jstrand
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2017
- Location
- Waconia...
Never been to RD before and since this one doesn't require membership I decided today was the day.
FARK ME! I was overwhelmed! Just the spice and seasonings area was worth the 40 minute drive! Way cheaper then anywhere else. I originally wanted some tri tip and was hoping they had Picanha. Didn't see any Picanha but found all the empty slots for tri tip and Beef short ribs! :mmph:
They have quite a selection of cheese as well. There was a 25# bag of jumbo carrots for like 11 bucks, biggest carrots I've ever seen! Anyway the more I walked around the more I started to feel like I was going to have an aneurysm from trying to take it all in.
So since I had just finished making 10 pounds of bacon (my first time), I decided to grab a 13 pound pork belly for 3.03 a pound. Not bad, I know Costco is 2.99 and Sams is 3.68 a pound. I don't need a membership at this RD though. Oh, and I grabbed a 5# pack of LEON'S Cajun-Style Andouille Sausage marked down to 16 bucks. Never had it, never heard of it but I'll try it!
After that I headed to Sams, where I have a membership and tried to find some beef ribs, they have them but they are always cut real thin, I want the whole damn thing before they wreck em by cutting. I asked one of the butchers and he found a pack but it was a 4 pack, I don't need or want or could afford the 121 dollars for the whole thing. Thankfully he split it up for me so i have around 9 pounds of short ribs uncut in 2 sections. :clap2:
I left the house with 100 bucks to spend and ended up spending 120. I was only going to ask for one rack of beef ribs but since he was willing to open a 4 pack I decided not to push my luck.
Anyway, RD was really cool and I can see myself spending more money there in the future. So anyone who's in or near the Twin Cities, the Brooklyn Center RD is open to the public and you owe it to yourself to go. The St. Paul location is membership.
FARK ME! I was overwhelmed! Just the spice and seasonings area was worth the 40 minute drive! Way cheaper then anywhere else. I originally wanted some tri tip and was hoping they had Picanha. Didn't see any Picanha but found all the empty slots for tri tip and Beef short ribs! :mmph:
They have quite a selection of cheese as well. There was a 25# bag of jumbo carrots for like 11 bucks, biggest carrots I've ever seen! Anyway the more I walked around the more I started to feel like I was going to have an aneurysm from trying to take it all in.
So since I had just finished making 10 pounds of bacon (my first time), I decided to grab a 13 pound pork belly for 3.03 a pound. Not bad, I know Costco is 2.99 and Sams is 3.68 a pound. I don't need a membership at this RD though. Oh, and I grabbed a 5# pack of LEON'S Cajun-Style Andouille Sausage marked down to 16 bucks. Never had it, never heard of it but I'll try it!
After that I headed to Sams, where I have a membership and tried to find some beef ribs, they have them but they are always cut real thin, I want the whole damn thing before they wreck em by cutting. I asked one of the butchers and he found a pack but it was a 4 pack, I don't need or want or could afford the 121 dollars for the whole thing. Thankfully he split it up for me so i have around 9 pounds of short ribs uncut in 2 sections. :clap2:
I left the house with 100 bucks to spend and ended up spending 120. I was only going to ask for one rack of beef ribs but since he was willing to open a 4 pack I decided not to push my luck.
Anyway, RD was really cool and I can see myself spending more money there in the future. So anyone who's in or near the Twin Cities, the Brooklyn Center RD is open to the public and you owe it to yourself to go. The St. Paul location is membership.