Alpine Meats and Deli opened in 1980 and is run in the German tradition, by butchers with German training who speak the language. Most of what is in the cases is made on site the old-fashioned way, without unnatural preservatives: bratwurst, knackwurst, weisswurst, bauernwurst, kielbasa, landjäger and solinger (smoked, dried sausages), liverwurst, teewurst and more, much of it from the shop's two smokehouses. Leberkäse is baked fresh every morning, and the shop smokes its own cheeses and salmon. Bone-in beef hangs on hooks in a side cooler to age before it is cut to order, and beef, lamb and veal come in as whole pieces. The deli makes sandwiches, soups and salads, including German potato salad, and more than a room is given over to imported German foods. The shop also does custom butchering and wild game processing.
What’s here
- Made here
- Wursts and sausages: bratwurst, knackwurst, weisswurst, bauernwurst, kielbasa, Italian and breakfast sausage, hot dogs · Smoked, dried landjäger and solinger, cervelat and other cold cuts from two on-site smokehouses · Leberkäse (veal loaf) baked fresh every morning · Smoked cheeses (American, cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss) and smoked salmon · Fleisch salat (ham salad), German potato salad and other salads · Soups, meatballs, meatloaf, chicken cordon bleu and maultaschen · Bone-in steaks and roasts from hanging, air-dried beef, cut to order
- Sold here from other producers
- Imported German groceries: chocolates, marzipan, cookies, breads, sauerkraut, mustards, spätzle, coffee · Pheasants, ducks, turkeys and quail; whole pigs for roasting · Lamb and veal
- Served here
- Deli sandwiches and hot soup to go
This season
Open year-round. A daily soup is made September through May, herring salad is made for Christmas week, and holiday kielbasa and liquor-filled German chocolates come in for the holidays. Turkeys, ducks and pheasants are stocked, but no Thanksgiving order deadline is posted; call (908) 362-8568.
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