches and make it a little cheaper, I will give you 5 stars.

After realizing that the trek to Zito’s was a bit far, I figured I should check out the chicken parm contenders in the neighborhood.
I’ve never been in here until now despite walking by the storefront for years — I was kind of intimidated by the old-​school signage in the windows — but inside the deli looks very normal if a bit dated. The lunch special (sandwiches for $ 6.50) is very competitively priced for Park Slope.
That aside, the chicken parm was only fine. The tomato sauce had admirable sweet notes, and the breaded chicken danced on the fine line between crispy and over-​done, but the hero was somehow magically soggy. Now I understand that when you add water to bread, the bread gets soggy, but there wasn’t really enough sauce to make the bread so weak. Very puzzling.
I guess if you want a cheap-​ish sandwich for lunch, this is okay. But I’d rather spend a little more.

I am really surprised this place is getting such great reviews. Maybe I need to reconsider my rating. Or maybe I should have reconsidered giving the last 3 bites of my chicken parm to my dog. Yeah, really did that.
Why did that happen you say? Because quite honestly the chicken tasted like it had been heated, then cooled, then heated, and who knows how many times that process was repeated. The reason I say is because the chicken had a flavor as if it either had been out for a while, or just overall an unfresh taste. I went here for the 6.50 lunch special, which is definitely a +1.
However, I am really surprised that they really came up short in this staple of an italian deli sandwich. The bread was so soggy that it was falling apart in multiple parts, and this somehow wasn’t due to excess sauce either. The thing just fell apart. Chicken was a little tough, which is also strange as well.
I’m a fatty when it comes to food like this, and even to my own surprise I ended up giving the last few bites to my un-​deserved dog. I also didn’t end up finishing my mozzarella knots either, which is another italian delicacy I absolutely love.
Maybe I should give this place another shot, but I remind myself that the Chicken Parm is an italian traditional item, so it should be spot on…
Not sure if this place is at all related to the old A&S (M&S?), but that place knew how to make chicken parms in the hood. That place and the also deceased Pollio which was my favorite spot.
Tell me otherwise, Unilocalers!

As all have mentioned, the subs here are amazing. For $ 8 you’ll get 2 hefty meals of delicious italian meat (or veggie options!), crusty bread, cheese, peppers, and red wine vinegar and olive oil.
I came with 2 carnivores, 2 vegetarians, and we all enjoyed our sandwiches, especially for the value. The service was not great, there was 1 person working (so it seemed) who made all the subs and it took about 20 – 25 minutes for him to actually make all of them which, when compared to Subway’s sandwich artists or the maestros at City Sub, is pretty long. He also refused to toast a sub with roasted red peppers on it for my sister because he said «They can’t be heated». How did they get roasted in the first place?
When he was ringing us out another employee came out from the back to assist a customer that had just walked in. He couldn’t have helped this guy out 20 min earlier to expedite the process for us?
I also picked up one of their homemade frozen pizzas staring temptingly up at me from the cash register area; when cooked the pizza tasted like something from my middle school cafeteria, definitely a pass.
My advice? Order one of their delicious sandwiches and have it delivered to you. They will also deliver any of their other products to you, including cuts of meat, though I can’t speak for the quality there. That way you get all the goodness and none of the fuss. Also, props to the owner for being a Cleveland Indians fan :)

This is one of my go-​to spots for dinner when I don’t feel like cooking or waiting for take-​away to be cooked or delivered – you can just pop in and grab pre-​made pastas, meatballs, salads, and more.
I absolutely LOVE the chicken meatballs in red sauce… they are really, really outstanding, especially for a casual take-​away counter. I would definitely give them five stars.
I’ve tried some of the other take-​away items as well (manicotti, shells, etc.), which are good for the price and convenience. I haven’t tried the sandwiches yet or any of their meats (they have a butcher counter), but they look good, too.

I really like this place. Their subs are generally outstanding. I like Sal’s Favorite, which is eggplant, mozzarella and broccoli rabe, drizzled with oil. Mmmm. All of the sandwiches are good, though. They have some of the best meatballs I’ve tasted in the area, as well.
I have not tried any of their steaks or other cuts of meat, as frankly, they don’t look that good to me. I will stick with the simpler fare and always come back here for those things, not only because they’re great, but the guys in the shop are always top notch, helpful, and super friendly.

Pretty solid sandwich, I had the special of the day (can’t remember which one as it was a few months ago), it was very cheap so I can’t complain but it was pretty plain. Also, I asked for wheat bread and the guy gave me white, so that was annoying. But, it was quick and good!

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Ima get real with you all for a minute. Sometimes I wake up still drunk on Saturday morning before normal feeding hours. No I *do not* want a bagel. I want a large ass pile of pastrami. Now Prime Meat’s website says they open at 11am, but I promise you that I have mosied over there around 10:30 for some breakfast eggplant parm.
Love it so much. Firstly, the food is delicious. And I feel like I am in a kitchen instead of deli. The Italian studs behind the counter always take care of me and treat me like fam.
Then I go home to sleep off my hangover and eat the second half of my ginormous sandwich mid-​afternoon. Win/​win.

Meat and I just go together. In fact, you might say that meat is my best friend. And not just because nobody else likes me either; it’s because me nobody GETS me the way meat does. And the feeling’s mutual. Hell, you can’t even spell meat without me.
So it pains me to say this, but I have to report that this reportedly awesome shop, M&S, has been hit or miss for me.
The hits: a nice steak, solid Italian sausage and the big, meaty M&S Special sandwich that absolutely guarantees you will be napping within a couple hours.
The misses: disappointing ricotta rice balls, mediocre vodka sauce and a pound of cracked pepper turkey that was just overly dry, and smelled/​tasted a little funky. At $ 10/​lb., I can’t get with funky.
Unfortunately for M&S, this borough is rife with absurdly awesome meat shops. The selection just isn’t as large or fresh, and the prices are just a bit too high. I’m sure if I lived anywhere else, M&S might be my go-​to for steaks, sausages and more, but around here, it’s just not in the top tier.

Darn, I really want to love this place. A cut to order butcher right in my neighborhood with fresh mozzarella, fresh bread, other italian sundries… should be right up my alley. The bread is really great, but the meat, unfortunately, has been a disappointment every time. I know my meat, and despite the butchers there telling me that the browning and icky smelling exterior of their meat is «aging,» it really is just old. The beautiful aged meat at Florence meat market never looks, tastes or smells somewhat off as all of M&S’s seems to. A very expensive tenderloin purchased for a dish I’ve cooked many times was livery and inedible. A ribeye had a slimey brown ring on the exterior and poor marbling. Their sausages are good and fresh, but I’m afraid they just can’t make up for the problems with their beef.
I am also put off by the lack of posted prices, the weighing behind the counter rather than up front and the different atmosphere in the place when the owners aren’t there. I have also frequently been given at least 30% more meat by weight than I asked for, but it is hard at that point to ask that they correct the issue.
Overall, I will probably continue to go back for some things, but I will likely make the schlep to Manhattan for the good stuff.

An
Old school
Italian
Deli that is
Fine for hood but not a destination.

There are things in this world that you have to know — damn, why is this so expensive or damn, why is that so cheap? I’ve passed by here many times and I’ve gone in and asked how much their meat is, specifically the dry aged porterhouse and the dried sopressata. I walk out every time. But not last night — because, I HAD TO KNOW.
I want to believe I’ve been around the block a little bit in terms of finding quality places. First was Di Palo’s, which I recently found out their sopressata increased to $ 13.99/ lb. Dry aged, yummy, smooth texture cut to perfection upon request. Second was Los Paisanos’, $ 12.99/ lb. Dry aged, yummy and a little different in terms of spiciness, rougher texture; more blended. Then finally, M&S which charged $ 15.99.
It was cut a little too thick — I guess the butcher was a bit too tired to do medium. The texture was like Di Palo’s, smooth, and the tastes just the same as them.
M&S charges $ 25.99 for their dry aged porterhouse and Los Paisanos charges ~$ 15. M&S’s seemed to have been dried longer than 21 days and LP less as theirs appear a little more wet. Is there a taste difference? Probably. Is it worth $ 10 more? I seriously doubt that.
I might however come back to try their sandwiches Unilocalers seem to rave about. Trust me however, when I say their «price range» is «Ultra High-​end».