Thread: meat - (eat lunch before viewing)

Originally Posted by CompleteHavoc

How is Lobels not "mail order"? I Know they are better then Omaha, but Omaha doesn't sell any prime cuts... Lobels is the kind of product you get from Kansas City steaks and Stock Yards...

Just being prime isn't enough, like everything the government has a hand in the requirements are easier to meet then they should be. Differences in Marbling, texture and ever color change the tenderness of a steak... and the flavor follows the same rules.

With that said, Allen Brothers in Chicago has the top 1% of prime beef in the country and they are also mail order... But they built there business in steak houses like Mortons, N9NE, Charlie Trotters, etc.

Dry age meat requires a qualified palette, the enzymes that break down the meat in dryaging creates a unique flavor - very mellow but intense, with a butter like texture.

I order from them often, they are a lot like the soup nazi, they have the best product but not so great customer service or website. If you order tell the person on the phone you are a VIP customer and need to be transferred to Chicago... once there you'll be treated like royality. Can you guess what my clients got for Christmas... hehehe...

Originally Posted by BiGGie Nick

Any recommendations for a butcher in Chicago? I need me some good steaks for the holidays.

Check out Allen Brothers and let us fools know what you think.