The Butcher’s Block

Love their fresh meat, and great service! The only downfall is the parking. Sometimes it can be tricky to get a parking space. Other than that, The Butcher Block is the place to go for fresh meat!

As I watch my lean, dry-​rub, seasoned Kansas City strip steak sizzle I listen to OVO sound radio episode 9 commence. I am ALWAYS recommended the best cut in the house by welcoming staff. The selection is always fresh and seasonally changing. Fresh seafood imported from NY. World-​class Applewood smoked and Indiana Plank bacon. Delicious seasonings available. This is my Go-​To spot for anything #GRILLMASTER. Although a little pricey, worth it every penny. Will certainly be back.
Quality-​10/​10
Atmosphere-​9/​10
Creativity-​8/​10
–A&R

I would have posted a picture of that delicious pulled pork sandwich, but I devoured it too quickly. Great sandwiches, ribs and sides from the genius team behind The Butcher’s Block and No Coast. Move over Smokin’ Jacks, there’s a new place in town!

Tip — not making sandwiches and haven’t been for about a year! I drove 30 minutes because of the great reviews. Had to give it some stars to write the review, but I didn’t try anything.

They have a lot of fresh meats, and you could call them before to reserve the fresh meat you want, they also have condiments which can’t be found in other places easily, very nice place for people who cook often!

The best!
When I lived in Bloomington while attending school, the Butcher’s Block was definitely one of my best culinary finds. All of their meat is spot on and if you don’t know the proper or best way to cook something, they are all very knowledgeable. In addition to having a great selection and fantastic quality, they also make gourmet sandwiches on the spot! The sandwiches at Butcher’s Block are HANDS DOWN the best sandwiches I have ever had in my entire life. I currently live in San Diego and so I am exposed to a wonderful food culture, but I still maintain that it doesn’t get any better than a hand crafted sandwich from the Butcher’s Block. These people know what they are doing– from the excellent customer service to the small town hospitality and big city food selection– it doesn’t get any better than this.

We love the place – good variety of meats to choose, including a lot of exotic choices, a plus of their friendly shopkeepers and staff!

I think this may be the only exclusively-​butcher-​shop shop in Btown… They are GREAT! I frequently come in (esp. in grilling season). The staff is always friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. The meat selection is deeeelicious. They have a wide variety of meats, but I mostly use them for beef and pork.
I saw another review commenting on the staff. Yes, I must agree, they do get better looking each year. So there’s the added bonus, georgous young men to watch get your food… IDK, but maybe they just seem more attractive because of some weird instinct manifesting when we observe a nice looking lad provide us with dinner? … OR the owners could just have a ‘Hollister’ policy, and only hire ‘8’s and above.
Either way– Im not complaining.
They usually have ground beef for about $ 3/​lb.
I think bacon runs about $ 4/​lb.
Fish is usually pretty high; rarely less than $ 9/​lb.
Chicken is higher here than most grocery stores, but I never eat chicken so idk the $$s.
They also offer exotic meat. Unusual starting with lamb climbing all the way up to crazy with Kangaroo (and Crocodile?).

Good selection of quality meat what more to say about this. Prices are high but that’s the way it is with quality meat.

Those were the best mussels I’ve ever cooked and I used to live in NYC were they not only get them in fresh, but are about 800 miles closer to Prince Edward Island Canada, absolutely delicious.

I love this place! An old fashioned butcher shop. They have everything you could want in a butcher shop, beef, pork, ostrich, rabbit, buffalo I mean everything. They smoke their own salmon, ribs, sausages.
They post on Facebook fresh fish, and shellfish arrivals. Recently had stone crab claws and gulf shrimp. I’m a fish snob after living in Florida for years and just so u know what they serve is fresh! Top notch customer service.
Oh and before u leave grab a sandwich from craft deli inside. I’ll leave that review for another day. Can u say cured meats, fresh bread and awesome sauces?!

I don’t know why, but every time I go here, year after year, the employees only seem to get more and more attractive. Is it something about butchering that draws attractive men to the profession? Maybe. Well: I’ll do my best not to make any meat innuendos, all things considered, but I won’t make any promises. Why yes, that does happen to be the first thing I’m going to comment on. Thank you very much.
The Butcher’s Block is an amazing place to go for your meat needs. The meat’s high quality, cooks up well, and they’ve got a good variety. They’ve also got a more «exotic» meat selection on the wall, but it’s often hit or miss as to whether they’ll actually have it or not, but to be fair, that’s how it generally goes with exotic meats. Everything I’ve ever bought has been high quality at least. It’s expensive, sure, but I think it’s well worth the price.
The employees are incredibly attentive. I went today and had at least four work to help me while I was still looking. Some might find this annoying; I find it appealing. I also asked them questions – how much such and such would they recommend to feed six people? I’m looking to make a carbonara, which of your bacons or pancettas would you recommend? What’s your favorite sausage here – okay I’d like a pound of that. These guys obviously know how to handle their meat. Okay, I can’t manage it. Even trying to write without making meat puns is causing me to write as if I’m trying to make them.
Just consider that this place is an amazing place as a butcher, that I love going there, and everything’s good. Yes. Yep.

So happy that a friend recommended me to this place. I will never be able to buy meat from a deli like Kroger again.
Customer service is amazing. The staff is so friendly and very knowledgeable!
I was also happy to find that the amount of beef, pork, or chicken I can buy here for the price is far superior to the amount you can get for your money any where else.
The quality is top-​notch. My husband doesn’t like bacon usually but he’s a big fan of breakfast meals, so I bought some platter bacon recently and cooked it up for him. While it was cooking, he commented on the delicious smell, and then couldn’t stop raving about how good it was after he tried some. So much for not liking bacon!
We’re also very excited because they sell a ton of exotic meats, like kangaroo, alligator, turtle, ostrich, etc. The list is probably somewhere around 30 items. I recently discovered my husband loves ostrich, so I think before we move at the end of the summer I’m going to look up how to prepare Ostrich and surprise him!
I have not yet had the opportunity to try the deli– I don’t think I’ve even noticed it honestly! But after reading all the wonderful reviews I will be stopping by soon!

They now have a little deli inside — Craft Deli — and the sandwiches they’re selling are fantastic. Very similar to the sandwiches served up at Goose the Market in Indy but with bread that is far superior (dammit, Scholar’s Inn bread is MEDIOCRE)! The ingredients are quality! I don’t mind paying a fair amount for a very delicious sandwich but wish they were about $ 1 cheaper or a bit bigger.
I am very happy that we have a quality butcher shop in town now, too. But again, it’s pricey. We ordered some octopus here and it was 8.99/lb, when we were expecting to pay more like $ 3.50−5. Octopus is generally pretty cheap! It also cooks up A LOT so $ 75 worth of octopus didn’t get us far. Oh well — I can’t think of any other place in town you could order such a specialty item, though I’d call the Asian markets first next time.
If only driving to this part of town didn’t make me want to scream and perhaps sob miserably in my car, I would probably get sandwiches here regularly!

EAT HERE. If you like cured meats just eat here right now!
They just opened Craftdeli inside the butcher shop and the sandwich I got today was ridiculously good. The meat is so freaking tasty. And they have nice crunchy house-​baked bread too. I got the Craft #1, which comes with Genoa salami, capicolla, prosciutto and provolone cheese. I couldn’t even do anything else while I was enjoying this sandwich. This is my advice to you: buy a sandwich, eat it while doing nothing else so you enjoy every bite.
Service was also extremely friendly and the raw meat looked beautiful too. I’m going to be back for my meat and lunch needs again soon.

There was an okay selection of seafood, meats, and frozen exotic game from which to choose. The staff were very attentive and helpful. The reason for my rating was due to the quality for the price. I am not cheap when it comes to a good cut of meat… if it is worth it. If I have a symphony of flavor in my mouth when I take the first bite, then you may name your price. We chose a few steaks and a few lamb chops to try. It was not clearly marked anywhere what grade or quality of meat the steaks were but we were told they were all choice or better. I was not overly impressed by either the steaks or the lamb chops. For the price, I expected better. The food market junkie in me was not sated by this experience. Bummer. However, I did not try the deli option. So my rating should be considered strictly for the butcher shop aspect.

I don’t often review retail (I stick to dining) but occasionally a place strikes my fancy. I love the Butcher’s Block in Bloomington, so they get a review! Meat. Lots of meat. Good meat. Fresh meat. Hand cut meat. They have a great selection and the meat experts know their stuff and are happy to make recommendations. Seafood is also good when they have it. If you usually buy your meat at Kroger or Marsh, make the extra stop and pay the extra $ 1 or $ 2 and get the good stuff. It’s worth it!

Awesome service and amazing food!!!
Awesome service and amazing food!!!

Great customer service and quality product!
What is Great: There is a great selection of product and the employees are skilled at what they do. Special orders are no problem. They perfectly butterflied, de-​boned, and de-​skinned a turkey breast for a Mother’s Day lunch — that happened to turn into my own engagement party (he proposed that morning) — good thing the turkey was perfect! Ha!
Best Product: Chicken or Turkey Sausages — they might seem a bit pricey but they are worth it! Lots of flavor options — so tasty!

This is THE place in Bloomington to buy meat or fish. If you cook, and you are not a vegetarian, you should be a regular here.
The proprietors are knowledgeable, friendly, and have a broad selection of good stuff. And they are happy helping people find what they need. Go in, explain to them what you want, and they’ll tell you what to buy, and if they have to go in the back to cut it for you, they will.