George’s Meat Shop

So I went to George’s Meat Shop for the first time recently. Every time I drive by, the parking lot is empty and the day I went was no exception (it was a Thursday afternoon). I was literally the only customer in the store. There was a guy mopping the floors and a dude sitting at the cash register. The guy mopping the floors greeted me when I came in.
They sell a lot of Middle-​Eastern food here. They are similar to the Mid-​East Food Centre on Belfast but much smaller with less selection. They have a meat section, a produce section and a dry goods section. They also have a bakery section with different types of baklava and cookies. They have a section labelled «Food Court» with some seats and tables. However, the shawarma spit was empty and there was no food on display. The «Food Court» looked abandoned like a ghost town. They have a counter with some zataar, meat pies, cheese pies, spinach pies etc. I love meat pies so I decided to get a meat and cheese pie ($ 2.99). The guy who was mopping the floors came to help me as soon as I was at the counter and looking around. He was super nice, but he did not wash his hands before serving me. He asked me if I wanted it warmed up. I said yes figuring he would heat it up in a wood oven like they do at most places that sell meat pies. He took the pie and put it on wax paper (he used tongs to pick up the pie, but I saw it touching his bare hands as he was arranging it on the wax paper). Then he walked from the counter to the «Food Court» section and microwaved the pie. Then he walked back to the counter and then put on one glove and placed the pie in a plastic sandwich bag and tied it up with a twist tie. Condensation was forming on the inside of the bag before I reached the cash register.
I walked over to the cash register and the guy at the cash was also really nice — thanking me for my business and hoping to see me back again. I paid and then left.
So…the meat pie was ok, but it was chewy due to microwaving. The pie is on the thick side and doughy. The meat and cheese were unremarkable.
If I lived in Orleans and I needed some ingredients to make a Middle-​Eastern dish, I would probably go here. However, I would not buy the meat pies again. I may return to try the baklava. Hopefully they will not touch the baklava with their bare hands.