Caseiro e Bom gourmet house — Local services in Newark

Foodies beware, take a breath, this place is unbelievable, a butcher shop like no other, it helps if you can speak a little Portuguese. The most expensive ham in the world, Jamon Iberico, is on display, along with a colorful variety of artisanal sausages. Yes the merchandise may be kind of pricey but of course there is no charge to visit so think of it like visiting a museum. The staff is certainly welcoming. You might learn something here, and you might receive a free sample or two. Very clean place. Note the fresh eggs sold by the dozen, and I mean fresh, not refrigerated, not washed, real chicken eggs straight from the farm that were just, excuse me, ovulated. (Ew.) And the fresh bread! The select Portuguese cheeses in stock are otherwise pretty hard to procure. This is a classic, old-school, mom-and-pop retail food establishment with an exceptional variety of goods. A dying breed. Walking through their door is like stepping back to a time before food was as industrial and processed as now. Definitely worth going out of your way to visit; this place provides ingredients for meals which dreams...

This store schedules deliveries of live animals during rush hour using a massive truck and trailer on tiny residential streets. The driver refused to stop backing up while parking and did not stop pushing multiple cars into rush hour traffic on Pacific Street. I would have sued had I been hit but luckily was able to avoid serious injury. I would suggest asking your suppliers/drivers to retake their driving tests, to be thoughtful and careful of not harming the community you make money off of, and suggest scheduling deliveries outside of rush hour! People could have...

We found this place by searching online for a place that sells roasted young pigs and is open on Thanksgiving Day. We placed the order a few days before by calling the shop, and our roasted-to-perfection 18-lb piglet was ready for pickup at the agreed-upon time. The service and the roast were outstanding, and we are already looking for another family gathering so we can place the same order. The price was slightly over $200, but we fed twelve people and still had a leftover, and we considered it...