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September 2023 by Jane Eliya
The very best meat you can ever get!! Everyone loves my BBQs cause we get the meat from here. My friends say when they go to Brazilian restaurants, the meat isn’t even as good as this meat is. He Raises his own cattle and pigs. Everything is worth every penny!! Delicious!
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July 2023 by Bertrand Hochwald
Nice place, meats hanging from the ceiling all over. I bought a whole ham leg. They let you sample various sausages. Price is fair for the good quality. Good chorizo and morcilla and produce as well.
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January 2023 by Rui Perfeito
Authentic Portuguese products. Extremely well-made. Tastes like the old country. I only buy chorico and similar products here now. Love it!
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January 2023 by Ana Moreira
Horrible this is the second time I buy sausages from them and they are horrible. They are as dry as my feet.
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September 2022 by Peter V
No one speaks English, and you will be treated very poorly. Cashier ignores me completely while she’s flirting with a homeless looking guy, the meat department person can barely speak and gets angry. If you’re into that sort of experience, I wish you the best.
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May 2022 by Andrew Seidenfeld
Foodies beware, take a breath, this place is unbelievable, a butcher shop like no other, it helps if you can speak a little Portuguese. The most expensive ham in the world, Jamon Iberico, is on display, along with a colorful variety of artisanal sausages. Yes the merchandise may be kind of pricey but of course there is no charge to visit so think of it like visiting a museum. The staff is certainly welcoming. You might learn something here, and you might receive a free sample or two. Very clean place. Note the fresh eggs sold by the dozen, and I mean fresh, not refrigerated, not washed, real chicken eggs straight from the farm that were just, excuse me, ovulated. (Ew.) And the fresh bread! The select Portuguese cheeses in stock are otherwise pretty hard to procure. This is a classic, old-school, mom-and-pop retail food establishment with an exceptional variety of goods. A dying breed. Walking through their door is like stepping back to a time before food was as industrial and processed as now. Definitely worth going out of your way to visit; this place provides ingredients for meals which dreams are made of.
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May 2022 by David Benus
NOT PATA NEGRA !!! Buyer beware !!!It looks like a very nice butcher shop in the Ironbound section of Newark, but based on a Google Search and the Yelp reviews, I came for "Pata Negra" Iberico Ham, from Spain. What they carry is a Portuguese Pig, raised in New Jersey, with a label of "Pata Negra" hung on the pig's leg.$499.00 per pound !!!First of all, "Pata Negra" refers to 0.1% of a particular Spanish Iberico Ham, which was not even exported outside of Spain until just a few years ago. Apparently, one can now purchase a pig (from Portugal, not even from Spain) that can be called "Pata Negra" and sell it for three times the cost of authentic Spanish Iberico "Pata Negra" Ham from a legitimate importer (about $1500.00 for a 7 lb ham from several companies which can be found on the Internet).I also asked the butcher about purchasing some Spanish Iberico Ham de Bellota, of which the boneless ham can be sliced, paper-thin, on a slicer, to compare with the hand-sliced ham that this butcher offered. He had NO IDEA what I was talking about. Come on !!!I tried the "Pata Negra" offered at this butcher. $55.00 for about 10 little, one inch pieces sliced from the leg. It was not even close to the buttery flavor and texture of authentic Jamon Iberico de Bellota that I have had in Spain and the USA.So, don't be fooled into paying such a ridiculous price for this "NOT PATA NEGRA" ham sold by this butcher shop. You can get the real thing, imported from Spain, for a fraction of the price.
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April 2022 by David B.
NOT PATA NEGRA !!! Buyer beware !!! It looks like a very nice butcher shop in the Ironbound section of Newark, but based on a Google Search and the Yelp reviews, I came for "Pata Negra" Iberico Ham, from Spain. What they carry is a Portuguese Pig, raised in New Jersey, with a label of "Pata Negra" hung on the pig's leg. $499.00 per pound !!! First of all, "Pata Negra" refers to 0.1% of a particular Spanish Iberico Ham, which was not even exported outside of Spain until just a few years ago. Apparently, one can now purchase a pig (from Portugal, not even from Spain) that can be called "Pata Negra" and sell it for three times the cost of authentic Spanish Iberico "Pata Negra" Ham from a legitimate importer (about $1500.00 for a 7 lb ham from several companies which can be found on the Internet). I also asked the butcher about purchasing some Spanish Iberico Ham de Bellota, of which the boneless ham can be sliced, paper-thin, on a slicer, to compare with the hand-sliced ham that this butcher offered. He had NO IDEA what I was talking about. Come on !!! I tried the "Pata Negra" offered at this butcher. $55.00 for about 10 little, one inch pieces sliced from the leg. It was not even close to the buttery flavor and texture of authentic Jamon Iberico de Bellota that I have had in Spain and the USA. So, don't be fooled into paying such a ridiculous price for this "NOT PATA NEGRA" ham sold by this butcher shop. You can get the real thing, imported from Spain, for a fraction of the price.
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April 2022 by Christina Ngan
Don Rodrigo is the best! Very passionate about his craft! Highly recommended.
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January 2022 by Pops N.
Everything about this shop is fantastic. Very fresh, high-quality fresh and cured meats. The ham and sausages are out of this world! Worth a visit if you have never been.
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June 2021 by Regina Victoria C.
I simply cannot stop raving about the leitao or suckling pig we ordered from Rodrigo. The skin was light and crackling, meat was super juicy. Whole roast was good to the bone and good for about 12 people. Presentation was a guaranteed crowd pleaser!
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March 2021 by Phil Downey
Great old school Portuguese Butcher, who raises and slaughter his own meat. Be certain to try and BUY the Pata Negra.
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October 2020 by A P.
Absolutely the best charcuterie in the world. If this shop were in Brooklyn, lines would be down the block. Bless Rodrigo for keeping it in Newark's Ironbound. Don't sleep on the meat! I got the 60-day dry-aged ribeye, three fingers thick and smoked it: superb. Same thing with both baby backs and spareribs. Also: Rodrigo turned me on to pork neck, which had the most gorgeous tubes and money muscles for a smoker that can't be beat. The prices are mind-bogglingly low for such quality. Why go anywhere else?
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August 2020 by Raul Duarte
Great service
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June 2020 by Nick Calvo
Great experience My new place