History

Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors has a lifelong history of serving New York City and the surrounding area. We are proud to have flourished for three generations, and our company has been located in the heart of Manhattan for over 90 years. We service restaurants, hotels, banquet facilities, and retail outlets with a full line of meat, poultry and associated items. Our customers include many of New York's most exclusive users, so we are accustomed to providing the most demanding service and product possible. It is what this company was built on.

Being family-owned and -operated for our entire existence has enabled us to maintain consistency, and our customers are habitual. We are federally inspected by the USDA, which means that agents have an office in our building, and are hands-on in ensuring that all of our products meet the most stringent and most updated guidelines. This is a priceless endeavor that should not be overlooked.

The first Pat LaFrieda in our Bleecker Street shop

Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors has a portion program in which we custom-cut to customer specifications, for no additional charge. Our butchers begin the night before each business day so that your order is processed and ready to ship by 5:30 AM the next morning. All product is hand-selected to our customers' specifications, and our deliveries are made Monday through Friday.

Being direct distributors of our products makes us competitively priced, and we carry over 500 items, so we are sure to have the specific cuts that you are looking for. As we're located in the heart of New York City, we ensure great service, and since the restaurants have specific scheduling needs, we offer late deliveries as well. If we are contacted before 3:00 PM, you will have the product the same day.

Due to the ever-expanding growth of the company, LaFrieda Meats moved to North Bergen, New Jersey, right outside the Lincoln Tunnel, in the spring of 2010. But Pat promises that it will keep the neighborhood quality and charm people expect from a product that boasts the LaFrieda name.