Tiffany C.
Yelp
Whenever my family does hot pot, we usually buy our meats from the local Asian markets or we'd drive out to Tokyo Central for some good deals. This time, we decided to spend a little more money for some quality meat. The shop is very unassuming, located on Las Tunas Drive between Santa Anita and San Marino (close to SGVMC). Storefront is pretty small, with a small waiting area and complimentary tea as well as their menu of meats displayed alongside one wall.
We stopped by on a Saturday afternoon, and surprisingly there were around 5 other parties that also did so at a similar time. You can phone in orders, but if you walk-in, they'll prepare the meat in the order that they're received so definitely try to place your order as soon as you can to avoid a wait.
Looking at all the selections, we were pretty overwhelmed; however, one of the workers or owners was friendly enough to explain the selections we were interested in. The meats here are not cheap - if you want quality ribeye and wagyu, it's about $20 per pound. You can order specific items by half a pound, but there are some that are restricted to by pound only.
We ended up ordering half a pound of three different meats; total came out to a little over $40 which is on the pricier side. Out of the three, the prime ribeye was my favorite (and also the priciest). This was $35.95 per pound, but the meat was incredibly sweet and tender and melt in your mouth delicious. You could definitely taste the "meat" flavoring when biting into the ribeye. There were maybe about 15-16 slices, which isn't plentiful, but being able to taste this quality at least once was worth it.
The Kobe brisket was $23.95 per pound. This meat was alright; not the best tasting, but had good flavor and wasn't bad. For around $12, I would say that it was a bit overpriced just because the meat wasn't anything special.
And lastly we got the prime kurobuta for $25.95 per pound. This was my least favorite out of the three. Taste was decent, but we had way cheaper pork from the local supermarket that tasted better than the kurobuta, so I couldn't justify buying this.
I will say that all the meat slices were quite lean and didn't have much fat in them, which is great if you're trying to eat healthy. They have a VIP membership for $35 a year that gives you a 10% off discount each time you shop. The presentation of the meats and the packaging are top notch, and probably something you pay for in the price of the meat.
tl;dr - Meat To-Go has some quality meat that is worth a visit! I definitely recommend giving them a try. Now that I know how good the ribeye was, I'll probably stick to that the next time I visit.
They also have skewers and meat for KBBQ as well as seasoning, noodles, grills, etc.