And it’s not even a bad drive. Dave & I went out this afternoon to the wilds of Catlett, VA to go to the slaughterhouse/butcher that he had been telling me about (and making me drool in the process.) It is fantastic.
You walk in, there are 2 chalkboards with everything they have on them and a counter. No displays. No fridge of cut items. No - you tell them what you want and they cut it right then and there. Got 2 pounds of sausage, 2 pounds of center cut pork chops, a beautiful sirloin steak and a pound of paprika bacon, at an insanely good price.
Everyone has their thing of what makes a butcher the real thing - for me, it was the fact that they had chitlins on the board. These folks have everything. It’s a great place, and I will be making return visits.
It’s Wilson Farms Meat Co. Take 234 to 28 South, and then left at the second light after the “Welcome to Nokesville” sign/barn with the pig & cow on it, and an immediate left. Hours are M 8-5, T-F 7-5, Sa 7-4. 540-788-4615
And it’s really not a bad drive out there at all, and completely worth it.
ETA: I don’t know if they take credit cards, didn’t see a machine and I was paying cash anyway. Checks only for “established customers”.
February 17th, 2007 - 6:54 pm
We are so going to have to check that out. :D
February 17th, 2007 - 8:55 pm
Definitely, since I’m thinking it’s probably a shorter drive for you. One thing - I don’t know off the top of my head if they take credit cards. They had a sign saying that checks were only accepted for established customers, and I didn’t notice a CC machine anywhere, so you might want to call and check to see ahead of time if you need to hit the ATM machine on the way over.