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"A long-running North Shore butcher and Italian food market in suburban Highwood whose longtime owner was sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal sports bookmaking and filing a false tax return tied to a multimillion-dollar betting scheme." - Naomi Waxman
My wife and I love this little store and stop whenever we’re in Highwood. It’s a real to goodness butcher shop. Their meat and sausage are fantastic. Plus they’ve got a large frozen food section with ready to eat meals. Poeta’s also carries a lot of hard to find Italian specialties. And it’s locally owned as well, how cool is that!
Ashley D
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The Italian sub is sliced to order and incredible! Also grabbed some of the frozen meals and so far tried the eggplant parm - definitely going back to grab some more!
Wendy S.
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I ordered a brick turkey for the 1st time this year and I’ll never get a turkey anywhere else ! The best , seasoned , add butter and cook and voila ! Awesomeness ! Along with everything else there !!
Matt G.
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Excellent subs made to order, great selection of imported Italian specialty foods, extensive selection of prepared foods in the freezer too. Great service, friendly and helpful guys. Highly recommended.
Timothy A.
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Wonderful family owned neighborhood classic Italian market and butcher shop. Super popular locally with a loyal local following, especially on custom meat cuts. Not the cheapest place to go shopping but everything is top quality and you get what you pay for. One of the special kind of local family markets America needs to always revere and retain.
Kenneth
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Quality meats. Italian sausage is always fresh with a good taste, whether mild or hot. Sauces, meatballs, exceptional. Not many family owned ethnic Italian places left. Good to know that one of the very best is still with us .
David W.
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Great deli sub, butcher pork chops. Source of good import products: Olive oil, pastas, etc. Nice to see tradition surviving in this modern world!
Francie S.
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Incredible butcher and AMAZING homemade frozen section. We keep everything in our freezer from there to lasagna, to chicken marsala and more. Love this place