Rambo’s Country Store

Love this little gem. New to the area and I found my butcher!

As a resident of Califon, Rambos has always been a must for me, my friends, and family. It has pretty much anything you need. From candy to meat, this store has a huge variety of items. It also cherishes history, with endless amounts of old cooking equipment hanging from the ceiling, or pictures on the wall, kind of like a guided tour. Is it too good to be true? Well… yes. On early mornings, I walk down sometimes to get milk for breakfast. Usually, the milk will expire that day or within the next five days. But most of the time, I’m not going to get milk. So if you are living in Califon or stopping by, make sure to stop in here and enjoy all of the traditions, and food (just remember to check the expiration date!)

Rambos General Store is the essence of rural hometown New Jersey. The essentials are there but the fine meat and superlative sandwiches (and the staff) are the best features.
«Rambos» is on the must-​do list of our grown kids and our grandchildren on every visit.
There is no line but a short wait sometimes. Everyone keeps track of «who’s next» while catching up on current affairs.
All is take out wrapped to go. Get a can of soda, a side of fresh ‘slaw and start the picnic
Reservations are not required to dine-​in. You can choose between the antique table by the front window or sit on the nail keg at the potbelly stove (not working), right next to the rotary dial wall phone. The front porch outdoors is available too.
Enjoy lunch and then get a prime steak for your grill or a home made frozen entre for dinner.

Aside from having excellent sandwiches, this small town shop has any thing else you may want! Be sure to grab a Joes Tea to go along with your sub!

great little deli with a lot of history behind it. The meat is fresh and the sausage fantastic. All made on the premises.

Rambo’s is one of those old fashioned butchers where you can get any cut of meat you want. The butchers, Don and Len, are some of the friendliest people in the world. This is a small town place that exists almost nowhere else in NJ.
They slow cook their roast beef, and it may just be the best roast beef in the world. They’ll slice it however thick you want. You can get sandwiches on typical bread slices, rolls, or subs. They have typical meats — bologna, turkey, spiced turkey, olive loaf, salami (hard and soft), and more. Their cheese selection is typical.
They constantly grind up fresh beef. You can get hamburgers there, or just bring it home and make something yourself.
The only improvement I can recommend, is that they expand their Italian meats. They don’t have prosciutto, capicola, or pastrami. A Reuben sandwich would be a great improvement… just sayin’! They do have an Italian sub, which will not disappoint, but if they had capicola on it… it would be memorable.
Credit cards are accepted on orders of $ 10 or more.
They are so friendly, that they have a credit system for their regulars where they only write the total on a piece of paper and then file it away. What places do that today?
They have a very small sitting area, but this is more a place to pick up your lunch and go, or for getting ingredients for a later meal. In the summer, there is some outdoor seating.

Low prices and high quality. Delicious burgers with handmade patties from fresh ground meat and a tasty (albeit atypical) Italian sub. Great local spot.