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The Tour

Posted by Stage House Somerset2:35Posted 2017

Vinnie Sr. walks you through the shop. Start here. By the end you'll know where the counter is and what you want from it.

Looking down into the prime case: bone-in rib steaks fanned in a row, filet mignon and oyster cut London broil, with kale and green trim between the trays.

On the news

Frame from the CBS New York segment: the neon John's Meat Market sign over the green awning by day.

Shop Local Saturday

CBS New York3:32September 3, 2022

CBS2's John Elliott comes by. The hand-sliced bacon gets its moment.

The rest of the reel

Longest one's last. You've been warned.

Frame from the News 12 segment: a man in glasses and a white coat at the counter, the shop's shelves and photos behind him.

On News 12

News 12 New Jersey2:14Posted 2016

A News 12 New Jersey segment from inside the shop.

Prime Meat From John's

Posted by John Mandel0:402016

Forty seconds. Prime meat. That's the whole plot.

Frame from the video: the John's Meat Market sign and green awning reading Serving satisfied customers since 1939.

Vinnie from John's

Posted by John Mandel0:422016

Forty-two seconds. Don't blink.

White tray of thick rib eye steaks tucked with curly kale, a large cleaver resting on top.

Jets Fans at John's

Posted by John Mandel1:152016

Jets fans in a butcher shop. At least the meat came through.

A hand-written sign taped to a collection jar of dollar bills: Buy a Veteran a Burger, for previously homeless veterans.

Buy a Vet a Burger

Posted by Peabody Companies4:342016

It started as a collection at John's, for a barbecue for the veterans at Valley Brook Village. There was a jar at the shop in May 2022.

Frame from the video: steaks, chopped meat and sausages on trays in the case.

The Traveling Meat Man

Posted by Leon Wildberger13:172016

He travels. He visits meat markets. He got to ours and made thirteen minutes of it.

Frame from the video: a man in a checked shirt putting on a white butcher's coat, an 80 Years plaque on the wall behind him.

The 80th

Posted by Culture Estate20:212019

Made for the eightieth. Twenty minutes, or about fifteen seconds a year.

Two wood-grain case tags: USDA Prime Dry-Aged Filet Mignon and USDA Prime Dry-Aged Oyster Cut London Broil.

Taste of Our Town

Posted by SPTV27:072011 episode, posted 2026

Scotch Plains local access, episode six. The long one. Make a sandwich first.

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