Butcher Block Meats — Local services in Pocatello

Just picked up some fresh salmon today. The Butcher Block consistently has the best fish in town, bar none, and it's the only place I'll buy seafood in the area. They also have a decent selection of other meat items as well as beer, wine, and even sake. Custom service was great. Overall a great little local place to stop.

As far as Elissa's comment about masks... get over yourself. I tend to wear a mask everywhere I go, but I respect that others have the freedom and personal choice to wear one or not. This is a small store, and there are often only 2-3 people sharing the entire store area. Proper distancing is more than feasible. Per CDC's current guidelines, there's technically no need to be masked up in this space (since social distancing is possible, there aren't crowds, and contact times are short), and your chances of getting sick from spending 3 minutes in the same 700 square feet of space as one other person is astronomically slim. The 1 star rating is petty, unwarranted, and not representative of the quality of products and level of service this...

Going from the anonymity of a large grocery store to a small, local butcher was a bit weird when I first started frequenting Butcher Block Meats. The friendliness of the staff and the ease of shopping here quickly put my fears to rest. I started shopping here because I was looking for meat that I would know where it came from and what treatment/food/antibiotics it received. I was stunned when the owner could tell me exactly what kind of meat she was selling. If this wasn't enough to convince me to stop buying store meat, the quality of all their products finalized my decision. I haven't tried a single product that I haven't been amazed by. Other people I've cooked for agree that their bacon (or any type of meat) is the best they've ever had. Even organic store-bought meat pales in comparison. I recommend Butcher Block Meats to anyone and...

Let me start by saying that the fish here is great quality - some of the best in town, and why I make the trip. It was evident on my last visit that my loyalty is not valued here. I was masked, the cashier was not. She saw my mask, and saw how I stood 6 feet away from the counter. When I requested (politely) that she mask up before I approached to pay, she refused. She told me she didn't have COVID. I explained that we wear masks to protect others because many are asymptomatic. She said ( and this is a quote), "I don't care." I wonder: If the owners of this butcher shop/food store don't care enough to don a simple mask, what are they doing in the back room that also disrespects my health and safety. Not going back. There are other stores in town...