This place is a scam. Buyer beware! Pete Lange will try to charm your socks off and will probably succeed. Once he fools you into thinking he's a swell guy, he swindles you out of your money passing on skimpy select pieces of meat and tells you they are prime. This is the truth. Anyone who knows anything about this place knows that he does this and that he isn't a real butcher. He wouldn't be able to butcher an animal if his life depended on it. He simply get's cryovaced bags of beef, trims off the fat and silver skin and then marks it up BIG TIME! With his location directly across from the outlet mall, he preys on spend happy shoppers who's wallets are already buring hot from across the street.
The butcher parephenalia on the walls, the sawdust on the floors all make for a cozy charming place. DON'T fall for it. You're better off going to EVERGREEN MEATS in M.C. or Eastside Produce on highway 20 between 35 and 39. It's the EXACT same meat but they tell you the real grade (select or choice) and won't rape you on the price.
If you really want to spoil yourself, go to Paulina meat market in Chicago for some REAL PRIME or go to Fox and Obels for some of the only dry aged prime you can find in the Midwest.
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