La Merced Meat Market

So I finally came in to buy some meat and I bought some carne asada arrachera meat and they actually cut it fresh as I ordered it. This is the best way to buy meat because most of the time butchers at the store have it presliced and prepackaged and the juices (blood) drains if the meat and it no longer tastes fresh. I threw it on the grill and seasoned it and it was the best carne asada I've ever tasted. So I highly recommend you buy your meat here. If you don't see what you want in the cold case, don't be discouraged and tell him what you want and more than likely they will have it. I'm talking about steaks that you want to grill for carne asada. Enjoy!

The market is typical for the area. The owners and staff speak English, as well as Spanish. These owners have only been there some years. Not the old owner.What makes it special; is the new & improved meat counter & produce area. Fabulous!! They take special orders for the meats & fish that they carry. Love that!Their meat and fish dept is on par, price-wise, with major supermarkets, most of the time. I might pay $.40 a pound, more for catfish in season, but the price doesn't change out of season. Year-round, it's the same. (I'd buy fish here before I would at Save-Mart or O'Briens!!) I also don't have to drive 7 miles down the road for the $.40 cheaper per pound, price, for frozen stuff. Gas costs! I definitely don't have to put up with fish that doesn't look or taste as well as what I buy locally. I can examine each and every piece of meat or fish that I buy there. No packages hiding huge pieces of fat underneath or smelly fish.If anyone has a problem with the butcher part of the store, no worries. They take great pride in the meats & fish that are carried now. I have actually been told, once, that I could not buy the poultry that I wanted, as it wasn't fresh enough.I bypass supermarket fish, catfish & produce to purchase from here. You can not beat it for taste and price.Owners are very friendly and very helpful. Staff speaks fluent English as well.

I went to this place to buy meat, went home to start dinner, as soon as I opened the bag I smelled a bas odor. Like rotten meat that has been rinsed, so gross! Damn right I took that shit back!

Mario the owner has some amazing asada. The spicy chorizo isn't messing around and both the spicy and regular have great flavor. Plan on trying the chicken today

Don't really have nothing to say about this place. I really liked it at one point around 2008. Since then I've seen many different owners take over constantly. They changed the inside around sometimes they'll even try to open a restaurant at the very back of the building. Sometimes instead they'll lease the place to another party to operate a business of their own. Well I guess they just can't beat wallies!!