The Conscious Carnivore

Category:	Butcher Shop
Address:	3236A University Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA
Phone:	+1 608-709-1418
Site:	conscious-carnivore.com
Rating:	4.7
Working:	10AM–4PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM

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Reviews 12

Doug Meier

First of all, Im convinced grass fed beef is far healthier than the regular beef supply that we get from the grocery store. Conscious Carnivore does source their products very carefully and humanely. That said, be sure you know what youre ordering. For a holiday we ordered a 5# NY Strip roast. When I un-wrapped the roast it was bound with string. Having cut meat in a past life I thought this was rather odd, so I untied it. There was 2 pounds of bone and fat tied to the bottom of the roast leaving only 3# of the actual roast (sure glad a couple had to cancel). When I asked Conscious Carnivore they said this was "the proper" way to do a NY Strip roast, per their "Chicago" meat cutter. Well that was a first. He claimed it added more flavor to the roast. Excuse me, but when something is at the bottom of anything, its going to drip out the bottom, not defy gravity and move up in the roast. So, make sure you know what youre ordering and ask many questions.

joe kopplin

Was not impressed at with the way we were treated. Had to wait 5 minutes for the butcher to get done chit chatting with his friend who clearly didnt buy anything. The steaks looked great and I wanted a sirloin, the only problem was that I didnt want a steak the size of a plate. So when I asked if I could have one cut or if he could cut one down he said oh no we dont do that. So I was just about to say well give me that one then he goes over here we have are cheaper cut steaks for the people who cant afford these ones. I wanted to say it has nothing to do with the price just the size was to big for just me. Anyways we will no longer go back after being treated like we were customers who could not afford a good steak.

John Callen

My first visit was at 3pm on a Tuesday. I received top notch service and great suggestions. The gentleman recommended a Bone-In Ribeye for my girlfriend and I to share. He even offered tips for grilling it on a charcoal grill. I was skeptical on the prices ($20/lb), but went to Hy-Vee after for groceries and their top choice reserve ribeye was selling for $28/lb. and I have to say the meat quality wasnt even close in comparison to CC. The end result was the best steak Ive ever made and tasted. We got a 24oz. steak cut super thick, making it easy to get the perfect medium rare steak temp I prefer. It was incredibly juicy and it melted in your mouth! We will definitely be back for our grilling needs. Keep it up!

Ahnoki Doxtator

We were driving past Madison to pick up a popup for camping and wanted to find a butcher near Arena, WI. I knew I wanted to pick up some pork belly for a breakfast meal so when looking up butchers we found the Concious Carnivore in Madison. I called ahead and had them cut some pork belly for me. When we arrived it was ready. While inside I could not believe how great their meat looked! So I added a huge ribeye steak, more pork butt and sausages! This was some of the best tasting meat ever! Everything is grass fed and you can tell! Great butcher shop!

73Hellcat

Great local meats, great staff. I recommend becoming a member of the meat buyers club. So far we have not been disappointed.

Otis Harris, Jr.

The employees are inviting and knowledgeable. My first experience a with Conscious Carnivore was great.

Beth Price

A great place to snack & conversate, plus sam the butcher works there

Katrina Keogh

Awesome local business! Excellent selection and amazing service.

Jeff Ferron

Simply outstanding meat selection!

Alex Recker

These guys are awesome.