Prospect Butcher Co.
Butcher shop · Prospect Heights ·
Premium butcher: premium meats, sandwiches, unique condiments, cookies
Premium butcher: premium meats, sandwiches, unique condiments, cookies
"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
"When it signed a lease in Prospect Heights in October 2020, Prospect Butcher Co. made clear it would be worker-owned: co-founder Greg Brockman explained that after an earlier cooperative attempt fizzled he chose a middle path that accepts outside investment while granting workers voting shares on major company decisions; employees start at $18–22 per hour with paid vacation and benefits like dental, vision, physical therapy, and life insurance, and Brockman emphasized that the real benefit of worker-ownership is being required to have your voice heard rather than focusing solely on profit-sharing — "I would love it to be everyone's last job." - Emma Orlow
"I heard Prospect Butcher Co. co-founder Greg Brockman, who isn’t usually a 'rice guy,' praise the texture of Samgwang sold at his shop, calling it 'a revelation,' which shows how these grains are surprising even retailers outside the Korean-food circuit." - Caroline Shin
