Bay Root Meats

This Arabic market is a hidden gem! They have a great variety of authentic Arabic groceries, spices, fresh produce, and delicious halal meats. Everything is fresh, clean, and the staff are super friendly and helpful. It truly feels like a little piece of home — I always leave with more than I planned because they have everything I miss from back home. Highly recommend it if you’re looking for quality halal meat and real Arabic flavors!

Bay Root is a nice, clean shop with meat counter, import products, and very friendly staff. They now offer camel milk! It is very healthy and tasty - my daughter loves it!

Great little butcher shop. Meats are fresh. Kaftas are great. Shish kabob meat are really tender. Tell also sell middle eastern snacks and treats. Parking however is an issue.

Beat quality meat and best prices, quick service everything is always fresh and clean. Small selection of other goods.

Great selection of syrian/Lebanese food and the freshest meat you can get 😋 with great customers service 😀

I've been a customer of Bay Root Meats for years, and it always feels like you’re asking for some kind of favor when asking the butchers for meat. Both butchers have full control of whom they sell, and if you pay extra you get what you want. Keep in mind that the quantity you asked for will be doubled (by so-called “mistake” always) and the professional butcher will make it sound as if he started work yesterday and he has no clue how to weigh the meat so you'll always end up with 40% to 50% additional quantity compared to what you've asked. The issue does not end up here. When I (and several people in the community apparently) confronted the butcher and told him that I didn't ask for 5 pound, but for 3 pounds only, the horror story began. Since the confrontation, we haven’t been able to buy any cut of meat from that shop except the minced meat, any other request, they'll say that they don't have it. They will tell you to come on Wednesday, that's when their meat order arrives (as they claim) so I went ahead and gave them a visit on Wednesday around 1 p.m. and I was surprised to hear that the meat didn’t arrive yet, and they asked me to pass by next day. Thursday arrives and when I went there at 1 p.m. the butcher said that the meat is arriving at 4 p.m. so I ended up just taking minced as usual. Next week on Wednesday day, I call the butcher and asked him for 2 skirt steaks, he said that they are available, when I went there, which took me 5 minutes, I asked for the steak and the butcher said that they ran out of meat for today, I told him that I called and asked before I come, he said 1 min let me check. After 2 minutes he comes out of the storage with a 1.5 pound piece of meat and sold it to me as skirt steak, he said that he has 1.5 pounds for today only, when I wanted 3 pound. I took the cut and went home. Lo and behold, it was not a skirt steak. It was a cheap cut of something else completely. I was scammed. And he had no problem scamming me. Add to that, most of the products at the shop are 1 to 3 months away from expiry date, especially the sweets, and the bulk products which they always have an offer on. Most of the products in their fridge are opened and exposed. Final tip, be very aware of the chicken breast you buy over there, as sometimes I've noticed that they mix two breasts in one package – one fresh, the other old and about to expire. This is ridiculous and looks like the owner has no clue what’s going on in the store.

Rat problem probably comes from the giant pile of garbage in the backyard. This place is gross

Customer satisfaction is not even attainable at this store. The store energy is like walking by a morgue, the boss and his employees need courses on how they treat their customers. THE SECOND FLAW - He'll DOUBLE PRICE you on any small item he'll find. There are other halal meat stores in the area that work ethically and professionally. Too many red flags to come back.

We've been customers of Bay Root meats for over 5 years but we're shifting to Balady. Anytime you come, there is NO meat and the chicken is in bad condition and discolored. You can only get mince and God knows what's in it. This is despite the fact that we come the day the meat supposedly arrives and not one cut is available. It's been one year, no joke, and we can never get any cut of meat we ask for. No cuts, no steaks, no biftek, nothing. Just mince. But I guess the customers that give the butchers money on the side as we see in front of our own eyes take precedence over loyal customers who never shopped for meat anywhere else in Bay Ridge. Lesson learned, you lost a repeat customer because your butchers give meat to who they want and save it for the people they like (who can give them money on the side). I guess bakhsheesh is more important than repeat business and customer loyalty.

This place is a gem in Bay Ridge. Every time I come here to pick up one or two items I end up leaving with at least 2 -3 full bags of goodies. I come here to get my Lebanese pita bread, labneh spread, labneh cheese balls and dates to name a few. Bay Root Meats is very organized, very clean, never packed and the staff are very welcoming and friendly. If you need an item and can't find it in the store, they will walk you to where the item is. It is right on 5th Ave in Bay Ridge so street parking can be tough. This place has become my go to for my middle eastern products and as long as I live in NY I will continue to shop here.

This has become one of my go-to stores for halal meat and chicken. They always have a butcher in the back who is able to accommodate everything I've ever needed. They also sell pre-portioned amounts in a case on the right hand wall. Besides the meats, there is a variety of dry goods that are decently priced, although I often find cheaper at the produce market across the street. Their meats can be a little expensive, but there are weekly sales to catch. I often get a good deal on chicken, depending on when I stop in. The owner and all of the stuff are very friendly and always helpful. For any Arab customers, all of the staff speak Arabic which is a plus. That and the great quality of their lamb is what will keep me coming back!

A clean and organized grocery store with lots of Middle Eastern and Turkish cooking essentials! I tried my luck at Bay Root for the first time today and was very pleased! The owner is a nice woman that is bilingual (thank goodness!) and very patient. Among my purchases were: samneh, slivered almonds, vermicelli and burghul # 3! Thank you, Bay Root!!

I needed a halal turkey to give to a recently-emigrated Afghani family, who had never had turkey before but were willing to try it for Thanksgiving. I walked into the store, unsure of where to go, but followed the butcher carrying a huge side of a cow back to the butcher section. They were pretty busy back there, but one of the butchers asked what I needed, and I told him a small turkey. He said the smallest they had was 15 pounds, and brought one out of the back for me to see. I must have looked surprised because he immediately offered to cut off the head and feet for me! He then carried it to the front of the store for me, which was really nice. I would definitely come back for the rest of the delicacies!

This is my favorite place to get any kind of meat. Everything is fresh and the butcher cuts to order. You must try their homemade sausage.. make sure you ask for spicy. You won't be disappointed.