Johns Butcher Shoppe

To start I’ve been a regular customer for ID say a good 15 years. They have unbeatable prices. The staff always treats me right and takes great care of me. The store is always clean meat is always good!!!

I was so excited that I’d be able to come back to John’s when we finally moved back to St. Louis, and I’ve just come from my first visit in years! The shop is just as I remembered it, though a few little things had changed. Their prices are still reasonable, and the workers are attentive and friendly. I even recognized one person working, which tells me its a good place to work.
I didn’t order anything out of the ordinary, but I gotta tell you, their pork steaks have always blown any other store out of the water, and I can’t wait to get my fresh order on the grill soon.
Its a nice neighborhood shop, tucked away off the beaten path. So. Worth. It.

Always great customer service when I come here! Everyone is always friendly and they will do whatever you need and if you don’t see what you are looking for, just ask because I guarantee you they have it! This is one of my favorite butcher shops!

I searched for a small family owned butcher shop to take my daughters first deer because we just didn’t have the time to do it ourselves like usual. This one received good reviews so I drove 45 minutes to give them the business instead of a corporate mogul like the shop down the street from us. The 2 stars I gave are for the man who took the deer out of my truck that gave prompt courteous service and the nice older gentleman inside who was pleasant both times I was there. The rest was ruined by the the woman who works behind the counter that could use a lesson in customer service. After a 45 minute drive my 10 year old son asked to use the rest room. She said there were no public restrooms. He was doing the 10 y/​o «peepee» dance and said mom I can’t wait it hurts and she said well your about to leave so you’ll be fine. Um no, I wasn’t about to leave. I wanted to purchase some strip steak and seasonings for my deer tenderloin! She swiped my card for a whopping $ 253 (not including the steak or seasoning because now I had minor emergency on my hands) and he said please can I use the bathroom… And she repeated that the bathrooms weren’t «public» and there was a gas station down the street. Seriously??! We weren’t walking in off the street! I just spent almost a whole weeks pay here not to mention gas and my son cant use the restroom for 3 minutes?! Then the kid that put the deer in my car carried all three boxes at once and slammed them down in the back of my car crushing the two lower boxes so I couldn’t carry them in at home, just the meat. This is not the type of family shop experience I had hoped for like Bobs meat market gave when I was younger. I will be making the even longer drive there from now on if needed.

Isn’t this the place that was on the news for putting the ground hearts and other products in their ground beef?! Wow how quickly people forget if you’re doing that to the ground beef what else are you doing to the other meat… Before I saw this on the news everyone told me their ground beef was off for some reason… If I want a quality steak I’ll go to straubs… I’ll go there for my ground beef also because its ground from 2% prime beef and if you don’t know what that is you don’t know beef

This is my favorite butcher shop, errr shoppee! They are warm, knowledgable and the quality of their meats is second to none! I just purchased some ribs and a t-​bone from them yesterday. Outstanding as usual! Do yourself a favor and check them out. You won’t be sorry nor ever go to another butcher!

Really great place that I just discovered is close by. Their prices on steak, ground beef, and chicken drumsticks all beat Sam’s by a substantial margin. I wanted a bone-​ham of a specific weight and they didn’t hesitate to open a pre-​packaged one and cut it to size for me. Lots of variety, fantastic prices, and good customer service.

Great service which is refreshing and they carry bison, elk, and lamb. Bacon is very good, too.

I haven’t been here since junior high. A friend’s father would shop here every month. At that age I didn’t understand why he would come here to buy meat instead of the grocery store.
Enter present day. I recently moved back into the area and was telling a couple friends about the place. We finally decided to go shop here after months of buying our meat at Sam’s, it was a good decision.
Not only are their prices amazing but the quality (taste) is also top notch. Since drafting this review, we have been back several times and constantly get the same high level of service and quality. Also during the holidays you can get Lamb.

Well i remember going to butcher shops as a child with my father. His buddy owned one. I was not sure what to look for, but I have been wanting to find a good butcher as I am a foodie.
The other day my buddy knew that I was headed off to costco to grab a month or so worth of meat. He said I should go to Johns before we went to costco. I decided that it would probably be better to go to costco first that way we can swing back to johns and i would just get a steak or two for grilling that evening, and it wouldnt spoil.
I should have went to johns first. He has awesome package deals where you can really stretch your buck. His prices are great and he is more than willing to go cut you up a hunk of meat to your liking. His shop if full of different seasonings and meats, even smoked ham bones for the pups, which my dogs scarfed down i might add.
All in all, if you in the area and you want a steak to take home. I would definatley give this place a shot, if you can find it. Its not really out in the open.

Nice little neighborhood butcher shop within walking distance from my house. The meat is better than at the supermarket and its lower priced to boot. Friendly staff and personalized service as well.

To be honest I don’t really care where I get my meat from. The industry seems so homogeneous to me that I can’t say whether the same grade of beef is better at one place or another.
But what IS awesome about small butcher shops is that they do tend to be more willing to cut the meat to your liking. I’ve only had such luck at the Schnucks over at Mason and Olive in a big grocery store. One huge service they offered was to debone a duck for me for a fee. That, on top of defrosting the thing is already a huge service in my mind.
On top of that, this place has a weekly ad that’s updated on their website to see what’s on sale. This is a big plus because it adds yet another place for the chance that ribeye’s on sale.
I’m not quite enamored with the place, as I don’t think they serve anything out of the ordinary that I’m looking for. However, the extremely courteous staff, the fact that they have an online ad of what they have available (TAKE NOTE, BOB’S SEAFOOD), and their solid prices (sometimes cheaper than sales prices elsewhere) makes me come back again and again.