Red Barn Market — Local services in Escondido

The husband and I decided to try our hand at raising our first pig. When it came time to slaughter, a friend recommended Specialty Meats and I gave them a call. When they got out to my ranch, they angled their truck so that it blocked the view of them doing the deed from the house, which I thought was extremely considerate. I mean, if I had small children in the house I definitely wouldn't want them to be able to look out the window and see what they were doing to our (not so little) piggy. They got it done rather quickly, within 30 mins or so. They asked us how we wanted the meat, and walked us thru how they process it to ensure we got just what we wanted how we wanted it. How many Pork Chops per package? How thick do we want our Bacon? Do we want the Hams smoked? Halfed or Quartered? etc... Which was awesome because we had no idea how the process went.

About a week or so later we got the call that Mrs. Pigglesworth was ready to be picked up. Upon arriving at their shop in Escondido I was struck by how absolutely immaculately clean everything was. Not even a smudge on the glass of their meat cases. I would actually consider eating off the floor. No joke, that's how clean it was. They served me promptly, pulled out my meat, all 5 milk crates full and even allowed me to use their dolly to cart it out to my car. The store has other things, a small mom and pop grocery store complete with alcohol if that's your thing.

All in all, from start to finish, Specialty Meats made this first experience in pig farming as easy and simple as possible. They were friendly, courteous and did I mention how clean they were??!? I will absolutely be dealing with them from now on. Top notch people. Give them a shot, even if it's just to go pick up a pound of...

This place is incredible! I got to markets all over San Diego County looking for good deals on meat, my diet is about 85% meat so when i heard about this place, I HAD to check it out. This place offers several types of red meats,poultry, and pig meat. All of which are beyond reasonably priced 👍 here's a list of pros and cons

Pros: 1- offers several types of red meat; beef, bison, elk, and venison, all reasonably priced 2- offers multiple types of poultry; chicken, game hens, duck 3- pork that is either farmed pork or WILD BOAR 👍 4-everything is portioned to be affordable, for instance other markets offer brisket at a similar price of about $13-$15/lb however there were 2-5lb slabs available at the meat counter. I was eyeing a slab of brisket that was $32. 5- this place is family owned! The people that work here are very very kind and accommodating to what you would like or need. 6- every product, even down to the ground beef is of very very high quality. Far superior to any market I've been to yet. Every meat is rich in color and is kept very fresh. 7-open every day of the week

Cons- doesn't get the appreciation this place deserves, this place should be packed every single day. I will be shopping here regularly without hesitation and highly recommend anyone who sees this review to come visit the store. ESPECIALLY anyone who is a...

Glad to have a little market like this in walking distance! In addition to meat, they have basic grocery items, wine, and sodas. I've never been when they are cooking or preparing sandwiches (the pre made ones in the fridge didn't look very appealing) so I can't comment on that. They did have things like alligator, duck breasts and like, bison, which is neat. Don't know if I will eat any of it but my partner was excited about that and the variety of sausages (I quite liked their kielbasa but partner is Polish so he gave it a B- lol). In addition the label-less bread they sell is REALLY good. The person at the meat counter and up at the front have always been nice and welcoming. No bathroom that I'm aware of.

I would love if there were a little more veggie options or maybe fountain drinks. A nice icey drink for the walk home...