After a serious juice fast spent watching food documentaries about how we treat the animals we eat in this country I strongly considered becoming vegetarian. Then I watched a film called "Fresh" about the grass fed and natural meat farmers. That led me to google which led me to the meat shop which led me to stalking their website and facebook page for almost a month before I decided it was time to check it out. My first visit was to get some brisket and few other things I thought I would try. They cut the brisket to a flat cut which I prefer and knowing now for next time I will ask they trim the fat off since I'm pretty sure I bought at least a 1.5 lbs of it that I then had to cut off and discard, a pork loin and some beef burgers. All were excellent with the pork loin being my favorite.
My second trip I got a lot more adventurous. A rib eye, NY Strip(still in my freezer), pork sirloin tip steaks, a flat iron, ground beef, and bacon...oh the bacon. The morning I made the bacon I referred to it as a life changing bacon experience...come to think of it I haven't had bacon since and don't know if I can. Thats how good the bacon from The Meat Shop is.
Currently my wife has become a vegetarian and I'm eating a lot less meat right now too but I know that steak is waiting for me in the freezer and I know when I do want meat I'm going to the Meat Shop. Grocery stores are rip offs when comparing the quality you are getting. The store might be in a "questionable" neighborhood but what part of Phoenix isn't? They are nice they are clean and you will not get a bad meal out of this food no matter how hard you try...just don't cook the beef more than medium, if you do you don't deserve the meat shop.