Patton’s Meat Market brings quality to holiday & year round cooking
During the holidays everyone can get so busy shopping, attending parties, decorating, tree trimming, attending holiday pageants and programs, all in addition to their everyday activities along with work and school. We often forget it is also an important time of the year to spend with family and friends around the dinner table for a good meal and some old-fashioned, face-to-face communication.
Parker Patton, owner and head meat cutter of Patton’s Meat Market in Duluth, said the dinner table affords you the opportunity to get closer to your family and friends.
“A great meal leads to great discussions,” he said. “And if you’re the chef for the night, there’s no better feeling than putting that turkey down on the table and hearing your family ‘ooh-and-ah.’”
Patton’s Meat Market was opened by Forrest Patton in 1986, opening the first location of the business in Lilburn. Forrest’s son, Parker Patton, began learning the cuts, customs and etiquette of the meat market business at the age of 13 and by the age of 20 he jumped into the family business wholeheartedly.
Patton mentioned that meat markets are a rare thing nowadays and said they started the business to give customers a chance to experience something that has died out over the years; superb customer service, custom cuts and unrivaled food quality.
After learning from the best, Patton opened his own location in 1994 in the now thriving and bustling community of Duluth, where the Patton family continues to serve customers adhering to their original goal of Patton’s, ‘provide the best quality for the best price or close shop.’
Patton said what makes their meats unique, is they have competitive prices for meats that exceed the quality of competitors.
“We want our customers to feel comfort in knowing that the meat they are serving to their family or guests is the best around,” he said. “In addition, all of our meat is all natural.”
Patton stressed that the chicken is purchased from a local poultry farm that doesn’t use hormones that tend to make the chickens bigger than normal. And while chickens at Patton’s may appear to be a bit smaller in size, they are bigger where it counts – taste!
They also cut and grind selections with the meats fresh on a daily basis while providing top-quality customer service.
“It’s always rewarding to see the look on a customer’s face after you cut up a beef tenderloin exactly to their specifications,” he said. “That’s what we strive for every day at Patton’s; to provide the customers with an experience they won’t get anywhere else in metro Atlanta. We’ll give you cooking suggestions as well as recommend seasons and sauces to make your meal perfect.”
Many different specialty items are offered in the meat market including sausages, made in the shop with a blend of spices not available at your local grocer. Then there’s Angelo’s Italian sausage, what Patton referred to as a proving example of the uniqueness of our specialty items.
“A close friend of ours of Italian descent was raised in Buffalo, N.Y. and has perfected the art of making the ‘finest Italian sausage money can buy,’” Patton said. “Since 1997, together we’ve been hand making this time-honored recipe, and not by coincidence it is our best selling sausage.”
The market also offers custom dry-rubs, barbeque sauces and salad dressings only available at Patton’s and specialty items such as split-marinated whole chicken, scallop kebabs, seafood cakes and more.
Patton’s also carries the best offerings in fresh produce to ensure your family will have a balanced meal.
So gather your family and friends together at the dinner table for meals during the holidays. But remember it doesn’t take a holiday to bring your family and friends to the table – just good food and good conversation started any day of the week!
Patton’s Turkey Dinner
For a traditional holiday turkey dinner, Patton’s turkeys are all-natural, free-range turkeys from Tanglewood Farms in North Carolina and are ordered to your exact specification. Patton said they have the size you requested on the exact day you requested, fresh and never frozen.
For a New Holiday Tradition Try the Turducken
If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, then heed John Madden’s advice and purchase one of our delicious Turduckens, a de-boned turkey that has been stuffed with de-boned duck, de-boned chicken and Cajun stuffing. Patton’s has the traditional cornbread and rice as well as the shrimp and crawfish varieties.
Never cooked one before? The supplier, Poche’s, provides precise directions that come with each delicious Turducken. Just follow the steps and treat your family to an unbelievable Cajun delicacy.
Other Traditional Holiday Meals
More traditional cuts are available during this time of year including crown pork roasts and prime rib roast. At Patton’s, it can be ordered bone-in or boneless and cut to your exact request, including “French cut” a roast or tie up a beef tenderloin.
“We value the benefits you and your family gain from having a meal together and we strive to make yours as enjoyable as possible.” Parker Patton, owner and head meat Cutter at Patton’s Meat Market, Duluth.
The market also offers custom dry-rubs, barbeque sauces and salad dressings only available at Patton’s.
Patton’s Meat Market
3931 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Duluth, GA 30096
770-495-0077
pattonsmeatmarket.com
