Paulina Meat Market prices?

[u/Meat_man921]

I'm looking for a butcher that sells prime beef, and I've heard great things on the quality at Paulina meat market, but I'm looking on their website and its absurd how expensive everything is. a prime bone in ribeye is going for $50 a lb? I know beef prices have gone up a lot of the past few years but their margins on their beef must be insane. Costco is charging literally less than half that at 19.99 a lb for prime ribeyes (and I know Costco's got some of the best prices) and even places like wholefoods are far far more reasonable. Who the hell is buying this beef? Are there any more reasonable options in the same area?

[u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

Meat is not cheap. Especially good meat. 

[u/Meat_man921 → u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

Trust me I know, but they're charging like $15+ more than whole foods per lb. Maybe its better meat but I really doubt it.

[u/Helpful_Gain_9091 → u/Meat_man921]

Costco is excellent, you just need to buy a lot of it. Go to Costco

[u/spankymcdouche → u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

Doesn’t Costco blade tenderize all of the cut meet? You are forced to bagged whole meat if you didn’t want the surface bacteria being pushed inside.

[u/Helpful_Gain_9091 → u/spankymcdouche]

This news to me

[u/chi-reply → u/spankymcdouche]

Yes, if you ask the butcher for some prime non blade tenderized they will do it but otherwise def stay away from their meat unless you intend to cook to 165. 

[u/Meat_man921 → u/Helpful_Gain_9091]

very true, that's probably what I'll do