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The Meat department sign on the back wall at Irricana Family Foods, with the weekly specials board below it.

Department

Meat, cut and wrapped in store

The Meat department runs along the back wall. Beef, pork and chicken are cut, trayed and wrapped on site rather than arriving in a sealed case from a distribution centre, which is the difference you notice when you want three thick chops instead of four thin ones.

The counter and the case

Steaks — ribeye, sirloin, and the cuts in between — sit alongside roasts, ground beef, pork chops, chicken breasts and whole birds. Fresh sausage, smokies and wieners are in the same run, and the deli case a few steps away carries the sliced and cured side of things.

Ground beef is done in store, which is why it's usually the item people come back for. Family-size packs are put up as well as the smaller trays.

Watch the specials board

There's a specials board on the wall beside the department with the week's meat prices on it. It changes weekly, so it's the one thing on this site that would be out of date the moment it was published — you'll find it in the store, and the staff will tell you what's on it over the phone.

Seafood is packaged and frozen rather than a wet counter: fillets, shrimp and the like are in the freezer run, with canned tuna, salmon and other canned seafood down aisle 4.

In the meat department

  • Ribeye, sirloin and other steaks
  • Lean ground beef, ground in store
  • Bone-in and boneless pork chops
  • Chicken breasts and whole chickens
  • Fresh pork sausage, smokies and wieners
  • Frozen fish fillets and shrimp

Stock varies week to week. This is what the store reliably carries, not a live inventory.

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Questions

Meat & Seafood — your questions

Is the meat cut in store?

Yes. Beef, pork and chicken are cut, trayed and wrapped on site, and the ground beef is ground in store.

Is there a fresh seafood counter?

No wet counter. Seafood is packaged — frozen fillets and shrimp in the freezer run, and canned tuna, salmon and seafood in aisle 4.

Where can I see the meat specials?

On the board beside the meat wall in store. Prices change weekly so they aren't published here — call (403) 935-5555 and someone will read you what's up this week.

Can I ask for a cut a particular way?

Ask in the department. Whether a specific request can be filled depends on what's in that day, which is exactly the kind of thing worth a phone call first.

Is meat from a butcher counter better than pre-packed?

It's fresher on average and cut to order, so you get the thickness and portion you actually want rather than what fits a tray. Quality still comes down to the cut and the supplier.

How long does fresh meat last in the fridge?

Ground beef and sausage one to two days, steaks, chops and roasts three to five, and chicken one to two. Keep it on the bottom shelf so nothing drips onto anything else.

Can the meat department cut or grind something to order?

Ask in the department. What can be done on a given day depends on what's in, which is exactly the sort of thing worth a phone call before you drive over.

Is the meat halal?

No halal certification has been confirmed for this store, so nothing here claims it. Please ask in the meat department directly rather than relying on this website.

Department

Worth a phone call before the drive

Someone in the store can check a shelf faster than any website can tell you what's on it.

Talk to us

(403) 935-5555Irricanaff3051@gmail.com

Ask for Ravindra Patel for anything to do with the business itself. Store hours aren't published on this site yet — please confirm by phone.