House Of Meats

Best place for party trays, meat always fresh and people are very friendly. Order pickup and go.

This past weekend I went to the Holland-​Sylvania store to pick up some chicken for the grill. When I got home and opened the package, it was dark gray and smelled like dead fish — obviously spoiled.
I put it back in the package and returned to the store. Without saying anything, the cashier looked at me and said: «You need to talk to the manager». (How did she know?). I handed the package to the manager and told him the meat was spoiled when I purchased it, and that I would like a refund. He said, «Do you have a receipt?» No. «Well you can’t get a refund without a receipt». But the chicken is spoiled, smell it. «Oh, I believe you, we just don’t do refunds without a receipt.»
This was handled like a routine occurance that happens all the time. My advice is to avoid House of Meats!

Sorry, but I can’t share Lea’s enthusiasm for House of Meats — this or any of their Toledo area locations.
I’ve been burned several times with spoiled meat from this location and finally learned my lesson years ago.
House of Meats in general sells sub-​par, 2^nd rate (at best) products. As for their cleanliness, keep an eye on the local Health Dept. inspections that appear each week in the local paper.
House of Meats normally receive terrible inspection reports.
I swear I’ve never understood Toledoans’ love affair with H of M. I’m guessing it’s because their prices are cheap compared to some other (better quality) butcher shops.
Trust me, you can do better in this area. Sautter’s Food Stores, Kilgus Meats on Laskey, The Fresh Market at Westgate.

I grew up around the corner from this place and have thus been shopping here for the majority of my life. Whenever I come home for the holidays, I always make it a point to stop in for some things to take back to New England unless I can persuade someone to ship me a box.
I wish someone would bottle the smell of this place. I wish I could take a whiff of it every now and again. The smell alone is intoxicating and delicious. The prepared foods and cured meats here are great. The queso-​type cheese dip is delicious, the bbq products are great, as is the sausage stuffing around the holidays. Things I always fill my suitcase with: beef jerky, landjaegers, kielbasa. No exaggeration, the beef jerky here is the best jerky on the planet. There is always some in my freezer.
The only, and largest, problem I have with this place is the complete lack of organic products. You know, if you’re a butcher, you should care about your meat. You should care about how it’s raised, where it comes from, and how it tastes. And given that there is no question that grass-​fed, hormone and antibiotic-​free, free range meat tastes 1000 times better than the alternative and is much better for you, I have no clue why this company has no interest in selling any. In fact, the last time I asked, the salesman straight laughed at me. So, unfortunately, I can’t give them as much business as I’d like to.
But if you have a craving for beef jerky, this is the place to get it.