Von Hansons Meats

Great owners doing the best they can in the market we live in. I'll always support that. Always love everything, regardless of price.

We love Von Hanson or as we refer to them in our family "Vonnies". We've been going to Vonnies for over 20 years. In fact after we purchased our home, the first place we went was our local butcher shop to get some food so we could have a celebration bbq. I still remember that day 20 years ago. My brother in law and I picked our the biggest sirloin we could find while the ladies selected some chicken breasts. We put that sirloin on the grill and went sat down to relax. As we watched the smoke billow out of our grill, we grinned and patted our selves on the back as we were "master grillers" and this was going to be a great meal! Well as it turned out we left that sirloin on way too long as it shrunk up and looked liked a dirty flip flop. I can't believe it didn't catch on fire! So our first grilling experience didn't go so well. Not to the fault of the butcher. We have since learned a lot more about not only grilling but the cut of meat too. Some of that knowledge has come from the guys at Vonnie's. Vonnie's is really more than a butcher shop. It's kind of like a mini grocery store as they of course have a full meat case. They also have fresh baked buns and rolls. There is a good sized frozen section with not only meats but prepared meals, cookies and desserts. They also carry sliced lunch meats, cole slaw and excellent potato salad. I make a decent potato salad but I have to admit the potato salad at Vonnie's is really good. Another interesting point of interest is this past year the Pioneer Press rates Vonnie's bacon as one of the best bacons on the market. You know everything is better with bacon. Vonnie's sells various grill packs and they even do game processing. Some of our favorites are their double chicken breasts, their smoked sausages, grill steaks, bacon and of course potato salad. Here's a tip, sign up for their MVG (most valuable griller) and you're receive coupons and deals in your email. They also have monthly specials too. We've tried other butcher shops because we always like to try new places. We have yet to find another place that has the quality, selection and friendly service as Von Hanson's.

I am new to the Cottage Grove area and was pleased when I discovered a Von Hansons Meats in town. My experience with the quality of their meats and with the personnel (i.e., the owners) has been exceptional. The meat--I love their grill steaks--is delicious and the owners are super friendly and accommodating.

Stopped in when I saw the open sign lit up. Heard good things from locals in town. When I walked in the guy said sorry we are closing. So I go out to my car and I see him walk by the window and turn the open light off. Well done guys. Too bad, I was excited to try it. Don't much care to anymore.

The meat is very pricey. They have all kinds of prepared chicken like on skewers and marinated etc. to take home and cook or barbecue but again pricey. Their customer service is superb!

Had our deer hunting party bring deer meat to VH for various processing of deer meat. Made sausages, brats, ect... Was not impressed with the quality and taste (seasonings) of the meats we got. Expensive as well. Will not go back!