Yesterday I purchased two Burgundy pepper ribeye steaks and a bunch of garlic bratwursts at Walnut Street Meat & Deli on Hwy 150 in LeRoy. The steaks were excellent, nicely marbled and the marinade was just right. The meat was cut when I ordered and I had my choice of thickness. The steaks were very tasty with a Goose Island Summertime Kolsch. At $10.70 a pound, dinner cost as much as going to a restaurant, but the steak was as good or better. I asked whether the meats were local and found out the ribeyes come from Paxton, Illinois.
The real star at Walnut Street Meat & Deli are the bratwursts and sausages. Every time I'm there a new seasonal flavor is available fresh and there are many flavors to choose from in the freezer. The fresh brats and sausages are practically greaseless and do not shrink up while you are grilling. Delicious, and at $2-3 a pound an economical meal. We used them for a early summer party and everyone raved about the habanero brats and Italian sausages.
The shop also has daily lunch specials, frozen local meats including Oxtails, frozen fish, and various marinades and salsas.
3 comments:
I just came across your blog today. If I may, I'd recommend registering it with Spfldbloggers.com by going to http://spfldbloggers.com/2007/02/11/got-a-blog/
Spfldbloggers.com is a portal that tracks blogs in Central Illinois. Anytime you post something new, the title and first couple of sentences will appear on the site. A lot of the locals use this to keep track of their favorite blogs. It's much easier than checking each one to see if they've been updated.
Lest you think I'm selling something here, it's free. Shoo, another local blogger, maintains it out of the goodness of his heart.
I look forward to reading more of your stuff.
Dan
Thanks for the suggestion, Dan.
Walnut St has closed.
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