Friday, March 29, 2024

Welcome to The Meat Shop

Owners Gary and Krysta Westmoreland want to ‘Meat You’

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CHELAN – About three weeks ago, The Meat Shop was inaugurated in town. The very own of its kind in the area offers quality meats, fresh sides and more.

The idea of opening up The Meat Shop occurred soon after the Westmorelands made a  road trip around the country.

Gary and Krysta Westmoreland originally from New Hampshire,  have been living in the area for about a year now.

Back from where they are from, they have shops that offer different types of marinated meat and other types of grab-and-go foods.

Before moving here permanently, the two were sipping on their Bloody Mary’s in town, and they spotted the perfect spot to open up their very own store. Looking back at that day Krysta said,  “I can’t believe a couple years later we are here!”

They chose Chelan because they knew they wanted to move here and there was nothing like The Meat Shop in the area. “Back home we lived in a smaller lake, we did a lot of barbecuing and entertaining … we were always going to our local meat shop and grabbing some steaks or some ribs, our best memories were around our patio table,” said Krysta.

The Meat Shop has a variety of products, from marinated meats to sides, made in house, to local pies.

At the moment The Meat Shop gets most of the beef from Gebbers , “we get some prime cuts from the Midwest, chicken from the Mount Vernon area,” Gary stated.

“We don’t want to compete, we want to complement … it’s things that we love, unique, curated products,” Krysta explained.

They want to stay local as possible for most of the items offered at the shop.

However, price points can be an issue. “When it comes to everyday eating, $30 a pound isn’t feasible … we definitely want to expand the ranches we work with.” Krysta added.

Even though The Meat Shop has been opened for less than a month, the Westmorelands have received positive feedback. “A lot of repeat people, a lot of familiar faces,” said Gary.

They are little by little building trust with the clients and they have seen that a lot of the new clients stop at the shop because they have been recommended. The shop hits different price points. They want to accommodate everyone’s income in town.

With five part-time workers and with one Westmoreland always at the shop, they encourage people to stop by and say hi and get to know them.

Visit the Meat Shop, 315 E. Woodin Ave. from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sunday. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram under The Meat Shop.

The Westmorelands are always open to suggestions from the locals, that way they can know what people want in the shop.
 

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