Black Market Meats — Restaurant in Lakewood

While I’m not a vegan person, I really enjoy unique cuisine, and always down for some tasty food. Black Market Meats does not disappoint!! The reason there isn’t a menu posted is because they’re always offering different things, and all of their items are homemade with high quality, fresh ingredients. This place is carryout only, and the shop is super cute! There’s some retail available such as hot sauces, various other condiments, and chips. There’s some stools available so you can sit while they throw your order together. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable about their products and were able to answer questions.

I ordered the salami and olive relish sandwich, and it came with mayo, arugula, and pickled onions. The bread it’s served on is crispy on the outside and super soft on the inside, and seems to hold up well as leftovers, which there definitely were! The sandwiches are HUGE. I didn’t bring my ruler but I’d guess they’re about a foot long!!! My salami sandwich was perfectly balanced in flavor- savory and salty meat, mouthwatering piquant from the olive relish, sweet from the pickled onions, peppery and astringent from the arugula, and a nice creaminess from the mayo. It was truly a thoughtfully and perfectly prepared sandwich. The texture of the salami is convincingly meaty!! It has a nice firmness that isn’t crumbly, and is nice and moist without being pasty. Honestly you cannot tell by texture or flavor that this is a vegan meat! My boyfriend was halfway through his sausage sandwich before I mentioned that it’s vegan meat and he was in complete disbelief! And my bf is one to order meat lover’s pizza! We also tried the rutabaga soup, which was nicely seasoned, and was an exciting option since I love rutabaga and it’s seldomly offered on restaurant menus. We also ordered the chili pickles and they are DOPE! A nice smokiness and an assaulting heat that is ADDICTIVE!! The thickness holds up well to the marinade, keeping the crunchiness of the cucumber. I’m so glad we have a nice stash of these for the fridge! Lastly, we finished with the cookies! I tried the chocolate chip! The texture is soft and chewy, and it has a slight hint of lemony sugariness and nice large chocolate chips. What stood out to me was how refreshed I felt after our meal. This food is definitely substantial and satisfying, but doesn’t leave you feeling heavy and tired. It’s just good clean food! Vegans and carnivores alike can enjoy all the goods Black Market Meats has to offer! Give this...

After a 3 day extensive review: I made the understandable mistake of eating the whole sandwich (see picture above) because I had no self control after the first few bites. Definitely not a car sandwich but I wasn’t going to take points off for that and I was already committed to this situation. The deli “meats”, the texture of the bread, mushroom “bacon” bits, I was a lost cause. I had no regrets or belly ache, the sheer girth of this beast knocked me down for an afternoon nap I wasn’t prepared for. I decided to go back the following day for good measure, but with a game plan in mind…cut it in half and make it a two day sandwich. It was just as good as I remembered and it wasn’t a fever dream. I figured there was no possible way the sandwich would hold overnight, I mean what sorcery is this? I carefully wrapped it and hoped for the best. After 3 days of eating sandwiches for science, I can confirm Black Market Meats is flucking delicious with no belly aches and minimal regret. Grab...

The worst thing about this place is that it’s in Lakewood, where I don’t live. Haha.

We just got the Italian sub to try today for the first time since we weren’t too hungry. But we’re going to be back ASAP after tasting it.

The sub is the size of my arm, reasonably priced, all vegan, and all made in-house. They also had deli items and cookies for sale. (My photos are just of one half of the sub).

I appreciate that they actually know how to use seasoning. They know how to use salt, pepper, and vinegar; I find so many other places are afraid to season their food.

The woman working the register was super sweet, and the interior here is like a cute vegan bodega.

I can’t wait to return soon to try their...