The Butcherie

Very good selection. They have you covered for all your meals. And sushi was very good. Very Clean , great wine selection.

This is a great kosher butcher and grocery store. The prepared foods are appetizing. The Butcherie has a large selection of fresh Kosher meat and poultry. online ordering makes it easy for you to get what you need without being disappointed that they’re out of something.

Really delicious selection of products and friendly staff. There is also parking which helps. Accessible too. I got mushroom bourekas, cinnamon rugelach, and Morrocan style pita bread with zaatar. Yummmm.

I came here once with a too good to go order. The food was inedible. This wasn’t “left over food” that could be saved, this was trash they didn’t want to throw away and sold. I wouldn’t recommend based on my experience.

Great selection of kosher products meat and dairy and prepared meals. I love everything I get and the tuna is one of the best I’ve ever had! Sushi by rollmasters is great too!

Been a customer at this store for a long time. They do a lot of things well. Others, not so much. I have to tell you about one such thing -- sorry to be a Karen, but somebody has to do it. I would definitely want to know if I were a customer. One Friday morning, I noticed a man with a 75-pound dog shopping. The store DOES allow service-animal dogs into the store, BUT (1) the dog did not appear to be a service animal and (2) the man did not appear to be impaired. If the dog was not a service animal, then the store committed a violation. Here's the most important thing: EVEN IF the dog was a service animal, the man was allowing the dog to sniff bread products wrapped in plastic near the floor, and within reach of its snout. I don't care how much you love dogs--that's definitely a food safety problem. Maybe you're the kind of person who doesn't mind munching on bread that a dog has "inspected" with its nose and mouth. But if you're not that kind of person, this is something you might want to know. I don't know if the Brookline Health Department is going to do anything about this, or, for that matter, the Butcherie itself. In case you ever shop there from now on, though, you might want to think twice before buying any food product that's less than two feet off the floor.

The Butchery Store is a fantastic local kosher supermarket where you can find a wide variety of Israeli products. It’s a great spot for anyone craving authentic flavors and high-quality goods. I highly recommend trying their freshly made hummus—it’s absolutely delicious—and their pitas, which are soft and flavorful. Whether you’re stocking up on groceries or looking for something special, this store is definitely worth a visit!

I can’t wait for my next visit to Boston so I can go here! Looks delicious. Am Yisrael Chai!

Amazing kosher food found here! Plenty of prepared items, domestic and imported, all at the most reasonable prices for the high value you get here. The help are very friendly and knowledgeable, the space is always clean, and they rotate seasonal foods as well! Great wine selection too.

Just went to the Butcherie in Brookline. On the app they're showing family pack ground beef for $4.99 per pound. If I order on the app they charge me a $7.99 fee for pickup. I decided to drive in so that I didn't have to pay the fee and they're telling me that the price is only for online. I showed them the app and nowhere does it show "online only". They're trying to rip you off. never again will I go to Butcherie in Brookline. I have attached a screenshot from the Butcherie app's FAQ page. Notice the answer to the pricing question : And more to the saga, I just went back to the app an hour after I left the store, and now the price has been raised.

I really like The Butcherie. It's a fantastic market that meets your Jewish and Israeli cuisine needs. I hadn't been in years until recently, but I'd promised my sister sable for brunch and my father and I figured The Butcherie was our best bet. It was the morning after Shabbat, so I was lucky because I got the last of it. I also got lox here and given my timing, they were out of hand-cut. Obviously, the sable and lox were fantastic. We also got some Israeli pita for our brunch which was good. Looking forward to returning to further explore their wine section.

Welcoming and super great store! There's a variety of flavors in items and options in addition to very affordable prices! Service is usually very good and may take a few minutes as there's usually one or two staff members in the food prep area but most are prepping the sushi station not deli. But if you've got an hour break you'll have plenty of time and I recommend getting on E of their delicious and hearty sandwiches! They don't skimp on portions and everything tastes beyond fresh. I have returned a few times and even brought family here when visiting as a must check out local shop.

The best kosher market and food in town. They have an excellent deli and freshly made soup and all kinds of homemade finger foods too.

Unfortunately, because there is no competition, their prices are outrageous! I recently went in to do some Passover shopping, and their prices have increased sea since last year that I can no longer afford them. It's sad that they take advantage of their customers (and I've been going there 40+ weeks!)

I attended an event that catered from the The Butcherie. This was my first time trying Kosher sushi, and it was better than I expected. The sushi platter had a wide range of rolls, including some veggie ones. I do have to say the consistency wasn't that of regular sushi. I've heard good things about some of their more traditional offerings, so I will have to try some of them out.

Last year going here was great. This year, not so much. The knishes were extremely salty, the selection of goods was low. Even the challah wasn't great. Sadly, not worth the traveling into the city anymore, especially when other grocery stores now carry frozen kosher items, too. Had to throw what I bought in the trash; it was inedible.

Very disappointed recently when shopping for Passover, buying a pkg of tzimmes with flanken and getting a tiny piece of the meat and the rest carrots and sauce. If this is the businesse's idea of a meat tzimmes, then they definitely need to go back to school and start giving customers what they are paying for. They must have laughed all the way to the bank for the $14 plus that I paid for this poorly made side dish and know that if the original owners had been in charge, this would never have happened.

If you've ever been to Brookline, you know it had a lot of great Jewish establishments, the Butcherie being one of them. I believe it's the only kosher store around, especially for one of its size. They have products from Israel, wine, prepared foods, and s lot of other kosher products. Definitely some stuff you can't find anywhere else. I went in to pick up some lox. The Norwegian was priced at $23/lb which isn't that unreasonable. The packaged stuff is $8 for 3oz, so I definitely got the better deal. It was fresh and delicious, I would definitely come back for this. I also got the beef knish and the sweet kugel. The sweet kugel was good, but I didn't really appreciate the huge chunks of canned peaches. For $8 I want more of the kugel and less of the processed fruit. The knish were good. Not bad but not great. The filling was good and hey warmed up nicely in the oven. Overall, I would definitely come back for some Jewish specialty foods or if I have a craving for lox again. The prices are expensive, but because they have the monopoly in the products they offer, so be prepared to spend some cash. In terms of variety though, they have more things than I could ever remember seeing when I was in Israel!

Well rigjt off the back this place gets five stars for a ko frills but very clean enviroment varietyy and multitude and quality of products and tje flavor and variety of the prepared foods in tjeir deli dept My mom recently moved down the block so I will be back to keep you all updated.

The Butcherie is the best source for Kosher meat, kosher foods, packaged, frozen, and fresh deli & meals to go. There's a good spice collection, fresh pita, a refrigerated dairy section full of cheese, butter, leben, yogurts & milk.The collection of products is wide & deep. I've been a customer for more than 40 years.I do miss seeing Jack, the owner & Craig, the merchandising manager knew everything about products. To it's credit, the store is well organized and the smaller wagons fit the narrow aisle better, and the staff is good at answering questions. I most appreciate the delivery service, which allows me to complete on-line shopping. When I am at the store, I always enjoy running into other folks I know shopping at the store at the same time - doubling the good times !!

Great variety, wonderful staff. The sufganiyot during chanukah were delicious. The Butcherie is truly a local staple in Brookline!

Great selection of kosher products meat and dairy and prepared meals. I love everything I get and the tuna is one of the best I've ever had! Sushi by rollmasters is great too!

Being lazy I bought for Passover this year. I do not eat meat, but still had to have traditions, so got a pre made brisket that was juicy and just the right amount of fat. ( so I was told) The stimus all carrot was delicious. Mushroom Couscous was nice. I got mock chopped liver, yummy, and normal for the Carnivores. Charroset refreshing, big surprise was the onion flavored matzah crackers. Last vegtible soup that I made my V-meat with. Not too salty. A close 2nd to a chicken stock. Oh and the sweet kugle, no eggs used. My first holiday vegan experience was a blast. I also want to thank the gentleman in the deli that helped me. The place was packed, he maneuvered and found everything I was looking For. A great one stop shop experience!!!

I am so grateful that I can get the traditional and ceremonial foods I need for the holidays. They're always well stocked with all sorts of staples and goodies.

I have visited The Butcherie a few times, but things have changed in the world so my last visit was a little different (nothing to do with them, everyone must comply with COVID-19 changes). Came here to get some things for my zoom passover seder, and I was able to find most of what I needed. I have come to The Butcherie in the past for gefilte fish, and their prepared gefilte fish is up to par. This year I also bought their prepared matzo balls and their chicken broth to "make" matzo ball soup - delicious! The brisket did not look too appealing, which is a shame because I love brisket. So, I opted for the rotisserie chicken instead, which was perfect. I also picked up a few pantry items, although I wasn't able to find too much of what I'd wanted. Overall, I do not come here very often, but it is a good place for holiday staples - especially in quarantine!

Totally disappointed with the Butcherie. I placed my Passover order well in advance expecting that it would be fulfilled. Or at least I would be notified in advance of changes to my order. Two days before my Seder and no shank bone, no horseradish and a brisket half the size I ordered. How am I going to get these items now??? All I received was a shrug from the person who handed me the order, and an explanation that the order is only filled on the day it is picked up. That makes sense for the perishables, but the horseradish?? What's the point of advanced ordering. Furthermore the store appeared as if it hasn't been cleaned in years. Will not be visiting the Butcherie again.

Every trip from SF ends up with a stop for memories and food to transport to California - impossible to beat meat knishes, kishke, and halvah.

The Butcherie is now under the leadership of the third generation. I used to be a vendor to the gentleman of the second generation and respected and liked the man personally. Since I wasn't Kosher, I didn't feel the need to shop there - let's face it, the cost is higher, if you want your food to be inspected and your kitchen under Rabbinical supervision - I get it, unlike some reviewers on this site. Well, a few months back, my neighbor recommended The Butcherie and I started shopping there - mainly because Whole Foods and their frequent shopper program was totally geared towards families and I am single. I became hooked on The Butcherie and found myself shopping there three times per week (hey, I'm retired). Last Friday I went in for their Boreka's (a pastry dough appetizer filled with either potato, mushrooms or spinach, which they only sell on Friday's), and was disappointed that they were out of the mushroom version. Never-the-less, they did have the spinach, which I like almost as much (I don't happen to like the potato). I asked the counter man for all six of the remaining spinach Boreka's. I saw him place them from the top of the counter, where they are kept, directly into the container which was poised on top of the scale. He then took the container to the back counter, against the wall, in order to seal the container, or at least I thought that is what he was doing. When I got home I discovered that ALL SIX of the Boreka's were potato-filled! I went in to the store, that Monday, at a time when I was relatively certain that it would not be crowded and I was fortunate to find the most senior counter man and told him about what transpired. He looked at me rather sheepishly, like someone who knows that he's been found out and almost immediately offered to give me back my money. This is what I told him... "I shop at The Butcherie because I trusted the owner, I was one of his vendors, therefore I trusted the food and the people who work here. You have broken that trust and that to me is the most important ingredient. I don't want your money. What I want back is something that you can't give me. If I can't trust the people who work behind the counter, how can I trust the food or anything else in the store? I will no longer be shopping at The Butcherie."

Just reviewing their pitas: BEST EVER. Even frozen ones. Slice them in half and pop them into a toaster and it's utter bliss.

We've isolated very well during these horrific COVID times, but my hankering for kosher deli drove us out of the house. We haven't been here in a really long time but thought The Butcherie would satisfy my cravings. We ordered tongue and corned beef, our favorites, but passed on the coleslaw and bread. I'd rate the tongue a 7/10 but the corned beef was nothing close to what I'm used to. I'd rate it a 1/10. It was light pinkish instead of darker, the texture was totally off-putting, and the taste was not what I was expecting in a good corned beef. My husband said it reminded him of mystery meat like we used to have in school. Almost inedible. I was so happy we decided to decrease the weight of our original order (3/4 lb instead of a full lb of each). Less costly to throw away. Onto Maxie's or Reins Deli, where we're assured of a better product.

If you want the kind of store that takes orders for items they cannot deliver - such as not having the shmurah matzoh you ordered, and they confirmed, but didn't deliver saying they ran out - then this is the store for you. Ran out? Shmurah? Right before Pesach? That we prepaid and they confirmed? To be clear, as a consolation prize, they replaced it with oat matzoh. I mean, i don't have enough stomach problems due to other Pesach food? Easy small biz opportunity for anyone that wants to open a competent kosher food store in Brookline.

The prepared corn is expensive the honey cost twenty five dollars on amazon it is eleven dollars on

The official Israeli grocer of Brookline! After Orly pointed out this place from her review, I had give his place a visit before "leaving" Boston, especially when it is Hanukkah and there are potato latkes and Jesus free raspberry filled donuts (sufgania). To quote her: Oh yeah, if you like peanut butter and crack cocaine you need to try Bamba! Hmm, Mekupelet and Pesek zman might be in Hebrew. Mekupelet are chocolate bars that literally mean "folded." They look like tiny strings of chocolate all attached to each other. Pesek Zman literally means "time out" which totally doesn't help -- but if I remember correctly, they have a basketball on them. They'll definitely have those, Israel's most popular chocolate bar. They'll be in the chocolate isle. Oh, and I definitely recommend Bissli if you like corn snacks, really good. LOL, I wanna go now! P.S. Oh, and Kenny, have a Milky and a Pesek Zman before you go!! You'll cream your pants Update: I've been inducted as a "Jewanese" by Orly!

They never ever ever answer the phone for days on end and the machine doesn't let you leave a message. It just beeps immediately.

Amazing selection of ethnic items. My favorite market on the east coast. Try the Jewish wines here as well - quite a treat.

Very cool Kosher grocery store. A little of this and that. Some pre made treats, a nice deli section and tons of cool candy, Matzo products and way more.

Great experience ordering on-line for my disabled sister who is unable to travel to Brookline. Thank you for delivering her Passover food a bit outside your typical delivery zone, and so fast after ordering. A sincere thank you to the order and delivery staff for being so customer focused and helpful. Chag Pesach!

I've been holding back on this 100th review, and finally decided to write it about The Butcherie, my favorite grocery store in all of Boston. This is the only place in Boston you can get delicious Israeli food. Hit the deli counter for cold cuts and pick up your lox here. Great prepared foods like stuffed cabbage in the fridge here too. I *love* the Israeli Mexican turkey. Yup, you read that right. It has this amazing seasoning. Israel is called the land of milk and honey for a reason -- best dairy products you will ever eat. The cottage cheese is amazing and the yogurts and various cheeses are also good. Shoko is the yummiest chocolate milk ever, and it comes in these plastic baggies that you poke a hole in and drink out of. But what you want to get is a MILKY. It's pudding with whipped cream on top and it will make you cream your pants. When I was vegetarian and vegan, this place was a lifesaver. It's a little known fact that Israel has the 2nd highest proportion of faith based vegetarians in the world (with India obviously bneing #1). Also, because of the meat/dairy restrictions in Judaism, religious Israelis often eat vegetarian meat substitutes at meals so they can also eat dairy. So, point is, a lot of really interesting vegetarian things. I used to get these "vegetarian scallops" a lot. They were nothing like scallops, but I loved 'em. Also, fake meat patties galore, weird veggie canned weiners, and more. Duh, this is where you should go for hummus. If you eat Cedar's or some shit and you live in Brookline, I probably can't be your friend. The Sabra is great and the brand in the rectangular containers is also delicious. Great bread. Babka, a Russian bread filled with chocolate, is awesome. This is also the go to place for pitas. But a ton and freeze them and then pop them in the toaster when you need them. Dip in that hummus and consume. Now, head to the freezer section. Get yourself some bourekas -- phillo pastry filled with cheese or spinach. Get some cigars, which are dough filled with potato or meat. Then get MALAWACH. This stuff is sooo bad for you but so good. It's this greasy, greasy, flaky, greasy bread that is awesome with some hummus. It will change your life, and so will the heart attack it gives you. Grab some blintzes too -- the Israeli ones, not the ones you can buy in Stop and Shop. Hit the chocolate aisle too and get some Pesek Zman bars and some mekupelet. Then, go to the chip aisle. You want Bamba -- these peanut butter puffy corn things. Then get some Bissli -- another snack available in lots of flavors. You want BBQ and falafel flavor. If you want to be fancy like I was as a kid, impale a piece of bamba with a piece of bissli. Don't expect the Russian ladies at the registers to be nice to you, that isn't how it works. Don't try to come on a Fri night or Saturday unless you want to look longingly through the windows at the delicious goodness you can't buy.

You don't have to be Jewish to love The Butcherie but it does help to have shopped a lot of places to really appreciate it. As far as traditional community groceries go, this one serves its people, and visitors like me, as well as any I've ever visited. Let's run down some of the many really good things about it and then I'll give you the couple of things I don't like. I grew up in the Boston area, near Brookline and Newton, and have been to just about every deli and specialty food store in the area. I used to work in supermarkets too, and from what I've experienced The Butcherie matches up with the best anywhere. Service isn't the greatest in the world, but that's not to be expected in an establishment catering to a specific audience that already knows what it needs. In a store like this the key ingredients that make it a success are its product lines (does it stock what its shoppers want?) and its overall quality. On both accounts, The Butcherie does very well. Just a few examples: The deli: While the selection isn't the biggest in the world, the stuff behind the counter is of higher quality than that of any grocer or specialty retailer in Boston, and perhaps all of Massachusetts. I love the salami and the numerous salads they serve up. I got a couscous salad there recently for which I'd have gladly paid double. The lox is the best I've had in greater Boston. Hands down. Mmmm. Frozen foods. Ok, so they don't stock as much as, and they don't have the same products as one would have in a traditional grocery store. The Butcherie's selection is unique, with a great selection of Israeli, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and kosher items. There are fish items, such as the salmon, that, when cooked, was as good tasing as what I've had in restaurants. From experience I can tell you that it's great for those non-Jews who might want to try something different in their regular cooking, or who may be entertaining Jewish or Israeli guests, and don't want to go wrong with the menu. I love the knishes I find here. The lineup is too extensive to detail in one review, but, suffice to say that, compared to even a traditional grocery store, The Butcherie's frozen section stands out. The shelves are chock-full of specialty products that one might occasionally find in the ethnic foods sections of some grocery stores, although not all the time and not to the extent of The Butcherie's. Here's an example: Go and get some hummus. Once you've tried some of the brands offered here, you'll never go back to Market Basket or Store 24 for what's on their shelves ever again. For that matter, after a couple of trips to The Butcherie, one will find that there are a lot of tastes, and a level of quality, that they've been missing. Moreover, because this is a kosher establishment the quality of its goods is assured. I've heard complaints about it not being open Saturdays, but...come on, it caters to a largely Jewish audience...what would one expect? Honestly, I've never had a bad experience at The Butcherie, except that it is rather cramped and the prices are higher than in traditional American grocery stores. But for specialty items where the quality is assured, The Butcherie stands out.

I've just come home loaded down with groceries, and I am giddy. Truly giddy! I called my mom on the phone while I was here, asking her if she remembered the brand of Israeli vegetarian schnitzel that she'd bring back for us from New York (or Israel, if she went without us). When she asked if I was at an Israeli store, I told her yes, and said, "And I have that chocolate leben I love, and Bisli, and borekas, and memrach [chocolate spread], and..." She interrupted me with a happy laugh, then expressed her envy; she has to drive a whole hour to Philadelphia for such products, and here it's a short bus ride from me! Well, a bit of a pain to reach from Somerville, actually; nonetheless, I'll be attempting a pilgrimage every couple of Sundays. I have spent years missing these various Israeli foods, with maybe a few weeks of respite here and there when they were brought home by the parents when I was growing up. I'm only ashamed of myself that it took a year of living in Boston before I finally got my butt out here. I am dropping one star because of the narrow, crowded aisles. It required great effort to push through them with my cart and to even find the end of the checkout line. It's definitely a lot harder to navigate than it should be. I understand that Sunday is a popular day for this place, but it was somewhat poorly planned in terms of space. That's okay though, they're feeding me well enough that I forgive them!

If you miss the old county, and want to elbow your way to a challah, this is the place to go. Its not only for Jews, its a grocery store, but being Jewish will help you appreciate everything this store has. The fact that it HAS all of my childhood staples and favorite products which I cannot find at other stores, and the fact that they are all in ONE place is what makes this store amazing. By the way challahs are amazing. Pretty much everything in this store is. The meat selection is great. So is the bakery/bread section. The everyday staples are a bit overpriced, but hey, Im not there to buy canned corn. Smoked salmon is to die for. Love it!! Dont forget they are closed on Fri evenings and Saturdays. If you are an gentile, avoid it on Fri mornings and before any major Jewish holiday.

Stopped in for a quick pick up of an essential ingredient for a dish underway back at the homestead. As I was walking through the aisles, I glanced at some of the items to familiarize myself with what they were offering. And yikes....the prices were astounding. For sure, there is definitely a mark-up. Can't speak to the value as I went for a prepackaged item, but I would definitely consider looking elsewhere if it meant saving several shekels. Oh, and the cashiers are there to do their job; nothing more. That said, a 'hello' or any greeting would have been nice.

I went to this store looking for Sesame seed Halva, and I am glad I came here. It's not the best Halva I have had, but it's still comparable. The best one I had was in a Turkish bakery in Atlanta and even they no longer make it. The thing I like the most is they make it fresh and in different flavors. Chocolate, Vanilla, Marble and with nuts. What more can you want! If you are a Halva fan and have a craving definitely give it a shot, am sure you are going to love it. I even shipped some Halva to my fiance in Canada. He still loved it and found it fresh :)

The new home of Myers Boston knishes! If you remember the small Boston-style oblong yellow meat knishes previously made by Myers Kosher Kitchen and sold all over the Boston area, and have missed them since they went out of business, then take a trip to The Butcherie. They purchased the original Myers recipe, and are now producing them. They taste EXACTLY like they used to! I grew up eating these and used to get them from our local grocery store. I thought that wonderful taste had disappeared forever. If you haven't had them, they are delicious!

So, the Butcherie. They are the only game in town, but man I can't help but feel jealous when I go to Baltimore and see Seven Mile, a real supermarket that is completely kosher. I like the dry goods section, as there are many things one cannot get at any other markets in the region. It's the meat section that drives me bonkers. The red meat tends to be a bit chewy and over-salted. I don't know if they transport it in, and it doesn't keep as well but I've had significantly better luck with mail-away kosher meats. Their poultry tends to be high-quality. Short story is they're the only game in town, and they do a decent job of it, but still not a fan of their red meats.

Let's talk about knishes. The Butcherie's offerings are the apotheosis: small, flavorful, savory, perfectly proportioned. NY's commercially made knishes are, by comparison, a grotesque joke. I feel terrible that tourists think they exemplify Jewish food. I moved away decades ago, but I still make an annual pilgrimage to the Butcherie to buy as many packages of their mini knishes as my cooler will hold. They are in the cold case of (mostly heavy but delicious) prepared foods near the back counter, a huge variety, some more successful than others. I'd say the traditional beef are the best, the more experimental vegetable varieties an acquired taste. Oh, right, the Butcherie sells other things. Israeli candy is an especially strong suit, including the elusive "Popping Chocolate" that Elite almost never exports. Lots of Israeli and domestic canned and packaged goods, all of them kosher, obviously. There's a small wine section, so poorly placed that I wonder if anyone has ever succeeded in buying anything from it. Good but expensive meat and poultry. Baked goods are ok. Yes, coming here the week before Passover is a nightmare, although frankly not much different from your average Sunday afternoon. But the Butcherie transcends its tightly packed, style-free interior with knish perfection, plus the occasional, unexpected sweetness of its dour-looking Russian cashiers.

Holy Passover Batman, Is that a kosher brisket in Boston?! My jewish bubbe (grandmother) was spinning in her grave last year when I couldn't find kosher for passover matzah at the Hannaford in Norwell. The "ethnic" foods section had one sad ass can of matzah farfel and one pathetic looking, crushed container of matzah ball mix. And a whole mess of matzah that was clearly marked with NOT KOSHER FOR PASSOVER. While I appreciated that the management of the store in our very homogenous South Shore community was culturally aware enough to have passover items, I didn't end up keeping passover because I couldn't get anything but a box of matzah farfel. (For the uninitiated, matzah farfel is roughly equivalent to styrofoam peanuts. delish. Next on the menu, marinated bubble wrap.) Enter The Butcherie and its fantasia of kosher glory. I'm hardly religious, but I do wax nostalgic over the promise of a nice fat slab of brisket. My husband almost fell over when I brought home traditional foods for him to nosh (nibble in yiddish) on like knishes and potato latkes. This place has the mother lode of Israeli import items and carries a mind-boggling number of treats. I was able to find the elusive Israeli chocolate spread (similar to but better than Nutella) and spied kishke and vernekes in the freezer cases. If you don't know what these are, don't fret. Go to the Butcherie, buy something with Hebrew writing on it (pretty much anything) and take a chance- if you close your eyes and bite into said vereneke's tender dough exterior and soft potato interior, you'll be instantaneously transported back to Poland in 1870. Time travel by jewish dumpling. Note that this isn't the place to come before any major Jewish holiday- before passover, it was like the scene from the Ten Commandments depicting the slaves fleeing Egypt (apropos, but annoying). With the crushing mass of people pressing toward the cash registers it can feel claustrophobic and the line veritably snakes around the shop. Also, be aware that kosher meat and special imports can be pricey. A 2 lb. kosher brisket ran me $47.00, but it was a small price to pay to keep my mother-in-law quiet. Also consider avoiding the herring case. Though they have a remarkable variety of herring, unless you're a 90 year old man with hair growing out of your ears, herring is sketch. Oy vey! Like Moses, I've been shown the promised land (I just can't get in because of the line).

The Butcherie has all of my favorite Israeli imports (it is a grocery store, not a butcher shop-- though they have a wide selection of kosher meats), as well as the entire Tofutti --dairy-free products-- collection (even those I'd never heard of before). The Butcherie's prices are a little high, but their selection makes it worth it. Rumor has it they deliver.

Still lovin' it! I've gone here about once a month for half a year now and it's really a great little store in the heart of brookline.

Frustrating. Administration - they've been playing around with their hours. That's fine. But it's now impossible to know when they'll be open. Their hours aren't listed at all on their website. You have to call. And if you do, you can't trust that the recording is correct. Currently, the recording is mentions holiday hours for next week. But they don't mention a date. This is December 22. Is "next week" the week of 12/22? Or the week of 12/29? The hours are probably not the same both weeks. I stayed on the line, trying to figure out what to do - the recording launched into a recording of a different set of hours for the holiday week. I hoped that might solve the question, until the recording finally mentioned that they would be re-opening on Monday, April 22. It's now December. So that's meaningless, too. I did manage to get an actual person. She tried to give me hours for the week, but wasn't sure what they were. This is Sunday, and she doesn't know what hours they'll be open on Tuesday. And she works there. She said I should call back tomorrow. Their recording starts out by saying that for a quick response, we should e-mail them. Really? If I'm calling them on the phone, then e-mailing is the opposite of a quick response. Also, they supposedly post their specials each week. It even says "Updated weekly". The flyer currently posted is five months old. Food - inconsistent. There are times I've tried a pre-made food item and it's been great. The next time I see it, I buy much more, because I know it's good. And it's not. Clearly meant to be the same item, but just edible, not very good. Selection - inconsistent. The items I like, they almost never make. When I ask how to get them to make a particular item more often, I get a song-and-dance about how the person who runs the kitchen is an expert and knows exactly how often to make each item. Clearly not, if I've been watching for a given item for months and it hasn't been available. The bottom line is, they're the only game in town. So they can get away with poor communication and inconsistent food. Too bad they don't have any competition.

My first time at The Butcherie was the day before Passover, and it was total and utter chaos as I nearly got into a fistfight with a bubbe over the last jar of gefilte fish in water. I decided to come back recently as I have just moved to Coolidge Corner. The first thing on my agenda: find the ingredients for Jewish penicillin. I was very impressed by the kosher meat section, which had the pullets and capons I was looking for and cut in whatever which way you like. When fully stocked, I was very impressed with the selection of boxed and prepackaged foods on their shelves. The only problem I see is the lines at the cashiers being poorly placed, as they can feed into the other aisles very easily when it gets extremely busy in the store (such as when I first went there). But now, on a quieter day, I was pleasantly surprised at how well stocked The Butcherie is and I'll definitely be back for more.

Well, I think I was definitely warned that being Jewish is not easy. Now I know why. LOL........finding a great Jewish or Israeli grocery store in Houston is not easy when you have been exposed to ones in Brookline. The Butcherie is great and wish there was one closer to home. It has the hard to find and difficult to get items that all Israeli's and Jews need in their kitchen. I definitely recommend the sweets. Then again I have a sweet tooth. LOL.... My only true complaint about this place is that the prices are a bit high and that you can get pretty much the same thing in Philly for less but I guess supply and demand is at its best when it comes to this stuff. Definitely worth a visit every time I am in town. :-)

Tasty food in a grocery store setting, all under the guise of "It's all Kosher!" How can you go wrong? (well, aside from exhorbitant prices...)

The Butcherie is a disgrace! Exorbitant prices on EVERYTHING (often 2 or 3 times as expensive as the exact same item in kosher groceries in NY), and incredibly rude service. If the staff even bother to acknowledge basic questions you politely ask them, their response is incomprehensible mumbling, or "Uhh... I dunno...". And the owners know they can get away with it all because they've cornered the market on kosher groceries in Boston and can rob the local Jewish community as much as they want.

The Butcherie may not be perfect, may not have every item, but it is without question a true treasure for the Brookline Jewish community. Josh Gellerman is a true mensch and makes sure his customers are happy and find what they need.

Being a born-and-bred Brooklynite, and a Yankees fan, anything pertaining to Boston automatically carries a negative connotation to me. However, life has had an interesting way of bringing me into Boston at two occasions in my life, and both times in Boston, I had the opportunity to not only stop in here, but also to peruse all of the offerings at The Butcherie. While we have dozens of kosher stores in Brooklyn, where one can find everything from parve cheese doodles, to cholov yisroel cappuccino beverages, kosher Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme, to glatt kosher kibbeh and vegan dim sum, acheinu bnei yisrael living in New England lack these options. The Butcherie is their lifeline to Jewish observance, as it is the only kosher market in the region, and its selection and quality impress even this jaded New Yorker; deli, wines, cheeses, frozen foods, plenty of Israeli imports, and many other kosher specialties. I find that the Butcherie's prepared foods are excellent and the quality is superb and prices not outrageous for an out-of-town establishment. My one and only complaint is that their hours are not friendly to tourists or night owls, but that seems to be a trend in Boston, regardless (the city is dead at 9 pm, whereas NYC is bustling 24/7). I have had the opportunity to sample several of their specialties, including the New England favorite, American Chop Suey; this concoction of chopped meat, tomatoes, and elbow macaroni bears no resemblance to the Chinese original, but the Butcherie's version, I'm sure, presents this dish in its fullest simplicity and allows us kosher keepers to sample regional offerings we wouldn't otherwise have access to. The parve cheese noodle kugel reminds me of my own version of this dish (one can tell that they've used quality parve sour cream, cream cheese, and margarine in making this dish as close to its dairy counterpart as possible), the chunky chicken soup is as heimish as can be (although it requires salt), and the knishes are all scrumptious, with a flaky dough; the beef knishes (both American and Jerusalem) and the spinach and cheese knish are excellent (At separate meals, of course!) and they rival many of the knishes we have in Brooklyn. Likewise, their parve cheese blintzes are excellent, and the other prepared foods available are mind-boggling. The variety of prepared foods is astounding, and I've sampled the following: Parve tofu balls taste very close to their fleshig cousins, the beef pot pie is a true mechaye, treat, and the veal cutlets and patties are to die for. Their Passover menu looks absolutely impressive, and perhaps a day trip to Boston may be in order before Pesach to sample these offerings, including chicken pot pie, chicken cacciatore, kreplach, couscous, veal patties, and other delights none of the Pesach stores in Brooklyn carry.

I bought the chicken soup and broth and matzo balls. It was delicious definitely homemade. the chicken tenders were very tasty as well, conveniently located.