Old Time Meat & Deli Shop — Local services in Champaign

My partner and I have been going to Old Time Meat and Deli for the better part of the past year. Their meats are always fresh and juicy and the staff has been happy to cut a number of meats to order for us (they cut a whole roast into beef jerky sized strips for us to smoke and they’ve taken some of their larger chicken breasts and butterflied them for us). The chicken breasts, in particular are some of the best we’ve ever had and are available in a variety of delicious marinades.

Last week, we were hosting a party after our wedding. We contacted Old Time a couple weeks beforehand and they were happy to work with us for our order. We got 20 lbs of smoked brisket and 10 lbs of bbq pit beans (w/bits of brisket in them!) for our party and it all came out perfectly. The brisket is moist and tender – some of the best we’ve had in town (my partner is from Texas!). They were even gracious about me arriving 5 minutes before they closed to pick it up.

Excellent service, excellent food – the prepared stuff, too! – and really...

This place has been around forever, and as a life-time local let me testify: Short of driving an hour out of town to one of the local farms in the surrounding towns, you will simply NOT find a better source of meet. Now those local farmers do come into town for our markets and they do stock their wares at the local Co-Op, but none of that feels like visiting a butcher.

Combine old-school butchery with top-shelf customer service with the best of our local meat availability here conveniently in the center of town, and you get Old Time Meat & Deli Shoppe located at 2018 S Neil St. Champaign, Illinois 61820

Custom cut of meat? No problem. Availability during the holidays? Not an issue. Need advice on your next kitchen adventure? They got you covered. Just want some hot, tasty, smoked meat products? They...

I called first to check on availability of specific items. The drive is 1 hour. I asked specifically if they had ground lamb. They said yes. I got there and was told they would not have until tat Friday! No customers were in the shop so when I spoke I had all of the up front employees attention. I explained what was said to me and how far I drove. Like deer in headlights. The answer not an apology says it all. "We've got other lamb parts in the freezer". Common sense, customer service and remembering where the money in their checks comes from, seems like a...