VJs Butcher Block

The best meat on the island! All local and grass fed, the highest quality on the island for sure! Super friendly staff! They also have all the cuts available! It’s the only place I can go to get my beef marrow bones! Check them out! Also, their smoked jerky is out of this world! Nothing but awesome things to say about the people who run this place! I hope they open more stores in the future!

I LOVE VJs! Yes, good meat is expensive, but according to a report published by the US department of agriculture in 2015 our spending on food– in proportion to our income– has actually dramatically declined since 1960. So chew on that for a while.
VJs cares about where meat comes from, how it is raised, what it is fed, and I really appreciate that. My great grandfather was a butcher and I can’t help but feel closer to my roots when I step into their shop. I stay UTD on what VJs is carrying through their Instagram and Facebook page and when they started making Roast Beef we just had to go up North Shore to give it a try. I’m happy to report that it was THE BEST roast beef we have ever had– smokey, rare, and just melts in your mouth. I hope they keep making it! It was actually cheaper than the stuff we buy at Whole Foods. We’ve had Molokai Venison, Beef Bacon, ground beef, ground pork, Jerky, Big Island steaks (the size of my head!!!) and the list goes on and on. Can’t wait for the saw to get fixed so we can do bone marrow boats. We buy most of our meats up at VJs and on occasion do some local fresh caught fish. The Mahi we got was super fresh!
If you care about what kind of meat you put in your body, or are looking for a few exotic local meats (venison, beef tongue) VJs is THE place to go. Now, if I could only convince them to open up a butcher shop in Kailua…

*This place is put together, they have a lot of different and kinda exotic meats and the staff knows what they are doing
*Prices are pretty high across the board but the quality looks good and they carry fresh fish
*They get sides of island beef in here and there, call ahead to see what they have, it aint Foodland and thank goodness for that!

We were driving up to the North Shore about every month to pick up our grass fed meat order. At first we were very impressed. After a while our meat order in pounds didn’t compute and still got charge for the amount we ordered.
After that happening a couple of times we found a place we love to get organic ground beef from for less money.
On another bad note, the butcher is rude to his customers and doesn’t try to make things right. He argues with them. Check out their facebook page and see for yourself. Thats not how you treat a customer.

Very nice selection of local grass-​fed beef, ethically raised pork, and venison. And some chicken, too. The guys who run this place are friendly and committed to sourcing good quality product. We bought some steaks and walked over to the food truck and had a bacon dog. Yum!

My husband & I found this low key, family owned, gold mine. We had fresh Mahi, ribeye’s & local grass fed hamburger after our first visit. They also have occasional deer & wonderful beef jerky. We go twice a week now, we’ll only buy our meat from here. Thanks so much for being so awesome your great work pays off :)

The food I felt was pretty damn good. Although, one shouldn’t have to wait to get their food as long as we did to get ours. A good 10 minutes before we got to eat. But when we got our food, everyone was pretty satisfied. Highly recommend if you’re craving MEAT! Just be sure you order then go and get a snorkel session in, you’ll have time.

I love shopping here. The quality of VJ’s organic, non-​GMO meats is absolutely worth the price, and customer service is excellent. I swear the flavor is better than any organic meat I’ve bought from Whole Foods. The staff is super friendly and answer any questions I have about cuts of meat, best cooking tips, etc.
Don’t miss out on the GMO-​free pork bacon — it’s pure smokey heaven.

Good steak with a lot of flavor. Also there was no line so that was a bonus. I saw people wait over an hour for 6 shrimp and say it wasn’t worth it. Go for the meat and save yourself the trouble

I catch my own fish, so I almost never buy fish at the store or at the restaurant. Nothing can compare to fresh ahi, ono or mahi caught the same day. VJs is the only exception — all of their fish is caught locally out of Haleiwa. I buy my ahi there and it is always super fresh, sashimi grade fish. A little pricy, but when I get skunked I can always count on VJs to get my fresh fish…

We bought a half cow from VJs Butcher. Everything was fine up until payment time. When they delivered the meat, they did not go over the weight of the meat with us (afterward we were informed that they should have, so I got a little skeptical). They asked for payment for the remaining balance (we paid most of it up front). I asked if I could pay with a check. Patrick (delivery man) asked if I had a credit card, b/​c a CC would be better. I went to get it and thought he’d have a card reader on site. But he was on the phone with the store and was saying something about, «yeah I already added that fee». I thought it was a «delivery» fee. But after he left I looked at my receipt and realized he charged me a 3% transaction fee for using the CC. I went back through emails with Jenny, the store’s co-​owner. She previously stated that we could pay with a CC or with a check for no additional charge (but would charge a fee for doing it over the phone). I thought it was interesting that the delivery guy would take my card and then call the shop to pay over the phone, causing me to be charged a 3% transaction fee. What is more is that they charged me even more than the total amount PLUS the 3% transaction. So I emailed Jenny, and gave her a copy of my receipt plus a screen shot of my bank account where they overcharged beyond the 3%. She said to come to the shop and she’d refund me and charge me the correct amount. Great! No problem! I understand that at times people make mistakes… No biggie. It’s part of being human. And it’s part of good business practice to make it right again.
Went to the shop. They ran both transactions. I asked for receipts and I waited for them to come through the email on my phone. Both of the «charge» receipts came through ($ 585.95 + $ 542.32), but the «return» receipt did not. I asked the man behind the counter for a «return» receipt and he said he could not. He told me to go home and wait three days for my bank to clear it. I asked him to call Jenny, to ask her if I could get a return receipt. He said no; he is her husband and he «runs the show». I said, «There must be a way for you to get me a receipt.» Mind you, we’re not talking about a $ 5.85 transaction, but rather a $ 585.95 transaction. So… they first over charge me… now I’m coming back to settle it and I’m getting receipts for the $ 585.95 PLUS $ 542.32. If they’re charging me this, but not refunding me, I’m beginning to get very concerned. I’ve already been overcharged by them, and now I feel like it’s happening again. The man (co-​owner… husband and wife?) refuses to give me a return receipt and he refuses to call Jenny to issue me one. How am I supposed to feel as a customer? Just got tricked by dirty business people? I don’t know what to think, because this is my first time doing business with them. He told me our business transaction was over and asked what else he could do. I said, call Jenny and get a receipt. He said, «We’re a business and things like this happen.» I said, «Well most businesses I go to and return something will provide me with a return receipt.» He refused and proceeded to get very angry and began yelling at me (in front of other customers) and told me, «Get out of our store! I never want to see your face again! You are not welcome here!» He yelled to his other employees, «She’s not welcome back in here! You are not allowed to do business with her ever again!»
I went to my car and called my roommate who was the primary point of contact. She called Jenny and tried to talk to her about this incident. Jenny also got defensive of her husband, called me a liar, accused me of doing and saying things that I did not say, and stated that they have surveillance to prove her claims. My roommate asked to see the surveillance and also asked that I be provided an opportunity to explain the events that took place from my perspective — Jenny hung the phone up on her.
I’ve been on the other side of the counter with customer service before and this is not how you do business with people, especially when they’ve spent over $ 2,000.00 at your store.
My roommate put a review on social media and they proceeded to come back with lies. One lie was that they said that I stormed out of the store and drove into oncoming traffic dodging cars. Well, I was in my car on the phone, so whoever did that, I’m not sure. I didn’t see anyone do that while I was on the phone, nor did I do that after I got off the phone with my roommate. There were several other lies they came back with. I know just by posting this review will bring lies, but I want everyone to know what type of customer service they will encounter if something goes wrong with a half cow order.
Good product, but very poor customer service. Looking back on all of it, even with a good product, I would not do business with them again. It’s not worth it to be treated so poorly as a customer.

This review is for the butcher shop: this is the butchery you always wanted to find. VJ’s has the best selection and highest quality meats you can find, quite possibly on Oahu. I wasn’t sure about the prices up front but after tasting the delicacies that the meats hold, I’ve never considered it an issue.

Favorite burger, best I’ve ever had, I crave it weekly and get it at their Haleiwa truck, which has great friendly service. If they get busy, it’s worth the wait! Pregnant craving.

Each time we’ve gotten meats from this place, it has been amazing! Love that they have specials and deals. My favorite part of this butcher shop is they have no problem with custom orders and even help you decide based off your own needs and wants. Great customer service!

The meat selection here is vast, eccentric and sincerely awesome. The butcher was very informative and not at all condescending when he explained to me the differences in meats that they sell. For example, Deer meat from the island of Molokai and the type of food they are fed and how it helps accentuate the flavor of their meet. I will return for sure!

Organic grass fed meats. The smoke meat was delicious. We picked up some smoked beef sausages, oxtail. and beef bacon. Like the old fashioned butcher shop style. They carry nice steaks too! High quality.

love this place! awesome selection of local clean meats!

Absolutely, positively the BEST BUTCHER EVER! Organic, GMO free meats, and they keep increasing their selection to satisfy their customers’ wants/​needs. Staff is super friendly. Yes, it’s a bit pricy, but totally worth it for the quality you receive.
My only complaint — I moved away from the North Shore! However, they do farmers markets at Pearl Ridge and Windward malls so I just have to plan accordingly. :)

I am extremely fortunate my brother and his wife live on the north shore of beautiful Oahu. On a recent visit and wanting a just-​plain-​o-​cooked meal, after snorkeling at Shark’s Cove, we paid VJs BB a visit. This was not before my brother called ahead to see what fresh and tasty items they had to offer. Not finding specifically what we were looking for, we still knew we wanted some Portuguese sausage to add to our evening meal back at the ranch.
Upon our arrival I totally dug the location of the shop in Haleiwa of the Kamehameha Highway. Awesome curb appeal!
When my brother and I walked in, two women were already ahead of us an being served. My brother who is absolutely the more friendly of us two, greeted the butcher who in turn kind of gave him a more than unfavorable sort of head nod (my opinion). **RED ALERT** Now I am edgy to say the least. Hawaii is expensive… you are either going to give your HARD earned cash to someone who is going to legitimately greet you or is «so over the top» in their legitimate insincere greeting (but wants business) you feel A-​OK. You are not going to give your money to a D*&$#. I am now actively taking in the experience and just waiting to shout eject, eject, eject.
While standing by, I couldn’t help but notice VJs is all about NO GMO, NO STEROIDS, NO HORMONES… just organic meats and the like.
The women wanted Ahi Tuna and the butcher was more than happy to give it to them. BUT. not without first asking them a few questions. He then asked them what are they going to pair it with. They tell him and he offers up his suggestion. He then asked them how they want the tuna cut. They tell him they want steaks. He then asks them how are they going to prepare it. The say they are going to sear it. He offers them another suggestion and tells them he will cut the tuna up in the weight they wanted but it will be in a triangle.
My brother and I listen further as he explains the reason for the cut. It is to monitor the amount of sear to add consistency to the whole block of tuna. I am impressed and those ladies were happy and were out the door.
We were up next, and did not want any tuna having gotten Poke down the road, we made our purchase of all natural, uncased Portuguese sausage. The butcher explained his preferred method of preparing sausage and we were grateful.
To show his thanks for us waiting while he helped the ladies, he threw in a bag of smoked deer meat. Yes… there are deer on the islands. Look it up! The meat was awesome and much appreciated but I did not need it. I very much enjoyed watching the goings on at VJs Butcher Block and highly recommend to locals and tourists in the area!
While authoring this review, I asked my brother to send me information on VJs business card. It says to feel free to call or email (
) for the menu including pricing.
*100% Grass Fed Beef form Molokai
*Wild Caught Fish and Poke
*Organic Local Chicken and Eggs
*Organic Local Lamb
As for myself. Not only did I receive a lesson in meat preparation. I received yet again another lesson in life. Give people an extra 2.5 seconds when you first meet them. They just might impress the heck out of you!