Meatland

Was in JP visiting some friends and stopped at Meatland to buy a few steaks to grill for dinner. By far some of the best steak I have ever had. A small store but the staff was friendly and helpful. Prices were reasonable.

why four stars? value for price. after the third or fourth time of making the walk back and forth from meatland to the stop and shop across the street to price out meat for BBQ, I tallied up my visits and discovered I bought meat from there about twice as much than from stop and shop.
I like that you can buy small quantities, its what a butcher shop should be. after living in south america I got spoiled by the practice of buying my meat fresh every day (it doesnt hurt that they are only one block from my house).
go to meatland for:
— ground beef
— cube steak
— chicken
— sirloin
the guys are nice, helpful, will cut anything you want to specification. dont be scurred by the name or the no-​frills set up. this is the real deal. support local business!

Meatland has been in the JP community for a long time & has a great owner & staff. I have always found people in line perfectly pleasant & I’ve never been jostled but some times we are tired from working two jobs and kinda sick of the disrespectful little shits who have moved in to the neighborhood. And yes, Jackson Square has a heart, which is about to get much bigger in the spring, inconveniencing you even further. I’ll give your regards to Bromley-​Heath, they are always asking for you.

«And on the eighth day, God said: ‘(yyyaaaaaawn!) That was a great nap! Let’s see what now. Oh I know!’ (waves Godly hand)
«I SHALL CREATE A MAGICAL LAND. A LAND OF MEAT, WHERE MY PEOPLE MAY GO AND PURCHASE REASONABLY PRICED, HIGH-​QUALITY PORK, BEEF, SAUSAGE, CHICKEN, ASSORTED EXOTIC CUTS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SOME FEW SELECTIONS OF FROZEN FISH.»
And God looked upon his creation, Meatland, and saw that it was good. And lo, did the humans of the world rejoice.
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I have taken a vow.
A vow known only to myself and the tens of readers who will happen across this review.
I vow that I will shop for general groceries, produce, household items, etc. at the J.P. Stop & Shop on Centre Street at some point between Monday and Saturday, between 9 a.m. and 6 p. m, but while there, I will not purchase any meat products of any kind.
Rather, I will load whatever non-​meat groceries I have obtained into the car, then jaywalk across Centre Street, and satisfy my meat needs at holy Meatland, with the good, knowledgable and friendly folk there.
Their prices: unbeatable
Their quality: very, very good
Their custom cut ability: check!
This is a butcher shop. One of the few left. Keep it alive by shopping for your meat there. I cannot wait to braise the beautiful-​looking short ribs I had them cut into thirds for me.
Here endeth the lesson.

I don’t shop here as often as I’d like to. Mostly, I sing a song when I walk by: «Meatland! Meatland! It’s a land of meat! Meatland! Oh, Meatland! Your prices can’t be beat!

Doesn’t it sound like an amusement park? It kind of feels like you’re waiting to get on a roller coaster when you’re waiting in line, too. I tried to go here with a friend when I was still vegetarian but I couldn’t handle the butcher smell, I had to leave. Now that those days are long gone, I’m more tolerant of it, although it’s hard to pretend a butcher shop smells like roses. It stinks. And the long line isn’t the friendliest in the world, so it’s pretty uncomfortable all around. However, you’re rewarded with decent cuts of meat at very reasonable prices.
Parking is a nightmare, so park in the Stop & Shop lot and hope for the best. Getting a tow truck through the ghetto would take forever, so I doubt they’d get your car. But you can cross the street leisurely in the middle of traffic, everyone else does. The store is in the heart (does it have a heart?) of Jackson Square, so proceed with caution if you’re afraid of Bromley-​Heath.

Need to buy a crap load of meat for cheap? Then you should probably check out Meatland. My neighbor had been talking this place up for months, I thought it just had the most brilliant name of all times but upon checking it out it literally is ‘Meatland’. Not exotic land of meats, you’ll find no free range emu patties or fresh rhino ribs, but you will get ridiculously low prices on all the basics like chicken thighs, pork chops and ground meat and turkey. I got sick of the really crappy overpriced meat at the big stores and started going to local butchers. The only draw back is trying to park and getting jostled in a Filenes Basement night before Christmas like manner everytime you go.
Happy meating…