D'ERRICO'S MARKET

Please don't market as "ITALIAN: its a meat and soda store only. No longer offers authentic Romano cheese

If I could give 6 stars I would. The quality and variety of the meats they sell is outstanding. I understand that at one time the place was more "Italian" than it is now but I'm sure pleased with whatever Theme they are operating as now. The help couldn't be more accommodating and pleasant. I just cooked a Christmas Prime Rib I bought there and it was amazing. Tender, juicy and unsurpassed flavor. They have earned my loyalty.

I visited the store location on Cambridge St on Friday and it was a great experience.

The woman at the counter was so pleasant and patient while I decided what to buy for lunch meats and meat counter. She freshly ground some pork while I waited which I totally appreciated!

I ordered the imported Genoa salami and although it's different then the domestic Genoa it is a yummy difference. Well worth the extra money for imported.

I remember years ago the restaurant being open on Shrewsbury st and that I loved the pasta sauce and was so happy to see quarts for sale. Tonight I warmed that up and the sweet Italian sausage and ... I'm in love. I'll define you be headed back for both.

The store was very clean and although not packed like the other location it had all I was looking for this day.

Thank you for a great experience

Great quality, great spot. Always have what you need and more. The premise sandwiches aren't what they use to be so that's why it's only a 4. They were 100X better than they are now, they went from legit Italian grinders to ham and bologna "club" sanwiches.

I was really excited to check out D'ERRICO'S market. When I entered it took a while but I was greeted by a butcher. The market is small and tight. Not ideal if you're a mom with a baby. They have two small baskets in the market. I'm glad I was able to snag one but it was too small to put items in the basket along with my baby's car seat.

The butcher that took my package order was really rude dismissive and hurried me. It was my first time ordering and didn't know all they had so I couldn't select a substitute within like .3 seconds perhaps like regulars. I did like that they offered substitutions on their meat packages. As the butchers worked together to package my order I looked around the shop. Their produce looked great. I snagged some already peeled garlic. Very handy and a little pricey but I really don't like peeling garlic. They have a lot of GOYA products. They also had goat meat at a reasonable price for the amount compared to other places.

When I purchased my meat I learned that the basket had to stay inside. So the cashier offered to bring my meats to my car while I carried my child. I thought that was very kind of her.

I rate this place a three because the meat doesn't look the best compared to other places. The chicken and pork were gritty and took a lot of cleaning, plucking feathers etc before I could cook it. Also the chicken legs and thighs were astronomically large. It was scary. I just down for lol the extra hormones etc to make the chicken that big. We could tell when we cooked the meat. It didn't taste like fresh natural chicken. Also the ground beef looked a little concerning. We still haven't eaten it. The country runs just weren't my thing. Overall I won't be ordering meat from D'ERRICO'S anymore.

I've since gone to Fairway Beef twice (check out the review). I'm very pleased with Fairway. The customer service the quality of meats. How helpful they were with helping me find the cut of steak I needed to cook what I wanted. Fairway doesn't have the produce or large grocery store like selection though.

Took a while to find the Leominster store. No signs. Loved the selection of Italian specialties. The store was clean and the staff was pleasant and helpful. The Italian sausage was terrible. Very DRY, coarsely ground and no taste.

The place is not the same, it use to be packed with Italian and other international products,. Now the place looks like a large connivence store. The deli is bare, they didn't even have turkey on hand. The prices are higher than the super market. Unfortunately the super markets are slowly putting the small markets out of business.

I bought 3 large Italian grinders from the Leominster store. The woman helping me told me that she was taught how to make them. When we opened them at home- first they were not completely wrapped and fell open when taken out of the bag- then looking at sandwiches. Lettuce was a brown mush ; the tomatoes were so thin that they were just about shredded with 6 pieces across entire sandwich. And worst of all the meat was sooo thin you could see thru it and one piece of each layer across sandwich.- very sparsely!! And cheese was tasteless thin!! Cut provolone sparsely placed across entire sandwich- the worst Italian grinder. Very disappointing.

Tonight was my first and last time picking up steak from this establishment and here is why in a few words...

I am a regular at emerald meats and absolutely love them because in addition to being very close to my home the attendants are knowledgeable, kind and beyond else happy to help "hello mam" "can I get you anything else today miss" "have a wonderful weekend" TOP NOTCH customer service with a smile . They're on vacation this week and I decided to give another local shop a shot...

Upon arriving I was acknowledged (saying greeted would be a gross over statement) by a middle aged guy behind the counter who had one head phone in and was massively less than enthusiastic I was there . I attempted to ask about a bone in ribeye which they didn't have .. ok boneless is fine then after weighing one steak I asked if there were any slightly larger as it was a portion for my boyfriend, Rather than checking he stated "they're all that size you want a second one" I stated no thanks and asked what type of marinade was on the steak kabobs, was it teriyaki, bbq ??? ... met by another blank stare... "it's our own stuff" ... ok can you give me a bit more to go on flavor wise ? "It's oily and it's been in it over night" ..... cool. I'll just take a 1/2 lb of sirloin tips then.

At this point the other associate stepped right in and offered to take care of it. The first dude slapped a package down in front of me before walking away. Upon looking at the sticker I saw a $25 price tag and asked the helpful gentleman who was taking care of the tips what the price was so high which he replied "looks like he packed two steaks" I explained I didn't not want two I was just curious if another one was slightly larger. He apologized and fixed his coworkers mistake and was quite kind about it weighing several to make sure it was the largest left. He politely handed my my packages and I paid and left

I haven't cooked my steak yet but the thing I value above all else as a public servant myself and a former server / bartender of a decade is customer service and as kind as the second man was I cannot shake the first punk with his headphone in who made me feel as though I was massively inconvenient for asking some questions on my first trip to a new location. I'm sure the steaks will be delicious but due to my first interaction I will not be returning.

Old almost spoiled cold cuts and sparse offerings. Didn't try the meat or prepared meats. Not eager based on initial visit. Perhaps getting a sign on your door would be a good start