Good Grocery Store(s) in Clayton - Meat in particular (Cleveland: sales, to buy)

[RVAtoCNC]

Moving to Clayton which has Walmart and Food Lion - but we always buy our meat and some other favorites at Kroger, and that is some distance away. Any other grocery store(s) in Clayton with good quality meat?

[Andy64]

Lowes Foods isn't bad on business 70 near shotwell rd, right near the Rockin Comet Diner. Theres also BJ's within the white oak shopping center in garner that has decent meats. We usually get our meats in those places. We generally do not shop at food lion, except when we need something quick as it is closest to our home.

[claytonmom]

I agree- Lowes Foods is best in the area for meats.

[zthatzmanz28]

Food Lion has the sales and discount meats. But we also prefer Lowes for quality, especially seafood and cuts of beef other than ground chuck.

Beside going to Lowe's for the meat, Lowes tends to be much more than Food Lion and somewhat higher than Walmart in cost.

[NCMAN919]

No food chain stores in the area offer any quality or price. Get the meats at a Sams club or BJ's

[CalicoskiesNC]

I agree, grocery store chains have yucky meat. I only buy fresh ground beef at Harris Teeter, never the prepacked stuff. I get steaks/chicken/pork at either Fresh Market or Costco.

[playnice]

There is a country store at 9005 Cleveland Road that used to have the best meats. So good that I was surprised there was no slaughterhouse behind the gas station they share space with. Seriously. The place has new owners now so not sure if the meat is the same quality but well worth checking.

[ferrickhead28]

Another vote for Lowe's however, we tend to get more for our money at BJ's.

We bough this HUGE "log" of ground beef for $30. We divided it up into one pound bags and got about 12-15 meals out of it. We also bought a huge pork loin for $20 that we divided up into one inch cuts. Got several meals out of that. We also buy a huge bag of boneless, skinless chicken breasts for $15 (individually wrapped too!). For us, BJ's works.

I will put my two cents in and suggest you DON'T buy your meats at Walmart. Our family tried a couple of times and got sick from it. Same thing with our neighbors and family friends. Maybe its just a fluke, and it was a couple of years ago, but I refuse to buy meat from there. Everything else, yes. Also skip the chinese buffet next to Walmart too. Kind of gross.

[RVAtoCNC]

Originally Posted by ferrickhead28

Another vote for Lowe's however, we tend to get more for our money at BJ's.

We bough this HUGE "log" of ground beef for $30. We divided it up into one pound bags and got about 12-15 meals out of it. We also bought a huge pork loin for $20 that we divided up into one inch cuts. Got several meals out of that. We also buy a huge bag of boneless, skinless chicken breasts for $15 (individually wrapped too!). For us, BJ's works.

I will put my two cents in and suggest you DON'T buy your meats at Walmart. Our family tried a couple of times and got sick from it. Same thing with our neighbors and family friends. Maybe its just a fluke, and it was a couple of years ago, but I refuse to buy meat from there. Everything else, yes. Also skip the chinese buffet next to Walmart too. Kind of gross.

Don't worry - avoid walmart meat like the plague, FL isn't much better. Costco is ok, but HT and Kroger is usually (not always) a step above. We may just make a once or twice a month trip to Kroger for meat.

[jamangirl]

I get the majority of my meats at BJ's. The quality is good and you can't beat the prices.