Albright’s Meats & Deli

Fort Wayne has quite a few meat markets to choose from. After visiting a few we settled on this one even though it’s on the opposite end of town from us. Why? Great service, selection and the prices are actually competitive with the large chain stores. We tend to go with a package deal and it normally lasts us at least 2 or 3 weeks. Love it!

I discovered Albright’s three days before Christmas, in search of ducks. Having called all three Jamison’s locations and a handful of other places, I thought my plan of roasting Christmas ducks had been foiled. How a meat market runs out of frozen ducks at Christmastime is beyond me. I’d never heard of Albright’s before, and it was my last resort. They had ~7 ducks to choose from; a huge improvement on zero.
In addition to the prime cuts of meat that you would expect from a meat market, they also have a variety of other things that can be hard to find in Fort Wayne, like offal. Albright’s had chicken backs, chicken necks, chicken hearts, livers, kidneys, turkey organs, fatback.. .
The service was also great. I spoke with three different employees who were all very friendly. One of those employees was the man who appeared to be in charge, and he was very helpful, offering tips and advice from his own experience.
Albright’s will be my go-​to meat market in Fort Wayne from now on.

Everything, except a «Kill Room» that is the slogan of this new meat market.
About three months ago, I wanted to try some before buying a customized package of meat. It easily «killed» Krogers, just a few sirloin steaks with their handmade specialty sausages.
At my neighbor’s outdoors barbecue, the second purchase. I donated half dozen sirloins, some sausages with, well buns. Just to see how well they would do, and Albright’s did not disappoint. Again «killing» a grocery store chains offerings. And what was the option of guests there? What a waste of charcoal «Krogers»? Not sure? Created.
In all honesty he did use a large green egg to cook in. So you will need to see how it turns out for you. For me the sausage was done to perfection. With a nice drizzle of BBQ sauce on top. It was by far the best sausage sandwich I’ve had in a long time. Long long time. The bun left a little room for improvement, but what would you expect from Krogers, so that is forgivable. And wasn’t that bad, just not up to par par with the sausage/​sauce combo. It was kind of like playing pebble beach and the tee’s where a little bit lumpy.
Albrights intends to penetrate the world o take home meals and restaurant /​bar meat offerings on your plate and change the world when it comes to how meat is supplied. Local meat. Local butcher. Locals loving local goodness. This is the local marketplace vertically intergrading itself into a streamlined service of a healthy way to go about eating our most beloved craving.
If you take one part restaurant (read don’t eat a hog for dinner). One part Albrights your guilt complex surrounding meat will turn into a prideful, uplifting experience.