J&B Butcher

The steak tip sausage that I get in the summer is hands down best sausage every. Better than Biancos hands down.

The house marinated chicken breasts are the most delicious I’ve ever had. The quality of the chicken is outstanding, better than Whole Foods and trimmed perfectly. They should really sell their house marinade. It is outstanding on the grill. We’ve also ordered some special steak cuts from them. 10lbs of flank steak. 8lbs of beef tenderloin. Every piece of fresh meat we’ve ever bought from J&B has been exceptional.

Stopped by to pick up some food for the super bowl. got the sweet, spicy, garlic parm and jalapeño cheddar sausages, and also grabbed some Caribala marinated wings. We loved the sweet and jalapeño cheddar sausages and the caribala marinated wings! I’d say the jalapeño cheddar sausage was just the right mix of of the two; neither one was overpowering the other. For the caribala marinade, it’s tangy and has a bit of heat to it which I enjoyed. The spicy and garlic parm sausages were good as well but not as good as the other two imo. The sausages were large and we got a good number of wings so we were pleased with the price. Would say this is more of a 4.5 than a 4 star for us. We definitely plan on coming back to try more food items and we’ll see if future visits can bump it up to a 5.

The tips here are fabulous! Way better than Dom’s! Everyone’s so helpful and friendly also. I really recommend trying the Sweet & Sassy Tips (my family’s new fav!)

The Caribala marinated tips are great. Spicy. Also the buffalo chicken rice balls are good too. Not too impressed with the selection of their different cuts of steak but the selection of pre marinated steak tips and pre marinated chicken is really good

Some of the best marinates steaks around — teriyaki and carib are my favorite. Also have a fine selection of premium non marinated steaks, chicken sausage, pork sausage, Chinese sausage. Plus single serve stuffed clams which are ok, could use some more clam less stuffing, lobster risotto, rice balls, wrapped asparagus, etc.
I haven’t tried their pre-​marinated/​wrap meat yet along with their frozen fish and pasta.
Oh and Don’t forgot the coffee or blueberry milk on your way out!

Stopped in last minute to get steak tips and sausage for a BBQ. The staff were very friendly and the selection of meat, chicken, and pork was really good. The sausages were great, I bought the red wine and provolone and garlic and cheese, they were a hit with my friends and the Caraballo steak tips were amazing! They have a little kick to them which was unexpected but great. They also have the largest selection of k-​cups I have seen at a non-​keurig store. If you’re looking for a typical butcher, where you select your cut of meat and it’s cut right there, this isn’t it. They are somewhere in between a specialty meat shop and butcher but very good all the same.

I bought steak here and it wasn’t the best I’ve bought, but definitely not the worse.
However, their sausages are to die for. Garlic & Parmesan and a spicy one are my favorite. Fair prices.
The girl working there could be more personable, if you know what I’m saying…

One of the best steak tips/​marinade there is-caribbalo…Caribbean is also phenomenal as well.

Its just not a butcher shop, its a small kinda specialty shop. I cant speak for the quality of the meat (from the other reviews it seems fine) but I havent been able to find any cuts of meat here other than the supermarket usual. And, frankly I can marinate my own chicken breast.

Never again.
I keep going in to get a few K-​cups and a bag of their excellent marinated meat. Today the light over my head went on. A few times now, I’ve put the meat back and walked out. It seems they no longer staff the register. They only call for a back up person if someone needs help at the deli counter, and not at the cash register.
So today I decided to mention this to the manager. He gave me a song and dance about how they can’t staff «everything.» (Ummmm, taking in the money is pretty important in most businesses last time I checked.) He went the extra mile to let me know that that my business wasn’t important or valued, and that I had nerve expecting to get out of there in under a half hour, after the two men who came in five and ten minutes after me, who then had to have meat and coldcut orders processed.
They did have staff to back up the meat counter after bachelor number two arrived while I waited at the register. But the help isn’t allowed to work the register until they sliced up something, apparently. So if you go, be sure to go directly to the deli counter. Have them slice up some stuff you don’t need. They’re not allowed to go to the register to take your money otherwise. (Guess what I’m going to do every day this week.)
Sorry for whoever ends up with that bag of beef. I tried to pay for it and take it with me. They just wouldn’t let me.

This place was not at all what I was expecting, but that was fine with me.
This place is not really a butcher shop (at least my idea of what a butcher shop is). They didn’t have large hunks of meat, they didn’t chop up meat in the store. Instead it was more like an upgraded deli.
They had standard deli meats and cheese (and by standard I mean good quality standard. I like Boar’s Head meats, and that was their predominant line).
They also has marinated chicken and beef in a variety of marinades. They also had fancy chicken breasts rolled up in good combinations. In the freezer section they even had some options for marinated fish that looked good. I wish this place was in Chicago, because I would have tried all of the options!
Since I was visiting from out of town, I just got lunch meat but I was happy to get good quality stuff!

I love this place.
1) They sell individual K Kups, which is amazing. And not just normal ones but all kinds of wacky flavors and brands.
2) The meat selection is excellent: Everything I’ve tried and cooked at home has been a huge, huge hit.
3) It’s in a great location so I always remember to go there when I need something.
4) They also sell some pastas, refridgerated dishes, some frozen stuff. Good variety if you’re looking for something different for dinner.
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My favorite store in town!

Seriously, when these guys are open they deserve a full five stars. The selection of marinated meat is terrific and so very yummy! I might decide to blame these guys completely for deciding to go back to eating meat.
Now lets talk for a second about business hours. I accept that a small family business deserves to have reasonable hours — especially on the weekends. BUT um the weekend is all about cookouts right? (in the summer anyway) and these guys close by 2PM on Sunday, 5PM on Saturday. Oftentimes I am looking into my fridge at 5PM and realizing that I need some steak tips. I have dashed to this place and been so sad to see it closed.
If you want five stars just stay open till 6PM Sat and Sunday. Promise!

I really like this place and I’m happy they chose Stoneham square as their new location.
Staff is friendly and we have tried a lot. Tips, wings, stuffed chops, roast for Easter, stuffed clams.

This butcher shop is small, but it has a nice selection. I have seen many quality brand names here from Davios philly cheesesteak rolls to Boar’s Head dry sausage. I tried the dry sausage soppressata and it was great. It is sort of like a salami, but with more fat. But tasty. They also have a nice selection of cheese, including my favorite buffalo cheddar cheese. The buffalo cheese did not disappoint me at all. Most of the things from this section are in the 5,6,7 dollar range.
Then there is the section with the freshly cut meats. They have a nice selection of steak tips here amongst other things. If you are looking for appetizers, they do make huge fresh stuffed mushrooms. I found the staff here to be knowledgeable and very helpful. This butcher shop seems like a great place to get a snack or to have an event catered.
It is always good when you can find a nice butcher shop outside of the city. I recommend this place and I look forward to going back.

It’s nice to have a quality local butcher in town. These guys won’t replace Stop & Shop as a place to get cold cuts, as they don’t offer them. Instead, they carve out a much needed niche of ready-​to-​cook meets such as stuffed chicken breast and steak tips that have been marinated to perfection.
I used to buy their Filet Mignon, which is fairly priced at market average for retail. But if you want something different that you won’t always make yourself, get their steak tips. These things are so incredibly marinated full of flavor. I bought the teriyaki recently and it was the softest beef I’ve had in a long time.
They also have a bunch of nice random sides available.
Anytime I’m running errands around town, I stop by to pickup some meat for the weekend or for day to day like to put on salads and whatnot.
The workers are nice, nothing special, but nice overall. No complaints so far.
Oh, BTW, they have a huge sidewall full of k-​cups if you happen to use those. Kinda random, but considering I’m thinking of getting a k-​cup machine, this is a nice add-​on.

Cari-​who? I’m sorry, I’m foaming at the mouth and I can’t even tell you the marinade I’m in love with’s name right now. You know why I can’t though? Cause we’re having a love affair and I’m afraid you might interfere. I’m serious, it’s that good.
I’m not one for pre-​marinated meats, I totally enjoy doing it myself so when I was in here one day and saw these chunks of amazingness in a tub, full of visible flavor and although it was not cooked, I wanted to just take a chunk of it like a barbarian to my face. To. My. Face. Kehd. Don’t judge, you would too.
It’s seriously Caribolo or something and I’ve been there how many times, get the same one and still can’t tell you which one it is. Winner, winner, keeps me coming back.
They have a lot of other things though, the various chickens they offer look good and although I have yet to venture out of my comfort zone, I will be soon. They’ve got it all if you want to cook but without the mess because they offer a lot of prepped items, ah man. This has been a pit stop before Stop and Shop but I’ve noticed different things for when I don’t want to go to Stop and Shop.
The staff, ah boy; the guy is helpful who is behind the counter that I’ve been assisted by and they ladies in there are just as cool. It’s small, family owned and it has a good vibe. It’s bright and clean, right in the center of town. Parking is fine, street or there is a lot next to the fire station, that’s never been an issue.
To top it off, the market the introduced to Stoneham is new, there hasn’t been a butcher shop here, just Stop and Shop (and Shaws, RIP); so to bring this in, although they are really new (April), I can see them being a prefect addition to my town, especially their location. I really think they couldn’t have chosen a better spot to be and I am really glad they parked themselves right there because it’s helpful for me, verses going to Davis or elsewhere for a selection of meats verses traditional Stop and Shop.

I went in yesterday with my Eversave vouchers.
Good selection of marinated meats. We got the Pedroia package, which seems to be their most popular at $ 54.99. Everything tasted delicious once we got it on the grill, especially once the caribalo (hot and sweet) wings.
The only slight disappointment is the broccoli rabe, garlic and cheese sausage. Cheese is so unnecessary in these! The taste would be better without it.
The woman working gave me a little attitude about using both eversave vouchers, even though I split my order up into two transactions. She did allow me to use both, but really wanted to point out that it’s one per customer per visit.

Ok, I love this place. It’s not very big but the quality of the meats has been fantastic so far. My favorite is the Caribbean Marinated Steak Tips. They have a really good selection of pre-​marinated beef, chicken, turkey, pork… you get the picture. The Delmonico steaks are next on my list as well as their Chicken Cordon Blue, Stuffed Scallops, Lobster Risotto and I absolutely have to try the Al Capone Beef Roast.
I also like that they sell affordable meat packages that start out at $ 56 and range up to $ 185.
I have a feeling I’ll be on a first name basis with everyone that works there. They were very helpful.
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