Rhett's Meat Market — Local services in Oklahoma City

"I was excited to check out Rhett's Meat Market on N May Ave in Oklahoma City, hoping for quality meats at a fair price. What a letdown! The display cases were nearly empty, and prices were outrageous—$50 for a 3-pound chuck roast and nearly $50 per pound for ribeye steaks, with no grass-fed options in sight.

When I asked about more budget-friendly roasts like eye of round or tri-tip, the owner launched into a lecture about his 'high-end' USDA Prime-only business, acting like my questions were beneath him. I mentioned how much my husband and I love chuck eye steaks—they're affordable, taste like ribeye, and butchers on YouTube rave about them for home cooks. His response? 'Only fit for hamburger.' Ouch.

The frozen section had chuck roasts that didn't even look steak-worthy, and the whole vibe screamed entitlement. He's been in business 21 years (he mentioned it repeatedly), but seemed annoyed I even walked in. The shop's in a dingy strip mall amid rundown ranch homes—hardly the upscale feel he boasted about.

Proudly displaying the Ten Commandments by the register? Sadly, the attitude was anything but loving or welcoming. If you're in OKC and can afford it (who can?), there are friendlier butchers out there. Won't be back—save your money and sanity! #OklahomaEats #ButcherReview...

This place is beyond epic, but Rhett is a bit of a moody one, a bit soup-nazi-esque. Rhett only carries USDA Prime, 30-day wet-aged beef and only 3 cuts. Filet, Ribeye, and NY strip. And he cuts them right from the rack as you order, according to your thickness preference. Rhett's has some frozen specialties but they're just a few vendor items, nothing extraordinary there, but take a look if you'd like.

Rhett doesn't suffer fools, I bet that's responsible for most of his less than favorable reviews. For example, if you ask for a cut less than 1" thick, he'll probably tell you that you're making a mistake, (while I agree with him, his delivery probably won't be sugar coated), same goes if you ask for a cut too thick, likely he'll aggressively make sure you know what your doing if you're attempting to grill a 3" tall ribeye steak. If you happen to confide in him that some of his product is going to be prepared medium-well or well-done. (which I agree is an atrocity for this level of quality beef) he'll likely get an attitude.

All of these things said, I'm not suprised. Rhett is operating a beef palace at the top of his game. It gets no greater. So he's a bit of a narcissist about this, it's probably a necessity to be this good at it. Rhett's...

I do not recommend this market! As Mr. Perry mentioned previously, Rhett is surly and unhelpful. I inquired about whether the frozen meats, like burger patties, were gluten free and he replied that he had no idea. I find this unacceptable and feel that he should know exactly what is in every product they sell. Furthermore, I would expect that a high end butcher would refuse to carry meats with filler, so I feel the answer should have been an adamant no. I chose some bacon wrapped beef end steaks they had and while he was wrapping them I inquired about what everybody was getting with their steaks and he said they were potatoes but that they were ONLY for persons who were buying hand cut steaks. I wasnt asking for a handout - I didnt even realize they were complimentary with a purchase - I assumed people were buying them. So when I asked I was asking out of curiousity but he certainly responded haughtily like I was peasant. The steaks were good but nothing special so it is certainly not worth the price or dealing with the lack of...