Master Meats

Sometimes, you just have to travel a bit more for the hard-​to-​find stuff. In this case, I needed ham shanks to make a good stock. After verifying with a gentleman on the phone that they carried them, I made the long trip. It was worth it.
The place is small, and very busy. Even then, it didn’t take long for one of the guys there to acknowledge me and get what I need. Picked up a couple other things as well to make other stocks, but was overall impressed by the service, quality & price. I will have to give their cuts a try some day. Oh, and the ham stock made an incredible pea soup.

You sirs, are the steak masters! Wait, I’m not even going to stop there… You’re better than that — you do more than steak. You do ALL meat. You’re the Masters of Meat! …Wait a tic. Looking at your name, I’m gonna guess that I’m not covering any new ground here. …It’s like, you already know!
So, basically…
This place is epic.
You walk through the front doors and you’re right in the meat shop. There’s a mat for you to stand on so you can read the price board. That’s it. One of the guys will stop butchering and take your order.
I picked up a pack of EPIC bacon. For real. It said so on the sticker and on the price board. The guy told me the bacon is so good, they’re legally required to called it «epic bacon.» Yup, I’m coming back here again. Pack of bacon = $ 9.
Tonight, I grilled up some NY Strips (with sauteed onions and mushrooms in a red wine cream sauce. What up?) that they cut to my liking. A little more than an inch thick, aged for over 60 days and only $ 10 a piece. How good? SO good. They kicked the crap our of any strip steak I’ve even bought from Safeway.
I also picked up some turkey wings to make some turkey stock out of. $ 9. I don’t know what the going price for these is, but seems decently legit for the amount of meat I got. I asked them where the turkey was from. He pointed across the room and said «The freezer». Really, they’re local organic SOBs so I also ordered a fresh one to pick up on December 24^th for Christmas dinner. I can’t wait!

I’m a Torontorian looking for delicious famous Alberta beef. I found this store from Unilocal before the trip, and got there right after arriving Calgary airport. The staff has not let me down, knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and accommodating. Store is clean, yet a bit tiny without any display, but I guess it’s better off to keep the meat fresh without pre-​cutting the meat. And it’s because of lacking of regular supermarket display, I was a bit lost at the beginning about what kind of beef is available, and what kind of cut is available. So I discussed this with the staff, I suspect he’s the owner, and told him I’m a tourist and I’m looking for tasty steak. So he has recommended different steaks for me, and providing me some ice for my long drive to Banff.
Writing this far, I think I haven’t mentioned the most important thing, the steak. They are extremely tasty, fresh, and with tons of flavors packed in it. I got tenderloin, striploin and the Rib Eye. All of them were good, but I love the Rib Eye the most as it was extremely marbled and flavorful. It is still one of my highlights in my Banff trip. lol
Thank you