Prospect Butcher Co.
Butcher shop · Prospect Heights
665 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Highlights
Pasture-raised meats, deli items, sandwiches, spices & sauces
Pasture-raised meats, deli items, sandwiches, spices & sauces
"A beloved worker-owned butcher shop opened down the block last year; the writer appreciated having a non-pork meat option beyond questionable supermarket choices or overpriced trendy cuts. The shop is "not pretentious or inaccessible in any way," and on top of a stellar butcher case it prepares sandwiches, various baked goods, and rotisserie chickens fresh each day. "This cookie ($4) was incredible and frankly, hard to describe in the way that the lard itself didn’t disappear, but its flavor simply worked in this sweet application. The cookie employed high-quality chocolate, balanced crispiness and soft chew, and I devoured it before I even made it home." — Nat Belkov, associate creative director." - Eater Staff
"At this butcher shop in Prospect Heights (with another location in Greenpoint) you can pick up beautifully speckled handmade pork sausage or a big fat marbled steak for dinner. But they also do sandwiches—think turkey and bacon jam, or the housemade chopped liver sandwich with cornichons and mustard. And then there’s the lard chocolate chip cookie chocolate chip cookie. What we are about to say might scare you, but stick with us: It tastes a little like pepperoni. And now we kind of want all of our chocolate chip cookies to taste like pepperoni. The lard in this butcher shop cookie gives it a saltiness and a richness we haven’t found anywhere else. photo credit: Willa Moore photo credit: Willa Moore photo credit: Emily Schindler Pause Unmute" - Willa Moore
"When Prospect Butcher Co. signed a lease in Prospect Heights in October 2020, it was a given that the operation would be worker-owned." - Emma Orlow
"Across the U.S., Prospect Butcher Co. co-founder, Greg Brockman, hails the texture of Samgwang, which is sold at his shop." - Caroline Shin
"Shelves lines with sauces, seasonings, and snacks span one wall of Prospect Butcher Co., making this employee-owned butcher one of the best places in the neighborhood for a last-minute stocking stuffer." - Emma Orlow
