Castle Meats

Loving to try local businesses we were staying right near this local butcher shop and decided to check them out. So glad we did! Jethro was awesome, having grown up in the area he was full of information about the town and reading the reviews we heard the bacon was to die for. He has tons of items packaged up and ready to go, I can't wait to try the bacon and sausages we got. Luckily we were staying in town and had a fridge and freezer and had our ice chest with us on this trip through so we were able to get a few things and not worry about getting them home.

Wow, this is what a Butcher Shop should look like, feel like and definitely should be like. It's a bit of a strike from my front door to this shop, but it's worth it because i am a dog daddy and my dogs are currently on a raw diet. When I was living in Ohio (ouch, that hurts to say out loud) it was a lot easier to find chicken necks, beef hearts and the offal necessary to prep a big batch of food for the pups. But now, living in Cali, in the sticks, it's become a bit of a challenge. So, I showed up here the first time just to chat with the Butcher and ask some questions. I had no intention of buying a coffee and chili rubbed tri tip roast, but I am so glad I did! It was seasoned very well, the marinade was not too salty, as is often the case with packaged, marinades. It was super tender and I cooked it to a perfect medium rare and a precise 125 degrees. I also swooped up 2 packs of fresh bacon and this bacon is not like the grocery store swine you are familiar with. The bacon was very lightly seasoned and didn't have too much fat. In fact, as I was crisping chunks of oinker for my world famous green beans with bacon and onions, I had to add a tad of olive oil to the pan to get it to crisp up. It was very lean and delicious. So, I spoke with Jethro about my raw diet for the dogs and he said he could get 40 lbs. of chicken necks in about a week's time. So, I ordered a box and came back the following week to pick them up. He got a good deal from his vendor and was kind enough to pass the savings on to me, which was completely unnecessary, but a sharp business move. I saved a few bucks on chicken necks and proceeded to stock up with more bacon, pork chops, another tri tip roast and some beef jerky!! The shop has plenty of frozen options for any dietary needs. Including, ground Elk, which I must try soon. Lots of pork products, pollo and some righteous T Bones too. Then, in the fresh cooler, there's a nice selection of trip tip roasts, lots of bacon, beef jerky and other goodness too!Despite the drive, I am definitely happy to say that this is now my local Butcher Shop and I am happy to know an old school, legit Butcher too. If you've read my reviews, you know that I am obsessed with a lot of things. Coffee, that's at the top of the list. Butcher shops that are straight out of the 1950's and my favorite obsession. Supporting local businesses. This shop checks 2 out of 3 of those boxes and you should head on over for some goods right now!

Pretty good meat selection. Limited weekend hours but we tried the bacon and it was amazing

I like the at they're a small town business and local to the area. We got some steaks and a marinated tri tip. I cooked and seasoned the meat just like I would with any other brand of meat and it was ok. I wish they stayed open until 5:30pm because I work in Galt until 4:30pm and can't make it to the store before they close.

Wow! What a gem. The meat here is high quality and delicious. Jethro will cut steaks for you fresh and he has a freezer fully stocked. My favorites are New York's , linguisa, pork chops, hot dogs, bacon, and hamburgers. Stop in you will be happy you did.

I'm surprised they haven't built out their Yelp page yet. Don't let that deter you though! They have the BEST BACON hands down of anywhere I've ever been! They also have great customer service and my hubby calls his order in for a special cut and I can just show up and grab it! Also grab some jerky while you're there it's great!

My stepson lives in Ione. The last time we visited he was raving about Castle Meats Corned Beef. I have started using Corned Beef to make my jerky. My stepson took me over and introduced me to Jethro. I told him what I wanted, he was out of Corned Beef but was starting a new batch the next day. I put an order in, when he was finished, he sliced and vacuum packed it and froze for me. A week or so later, my stepson brought it down for me.The corned beef has great flavor and wasn't very salty. The jerky turned out to be very flavorful! The nice thing about working with small businesses is that they tend to go out of their was for customer service.

Very nice shop with extremely helpful staff and great cuts of meat and they're always willing to cut some steaks or roasts up fresh for me.

Great selection, good quality and fair pricing. The butcher will accommodate most request. I personally ask to have great cut rib eye steaks. They will cut them to any thickness you like. Friendly staff. Cute shop.

Amazing Butcher!! To him it's an art form. We have about 3 hogs and 4 steers butchered each year and they do an in readable job. Highly recommend but plain ahead. He is busy.