Carnicero’s Prime Meats & Fine Foods

Twice I tried their back bacon sandwich and they’re pretty consistent. Best time to get your fix is during peak hours, so you’ll know the meat is always fresh out of the oven. They don’t offer any other condiments aside from mustard (hence the 3 stars), but I guess they’re confident with having the best naked bacon sandwich around.
Next time I’ll get the side bacon.

I love the peameal sandwich and breakfast on a bun from the Carousel Bakery but man, oh man does this place ever create some indecisive feelings. The side bacon sandwich is absolutely, unbelievably decadent — almost hedonistic. The bacon is perfectly smoked, seasoned and thickly sliced. I’m talking the perfect balance of crispy, porky, fatty, tender, smokey, savoury goodness. Something you can’t miss and call yourself Torontonian. I mean, it’s no fine dining but it’s quite the alternative to street meat.

There bacon sandwich was thick slabs of bacon, moist, fatty, and delicious and the crackling gave it nice textural element. However after the 5^th bite I kinda got bored of it, felt like was eating ham sandwich at the point. I mean it was still good but not as amazing as the first bite. Maybe if i had some sides, drink or something, which I didn’t at the time It would help me cleanse my palette before going for more bites, probably would have enjoyed it more it. Overall a good sandwich if you into traditional old school delis sandwiches served with just mustard and no other condiments.

Got the bacon sandwich here. The bacon first of all was delicious. There were 2 types offered (I got a mix of both): the juicy inside section (I’m sure this is not the technical term), and the sugar glazed crispy outside. Both were great. I’ve never had sugar glazed bacon before, but the combo worked well.
Why only 3 stars (I’d give 3.5 if that were an option):
–the sandwich is a little simple… just the bread stuffed with a load of (delicious) bacon
–at $ 8, I felt it was a little overpriced (given how simple it is). I’m sure the price is jacked up because of the tourist market.
If they just let me buy a case of bacon with no bread for a 2 – 3 bucks less, I’d give 5 stars for sure

I dropped by Carnicero’s Prime Meats & Fine Foods because I saw pics of fat pieces of bacon and meat online. What else could a guy want, besides huge slabs of bacon stuffed inside a hot dog bun right? Well here is where I was a bit wrong. While looking at the cuts that were being served, the GF and I decided to get the Bacon Sandwich with fatty pieces. When I say fatty, these pieces were so full of fat that they make a McDonald’s Big Mac seem like eatting celery sticks. It was a huge sandwich ($ 8), I’ll give it that, but we could barely finish the meat as it was so chewy. The flavor was bland and I did not taste any of the smokiness that was mentioned by other reviews.
The service was fast and surly to say the least. The guy cutting the meat slopped it on the bun without question and the girl that took my order left no smiles on the table that day. In fact she didn’t seem like she wanted to answer questions we had between the two style of bacon burgers they offered either. Why you mad tho?
Overall, if you want to have a piece of pork that has the consistency of chewing gum, than this is your place. It’s worth a shot if you’re feeling touristy, but personally I would spend my money elsewhere. I hate to say it, but this is the first time I did not like something primarily full of bacon!

Definitely one of the best burritos in Toronto. The chicken is actual real identifiable meat and the amazing tasty salsa is made fresh. What I love most about their burritos though is that they have real fresh flavour, not salty at all. You can actually taste tomatoes and onions and cilantro and fresh chicken. Best of all is that they really aren’t any more expensive than any other burrito place for quality that is beyond compare.

The owner Brad is super sweet and funny, it doesn’t hurt that he’s tall dark and handsome.
They have any meat product you want, and the staff is very friendly.
If you’re in the Market for lunch — check out Carnicero’s lunch counter and grab a burrito! I had the Texas Chilli on a whole wheat wrap. I was taken aback by the flavour and quality. For the simple fact that they are so busy and so fast.
I’ve heard the bacon sandwich is to die for.

Unilocal Insider Advice — Grab the f***in Bacon Sandwich at Carniceros immediately. It’s not located on the menu and there is no listed price or advertising for it… But it’s $ 6 for heaven in a hoagie roll and makes you understand why it is a sin to eat pork in some religions.
Carniceros is the relatively new butcher shop located right near the front of the St. Lawrence Market (assuming entrance from Front Street). They sell a variety of fresh meats, but I want to focus on the lunch counter. This small shop offers a spin on Latin street foods like quesadillas, burritos, and, interestingly, pulled pork w/​coleslaw on a bun. But one sandwich that’s not advertised is receiving my praise.
To the side of the counter, there is a guy carving up freshly prepared Brown Sugar Glazed Thick cut Bacon. That big slab of pig made me want to jump the guy, steal the bacon, and run out that door. But keeping my sanity in check, I held back and simply asked him to make me a sandwich instead.
The Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon is cooked perfectly. The skin is left on and exterior is slightly charred so that the glaze and skin is so crisp and peppery. There are two sides of the bacon. The really thick, meaty, juicy side and the charred, crisp, peppery side with the skin. Both sides make your legs quiver and your tongue jump for joy. The hoagie roll is nothing special at all. Just bread. No other explanation needed. It holds the bacon in and does its damn job well.
Next time you readers decide you want to make a stop at the St. Lawrence Market, why don’t you skip out on the 50^th peameal sandwich you’ve had over and over again, and give this place a shot. You won’t regret it.

It would have been difficult to not be an improvement over the previous tenant of that location in the market, but Carnicero’s may well have the best steak in the building now. I used to get my meats from Witteveen’s, and occasionally La Boucherie, but no longer. The Rib Eyes are just heavenly on the grill. The double smoked bacon is some of the best I’ve ever had.
They definitely have a focus on quality cuts, and I am looking forward to trying everything else out over time.

I as well saw an article in Toronto Life and decided to try this place out, worried I wouldn’t be able to locate this place I found it quickly just by going through the front doors. I like how the decorated it to make it somewhat ‘festive’.
I was worried at first cause the setup looks reallllly basic, a stove, stainless steel frying pan for preparing the chicken and some tins for storing food items. You have a choice of spinach, brown or white Fajita, I chose spinach.
To my surprise the chicken Fajita was really good, I think one of the best I’ve had in a long time actually. The sauces is really what sold it for me and the freshness, I think they use some pesto sauce or something, it’s a bottle of greenish color.
The also heat up on side to get it toasted, in future I’ll probably ask them to toast up both sides as I prefer the crispy type.
Anyway I’ll be back!

Carnicero’s is a relatively new addition to the St. Lawrence Market. A meat stand (the name escapes me) occupied this space before.
After having seen a feature in Toronto Life I decided to give it a try. I ordered the Pulled Pork Burrito which comes on your choice of 4 wraps: Spinach, Whole Wheat, Regular, and Sundried Tomato. The burrito is packed with coleslaw and hot sauce.
My biggest woe whenever eating a pulled pork anything is that the pork is usually dry. This is not the case at Carnicero’s. The pork was tender and extremely flavourful and it had the right amount of heat from the hot sauce.
The flavour is reminiscent of the seasoning and spices you’d find in a pack of Pork Jerky (a la Chinois) from the supermarkets.
I also ogled that they offer fajitas (chicken or steak).
I will definitely be back to try those!
Cash only.