Homegrown Meats

I make bone soup and went here for organic and grass fed oxtail and beef bones. Beef bones run 7.99 per pound and Oxtail frozen pack was $ 20, in total I spent $ 45 on Bones for my soup. I have enough to make a few batches and store it in the freezer. Happy that there is an actual butcher nearby.

Called on the phone last night to check the price of duck breast. I was told it cost 6.99 per pound. The shop is a little out of the way, but for the price, sure.
Spent 20 minutes to drive out of my way on the ride home today to get there, and was shown 18.99 for duck breast. They admitted whoever quoted 6.99 made an error, but they didn’t honor it, which was a little unfair. Not really cool to lure someone in with one price, to offer another, and then not stand by their mistakes.
Won’t shop here again.

I do not eat meat but have come here a handful of times to get my boyfriend high quality, local, organic meat. I have also gotten bones for my dog on several occasions, including Valentine’s Day when the employee carved the bones into hearts. Such friendly and helpful staff! Highly recommend this shop over getting meat at a grocery store. They also have chips, dips, sauces and jerky (for people and dogs).

What more can I say about a wonderful and totally awesome local business than … they’re wonderful and totally awesome, of course! Thank you: Home Grown Meats for being one of the ONLY places where I can feel good about my meat purchases. My partner and I don’t eat meat from anywhere else because we can’t guarantee the organic, grass-​fed, grass-​finished and humanely slaughtered (certified) quality that you guys can! We did A LOT of online research before finding our, «home,» at Home Grown Meats. We can happily say that the research paid off! Friendly staff and fresh, high-​quality selection of more than just meats, consistently. My partner and I like to consider ourselves somewhat of, «humane-​itarians,» rather than vegetarians (as we do eat certain types of sustainable meats), however even, «non-​humanitarians,» can find the benefit from shopping through the diverse meat selection offered via HGM. It’s important to note that only their, «green box,» selections in their display case are fully organic, grass-​fed, grass-​finished, and humanely slaughtered, although, certainly all their selections look extremely fresh and are prepared with extreme care.

Finally found a place to get organic meat! Very friendly & helpful staff. Beautiful & large selection of different kinds of meats. Even exotic meats too!

We love this place. Are they expensive? Oh he’ll yeah. Is it worth it? More than I can say.
We usually come here to get casings for sausage that we make often.
We’ve met a few of the employees – all nice, friendly and helpful. We’ve also met Guido the boss/​manager and he’s suppper helpful and easy to get along with.
I love that it’s local and organic. It’s pretty cool they have yummy seasonings to compliments the meats they have.

Homegrown Meats is great. Atleast the Grass Fed Meat is, I actually visited the ranch during a Whole Foods Field Trip. They get their grass fed beef from the Mendenhall Ranch which is in Palomar Mountain. Now I don’t know where they get their prime beef. Also the grass fed carne asada is so good here. Now I don’t know about the pork here. But I’ll continue to buy the grass fed beef.

We love this place. One of the only paces we have found that sells beef femurs for our dogs. The staff is always helpful and willing to cut them into four pieces for us so we can space out how much the dogs get. Their jerky for the dogs is also great and so is the human one. Their meats look great and we have had the boar bacon from here and it was awesome.

We love coming here for our meats… It is a little bit higher, but the benefit to that is that we get a great quality meat and it forces to go vegetarian a couple of times a week :)
My husband loves the sausages here and I love pretty much anything I get here… What I also love us that if they don’t have it, I can order it with their next order (I wanted to make Chinese roasted pork belly… I was able to order it with the skin on… And it came out amazing!).
The staff is very friendly as well… They are very knowledgeable and I appreciate how much passion they have for the items they sell.
Just FYI, they also have a booth at the LJ farmers market on Sundays.

I really like this place and try to go there as often as I can. I like being able to eat beef and not feel guilty. I do believe it’s healthier than mass store offerings etc. I like the fact that it’s local too.
What I don’t like is paying so much for meat that’s tough and mostly uneatable! When pay top dollar for ribeye and invite friends to your home and brag about what your about to serve it’s embarrassing to say the least. The guests we had in our home had not been to Homegrown so we made a big deal out of the healthy choice all the omegas etc etc only to watch them leave over half of the meat on their plates? They did of course say it was good and never mentioned the toughness but as I chewed and chewed on my own I knew it was less than what I’d promised. I gave a three star because I want them to succeed but with this not being the first time I’d experienced this issue I’m concerned to say the least. I asked about the cut (is it going to be tender, yes was the answer). I followed the advice they hand out and still it was disappointing. Please Homegrown help me keep going to your establishment.

This is the only place in town I will buy meat for our family. Try the green sauce they sell. It’s great on everything! Local, family owned, and the finest grass fed beef in town.

No Integrity at this place. Unless you think lies of omission are the same as truth. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY THE SAME MEAT AT VONS FOR HALF THE PRICE!
Upon finding Homegrown Meats, I was so excited to have local meat raised in a Humane way close to my house. I tried their short ribs, thought they were ok so I kept going back. The guys who worked there were really friendly and the meat was good. I then started buying some of the pork and chicken more often. It wasn’t until I bought 2 pork tenderloin together that I received it in a plastIc sealed package.
I could see there was another label under the Homegrown price label and saw it was Farmer John’s. Trusting homegrown I assumed it was a good humane producer since they advertise «only the best of the best», wrong. Not only is the meat no where near the best, it is a ¼ mile away at Vons for HALF THE PRICE per pound! I called to ask where they got their pork and they said «its a natural pork» (which we all know is a word used to describe over processed goods like Cheetos), I asked another question, «is it pasture raised», they replied «it is hormone and antibiotic free» I said again, «is it pasture raised» and finally I got the answer, «NO». Three times I had to ask and twice they avoided my real question.
I have told this all to 2 of the friendly gentlemen that work the store and they justified it up and down. In the end they told me that their customers don’t care that the pork and chicken is not humanely raised, yet refused to post it with the same openness that the share they have grass fed beef. I wonder if their customers just don’t know what they are getting.
So it is up to you, pay twice as much for the same quality meat here or go up the street to Vons and get the same exact thing for half the price. This all being said, to be fair to Homegrown, they still got one star cause they do have grass fed beef for all I know, but make sure to ask questions because something else I found out is that some of it is grain finished. I was also told by the employees that most of the other things you can buy in there do not have a quality standard, grass fed beef is the only thing they are claiming to have. They don’t have my trust anymore, if they are trying so hard to hide the truth, I don’t want to waste my time supporting a company with my money who has no integrity.
If you want to get real quality meats SONRISE has awesome product, humanely raised chicken, beef, lamb, pork, you name it. They are a company that knows what true honesty is, so transparent you can go visit the farm and see the living conditions.

Love that they have local grass fed beef!
Jim the butcher was super knowledgeable. He was able to suggest the right amount of meat for the large number of guests that I was feeding. He also explained how to cook the meat to perfection! it was a huge hit. The case the stocked with many choices and I cant wait to come back and try some more!

This is the kind of place that makes me excited about cooking dinner, pretty much every time. Most of their meat is grass-​fed stuff that is extremely lean. That’s the way I like it– intensely flavorful and satisfying– but it’s not for everybody. It’s also expensive. I tend to buy the skirt and flank steaks, which are some of their cheaper cuts, but I still can’t afford to go here nearly as often as I’d like to.

Purchased two filet mignon the other day for $ 36. One was great the other inedible due to tons of gristle. Then yesterday I grilled the chicken sausages. They shrunk to half of their original size after cooking and had zero flavor. I drove 80 miles round trip to purchase these and I will not be going back. On the good side the butcher was super friendly and very nice but the meat was a HUGE disappointment.

What do I know about meat except that I love eating it? I’ll admit it. Not much.
Luckily, Jim is awesome at differentiating all the different cuts, the best way to cook them, and providing information about anything you need or want to know about meat. Ask him anything. He will have an answer for you.
Overall, great place to get your grass-​fed meat.

Homegrown Meats is awesome. I’ve realized that my body can tell the difference between grass-​fed and not so much grass-​fed. The ground beef is really good as is the bacon. They also have pretty good hamburger buns (sold in packs of 4) which was perfect for us since we were picking up the essentials for a burger. It is a bit pricier, but it’s well worth it for the quality of meat.
The service here was great, even when it was just about closing time. I’ll definitely be back to try the other meats… grass-​fed hot dogs anyone?

Good, grass fed meat. Nothing to write home about, but everything I’ve gotten there has been good. It is a little pricey though, then again it’s about your only option for grass feed meat (unless you go to Whole Foods).
Of greater interest is the love it or hate it feeling from Unilocalers. People don’t feel the middle ground at all with Homegrown Meats. Personally, each of the butchers my wife and I have dealt with are courteous and knowledgable about meat.

Love this place!
I really really hope enough people utilize this place and its nice variety of meats. My hubby and I prefer local meat… and this place is just the ticket. So far, we’ve made a gorgeous stew with a flank steak, chicken, and brats in all sorts of yummy dishes. We didn’t love the chorizo, but I think that just came down to our preference for their regular brats (so tasty!).
The staff is really helpful and parking is usually pretty easy. I don’t even mind that the prices are a bit more as I prefer to spend my money in a store like this over a supermarket full of factory farmed meat.

Homegrown Meat is the best butcher shop in town. They sell highest quality grass-​fed beef, lamb, poultry, and sausages.
The beef sold here is certified by the American Grassfed and the Animal Welfare Approved Associations. Therefore, you will know that your meat is actually homegrown. The cows only feed on their mother’s milk or the grass they live on.
Their meats are top notch. We brought a couple of sirloins home and grilled them ourselves. The quality of the meat was comparable to a top steak restaurant. The cuts were nice and tender. It made our dinner special without any extra effort.
The customer service at Homegrown is outstanding. They are very knowledgeable and helpful. My hubby mentioned to them how he wanted to order some venison. They did not have any in stock, but were willing to order it for us.