Ishtar Meat Mart — Local services in Sterling Heights

Idk if its because I'm not arab and they think they can scam me. The first time I went amd asked for whole chicken skin removed and cut into pieces, one of the younger butchers said we dont normally do that but ill do that for you this time. Today I went and older man was there. I asked if they can cut up the chicken breast into small cubes. Man said no we dont do that. I never heard of a butcher not CUTTING the chicken for you. Go to Jouni if you want quality Halal Meat. Been around for decades and the owner is soo nice and they always ask you how do you want it prepared. Only reason I stopped at Ishtar these 2 times is because it is closer to my house....

I called and asked if they had whole halal turkeys. The not so Bright Lady that picked up said they did. I asked for the price and she said they don't give out prices over the phone. I drove 40 minutes to the shop and asked the lady. Where can I find the whole halal turkeys? She told me that they didn't have whole turkeys. I told my Arabic friend about this experience since he suggested this location for me. He told me that was such an Arabic thing to do on her behalf. Someone needs to tell this lady not all of us are Arabic and understand all the lies that's coming out...

Products in general are very good and the butchers know how to advise customers. The only issue I’ve encountered on multiple basis is customer service especially with the cashier. There would be lines of people waiting to checkout, and she would let her relatives or people that the owner might know checkout first. When she was asked about her behavior, she stated that those certain individuals didn’t know where the line was formed... It doesn’t send a good message to the people waiting in line, and it surely makes the owner lose on customers due to poor...