4-Star Meat

Great service, great prices, horrible location if you live in central or southern Eugene or Springfield.
I’ve been going here since 2008 and they make sure you get what you want at fair prices. It only costs a little more than costco, but it is clearly the best for fresh meats in the Eugene/​Springfield area. You can see all of the butchering done right in front of you. It is a Mom and Pop operation with very little sitting pre-​cut in front of you except for jerky. Everything else is in the refrigerator or freezer (in the case of hamburger, frozen in 1 pound packages).
I went in for a Prime Rib Roast, and they made sure I was getting just what I needed (not just what I thought I might want). I told them I had never cooked a roast before, so one of the ladies there gave me a closely guarded recipe and clear instructions on how to cook it. It turns out the recipe was nothing special (darn internet), but it was still fantastic.
I regularly buy a couple of tri-​tips to process and cut up myself, but the first time I ordered them, they saw me hesitate when they asked if I wanted steaks, so they prodded me for what I wanted to do with them and, cut them into steaks, saving me time.
Walking in the first time, the staff seem like they might be a bit coarse or short tempered, with the almost all of the staff on the other side of 40 and grizzled, but they are very nice and it’s just that small town, workin’ man’s shop. It’s in a very industrial area, and I feel a bit out of place among their regular customer coming from the University and dressing a bit different than the deep blue collar folks around there, but it’s worth that slight discomfort for the magnificent meats and great prices. The jerky is priced starting at 18 a pound, but it’s actually a fair deal if you consider that it is made out of 100% top round and two pieces is a hearty lunch.
I made this account for this review, because there is no way this place deserves only 3.5 stars. Nothing else in Eugene comes close for raw meats and Jerky.

I called 4 star meats on Prarie rd. to purchase a tri tip after the one I bought at winco turned out to be loaded with over half a pound of fat hidden on the underside! I spent at least 20 min. trimming all the fat only to find it would no longer be big enough for my family meal that night. I called 4 Star Meats and they were very friendly and helpful! When I got the roast home… wow! It was perfect. I didn’t need to trim anything. When I calculated the cost of the Winco roast after trimming all the fat, the Winco cut of meat was $ 6.65/lb… 4 Star roast $ 5.09/lb. The 4 Star roast was lean, tender and juicy. The Winco roast in my opinion was not as good a quality even though it was cooked under the same conditions. I know where I will be buying my meats and poultry from now on!

Used to buy meat here all the time. I stopped after purchasing a LARGE quantity of filet migneon. I kid you not, the meat had a liver taste to it. I have no idea why, but think it might have been poor butchering. When I called to talk about this I was told that I just didn’t know what quality meat tasted like. I wasn’t taken at all seriously so I voted with my dollars. I much prefer spending them at Long’s Meat Market. The quality & service are waaaaay better!

I’ve been coming here for a couple decades now for their beef jerky, but this place does so much more.
Need your deer processed? Your elk? Your elephant? Your blue whale?
Well, maybe they can’t actually process a blue whale for you, but as friendly and professional as these folks are, I bet they’d give it a shot.
This is an old school meat market. You can get darn near anything you need here. Need some custom cut steaks? Some pork chops? Need four pounds of teriyaki beef jerky? How about some pepperoni? Yeah, they’ve got all that and more.
This is a moist jerky, rather than the dry leathery kind. And oh man, is it good! I usually get a couple pounds of the peppered and a pound of the regular, and it doesn’t last nearly as long as it should. Heck, I’ve usually eaten half a pound by the time I get home. If I stop in on my way to the coast? Yeah, better get an extra pound just for the drive.
I’ve had jerky in about 200 places all over the country, and 4-​Star is in the top 3. Add in the amazing customer service, friendly folks, and a vibe that says you’re family even if you only come in once a year? Yeah, I’d give it 6 stars if I could.