I have passed by Jerky King countless times over the past few years and haven't thought much of it. It's nestled in a small strip mall beside a Chicago Deep Dish and a coin laundry. The primary purpose of this business is a little bit confusing because of the advertisement on the window for express take out Chinese food (which is apparently very good according to another reviewer).
Today curiosity overtook me. I wandered into Jerky King looking for beef jerky. I found some! In fact I found eight flavours of beef jerky and two of the pork variety! Having never been a customer before I asked the guy at the counter which jerky was the best. He pointed to the deli style counter and suggested that I buy one of each. "How much?", I asked. He said, "10 dollars for twenty pieces". SOLD! I stocked up on 20, and I'll be back for 20 more!
As I walked to Kensington with my pound bag of jerky I chewed my way through the flavours. Satay! BBQ! Smoky! Ginger! Oh my! Every flat stick of meat was incredible, sweet and delicious!
I've never been so impressed with jerky! I hazard to say THIS IS THE BEST JERKY IN CALGARY! Never again will I buy beef jerky at a corner store or a gas station. Want just one flavour? No problem. Jerky King has larger bags of jerky for under $10. Want some salmon? Yah man! They have it, along with turkey!
All of the jerky is made in house. Skip the corner store and the Big Chief. This is truly the best jerky for those that shop locally! This place is absolutely the prince, king and queen of jerky! You be the hungry jester!