Primetime Meats

Friendly staff and quality selection. Try their black nugget marinade on your meat and you’re in for a tasty meal!

I’m a local who has been going to prime time since they were Sussex meat packing. I only am posting because of the two less than 5star review that make no sense to me: PTM is the best quality, best price and best service you can get. That ia all.

Had to stop in here with a drunken troll, she is a foodie. Staff behind glass meat counter was very eager to help however I am cheap and was just looking. The issue I have with this place is the location, it is odd to enter and the store front does not face the street. I am positive many people pass it on by because they don’t notice it. There was one fella behind the meat counter, well… let us just say that he is really serious about what he does and doesn’t smile and can appear to be a little intimidating. I think they should… 1. Find a better location 2. Ditch the high priced dairy stuff, frozen food and some other items that don’t look like they move much.
If you like Boars Head products, then you should be in heaven. The fish here, well it looked it a little bit dried out to me.
They had a Unilocal sticker on the front door so you know I had to come here to review.

A true butcher shop. Everyone is friendly and helpful. The shop is bright, clean and large. It gets crowded on the weekends so get there early or order ahead of time.

Prime Time does pretty much everything meaty you could ever want, from basic cuts to their own house-​smoked bacon, marinated beef, stuffed pork, etc. — they even have their own range of spices, rubs and sauces. And it’s all great value. If you’re into cooking in any way, go here. If you aren’t, they make sandwiches and wraps too.

This is really a great meat market. It is a pretty large space and its very clean. Everyone who works here is very knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful. We normally order our meats ahead of time because we generally know what we want and its easier to just call in an order and then pick it up the next day. Usually, we either get large orders or meats sliced thicker than what they offer in the case so we customize most of our orders. Whenever we ask the butcher what the best way to cook or smoke some of the meats that we are unfamiliar with or never cooked before, they always give great recommendations.
Its always nicer to buy meat from a butcher than a supermarket. They also offer pre-​seasoned or stuffed meats so that you can just take them home and cook right away so you don’t have to do all the work. I like to their marinated chicken wings and chicken breast. I just go home and grill them and they always come out really delicious.
They do have a deli section for cold cuts, sandwiches and they have a case that holds cooked foods like pulled pork, mac and cheese, plus more. They have a great frozen selection of vegetables, stuffed potatoes, Jalapeño poppers, plus other items which go perfectly with meats that you order. This place is great if you want to do a one shop stop for dinner and we do that often. Their prices are very competitive and reasonable. If you’re in the area this is definitely the place to go.

I was just in town to visit a friend, but was VERY impressed when we stopped by to pick up meat to grill in his backyard. We arrived 15 minutes AFTER closing, but they welcomed us in and served up exactly what he wanted even though everything had already been cleaned up and readied to close. The selection was excellent, and they served up what he wanted in no time. Clearly, this is a company that is focussed on customer service above all else.

Prime Time is one of the main reasons we kept our house up in Gold Key even though we now live 300 miles south. While they have a workable deli counter, this place is all about the meat cutters. This is a proper butcher shop, set up to provide protein of any type, for any event — be it a quiet dinner for two or a barbecue throwdown on the lakefront.
Stopped in today on my way home to NoVA from a business trip to New London, CT, and picked up a few dozen of their housemade hot dogs. Never been a hot dog fan, but when a friend turned me on to Prime Time’s dogs, I was an instant convert. These dogs are stunning, and I’ve boiled them, grilled them, and deep fried them, and that simply kill. Perfectly emulsified meat, delicately spiced, and that casing has that distinctive snap that screams «I Am A Serious Hot Dog!» Didn’t have time to get anything custom cut this trip, but these cutters know their business. I’ve had some of the best full briskets I’ve ever seen cut for me while I waited. Once I discovered Prime Time, I had to buy a second smoker. Ribs, brisket, bone-​in pork shoulders, etc., you can even get a full clod if you give them enough lead time.
It’s two hours out of my way on the trip home from CT, but I would never think of missing a chance to hit Prime Time and stock up on the way south.
Go. Now.

This IS a meat market! Its a butcher shop! Here you’ll find the best selections of meat in the area and at some of the best prices as well. We’ve never had any problem with the service, all the employees are very friendly, clean and professional and know their cuts.
You do not come here for soda, sandwiches or dessert unless you need to pick something up and are too busy, lazy or lame to realize that meat comes from butchers, pastries come from bakeries and sandwiches come from delis.

This place seems like quite a nice meat market — I don’t know since I’m only buying sandwiches from the deli, but the selection looks excellent, prices very reasonable, and every time we’re in there, someone is carryout out a custom order of something in either large quantity, or something uncommon. Too bad I won’t be able to try anything — it would be nice to compare the bacon to Reim’s.
The deli is all Boar’s Head, which you may or may not like, but I have no beef with it (ha!). Just avoid the Colby cheese, which is definitely not good. At least, it didn’t score very well in the family’s most recent Colby tasting. Not joking. That aside, everything has been find, and there are a lot of things on the menu that are pretty creative. I’ve had several paninis with things like sliced buffalo chicken breast and honey ham, both of which were good, and the grilled Reuben was also tasty. I need to quit getting the unhealthiest sandwiches on earth, and go with my standard roast beef and swiss, but there’s always something that’s hard to resist. I’ve seen other people get fried chicken, past salads, and even meatball sandwiches, all of which seemed to meet with approval.
They also have a good selection of oddball snacks — a big rack of nuts (roasted and candied), dried fruit, wasabi peas, all sort of stuff, plus sesame candy at the checkout counter, something I’m a total sucker for.
Price can be a little high — they have expensive bottled soda and chips which can inflate the price, but it’s so far been good, so I have no complaints. We will continue to go back, as it’s a nice change from fast food, and close to the client office. Again, I wish I could try something from the meat counter — that could push them in to four star territory, but my hotel coffee maker is not so good for grilling.