Anyone know of a good butcher or fishmonger in West Los Angeles?
I would love to start purchasing meat and fish from those who know best, but I have no idea where to find a good butcher or fishmonger near me. Does anyone in West LA skip sorting through the meats at Ralph's and go to an expert? I would love a recommendation or two!
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4 Comments:
I just left LA last year (West LA) and my favorite place for fresh seafood was the Santa Monica Seafood Co: http://www.santamonicaseafood.com/
They're on Colorado around 12th in Santa Monica.
I thought the butcher at my Albertson's (Palms & Sepulveda) was good, but when I wanted specialty cuts I found myself going to Whole Foods.
A good place to ask would be at Sufas in Culver City. If there's a good butcher in that part of town (and there may be), they'll know.
pfibiger at 5:11PM on 08/15/07
Santa Monica Seafood is OK. Very over priced, all things considered, at least to me (grew up on the Chesapeake Bay), but they do have a great selection (just no blue crabs!). If you do have a specific seafood need out here, it seems that SMS or going down to San Pedro are your best bets. For most seafood, I've found that the 'specialty' versions of the grocery stores do OK.
FWIW, Costco seems to have the cheapest canned crab meat. I just made MD Crab Soup.
Butcher info would be nice to have, since I just moved to West LA myself.
MikeSims at 6:09PM on 08/15/07
For the butcher I like Victor's - it's right off the 10 at National Blvd. where it meets Palms. It's a small family business, so nothing fancy, but they're very friendly and helpful. They'll special order something if they don't carry it. Nice deli there, too.
LA_Eater at 6:17PM on 08/15/07
For Poultry: poultry at the Farmer's Market on 3rd and Fairfax - they always have different kind of poultry and sometimes rabbit. They will cut the rabbit in smaller pieces for Italian rabbit stew or other dishes. There must be a German butcher in Glendale which is famous for its cold cut.
MAD at 6:15PM on 08/16/07