Meat Market The

This place has been a Baraboo institution for as long as I can remember. Significantly more expensive than supermarkets in town, so not a place to shop for your everyday fair, but if you want a steakhouse quality piece of meat, this place has no rival. They are closed on Wednesdays (for slaughtering) and Sunday. I am surprised this place doesn’t get more Unilocal attention. If you are in Baraboo area looking for high quality meat for your cookout, this is the only place to stop.

When I was a kid this was «the fancy meat place.» It’s been around for as long as I can remember, and some of my earliest memories are of taking a drive over to Baraboo with my dad to get some meat. Hell, I even did a project for an agri-​science course in high school where I interviewed one of the managers here. Long story short, I’ve been around here.
Since, I’ve moved away and even flirted with vegetarianism. I’m not the meat-​eater I used to be, but I’ve been back in the area for work a lot lately and The Meat Market brought out my inner carnivore this time around.
The best day to get there is Thursday because that’s the day they put out fresh beef jerky. It’s honestly the best jerky you’ll ever get. It’s tough and chewy, but not in a rough over-​processed way. It comes in long strips rather than the chunks you’ll get in a lot of beef jerky. The flavor is incredible – the salt binds to the meat and creates an elaborate, delicious flavor.
Cooked well, their steaks are in a league of their own. They have most cuts you could ever ask for, and big thick pieces as well.
They also carry Carr Valley cheese curds. I don’t need to explain why that’s such a plus to any self-​respecting Wisconsinite, but just in case… these things are as fresh as you could possibly get them without going to the production facility in La Valle.
To cut things a bit short, The Meat Market has some of the freshest best quality meat available. The price is a bit too high to make it a frequent source of ingredients for most people, but if you’re going to treat yourself this is a good place to start.

I like to source local meat while out camping. We stumbled upon this market some years back while near Devil’s Lake and have been back a few times. What’s better than a freshly cut ribeye over open flame? Check the freezer for other cuts to take home!
They do have a nice selection of custom brats and other specialty items.
You can’t go wrong buying from a place with a huge cow on the roof.