Grocery stores: opinions on meats

[theS5]

The Prime is only available at the Durham location.

Originally Posted by mteele

A few months ago I joined Costco when my Sam's Club membership expired, because I had went to the Costco in Hawaii and LOVED the steaks that I got there (USDA Prime boneless ribeyes). I didn't like Sams because they carried no prime meats, but then after joining Costco here in Raleigh they didnt have prime beef either!!!

So I canceled my Costco membership. Have they since started carrying prime? Is it a hit-or-miss thing?

[jeweloflight]

Whole Foods quality is awesome. I was a baker for Whole Foods Atlanta. Not only are their meats fresh, but here in the Triangle area, the fish is flown in fresh EVERY DAY except Monday and Thursday. Can't beat it. Expensive, but with peace of mind.

[StoneOne]

Originally Posted by jeweloflight

Whole Foods quality is awesome. I was a baker for Whole Foods Atlanta. Not only are their meats fresh, but here in the Triangle area, the fish is flown in fresh EVERY DAY except Monday and Thursday. Can't beat it. Expensive, but with peace of mind.

Totally agree about the fish. Some of it's not that expensive either - $8.99 for their premium tilapia is a really good deal.

I look at meat the same way as beer. You can buy huge amounts of crappy stuff cheaply and feel bad after consuming, or you can buy low-medium quantities of good stuff and feel much better.