East Village Meat Market — Local services in New York

7/8/22 Update

East Village Market is offering lunchtime sandwich specials again! Country Ham, provolone, Jersey tomatoes on a brioche roll. Don't forget to add mayo and spicy mustard. Delicious!

4/22/22 Update It's Orthodox Easter this weekend. I stopped in for some coldcuts. They had a variety of delicious breads and I grabbed a loaf. It was a madhouse of activity, especially by the cooked meats. Unfortunately the line was too long for me to get my favorite smoked chicken. I will come back next week.

I have often walked by and never gone in. On New Year's eve, I saw the amazing breads in the window and was lured in. I have been missing a lot! The hot table in the back was irresistible. I bought a little of everything to be shared with friends. The brisket, the meatloaf, pork loin and barbecue ribs were a feast for our New Year's eve get together. Hand carved and wrapped in butcher's paper was a nice touch. Prices were reasonable and the man who carved gave me a little taste. I also bought some crusty varieties of breads. I plan to go back and try the famous kielbasa and some of the custom meats. There were Ukrainian pantry items and various condiments. I spied homemade soups in the refrigerated case. Many things to try in this iconic neighborhood store for Ukrainian specialties. So glad I...

After I moved to east village, I found this place and often visited. But I guess today would be my last visit due to very unfriendly customer service. I am sad that this one guy can ruin whole business image.

I told him that I was looking for pork shoulder and usually they asked me how much do you need or how many cuts do you need. But, this guy literally put the whole big chunk of pork shoulder on to the scale without asking me anything. I asked him that if he could cut it as I only need small amount for bbq for 2 people. He looked annoyed and told me “just tell me how much do you need, I don’t care if it is bbq or something else” and spoke in another language that I couldn’t understand next to another staff right after he said that to me. The way he looked at me and spoke to me was very unfriendly and rude.

I wanted to support local business but I guess i will just stick to trader joe’s, no need to bother myself to stop by two places for grocery...

Second time visiting the store and unfortunately we have an empoyee who is only concerned on going home - he should not be working there, period. If the mission of the store is to close early then you should not allowing customers in the store. I went there 30 min before closing, this particular employee did not want to use any machinery or serve what I wanted to purchase rather he kept saying that I should have called to have my order fulfilled ahead of time. Well, I do not know what I want to purchase until I see what's available. Overall, he is rude and disappointing experience and they have lost me...