Novy Ranches

Great quality, great customer service, I got to meet Dr. Novy today and he took his time to explain where the beef comes from, how they are fed, and kept etc… Definitely worth the price, you are getting what you pay for here which is top quality. I now only buy my beef here and stopped purchasing from costco and vons, try it to believe. You will be a customer forever.

Awesome angus beef! The beef bacon was amazing, and the ground beef flavorful, and relatively inexpensive for being grassfed and local.
Grass fed beef renders more quickly, and has less fat and more protein than its feedlot counterparts, so it needs less cook time at lower heat. It’s a good idea to look up tips on how to cook grassfed beef, or it may be prone to overcooking! So glad this place is at my local farmers market. Between this and my CSA box, I have no need to go to the grocery store, and as a single mother, it’s well within my budget!

We grilled the boneless ribeye over a hot grill for a total of 15 minutes, flipping it over several times. This produced a beautiful sear on the outside and medium rare on the inside. Fabulous taste! It was very flavorful, even though it was a bit chewy and we needed to trim the gristle. I bought 1.33 lbs of the Novy Ranch boneless ribeye at the Torrance farmers market and I didn’t expect the two of us to finish it, but we polished off the whole thing. It was my first time trying the meat, but not my last. The sales person couldn’t have been nicer and gave me instructions on how to grill it.

Beef liver is one of the greatest all time sources for iron, but feedlot beef liver is controversial, being that the liver processes toxins and feedlot cattle are certainly filled with their fare share of junk. Searching for a good source of grass finished, humanely-​treated cattle liver was a bit of a challenge, as it is in high demand. Novy Ranches got right back to me and within one day they had 5lbs of liver for me. I have yet to taste the liver, but did pick up a package of their beef jerky, which was delicious!
I’m jumping the gun a bit to give them 5 stars, but they were so unbelievable hospitable at their local store in Simi Valley, and took the time to tell me everything about their products and cattle. The world is too short on folks like these. They truly care about their cows and fiercely protect the integrity and health of their products. Robin and her niece were extremely helpful and friendly, and I was even fortunate enough to have met D. r Novy himself when he happened to stop by the store while I was there. He sat down with me and spoke for about 30 minutes about Novy Ranches! It’s just so rare to find this kind of customer service and hospitality anywhere, and I’m thrilled to have found a source for high-​quality grass finished meats at a very reasonable price. They even tossed in a bag of ground organ meat on the house! Bada boom bada BING!
Highly recommend these folks, especially going to the store itself as you will see just how down to earth and passionate these folks are about what they do!
I’ll be a customer for life!

Dr Novy’s beef is excellent! High quality, hormone free. Tender and tasty steaks. Yummy ground beef. Grass fed and tenderly cared for cows. We had the pleasure of touring the farm and were impressed with Dr. Novy’s gentle and kind treatment of his «Girls»!

I just purchased just under a pound of meat; I asked for a tender cut of meat that I could just season and BBQ or grill. The sales person was very courteous and helpful. I purchased the meat that the sales person recommended, and it was $ 16 per pound. I took it home and defrosted it. I seasoned and grilled it, and it was incredibly tough. I am very disappointed. I do not plan to purchase frozen $ 16/​lb meat from a Farmers Market again.

Just bought skirt steak from them at the farmers market. Tasteless and tough and dry. Medium rare is how we like our beef. This was grilled on the BBQ to perfection. Cows might be grass fed but this is not prime beef.

I have never been to the store however have purchased beef at Calabasas and Woodland Hills farmers Market. This is fine high quality grass fed beef. I recommened this company similar quality as grass fed beef at Whole foods but at a lower price. The review by sharon below is comparing the beef to a feedlot of the five. If you are use to low quality vons (Harris Ranch) beef you will require time to adjust to the taste. Overall i totally recommend this BEEF.

Bought a Conejo Deals coupon to try them out. It was for 4lbs of ground beef. Would have liked to have been able to try a steak too, but the offer was only ground beef. So we tried it — and Yum! I deliberately did some light seasoning — salt, pepper and a dash of Worcestershire sauce. I cooked them a shorter time as we were instructed, and yes, they do cook fast… Meat was very tasty and almost melts in your mouth.
I gave them a 4 star because there are more things to try. We will be back, but will have to bring the bank as the meat is very expensive (the other reason for the 4 stars)

What a nice find in Simi Valley! I’m always on the lookout for a nice piece of meat. It was such a random place though. Kind of looked like a nicely decorated office when you first walk in. It kind I threw me off that the meat came frozen but I guess that’s what happens when the cows live in Northern California. I got the boneless rib eye for $ 20– the color and the meat itself looks great. I think anything would be better than Von’s or Ralph’s with their meat that looks dyed and aged! The man at the shop was also very nice and attentive.
I will definitely come back. Meat just sounds so much tastier from free range cows.

Best ground beef anywhere! Even the ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ has less fat than the store brands that are ⁹⁰⁄₁₀. Love the flank steak too! Glad to have a local place where someone who cares about animals is providing a quality product that gives me a healthy way to eat beef.

Very excited to find Novy Ranches via Unilocal.Cathy in the storefront couldn’t have been more helpful. She was both knowledgable and extremely friendly. No «soup nazi» attitude here and I didn’t have to drive to mid-​town to find a source for grass fed beef. I can’t wait for my return visit.

What a disappointment and a huge waste of my time. Since they hardly ever have stuff available at the market, i ordered online for pickup at Santa Monica Farmers Market. Got confirmation email and receipt for charges but after taking my Saturday morning to do business there, they didn’t have any idea about my order, wanted me to pay there again, and didn’t even have half of what I requested. My grandfather and mother were cattle ranchers in Florida… its a shame you can’t expect the same customer service here and instead get the old ‘bait n switch’. I was happy to spend my money on bison anyway.

Love this little place. Today was the first time I visited there store front. I had previously only been to the farmers market. Both places the men were extremely helpful in me making a decision. Meat is tasty also.

Novy Ranches is a new addition to weekly Gig’s Farmer’s Market at the Americana. They sell high quality, 100% grass fed and free range cuts of meat. All of their products are aged a minimum of 21 days and are hormone free… not just that they’re also really tasty! The Novy Ranch stand has an impressive list of meat selections from Ribeye’s to breakfast sausages to chorizo. All their products come frozen and vacu-​sealed. I’ve had a chance to try the chorizo, ground beef and smoked pepperoni. The chorizo (4.5 out of 5) was really tasty. True to the sales guy, it was the leanest and some of the tastiest chorizo I’ve had. It cooked really easily and had a nice strong flavor, minus all the grease that usually comes with this kind of sausage. The ground beef (3.5 out of 5) was really nice as well. The beef was super lean yet still had nice flavor. The smoked pepperoni sticks (4 out of 5) were great. They have a nice smoked flavor to them but like the other products I had, it wasn’t oily at all. Great little snack to have around.
Overall, Novy Ranches is a great place to stock up on some high quality meat products. The only caveats are that the portions on a lot of the products can be on the large side (we’re talking Costco big) and they can also be a little price… but it’s pretty justified considering the quality of it.