Bisher’s Quality Meats

Again… it is GREAT to have such a quality meat market here! Today — Shout out to Bisher’s Meats in Ramona… as well. The ground beef there has that great, deep «meat» flavor that is often missing from grocery-​grade ground beef. The ribeye tonight was beautifully marbled and so tasty… no fat pockets to cause grill flares. They sell excellent quality meat.

Very awesome butcher shop! Bought a crown roast and have never cooked one before. The guy behind the counter was very helpful and told me exactly how to cook it. Such great customer service!

I waked in and saw their prices and was hesitant at first the rib eye was about $ 15/​lb. After taking it home and grilling it turned out to be one of the best steaks that I ever had. I would swear that he marinated it in butter. It was tender and juicy I normally use steak sauce but with his rub that he puts on I didn’t want to ruin the flavor with sauce. This will be my go to place for steak for now on.

Best butcher shop around. High quality meats than their competitors at better prices. they always have a unique variety of sausages — had the Pizza Brats and the Harvarti /​jalapeño sausage today, but also bought the marinaded lemon chicken, too, and a pile of rib eye and NY strip steaks for the weekend. Delicious! The butchers are always very helpful and friendly — volunteering to season anything for you.

These guys were great. We stopped by on the way home from Julian seeking steak. They said they were out of good steaks since it was the day after Valentine’s Day. They recommended a nice marinated roast and explained in great detail how we should cook it. It was great, gently flavored from the marinade and very tender and juicy.
They even threw in a few sausages to make up for the missing steak. The sausages were excellent.
We’ll be back for sure.

Everything they have is GREAT! Chicken wings are the best we’ve ever had, anywhere (I add a butter/​hot sauce coating, because we like SPICY) … Mushrooms, great. Kabobs, yummy. Chorizo, what great chorizo is supposed to be. Steaks, all of them, worth buying here over a restaurant. Bacon… Mmm. Bacon :) meats are pricier here then local options, but 100% worth it. I’d rather pay a little more for something that is completely delicious. The ranchero (?) flap steak, YUM! Tri-​tip, if you think you don’t like it, this is the place, like meaty, juicy, tender, buttery steak (FYI I didn’t run out of adjectives, I just don’t want to be annoying) try it! My in-​laws always get the prime-​rib roast for x-​mas, yes I’m lucky :) Overall, you can’t ask for more quality in a butcher.

I am so grateful for this establishment! My mom, who is in her 80’s, came in and explained exactly what she wanted, and the people who assisted her were attentive and patient and very knowledgeable. They got her the perfect standing rib roast, and even walked her through the cooking instructions while she wrote them down. I can’t tell you how delighted she was at the service, but promised I would try to on Unilocal

Bisher’s in Ramona is the bomb and worth the drive. You will love this old school butcher shop. It is clean and the owner has a great personality. Not only will you leave with the makings of a great dinner you’ll have made a new friend too. The cowboy steak is amazing and enough for the whole family to share. The sausages are like no sausage you have ever had — so meaty and flavorful they could be the feature of your next dinner party. The Poway location is a poser and shouldn’t be able to share the name because it’s just not worthy.

Awesome customer service & very yummy teriyaki marinated chicken thighs! Would definitely suggest going here instead of the big box grocery stores in Ramona… buy local! So worth it… thanks Bisher’s!

Incredible customer service! Friendly, helpful, gives recipe ideas!
Great quality
Great selection
Love this place & frequent it!

Daniel saved our block party!!! After a butcher near National City tried to sell me a frozen pig, I frantically called every butcher I could find looking for a replacement pig. The others just said that they could not help me. Daniel said that he couldn’t get me a pig on such short notice, but he had 60 pounds of shoulder roast that he could debone and wrap in the time it would take me to get to Ramona. Our meat was perfectly prepped for the rotisserie and got our plans back on track. While there to pick up our pork, I noticed that Bishers had a great selection and was a very clean shop. Our next block party will start with a call to Daniel at Bishers.

I go here often for my bbqing needs. They have some good quality meats at a decent price. I recommend the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ mix for burgers. They also offer a bacon wrapped rib roast during the holidays. Bomb

First off this place is great! I was greeted by a friendly butcher in a clean business! He was kind and courteous and beyond patient. I am a single mommy and there is no way I could have prepared such amazing ribs without his advice. He was even nice enough to repeat the instructions a second time. I’m not sure if the meat was organic because quite frankly I don’t care lol I’m a red blooded American shopping in a home town butcher shop! I do know the meat was so tender my 1 year old with 5 teeth was able to eat it with no problem! Btw I posted a pic of my lil man destroying his Baby back ribs.
I can see from reading the bad reviews that these must be from people who are generally unhappy. I will be back thanks a bunch! Looking forward to more BBQ tips as well!

It’s a shame really. My family and I have frequented this establishment since we moved to Ramona about a year ago. I’d estimate we’ve been good customers and have spent our share of money here.
So my wife asked me to stop by there today and ask if they are selling hams for Easter. When I entered I asked if they were selling hams. One of the guys there asked me ‘what did I have in mind’ — now mind you I am neither a Butcher nor am I an expert on all of the different options relating to ham — thus the reason I went to a Butcher. So, I replied ‘I don’t know, just a ham.’ Then the guy starts going down this litany of
options so quickly and sarcastically that it was obvious he was being condescending – I guess making the obvious point that I wasn’t as informed about ham as he was. It’s unfortunate he felt the need to go out of his way to make such a point that I would have easily conceded that he knows more about his product than I do.
I guess this place does pretty well so doesn’t worry about offending or belittling one of their customers. In my mind, they offer a product and should be delighted to help educate their customers on the various options that are available in a helpful, consultative manner. At least I know that is what my customers expect from me.
Maybe here is an idea…‘okay, well let’s see, first of all are you familiar with your different options? If not I’d be happy to walk you through them. Let’s begin with size — how many people will be eating? Okay, based on that I’d recommend…, next we have different ways of preparing the ham, each with a different taste associated with it, let me share those with you. And finally, would you prefer it be pre-​sliced or not, if you’d like it sliced there are different ways of doing so…‘
Oh well, it’s always possible they will say it wasn’t what they intended or even what happened. But it was my perception and any business interested in getting and keeping customers would be careful about the perception their customers walk away with after visiting their store.
The long and short of it is that when it comes to matters such as these, matters of principle, as much as I like their product I will not go back here. I’ll end where I began, it’s a shame really.

Old Skool butcher providing service and quality seldom found anymore. These folks know their meat and are super friendly. What a contrast to the typical, bland experience found in supermarkets of bulk, prepackaged meat prepared either behind a glass wall or offsite.
Sausages are made fresh, on premises and the varieties vary often. The quality is consistently good. Same goes for the homemade corned beef. Not a scrap of fat on it, super tender. Bishers supplies corned beef to many SD area restaurants for St. Paddy’s day. Similarly, the chorizo is also made in house and is delicious. The funny bit is that this guero butcher shop provides it’s chorizo to many area Mexican restaurants.

Possibly the best ribeye I have ever had. On top of the amazing cut of meat, Daniel was extremely friendly and helpful to my girlfriend and I that just moved to Ramona. A family owned and run operation that earned every bit if the 5 stars from me. I can’t see myself ever buying steak from the grocery store after having their aged ribeye tonight.

I’ve been patronizing Bisher’s in Ramona ever since it opened and have no problem with the quality of their product and have in fact spent a great deal of money in there over the years. But today I was treated so poorly by one of the employees I’m likely to never return. Even my wife, who is normally very patient, was taken aback at this person’s attitude towards me and made comments about it to me the instant we left the store. He was patronizing, sarcastic and rude.
Such a shame.

Stopped by at the suggestion of a friend, while we were on vacation. Friendly, helpful, and VERY knowledgeable about the meats. We got one of each type sausage– they were awesome. We also got some ribeye steaks. They were about an inch thick and reallly tender and tasty! We will absolutely be buying again.

I have to say the meat tasted ok, but they lied to me. I told them I only eat organic (because I dont want hormones, antibiotics, etc. in my meat) and they told me although their $ 70 roast was raised that way it wasnt certified organic. I am good with that. I buy at Ramona Family Naturals, the Saturday Market, etc as long as it is hormone and pesticide free. But I got sick from this roast — and I spent a fortune to get it. No one else got sick, so it wasnt bad meat. They just lied to me and I am sensitive to hormones and stuff in meat.
They should have been honest with me!

We had our pig processed by Daniel at the beginning of the month. Turn around time was just under 3 days from slaughter to cuts being ready for pick-​up! We have no complaints.
I live in El Cajon, so I grew up with Benny’s Meats, when Benny retired and closed up his shop, we were left with nothing. Though Bishers (Ramona) is a drive, it’s nice to see a true butcher shop surviving in this «big box store» economy. These guy’s know their stuff, all questions I had were answered with a huge smile. I grabbed a few of their sausages and some chicken on my trip, I PERSONALLY RECOMMEND THE GARLIC RANCH CHICKEN, WOW! Absolutely delicious!
Price: People, you get what you pay for, period. If you want some crap meat from an moron, head to Ralph’s, Von’s, Etc. If you want to support a local small FAMILY business, that showed me they know what their talking about, I definitely recommend the trip to Bishers.
As for processing our pig, you will not find a better price or customer service in San Diego. It’s worth noting, I personally witnessed our pig get put down and processed, I can honestly say I was pleased with the care and respect shown for the animal, as was the family that raised our pig for us.
We will definitely be using Bishers for our next swine and possible steer in the works!
Thanks Daniel, Josh and anyone else I didn’t get the pleasure of meeting that makes Bishers a cool little Mom & Pop shop!
Support your local 4-​H, FFA or farmer and make sure you give Daniel a call for processing.
Regards,
Troy