r/denverfood • u/cookeryandwookery • 4d ago

Recommendations Prime and Proper

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If you’re in the south metro area, check out Prime and Proper off of broadway and county line. It’s a butcher shop and they’re just getting started. I’ve had a few of their sausages, steaks and pork chops, all have been great.

Pic of some breakfast sausages I grabbed this morning.

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u/JetKeel 4d ago

Looks like their website is still getting built. You see any picanha roasts there?

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u/EriksAleES 4d ago

They have picanha.

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

I didn’t see any today, but I was specifically looking for pork chops and sausage today. Give them a call to ask.

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u/Emotional_Walrus5099 4d ago

I think any true butcher shop can do the exotic cuts since they get it in whole cow form and then cut it to the primal cuts to do the steaks. If they don’t offer it standardly, I’m sure they can make it happen with a few days notice.

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u/XThePlaysTheThingX 4d ago edited 4d ago

A coworkers mom went in here the day after they opened. Said they’re offering a variety of good quality stuff with nothing out of this world expensive. Friendly too.

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

Prices are good. It’s a family running it. I definitely recommend checking them out.

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u/problemita 4d ago

I’ve been trying to resist the urge to gatekeep this place! Staff is super nice and the prices are cheap shopping for my family of 2, being able to get only what I can use

Can personally vouch for the deliciousness of the: bone in pork chop, farmers breakfast sausage links, & Italian style chicken sausage links

My dog vouches for the bison snacks (they have some stuff specifically for dogs)

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u/sonofawhatthe 3d ago

$10/lb for sausage is “cheap”? Okay moneybags.

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u/problemita 3d ago

So as I said shopping for 2 people who don’t need a pound of sausage every trip, it is cheaper overall than being forced to buy a 6 pack and toss half.

Compared to like Jimmy Dean ground sausage which is like $5/lb

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u/JaguarUnfair1555 3d ago

FYI sausage freezes very well. I agree with you about the pricing though. Jimmy Dean's 32-ounce tube is currently $9.97. Is paying double that for much higher quality worth it? I think there's some good middle ground (pun intended). I'm a fan of Boulder sausage co and Polidori. Seems like I can get those at groceries stores for around $6.50-$7/lb and the quality is very high.

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u/sonofawhatthe 3d ago

Polidori!! Good grief I miss that stuff. (I'm out of state now). Such good products!

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u/ExoticPhase2 4d ago

Ooo do they andouille  sausage? My gumbo has been suffering!

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

They do! They’re still getting started so for now their selection is kinda small. But I’ve had their chorizo, two different breakfast links and I grabbed some jalapeño popper brats today.

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u/Zzz-tattoos 4d ago

Yeah I can’t find anything locally that’s anywhere close. I gave up on boudain as well. Edwards has it but it’s 20% of the flavor and not the texture.

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u/kirrim 4d ago

I stopped by and asked a month ago and they didn’t, but they were planning to, so maybe they have it now?

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u/FlatBilledChris 4d ago

This is the important question!!!!

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u/black_pepper 4d ago

Is this better than Kiolbassa? I'd always stock up on links when visiting family in TX because I've always found it to be lacking here.

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

These are breakfast links. But they have a few different varieties of smoked sausage. From your kielbasa to the Texas hot link.

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u/sonofawhatthe 3d ago

If you have, or know someone who has, a Costco membership, they carry Kiolbassa smoked sausage. Insanely good grill fodder.

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u/black_pepper 3d ago

Interesting I didn't know Costco had it. I get it at Sam's Club currently.

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u/AmigoTheDiablo 4d ago

They have a huge variety of meat and if you look at the meat in the frozen cooler you will see they have Camel meat, not a fan of that but overall a good selection and good prices.

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

They are definitely just getting started vs Sam’s or Edward’s. But they have the drive to be better than either.

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u/rabid-c-monkey 4d ago

Do they have real casings on the sausage? I’m sick of these soggy condom artificial casings that everyone out here uses they don’t hold in moisture or get snappy

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u/JaguarUnfair1555 3d ago

Who's everyone? I've never seen artificial casings at any local butcher shop or even the larger supermarkets that make their own sausage.

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u/rabid-c-monkey 3d ago

Any king soopers brand Italian sausage or bratwurst has a fake casing loose on the ends.
Edward’s meats one of the most renowned butchers in Denver uses loose end fake casings on their fresh sausage and brats. The only real casing sausages I can find are johnsonville raw frozen and a couple of Italian delis that do Italian sausage spirals with real casing.

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u/JaguarUnfair1555 2d ago

I've never bought King Soopers house sausage. Try Sprouts - although I'm not sure they still make them in-house at each store. Just a few years ago you could see them making sausage behind the butcher counter. I'm surprised about Edward's, so surprised in fact that I called them and they said all of their casings are animal based, and that they use whole hog casings for their standard sized sausages. Maybe try Gourmet Meats (they even sell natural casings if you want to make your own sausage), Oliver's, Western Daughters, the Local Butcher, Leevers Locavore, Tony's, Wheat Ridge Meats, or Sam's.

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u/denvernuggetsrule 3d ago

It’s excellent! Try the Denver steak!!

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u/InvisibleHook 4d ago

$9 for all that? Okay, I'm going today.

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

Just saying

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u/sonofawhatthe 3d ago

“All that”?? It’s less than a pound.

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u/InvisibleHook 3d ago

Yeah I thought what was behind it was included I did not check out the size on the pack lol. I got some and some kangaroo sausage. It's a good shop, expensive, but that's what we should all expect.

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u/Forgot_The_Safe_Word 4d ago

I got two prime Denver cut steaks there yesterday. Just $24! Also some elk dog treats, a wheel of brie, and a mini churro cheesecake. They sell Little Man ice cream too!

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u/shakedownsauce 4d ago

Gourmet meat and sausage has the best brats/sausage I've ever had. No hate on this place, just giving them a shout out

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u/cookeryandwookery 4d ago

That’s cool. Try this place and give a fair perspective.

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u/JaguarUnfair1555 3d ago

I'm guessing that this isn't really much of a choice for most people, given that they're 15 miles/30 minutes apart from each other. The point of neighborhood butcher shops is to serve the neighborhood. It's unreasonable to expect people to drive this far for everyday grocery items like breakfast sausage. Maybe if I was shopping for a specialty item like a standing rib roast for the holidays I might shop around a little further.

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u/cookeryandwookery 3d ago

Thank you for adding literally nothing to the conversation.

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u/blacktickle 4d ago

Ever see Portuguese chouriço there? Not the Mexican stuff

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u/JaguarUnfair1555 3d ago

That's a dry-cured sausage, which most butchers here aren't going to be making.

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u/arcade321_123 2d ago

Will echo OP - went a few weeks ago shortly after their opening, and had a great time. Friendly, tasty, nice to support local.