“I was looking for a specific flavor of Good Belly probiotics, and the website showed that Kramer sold it. When I called they didn’t have any in stock. However, they special ordered me a whole case! I appreciate them looking out for me and doing that favor of getting the product in. Thank you for hooking a sista up!”
“Has all the best ethnic(Middle eastern, Asian & South Asian) foods, products, and items. Also has the best quality zabiha halal meat selection in most of Chicago. Has anything you can need from snacks, foods, drinks, frozen goods, halal meat, soaps, cleaning products, etc…..?”
“The steaks are consistently excellent! It reflects well on our events and adds real value, which is exactly what you want when quality matters.
If you’re looking for top-tier meats from a business that takes pride in what they do, Top Butcher Market delivers every time. Highly recommended.”
“Consistently quality all natural meats and seafood. Great takeout menu, best burger in Chicagoland.
Ended the curse of the Billy goat ensuring the 2016 Chicago Cubs Worlds Series victory. Those other guys brought a live goat to break the curse. These fellows at Carnivore killed the f'ing goat.
Hardcore.”
8AM - 9PM
435 N Harlem Ave, Oak Park
Meat Shops
“We LOVE this store. The prices, quality of meat, and customer service. The selection is amazing --there's definitely something for everyone and the website is just as great! We're waiting for corporate to bottle that Peri Peri sauce but the chimichurri seasoning is a great addition.”
“Been going to Casey's for 20 years plus. Everything is great, clean, friendly. That being said, the 3% credit card fee REALLY irks me. One more thing: I realize Bidenflation is real, and businesses are in a pinch, but how can you charge $15/pound for example, honey maple turkey, while Jewel sells it everyday at $8/pound?? There are other examples....we are willing to pay more most of the time to support Casey's, but please, double check the current pricing/reassess if the prices need to be adjusted. ONE more thing...any chance you can bring back online sandwich orders??”
“great five star service ,the best grocery supermarket Arabic pita bread , spinach pies, zabhia meat ,falafel kubba located in Bridgeview , little Palestine keep up the good work bossAleh K. Akel & Mohammad Akel”
“I've driven past this market a bunch of times and decided to pop in on a whim to see what it's all about. I was very pleasantly surprised - not only do they have an abundance of produce, they had a sizable selection of specialty produce. In addition to produce, they had meat, a deli counter, a cheese section, and the biggest array of ethnic foods that I've seen at a non specialty grocery store. I will definitely be keeping this market top of mind for future recipes and gatherings.”
“This place is amazing! It's mainly Mexican style food. They have a hot food bar. They put it out "Fresh Everyday". If they fill up the food bar at 10am- by 1:30pm. Its only scrapes left because the food on is OMG, good food, very fair portions, and the price is right! Looking forward to returning for a few items.”
“High quality meat, awesome individual running the place and awesome prices. You do have to purchase in bulk but if you have a family then trust me you will never shop anywhere else. I've been coming here for a very long time(close to 2 decades, yeah I'm that old!). Ali and his team have been running this place forever and its been family owned for God knows how long. I'm unsure if you need a tax i.d. to shop here but I've been coming by well before that requirement. Huge selection of high quality halal meats, but you have to order it so don't just show up. Call first! I'll be back over and over again. This Yelp page hasn't been updated in forever it seems but this place is still open, right off of cortland and route 53.”
“I moved to VP about 5 years ago from the northside, and I'm so happy we found this place....I'm proud to say its become our go-to. Not only does Mike's have amazing high quality meat, but they have a great deli too and the staff makes it even better. Since day 1, i'm always greeted in the kindest way - I even know some by first name basis which is always a small town dream, right?! I should've made a review a long time ago but I am now because on Saturday I bought a 5 1/2 lb corned beef brisket for St Patrick's day to make my husband, and I was really conflicted on the best method to make it since it was on the larger end (from my experience of cooking). I already procrastinated in the morning and probably should've started earlier but I decided to call up Mikes this morning for advice and wow - they really helped me. Google wasnt helping me, everyone has different methods, or recipes of which way is better and i wanted to get it just right especially since this was not a cheap cut of meat!Two gentlemen gave me advice on 2 methods, and they literally gave me all the tips and best ways to handle from their own experiences. Man, it really made me so happy to support a business like Mikes and we will always continue to do so. They really care, and always take the time to help out their customers in store and over the phone. Thank you Mikes meat market! You guys are truly a gem in VP.”
“Great prime meats...awesome service... everyone is very knowledgeable and customer oriented . .they been supplying us at the grill on the alley for a couple of years...”
“Very clean place, the meat is very high quality, I always recommend coming here, the prices are the best on Harlem as well. I’ve read the other reviews but they don’t seem honest, owner stands by quality and if it’s not to your liking they will replace it with no issue”
“For semi drivers: have your tandems all the way forward. That's what worked for me- from Grand Ave I turned south to Nordics Ave (swing wide!), and went couple hundreds ft down the road across the rail road tracks to the stop sign at Belden Ave. Turn right on Belden, then back up across the intersection and turn right on Nordics again facing Grand Ave. This way you can get out of here relatively easy.
Make sure you come as early as possible to beat the traffic.”
“Give Kyle a raise! Within two sentences he both read my mind and guided me to the cuts in my price range and flavor profile. His service somehow exceeds the quality of the steaks. I will be back because of his service, no doubt!”
“Bakery is good, clean, good meat and fruit looks good but it is so busy! So mnay people. Over all good place to buy your groceries. Good prices. Parking wasnt bad. Youll pretty much find all you need in there. Check out was pretty fast. Faster then most grocery stores for sure.”
“No point in coming early, come close to appointment time. Around appointment time, In and Out in less than 2 hours. Friendly staff. I came a little too early, had to wait.”
“Love their selection of desi food products. Very nice and helpful owner . I hope they would bring back their qeema patties which were amazing . Their prices are so reasonable as well. I have moved away from Mediterranean market and become their permanent customer now.”
“Yeah, I almost thought. Then again went to try the Coke Cola soda, since Speedway just came up ,down the strret. And the soda was yummy. Thought I forgot the soda, in the front room. I was like I don't need to go up there, and again I tried. Plus place, thanks, didn't want to disrespect the salle delivery person. Thought I throw tomorrow soda away, to drink it, if I found it late that yesterday.”
“It's not as bad as you think. It looks terrible but once you get here and see what other drivers do there's a method to the madness. It was fairly easy I had no problem getting into a dock they take a little bit to get you unloaded.”
“If u r coming from 79th street, u can take right to 78 th street at the lights right after u go down from little bridge, that right looks hard but u can make it with care and then there r 4 or 5 stop sings make sure u stop nd then right into building and then park alongside the wall and walk in to check in,”
“I came in to try that NY strip steak sandwich that people have been raving about on Google. The verdict is the hype is real. The NY strip steak is very tender and flavorful. It’s like a medium rare burger, it requires very little chewing. It’s the combination of the French roll, the steak, the grilled onions, and Asiago cheese that truly make it just a great sandwich. Even after devouring it, it’s still on my mind and I wouldn’t mind coming back to try other items on the menu. Customer service is very friendly and attentive. You can tell they care about their customers. Parking is easy, you just have to go into that big lot to the right. Prices are very fair for the quality of meat.”