V. Miller Meats

Incredible find! Miller set me on the straight and narrow with meat selection amount per person, along with some epic T-shirts! Not your typical butcher shop, super clean upscale and absolutely beautiful cuts of meat.

V. Miller Meats has changed my life. They are hands down the best butcher. They have friendly service with expert opinions and excellent recommendations. Parking can be tight, often have to find parking on a side street. We like to get their sausages, steaks and pork chops. On Sundays they have breakfast sandwiches and they are incredible. Some like to say the price is high, but frankly you get what you pay for and in my opinion it is well worth the cost and then some.

If you want to shop local, start here! V. Miller Meats offers exactly what you might expect - meat and lots of it! Shop here before going to Trader Joe's, Corti Brothers, or Save Mart - you won't be disappointed!

Vegans beware of this place, it’s a Mecca of meat, a spectical of special cuts, a grandeur that needs no gravy. Impeccable attention to detail and humanity. Thanks for the support on making grill season easy to master. Best, Big Jim Williams

We stopped here after reading about it in Sacramento Magazine (Nov edition) and the place was just as wonderful as expected! Knowledgable, friendly staff. Lots of options from tri tip to sausages, homemade savory pop tarts, beef wellington and pot pies! Even as a vegetarian, I was impressed and appreciated the ambiance of the place. My boyfriend and his friend got 2 Tomahawk steaks and cooked them to perfection last night. Thanks V Miller for a kitchen adventure!

V. Miller Meats is hands-down the best butcher shop in town! We shop here weekly, and every visit is a reminder of why we keep coming back. The quality of their meats is simply unmatched—everything is fresh, expertly sourced, and cut to perfection. You can really taste the difference in every bite! Beyond the incredible selection, the staff is what makes this place truly special. They’re knowledgeable, friendly, and always happy to help with recommendations or custom cuts. A special shoutout to Eric’s Generic Seasoning—it’s a staple in our kitchen and adds the perfect touch to just about anything we cook. If you care about high-quality meats and outstanding customer service, V. Miller Meats is the place to go. We’re so grateful to have this gem in our community!

This place is amazing! The quality of their beef is top notch. You can tell they don't just know how to cut meat, but they know how to cook it as well. Juanita left the perfect amount of fat, on what's normally a very lean cut, when I told her I needed just a little extra because I was smoking and didn't want it to dry out. This might not seem like a big deal, but Tri-Tip isn't normally smoked. It's generally grilled over direct flame for a short amount of time, not cooked for 2 hours. This level of knowledge goes to show that they truly are passionate about and love what they do .

The store is a little on the smaller side but don’t let it fool you, they have a lot of options. Especially for dry aged lovers like myself. The prices are a little on the high side for the dry aged but it’s what you expect for a premium cut like that. Highly recommend.

I love the meat quality here! I feel the prices are reasonable for the meat quality. They also have some items in the fridge that you can purchase like the chicken pot pie and beef Wellington! They do sell out too! Parking is small but there's street parking or a parking lot across the street.

They have the freshest beat of the best meats. Amazing Sausages and their duck confit is next level. Really nice guys too!

We stopped by here on a rainy day. It was fairly busy on this rainy day. Came here because we are looking for a good butcher. The parking was a chore, especially on this rainy day. No parking in front, only side street parking. We ended up parking in a lot but later discovered that the lot was for another business. Oops. The Italian sausage we bought was tasty and well seasoned that is a great sausage. The overlord and nixtaco were ok, 3/5. Good sausages are made here. The ribeye we bought was cut funny and not as tender as we are used to. Go somewhere else for steaks. We will probably not return.

Their "Argentine" chorizo isn't Argentine at all. It crumbles and is way too spicy. Completely the wrong flavor and texture. My Argentine spouse couldn't eat it.

I might not buy store meat again. Service = 10. Quality = 10. We got a lamb roast, chicken, pork chops, and dirty bacon for holiday meals. Can't go wrong here.

Come here for their meats - not their breakfast sandwiches. Saw their instagram post about their "limited edition" breakfast sandwich and was sorely disappointed (if not angry) about their $14 mostly bread based sandwich. Go to the Coop instead. VM, please discontinue the breakfast sandwiches and focus on your core strengths.

The go to place for the best, fresh expertly butchered meat, with knowledgeable service that provides expert advice about preparing their fare.

The sliced smoked ham deli meat was inedible. It was mostly fat and way overpriced. We won't be going back.

I really want to like V. Miller. I value a good butcher shop with well-raised meats, and the customer service I've had shopping there has been pretty good. But it just repeatedly falls short as a butcher shop. The inventory is not that good. Often they will be lacking a number of common cuts of meat, for example, pork shoulder. Recently I was looking for some less common items: beef liver, bison liver, lamb liver. V. Miller told me they only ever offer beef liver, and it only comes in stock sometimes then sells out fast. I called the Sac Co-op and they had all three types of liver in stock right then. And the Co-op's meat department isn't even very big. They also put sodium nitrite in all their processed meats. Bacon, sausage, pate, etc. All with nitrites. It's been established that the nitrites react with proteins in meat to produce nitrosamines, which have been connected to cancer, migraines, and other health risks.

6/19/2022 Oh my! Where do I begin? I asked my son to buy the house made bacon..so I could cook with scallops.. Done! The bacon is probably the best I have ever had!!! Crispy and fully of flavor... went so well with my scallops.. Take it up a notch: dry aged rib eye-!!! $42.99 and just weighing in over a lb.. but So delish, melting in your mouth with each slice just so tender... Next trip: dog treats for my furrbabies! Thank you V.Miller for making us have a special Father's Day ever!!! Should I say... meals make memories !

The best ribeyes I've ever had were purchased here. Friends all agreed. Outstanding quality.

These guys are the best! Steaks, ground beef, chicken, sausages, pot pies, pork, etc. They are "craftsmen butchers" and the meats they sell show that!! And their prices are really good!!!

Pack your. patience when you visit this place. i went in around 11am on Dec, 23, Were they busy? Yes. Was I patient? Yes. Until I wasn't. I approached the counter and asked for a gift certificate. A tall blonde guy with glasses told me to go over to the register and they would help me. Customer #1 gets rung up and the guy behind the counter turns away from me and goes back to what he was doing. Customer #2 gets rung up and a different guy behind the counter turns away from me and goes back to what he was doing. Customer#3 gets rung up and a guy I believe is the owner turns away from me and goes back to what he was doing. I am now the only one in the shop and not one person has looked me in the eye. I had to raise my voice and ask if one of the 6 men just a few feet away from me could help me. All I wanted was a was a 30 second transaction. Was it because I am a woman that I was ignored? I hope not. Either way I won't be back. I don't care how busy you are. All customers should be. treated with respect. I was not.

Some of the finest quality of meat you'll find in sac. Pricey? Yes. Worth it? Double yes. Check out their Thursday night dinner plates and the other daily specials they have. Can't go wrong. These folks know meat.

I love a legitimate butcher shop almost as much as I love legitimate coffee shops. I actually found this shop because another butcher was closed, on Saturday afternoon, at 1 pm. SMH. So, I gotta say this and it's a blanket statement that goes for all butcher shops. Once you try bacon at a butcher shop, you'll never look at your packaged bacon the same way. It's true what they say. Once you go black (coffee that is, silly geese) you just never go back. I bought a pound of the dirty bacon, which is rubbed down with their espresso blend and jts really good. I made an apple, onion and bacon jam for my pork rib eye and that bacon hits different. Not too salty and clearly not soaked in funky solution for shelf life. Fresh, clean, fatty goodness. I have never seen or even heard of a pork rib eye, until this day. I got one and it was absolutely gorgeous. Lots of fattyness and the color was deep and rich and boy. This was an awesome chunk of pig and I devoured every single bite. Cooked to a perfect medium using the MEATER probe and it was delicious. I'll be back for the pork porterhouse next time. I also picked up a dry aged rib eye of beef. That's what you're looking at in my photos. Visually, it was almost perfect. It was not cheap but it never is when you focus on quality rather than quantity. Unfortunately, it ate really dry and I was shocked. As you can see, it was cooked to perfection and allowed to rest. But, it lacked the deep, rich, and robust beefy flavor of a dry aged steak. Bummer because much like myself in school, it had such great potential. The store is tiny but packs a massive punch with lots of fresh sausage, bacon, pork, beef and so many wonderful options. Yes, its expensive. A but too expensive for Sac Town, if you ask me, which you did by reading this. I'll be back for sure and I'll choose some other fun stuff to grill.

This place is fantastic. I come in every week for all my meats and broth. The customer service is incredible! I had never been to a butcher shop or meat store before so I was a little intimidated walking in, but Eric and Eric (I think one of them might be the manager) were so helpful and generous on my first visit, I knew I'd be a regular customer pretty quickly. The place is super clean with no weird smells. Laura or Lauren (I can't remember her name, sorry), helped me on my next visit and I became an official FAN of this place. She helped me discover my favorite steak to cook: flat iron steak, and made my life easier by vacuum sealing all the meats I was going to freeze! I look forward to visiting this shop every week, I'm so grateful I found a local place that sells pasture raised meats!

Great little meat market. The quality of the meats are great and the staff definitely knows how to both prepare the products correctly and supply great service to the customer. The house made sausages are amazing! I'm looking forward to trying the lamb Denver ribs!

I looooove getting sausages here! I have tried those and the lamb meatballs are to die for. I have not gotten a bad thing here. I have also gotten a few other random things for my doggos like the bones and they used to have some ground up bits I think they sold as dog food. It's been a while so I don't really remember, but they always love a treat from V. Miller. Guys that work here are pretty friendly and will offer you advice on stuff to pair with your meat course. I wanna try the dry aged steaks next time... They look so cool in the display case!!

This place is definitely a quality over quantity establishment! I've been looking around for a local butcher that carries good meats for a decent price; while they're meats are quality, it's definitely not a price category that will fit everyone's budget. I decided to go with 4lbs of the brisket, 4 of the burger patties and a bag of jerky. The gentleman that helped was very knowledgeable and answered all my annoying questions haha. They also offer a punch card for every $50 spent (5 punches gets $10 off next purchase). I can definitely see myself returning in the near future.

This is my go-to place for meat. It's got the highest quality in Sacramento plus knowledgeable, friendly staff. I order a fresh turkey every year for Thanksgiving and it's the best I've eaten plus, the carcass makes an incredible stock. The staff takes great care and pride in their work, and in carrying on the craft butcher tradition.

If you're pheening for that neighborhood throwback, the classic old-school butcher, V. Miller Meats brings it. What's more, they've upped the game to include freezer foods (think chicken pot pies, feijoada, meaty pasta sauce, soups and much more, frozen to just heat/eat), an array of house made sausages, spatchcock chicken, food for your dogs, and just keep going. Need confit for your cassoulet? Bingo. Don't want to cook your own cassoulet? If you're lucky enough to score their 12/30/21 Thursday dinner for two, it's...cassouletl Don't want to cook on Tuesday? Pick up a free-range, locally raised, seasoned and roasted chicken (hanging out on a bed of equally roasted potatoes) to go. Thursday night dinners go fast! Call your order in on Wednesday if you want to get one - it's a rotating menu including meat loaf, Chile verde, beef bourgignone (I have no idea how to spell that) and more. Beef tongue pastrami? Got ya covered. Bone broth? Yup. Fresh smoked ham hocks for your bean soup? Done. Beans for the soup? Yup, they've got local NorCal family farm heirloom dried beans. And on and on. And if you beg them to bring it back, they just might: the frozen short rib Wellington that's a 45-minute, 375 degree drive to dinner-at-home nirvana.

AWESOME whole animal butchery! Simply the best in town! Do I need to say more? Well, I will. 1- In over 4 years I have never gotten a bad cut of meat. 2- Local/regional and sustainably grown products, if you buy a piece of meat they can tell you what ranch it came from, where that ranch is and when they got it in the store (try that at a grocery store). 3- The best tasting beef, pork, chicken, lamb I've ever had. 4- Kick ass staff! Are they cheap? No, but if you want cheap meat go to Grocery Outlet. If you are having people over and want a nice dinner stop in and get a couple dry aged ribeyes or a nice porterhouse. You will not be disappointed. Oh, and house made sausages and hot dogs.

Lauren is a fantastic butcher and provided fantastic service -- even with a last minute request. Getting out of the store with only intended purchase is near impossible with all the delicious options. Will be coming back time and time again.

Very friendly and they are super knowledgeable about how to prepare the meats. I am a vegetarian but the sausages look divine!

What an amazing experience from beginning to end. The beef flavor in my tomahawk cut was out of this world and was by far the most tender. Everyone at the shop was engaging and helpful. The meat shop is exactly what you'd imagine for a trendy, down to earth store. Would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for great service and delicious cuts of meat.

I feel so lucky, as a mom to two young kids, to have V. Miller close by. We are regulars of the Tuesday night roast chicken and tonight we all enjoyed the frozen chicken pot pie. The burgers and beef skewers are great as well It is rare to find high quality prepared food I can feel good about serving to my family. My only wish is they had a dinner every single night and that they had more non-pork options.

Only give two stars for customer service. I give five stars for the meat. I shop here often and every time I come here I leave here feeling horrible. I ask a lot of questions cause I'm a new cook but I also feel like I'm Bothering them for asking anything. I have had great service twice from the guy who wears egg-pattern pants and the tall guy with glasses and a beard. I used to come weekly then once a month to limit interaction and I was gonna call in my order next but just can't shake my feelings and I'm contemplating not going back. I can't deny that they have exceptional butchers and their meat is fresh and delicious. The store is clean and the environment is well-maintained, I just hope they will work on customer service and realize that answering dumb questions and making suggestions is part of the job too!

This is the second time I write a review because I'm in love with this store. Highly recommend V.Millers on Folsom for high quality grassfed meat. We buy our red meat from them and receive 10 times better quality and customer service than anywhere else in Sacramento, including Whole Foods. Also, they have to die for frozen meals you cannot find in any grocery store because they use their own high quality ingredients.

We ordered our Thanksgiving turkey from here this week and were not disappointed. It was a beautiful bird - sizewise exactly what I wanted - and cooked up beautifully. I love how everyone who works here is so enthusiastic about meat and are eager to help. It's helpful, not snooty, and the quality of the meat and the cuts are very good.

Do you like meat? You would definitely like this place. After watching a video of an expert analyzing different types of meats (don't ask how I got there), I wanted to eat some delicious meats without paying the price at a fancy restaurant. This place let me achieve that dream! Excellent meat selection and friendly staff. They also have special cooked meals (soup and bento box) on certain days. The food changes every time and the only way to know is through their Instagram... so follow them on Instagram to see what they are selling on that day! The best part is that it's close to my house... so I will definitely be back!

YUM. I came in for the first time this weekend and got some bone-in "ribeye" pork chops that were, hands down, the best pork my husband or I had ever had. The staff were able to direct me to the gluten-free sausage options. We got The Overlord (paprika and fennel? anise? caraway? One of those--delicious), the Pizzawurst (reminiscent of sausage pizza toppings, drier than the other two but still really good), and the Spicy Potsticker (tasted just like it sounds, and so good!). I'll absolutely be back for more sausage and pork, and I'd love to try their soups, duck confit, and beef as well. I had two kids in tow and the three staff left us alone (despite us being the only people in the store) until I reached out. I'm not sure if that's because they assumed I was preoccupied with the kids or what, but I expected a bit more proactive service. But once I asked for help, they were knowledgeable and friendly.

My husband and I get our beef here. We usually get beef liver, hamburger and sometimes short ribs. Now, red meat doesn't settle right with me for whatever reason, even the Costco grass fed meat. But with V Millers, I have not had any issues! It's so nice to be able to have a burger again with out feeling sick. We will continue to come once a month for our fresh beef.

This was my first visit after passing by this place almost daily. The place was clean, friendly butchers, and my cuts of meat turned out really great; I've searched for organic'ish bacon for a long time and sure enough they offered 3 kinds (the dirty seasoning was really great) I guess it's time for me to get my adulting-on and adjust down the quantity of meat I purchase so I can focus on quality. This place isn't cheap but if I wanted cheap meat I would go to a supermarket.

We went into the shop to try a few things. We were greeted by owner and immediately felt welcome. His team was working in the background and they were enjoying what they were doing. It was nice to see. We took three things home with us: rib eye burger patties, andouille sausages and Italian sausages. We grilled the burgers. They had the perfect amount of fat and they tasted great. Plus the texture of the meat was spot on. We baked the sausages at high heat. The andouille sausage was the best I've ever had. The Italian sausages were very tasty too. We're headed back to try more things. Great place!

Great quality meat & helpful service. It's $$ so not a place I shop regularly, but fantastic for special meals. Also, I feel confident in the quality of the meat which is worth a little extra.

I am obsessed with this place. I originally found them after my doctor told me I needed to eat more organ meat and I needed to buy beef heart. Thanks to V Miller I was not only able to buy beef heart; their delectable liverwurst and pate made it much easier to get the prescribed organ meat into my diet. Their meat is incredibly high quality and I've been coming here since for my meat needs.

Abosulte Garbage. The $13 a pound sausage, I wouldn't feed to my dog. Everything is twice to three times what you would pay anywhere else. The staff is good and friendly. The meat cuts are ok but way overpriced. I guess that's what East Sac has become now. Not the same East Sac when I was a kid, at least people had enough sense to not spend money on over priced, no flavor crap.

Great business! The meats are excellent quality (and prepared foods delicious). Best part are the people- so fun and knowledgeable- always happy to answer your questions and point you towards some new items.

So I was having lunch next door and noticed the sign for V Miller while hunting for parking. Ordered the food and while waiting decided to check out V Miller and so glad I did! What a selection they have serious fresh and seasonal meats to make any good carnivore swoon with meat lust. I am having an Oktoberfest celebration and going to buy my sausages from them as well as my prime rib for the holidays. Yes! Early planning because that is how impressed I was with their meats and service. If you love carne they have it all and then some.

Highest quality beef I've found in Sac. You can get all kinds of cuts here. Finding this butcher was like finding a diamond on the beach. I respect people's choice for a plant based diet, but I have found the meats here to be of some of the highest quality for health and taste.

Great place to pick up meat and sausages! The sausage is the best I've ever had! The staff is awesome. They are knowledgeable and friendly.

I've supported this place since they opened and have never been disappointed. I've bought all kinds of standard cuts here and also some unique items like cow tongue pastrami and biltong beef jerky. The staff and owners are friendly, the philosophy is one I support, and in this case, you get what you pay for: QUALITY. They also have female staff which in the butcher industry is rare. Great all around local business.

Let me preface this by saying that being from Louisiana, it is hard to find good, affordable sausage outside of my home state. I have lived in NYC and LA, and after poor experiences in both of those areas, I had almost given up on trying to find Cajun-style sausage outside of Louisiana. That is until I found V. Miller Meats. I was craving my parents' red beans and rice with sausage, but I did not have any of my dad's homemade deer sausage left. Thus, I hopefully searched online for a place to buy andouille near me, and I found this local shop. I talked to the guy (sorry forgot his name), and he directed me toward their Cajun-style andouille. I was weary at first, but my red beans and rice turned out amazing. My friends back home kept asking me how it was, saying there's no way possibly it could have tasted like home, and I had nothing but good things to say. I cannot wait to visit this place again and try out more of their products. I would recommend this spot to anyone.

It's pricey no doubt, but it's more than worth it. The beef and pork options are amazing. Not a whole lot of chicken options but there's no need with the vast selection of the other two. Each meat looks like meat. I came to this place out of frustration with Walmarts gray tinted meats and I was not at all disappointed. The employees are friendly, knowledgeable, and are not overwhelmingly present. The meat is some of the best I've ever tasted for the cuts I got, both in flavor and texture. I'll be coming here as often as I can even if it's a bit pricey. The price is perfectly priced and worth the overall experience.

This place is amazing. The moment you walk in, you can see the quality and freshness of the offerings in the cases. They have cuts of beef, pork, lamb and my favorite Mary's chickens (the best!) as well as bacon and breakfast sausage and chorizo. Nom nom nom. I wasn't planning on buying anything today, but walked out with blue cheese butter, 6 sausages and home made Bologna. I eyeballed the burger patties, roasts and the oxtails while visions of BBQ, braised and slow cooked meats danced in my head. I believe everything for sale is butchered onsite and what you see is what they have that day. They sell rubs, BBQ sauce and pickled peaches and veggies as accompaniments. They also have beef and chicken stock, as well as lard and tallow if you're in the market for such. The staff is knowledgable and friendly and the prices are reasonable for the small batch, home made, grass fed, chemical free meat products. I highly recommend if you're looking for high quality meats that are locally sourced.

Tomahawk!!!! That is allll. Mother of dragons is hands down the best spicy sausage ive ever had bonus points for the name!

I traveled to 5 stores (KP Market, Raley's, Safeway (2 locations), and Save Mart) and I was unable to find Korean-style short ribs (with bone in). The recipe I wanted to recreate for my in-laws required that cut of meat and I would not settle for using another cut. Thankfully, I decided to Google "butcher shops" in Sacramento and quickly found V. Miller Meats! It was meant to be. They had beautiful Korean-style short ribs (also known as flanken/kalbi cut) and lots of them! I highly recommend this butcher shop. I saw that they also make breakfast sandwiches and soups at the shop.

I came by V. Miller Meats on a Friday afternoon looking for some cuts of meat to grill at a barbecue with my neighbors later that evening. I was warmly greeted as soon as I walked into the shop and when I explained what I was looking for, the workers were extremely helpful in narrowing down some tasty options for me to choose from. I finally settled on Denver steak cuts of beef. They suggested a particular steak rub to marinate the meat in before cooking it. They even told me the best way to cook the meat which I found very helpful because I don't grill very often. Later that evening, after marinating the meat with the dry rub I purchased and cooking the steaks as they instructed, I was extremely satisfied with the taste and quality of the meat I purchased. They offer so many different cuts and types of meat (lamb, pork, beef, chicken). They also have a nice selection of dry rubs, sauces, spices, and other seasonings. I look forward to being a loyal customer at V. Miller Meats.

If you're looking for the meatiest beef ribs, stop playing around with grocery store meat-less ribs. Go to V Miller meats. The absolute largest beef ribs I have ever bbq'd. These will not disappoint. When I asked them how meaty they are, they would be shocked if I could eat more than one. And they were right! Just one and I am done! P.S. The customer service is excellent at this store!