Iowa Meat Farms

Iowa Meat Farms and Siesel’s Old Fashioned Meats offer 300 various cuts of beef, Berkshire pork, free-range poultry, veal and lamb as well as fresh seafood and wild game. From hand-selected USDA Prime and Choice Midwestern beef to whole pigs, lambs and even rarer gems including alligator, rabbit, pheasant, wild boar, antelope, ostrich, venison, elk and American Style Kobe Beef– patrons will find one of the widest and most diverse selections of exotic meats available in San Diego. Both venues further substantiate their status as « local gems » by offering unique amenities including an on-premise dry aging program–as well as a smoke house at Siesel’s producing bacon, hams and sausages. Also adding to the allure of Siesel’s is a full-service deli featuring all the freshness and quality of their vaunted meat counter.

Established in 1982.
Winners of « Best Meat Shop from San Diego Magazine and the San Diego Reader, Siesel’s Old Fashioned Meats and Iowa Meat Farms have offered the utmost in quality meats, poultry, game and accompanying ingredients, condiments and beverages for a combined 71 years. Natives of Sioux City, Iowa, the Cohn family opened Iowa Meat Farms in 1982. Their objective was to offer San Diego the same quality meats they had known in their heartland home. Success was immediate as Midwesterners flocked to their Mission Gorge location. Marv Siesel established Siesel’s Old-Fashioned Meats & Deli in Bay Park in 1968. Born and raised in the meat business in Ohio, Marv’s reputation for both quality and service was unsurpassed. Upon his retirement, the natural successor to his legacy was Iowa Meat Farms. Marv passed the baton to the Cohn family in 2003.