Local Meat Markets?
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racfish
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Local Meat Markets?
Id like to find other custom meat cutters in Wa. State.The three I go to are Owens in Cle Elum,Stewarts in McKenna,and C.J's in Wapato.Where does everyone buy their meat from? I'm always looking for good Wa grown beef ,pork,or lamb.
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Rich McVey
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
Last side we got was from a private party who was slaughtering their pasture raised cows. Better deal than the store for sure but still more expensive than butcher stores that carry stock yard beef.
Im looking at Green Valley Meats in Auburn/Maple Valley area for the next purchase.
Im looking at Green Valley Meats in Auburn/Maple Valley area for the next purchase.
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Hey Ralph..This might be to far south for ya' but I've been doing business here for a very long time.
These folks rock http://stewartsmeatmarket.com/history.html
These folks rock http://stewartsmeatmarket.com/history.html
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Bisk1tSnGraV
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
Gives them two thumbs up!!!kevinb wrote:Hey Ralph..This might be to far south for ya' but I've been doing business here for a very long time.
These folks rock http://stewartsmeatmarket.com/history.html
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.
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tommytitan08
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If you're out by the puyallup area checkout bluemax sausage company on canyon road or butcher boys on meridian. Been buying bulk meats here for a long time great service and good product.
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
Silvana meats in Sylvana. Great people who really do care about quality product. Whenever I need a special cut they are first, second, third,etc on my list. http://www.silvanameats.com/
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racfish
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
Stewarts in Mc Kenna loves me.Everytime I gothere it runs at least 1 c note.Lately I've been buying Buffalo burger meat.Fantastic...For me there is nothing too far for a good piece of meat.
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
Butcher Boys on Meridian in Puyallup/South Hill is my new favorite, but have had decent results with Duane's Meats off of Auburn Way South in Auburn.
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racfish
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Cant go to Sylvana without stopping off at the Obrien Turkey House.Looks like a trip north is in need.
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saltyseadog
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
that full turkey dinner is some gooood eats 
another place iv got meat from is del fox custom meats in the stanwood area. we've had alot of cows slaughtered by them. Hung 22 days i think it the max good flavor and tender stuff.
another place iv got meat from is del fox custom meats in the stanwood area. we've had alot of cows slaughtered by them. Hung 22 days i think it the max good flavor and tender stuff.fish on!
RE:Local Meat Markets?
Rac,
I hate to have to tell you this, but the Turkey House closed last weekend. I'm going to really miss their hot turkey sandwich's after a days fishing.
I hate to have to tell you this, but the Turkey House closed last weekend. I'm going to really miss their hot turkey sandwich's after a days fishing.
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racfish
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo...Youre Bs ing w/ me? I was just there 2 weeks ago.
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Bisk1tSnGraV
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29968416
I had never been but the discussion made me want to try and make that journey. Now sadly I will not have the chance.
I had never been but the discussion made me want to try and make that journey. Now sadly I will not have the chance.
'course they don't have biscuits and gravy ... but if they did, I bet everyone would eat there.
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Landmark O'Brien Turkey House closes March 31
By Gale Fiege
Herald Writer
ARLINGTON -- First it snowed, then it flooded and now the bad economy is keeping the neon "Closed" sign glowing permanently in the windows of a longtime Island Crossing restaurant.
Rachel O'Brien likens the closure of O'Brien Turkey House to a death in the family.
Four generations of the O'Brien family had served hot turkey sandwiches, clam chowder and blackberry pie at the highway eatery since it opened in 1961.
"We really are in mourning," she said. "Everything has a beginning and an end, but we are sick that it's over on our watch."
Rachel's husband, owner Kerry O'Brien, had been working 12 hours a day, seven days a week without a paycheck for nearly three months in his fight to keep the Turkey House open.
The death knell actually began to sound last summer when gas prices shot up and O'Brien's mostly older local clientele, and many regular freeway travelers, stopped coming in as much.
Chain restaurants can survive because they buy in bulk and have the support of a larger corporation. Others make it because they serve alcohol. These are cruel times for family restaurants, the couple said.
Snowstorms in December kept customers away, and then the Stillaguamish River jumped its banks in early January. Despite sandbags at the doors, more than 3 feet of silty water swept through the restaurant. Frozen turkeys thawed, dishes broke and flour mixed with river water to make a sticky paste on the kitchen's tile floor.
The restaurant was closed for two weeks while O'Brien and his staff worked to clean up and get the business open again. Between the snow and the flood, O'Brien figures his business lost more than $50,000 in revenue. His flood insurance had such a high deductible, it didn't really cover the cleanup costs. Creditors were calling as he tried to keep the restaurant going.
He didn't want to shut the doors, and neither did his loyal customers.
Susan and Sam Ingram were on their way home to Arlington on Saturday when they decided to stop by the Turkey House for a hearty meal.
A sign just inside the door told them the restaurant was open for its last weekend.
"We just stood there in shock, our mouths gaping open," Susan Ingram said. "The waitresses put smiles on their faces, but everyone was devastated. It's not fair that family-owned places are going out of business."
On Sunday, the restaurant was packed with people sitting in their favorite booths, eating turkey dinners, hugging the waitresses and sharing their memories of the restaurant.
There was the couple who years ago got engaged over a bowl of pie and ice cream, and the widower who came in to remember all the after-church Sunday dinners he shared with his wife.
Many talked about their stops at O'Brien's before heading out to fish, cut a Christmas tree or see the tulips in Skagit Valley. Looking around the restaurant Monday, the O'Briens could still imagine the loyal regulars where empty chairs now sat.
"This place is so strange without the smell of the food and the noise of the customers. We are so grateful to them," Kerry O'Brien said. "The business is as old as the Space Needle, and like the Space Needle, some people didn't visit much, but they expected the Turkey House to be here forever."
The O'Briens recently sold their property in order to pay the restaurant's taxes and debts.
Rachel O'Brien works as a registered nurse and is looking to the future. Her husband has never had time to go camping with their son Reilly, 18, and it's about time they went. Their daughter Kaitlin, 20, born on St. Patrick's Day, will be relieved not to spend another birthday at the Irish-themed restaurant.
Kerry and Rachel O'Brien spent Monday afternoon at the Turkey House writing letters of recommendation for their employees and preparing to serve them one last turkey dinner.
Server Sharon Jungers, 66, worked nearly 40 years for the O'Brien family, starting with Kerry's grandparents.
Her last shift was Friday, but she came in Sunday to help close the restaurant for the last time.
She teased the O'Briens, saying they shut down just so they wouldn't have to buy her a gold watch.
"They made us part of their wonderful family," Jungers said. "It still hasn't sunk in yet. It's been an incredible ride."
By Gale Fiege
Herald Writer
ARLINGTON -- First it snowed, then it flooded and now the bad economy is keeping the neon "Closed" sign glowing permanently in the windows of a longtime Island Crossing restaurant.
Rachel O'Brien likens the closure of O'Brien Turkey House to a death in the family.
Four generations of the O'Brien family had served hot turkey sandwiches, clam chowder and blackberry pie at the highway eatery since it opened in 1961.
"We really are in mourning," she said. "Everything has a beginning and an end, but we are sick that it's over on our watch."
Rachel's husband, owner Kerry O'Brien, had been working 12 hours a day, seven days a week without a paycheck for nearly three months in his fight to keep the Turkey House open.
The death knell actually began to sound last summer when gas prices shot up and O'Brien's mostly older local clientele, and many regular freeway travelers, stopped coming in as much.
Chain restaurants can survive because they buy in bulk and have the support of a larger corporation. Others make it because they serve alcohol. These are cruel times for family restaurants, the couple said.
Snowstorms in December kept customers away, and then the Stillaguamish River jumped its banks in early January. Despite sandbags at the doors, more than 3 feet of silty water swept through the restaurant. Frozen turkeys thawed, dishes broke and flour mixed with river water to make a sticky paste on the kitchen's tile floor.
The restaurant was closed for two weeks while O'Brien and his staff worked to clean up and get the business open again. Between the snow and the flood, O'Brien figures his business lost more than $50,000 in revenue. His flood insurance had such a high deductible, it didn't really cover the cleanup costs. Creditors were calling as he tried to keep the restaurant going.
He didn't want to shut the doors, and neither did his loyal customers.
Susan and Sam Ingram were on their way home to Arlington on Saturday when they decided to stop by the Turkey House for a hearty meal.
A sign just inside the door told them the restaurant was open for its last weekend.
"We just stood there in shock, our mouths gaping open," Susan Ingram said. "The waitresses put smiles on their faces, but everyone was devastated. It's not fair that family-owned places are going out of business."
On Sunday, the restaurant was packed with people sitting in their favorite booths, eating turkey dinners, hugging the waitresses and sharing their memories of the restaurant.
There was the couple who years ago got engaged over a bowl of pie and ice cream, and the widower who came in to remember all the after-church Sunday dinners he shared with his wife.
Many talked about their stops at O'Brien's before heading out to fish, cut a Christmas tree or see the tulips in Skagit Valley. Looking around the restaurant Monday, the O'Briens could still imagine the loyal regulars where empty chairs now sat.
"This place is so strange without the smell of the food and the noise of the customers. We are so grateful to them," Kerry O'Brien said. "The business is as old as the Space Needle, and like the Space Needle, some people didn't visit much, but they expected the Turkey House to be here forever."
The O'Briens recently sold their property in order to pay the restaurant's taxes and debts.
Rachel O'Brien works as a registered nurse and is looking to the future. Her husband has never had time to go camping with their son Reilly, 18, and it's about time they went. Their daughter Kaitlin, 20, born on St. Patrick's Day, will be relieved not to spend another birthday at the Irish-themed restaurant.
Kerry and Rachel O'Brien spent Monday afternoon at the Turkey House writing letters of recommendation for their employees and preparing to serve them one last turkey dinner.
Server Sharon Jungers, 66, worked nearly 40 years for the O'Brien family, starting with Kerry's grandparents.
Her last shift was Friday, but she came in Sunday to help close the restaurant for the last time.
She teased the O'Briens, saying they shut down just so they wouldn't have to buy her a gold watch.
"They made us part of their wonderful family," Jungers said. "It still hasn't sunk in yet. It's been an incredible ride."
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swedefish4life1
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RE:Local Meat Markets?
So many years of the north fork of the Stilly, Cascade, Skagit, chasing fish even all are duck hunts and geese cast and blast.
That was are meeting or ending or lunch or dinner options always.
Every week I go anywhere I knew or used changes or closed or gone never have I seen this process at these rates thanks W for posting another option gone.
Never got a bad meal there and when your in the elements all day the turkey dinners were like Gold :chef:
That was are meeting or ending or lunch or dinner options always.
Every week I go anywhere I knew or used changes or closed or gone never have I seen this process at these rates thanks W for posting another option gone.
Never got a bad meal there and when your in the elements all day the turkey dinners were like Gold :chef:
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racfish
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Went to Sylvana Meats and I just missed them. I was getting shrimp and the tulip traffic killed me time wise.Im going up this Saturday.I talked with them on the phone and they made me happy.I asked if any of the meats were foriegn raised and they told me everything is grown in the USA.Thats a big plus for me.I'll be up there Saturday after picking up my Coon and Spotted shrimps.Im sidelined with stitches and dont even want to think what saltwater feels like on an open wound.Anyways Sylvana meats this weekend.G-d willing of course.Thanks guys for the info on this place.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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swedefish4life1
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Racfish#-o the Salt Water will Clear up those Mutten Chops and fast:cheers: :chef:
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Fear not earn your Spotters:compress: lol
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racfish
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Like you bro I grew up in Wa state all my life.I pressed the waters hard when I was younger and way better shape.I earned my stripes fishing in Wa all this time.Funny you mention Mutton chops because thats what I'm going to Sylvana for.Swede my man. If you grew up near the great city of Yakima ,you must know of C & J Meats in Wapato.Nice meat market.How you feeling bro.I dont like seeing you in arm braces.Im older then you so you cant detiriate before I do.Stay healthy and G-d Bless.............................Curado and I are camping out at your house waiting on our shrimp.You work at it and we'll help...Eat of course.
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swedefish4life1
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Those braces are worn with pride:-$ leg and arm!
Steve/fishingcollector / body snatcher under the bunk:cyclopsan
will get a load of Spotters in the am:chef:
I ate another 80 last night
My Uncle had the largest sheep ranch in the outer Yakima valley:-#
I know them all and all Stink!!! :colors: lol
The Cattle clubs loved him as well= NOT!!!!!
Racfish love ya brother soak in salt!!!!:cyclopsan
Steve/fishingcollector / body snatcher under the bunk:cyclopsan
will get a load of Spotters in the am:chef: I ate another 80 last night
My Uncle had the largest sheep ranch in the outer Yakima valley:-#
I know them all and all Stink!!! :colors: lol
The Cattle clubs loved him as well= NOT!!!!!
Racfish love ya brother soak in salt!!!!:cyclopsan
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