Giunta’s Prime Shop

Good place but maybe not the freshest meats. I was there on a Monday and the pork looked a little tired. Great overall selection veal to pork to beef. I don’t think they have any particular distinction other than it was very well stocked. Service was quick and attentive too.

Great fresh product, excellent service. What more can be said except if they don’t have what you’re looking for, they’ll try to get it for you!

There are plenty of places in the Redding Terminal Market to get meats. But if you want the very best, at fantastic prices for the quality, go to Giunta’s. The folks here are terrific, the product is fresh and superb! I have NEVER been disappointed, except that I can’t buy meat anywhere else anymore!

I have been going to Guinta’s for literally years, but the last few times at the counter, I was witness to some very unsanitary handling of the product (raw meat!). This last weekend, I watched one of the men behind the counter handle the raw ground beef with both hands while replacing a tray, ring up a customer’s card and use the keypad, then proceed to re-​stack the huge pile of chicken wings, patting them down on top when done, all with his bare hands, without once washing or even using hand sanitizer. When I told the man helping me (who has been working there for years), he apologized. But the first man heard me complaining and proceeded to inform me that the state of pennsylvania allows him to handle the meat with bare hands. When I told him I watched him cross-​contaminate at least 2 products, he said it wasn’t him (basically calling me a liar). I’m not that familiar with pennsylvania health code laws, but I’m pretty sure they don’t allow handling multiple kinds of raw meat and currency without washing up in between. I will not be back.

Just about every other week I drive to Reading terminal Market just to get our meat at Giunta’s. The service is second to none, the shop is clean and organized, but what really keeps us coming back is the QUALITY!
From the house made sausage varieties (turkey, sage, chorizo, hot, mild, etc.) to the freshest cuts of beef, to the juiciest, most delicious chicken breast I’ve ever had – Giunta’s is THE BEST. Everything is local, organic, and farm raised – all things important to my family.
Anytime I eat meat from anywhere else I am disappointed. I will be a Giunta’s customer for life!!!

Excellent quality. Great service… even when crowded, they get everyone in and out fast.

Go for the jerky. There’s a great selection of meats — but the jerky specifically, and all the flavours — great. Oh and feel free to sample!

I’m updating my review based upon my most recent experience at Giunta’s. I purchased some bone-​in pork chops on Saturday, March 29^th around noon. I went to brine them Tuesday, April 1^st to find they were rotten and smelled horrible. Pork doesn’t last forever, but it should have a greater fridge life than 2.5 or so days. I haven’t yet contacted the owner, but will do so. This is the second time in my patronage of Guinta’s that I’ve gotten rotten meat. The first time was about 18 months ago, and noted in my first review, and was a similar problem with some cryovac lamb chops.

The guy who seems to be in charge, the older man cracks me up. The blatant racism or disregard for other cultures is very apparent in his demeanor. I went up to the counter, and there’s one other girl, a very pretty white girl. He is beyond friendly, nice, called her hun, and etc.
Another white woman walks up after me, and then he starts to help her, even after seeing that she came after me. The woman goes, «oh she was here first». He then begrudgingly decides to help me, and barely speaks a word, and has a conversation with the woman who came after me. When the transaction comes to a close, he goes, «debit or credit», and I say «debit». He then ignores my request and runs it by credit anyways.
Dude, it’s 2014, your racism is a little outdated at this point. Maybe you were just born ignorant but I’m guessing a majority of your customers are not white.
After only going here to get meat, I will never spend my money here again.

I was so excited to see a sign that said organic meat. It is very hard to find fresh organic meat that is not frozen. But once I looked at the prices and the color, I knew the sign had to be a lie, and it was.
I took my number and waited in line anyway to find out more. When my turn came I asked which of their meat was organic. They guy waiting on me said none of it is organic. He also said it is all finished with corn or grains at the end of the animal’s life. Why non organic and grain fed? He said they do that so that it is cheaper to raise and to sell and so their growers don’t have to go through organic certification. Then he explained how that saves me money.
I’m not interested in buying cheap meat. I am interested in buying quality organic and grass-​fed meat. It usually costs much more and I am willing to pay for it. I really angers me that their sign is misleading, false advertising. I’m sure the USDA would not appreciate their false claims either. Either sell organic meat or don’t but don’t use it as false advertising to draw in more business. Hopefully those who are looking for organic meat will be able to tell the difference upon first sight as I did.

Ok, Giunta’s might be mad at me for this. There chicken is not as fresh as you might think it is. I came one day to buy some whole chickens from them, and they brought out a whole bunch prewrapped in plastic from another company — WHAT???
I always thought there meat was a little more expensive, but worth it bc I thought it was local and from their farms, or a small farmer, or… I don’t know what I was thinking, but needless to say, I don’t come here that often for meat any more. I still go once in awhile, when I’m crunched for time, and it’s on my way home from work, but my fairytale bubble of nicely raised chickens on a mom and pop farm was popped.

This is my go-​to butcher for basic meat necessities. They have just about everything, and if they don’t, they will get it for you. Try to go during off times at the market, as they can get crowded around 5.
Favorites to get here:
Ground beef (3 cut blend), makes perfect burgers!
Ground turkey: Of all the butchers in Reading Terminal Market, theirs has the best consistency/​texture, and is suitable for everything from turkey burgers, meatballs (although their meatball mix is also excellent) and for taco meat.
Great prices for being all-​natural, no antibiotics used (grass fed?)
The only thing I don’t buy there is sausage (go to the Lancaster county butcher for that) and flank steak (use Martin’s Meats).
They take cards, but have a $ 10 minimum.

There are better options in the market, I think. I do like Giunta’s and is usually my first stop for meat, but they don’t always have what I need and something aren’t willing to cut it to the right sizes. (I wanted two pounds of chuck recently, and the butcher said he could only do 4 pounds?) Try Martin’s.

Fam is loving the meats, tender, flavorful, n juicy! Sunday was my first time buying their meats, n although I am a vegetarian, I am happy my fam likes this grass fed, hormone free meat. It cost more than the grocery store, but if I ate meat, this is the kind I wud wanna eat, not the doped up birds n cows in the grocery stores!!! Gonna try to buy meat from here as much as I can unless I find a comparable source closer to home in NJ.

I can only agree with the other reviewers in saying that this is the best meat shop/​butcher in Reading Terminal Market, and probably the best in the city. The customer service is terrific, the products that they sell are excellent, and their prices are the fairest around.

This delightful palace of carnage is properly priced and has the friendliest customer service of any meat monger in The Terminal. Always my stop for bacon, ham hocks, lamb, and just about everything except liver.

Far and away the best butcher/​meat shop in all of Philadelphia. All of their meats are grass fed and hormone/​antibiotic free, and almost all cuts are butchered same day (with the exception of the poultry products). Yes, they are more expensive than your normal discount grocers meat department (yet cheaper than Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s) but the quality is so superior to every grocery store that it’s to be expected. Before shopping at Giunta’s I rarely cooked ribs (Baby Back) but after experiencing their cut, quality, and price I now cook them probably twice a month (and my fiancée couldn’t be happier). For every barbecue or steak night I make sure to tell the very knowledgeable counter staff how many people I’m expecting, or what the special occasion is, and let them choose what cuts to buy and they have NEVER steered me wrong.
In a location (RTM) full of butchers and specialty shops Giunta’s Prime is truly head and shoulders above the rest, and dare I say, the Mecca for carnivores everywhere.

This is a great place to buy meats. They have a wide selection of cuts of beef, pork, lamb, and poultry and have an array of sausages to choose from. Prices are pretty good (for the city), a bit less than Whole Foods or TJ’s for stuff that is better quality.
They are busy, so their stuff is fresh. They can get you «special order» things if you ask. We got a prime rib roast from them last month that was gorgeous.
The owner Charles will give you cooking advice if you want it, but isn’t pushy either.
Plus, they take LevelUp and give you $ 10 for every $ 100 you spend.
Pro tip: they don’t use the «take a number» system unless it is really busy.

Before I was a meat eater, I started buying my boyfriend tenderloin steaks here since that’s kind of like buying your girlfriend roses. He has been telling me ever since that they are better than any steak he’s eaten at any restaurant. Is it more expensive than the 3.5 ounce steaks you can get at the dollar store for $ 1.00? Yes. So if you’re brave enough to try those, save the money. I’m willing to pay for quality. Even before he found out they’re grass fed, hormone free, rather pricey steaks, he was saying they are the best he’s ever had. I’ve also bought ribs here that came out super good.
Aside from the expensive (but, according to everyone I’ve fed one of these steaks to, worth the cost) filets, their stuff is priced pretty similarly to Trader Joe’s.

This is a GREAT place to buy beef. (For chicken I like Harry Ochs — also on the Market). The steaks are gorgeous — and you certainly pay for that care & expertise. The butcher will custom cut and package the meat for you (which is great for our small family.)
I love to shop at RTM and Giunta’s is a welcome addition (or mainstay — should say!).
Nice selection of ground beef, pork & veal, too.
Lovely looking veal chops — but alas, I could not afford them that day.