We are traveling at breakneck speeds to the ‘City’ by the
bay in the Racing Honda. Maybe not breakneck speeds but the traffic is moving
and that is a good sign because we are going on a Meat Adventure to Guerra Quality
Meats. Since 1954 Guerra Quality Meats has been located in the Parkside
district of San Francisco. Ms. Goofy and I notice the mansion size and opulence
of the houses as we got closer to our destination. We joke that the prices may
match the size of the houses. We arrive and parking is not a problem.
Once inside a feeling of warmth and familiarity encompasses
us with comforting smells and sights. There is a small kitchen turning out food
for sale and it smells good. A full deli and catering services are available. Meat display cases are abundant with plenty of
employees to match. We first notice a display case with raviolis, pasta and
sauces. I had my camera out and was
taking a couple of pictures when one of the butchers, Milton wanted to see how
his picture turned out.
We had an instant friend with Milton who wanted a copy of
his image. Another employee became our personal valet to help purchase and
answer any questions we peppered him with. There was a lot to choose from. One
interesting service Guerra’s offers is old fashioned artery brining. This
process is when brine is injected directly into the artery of say a brisket to
cure it to corned beef. It is time consuming and not generally done anymore.
We picked up some house made sausage and some stuffed pork
chops. We also picked up a beautiful New York steak. It looked fantastic with
its fat marbling. It cost almost 20 dollars a pound and I just assumed it was
because it was because of the location. I asked if this was ‘USDA Choice’ grade
beef. I was informed it was ‘USDA Prime’, so the cost all of a sudden sounded
fairly reasonable; almost a bargain.
There was a lot of prepared food for sale such as; twice
baked potato, heat & serve pasta with swordfish, and many deli style items.
Ms. Goofy picked up some dried mushrooms to add to our basket. This market had
almost every ingredient imaginable to form a decadent and gourmet meal. This
was our kind of meat market.
Guerra Quality Meats is a destination meat market. It is
located far away from downtown so parking is not a problem. The service was
friendly, almost like we were old friends. Stay tuned for a look at our Prime
N.Y. steak but we would like to leave you with an image of our stuffed pork
chop. This was a great Meat Adventure.
490 Taraval Street
San Francisco, CA
94116
2 comments:
There is very little I like about big cities but access to places like this is one I do like
Big Dude, We really enjoy visiting San Francisco but we do not like the journey to and from. It is a half hour drive from our abode but it is a very rare occasion of no traffic. Traffic keeps us away from the City unfortunately.
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