Joseph's Finest Meats

Since 1977, Joseph’s Finest Meats is Chicago’s best old-fashioned neighborhood butcher shop. From our USDA Prime dry-aged steaks to our homemade Italian Beef and Sausages, Joseph’s takes great pride in serving only the highest quality meats and poultry; always fresh and never treated with preservatives or food dyes. Our commitment to the art of meat cutting, sausage making and friendly, knowledgable service makes us a cut above the rest.

When Joseph Camarda came to Chicago from Sicily in 1952, his American dream was to open his own business. Coming from a family with a long tradition in the food industry, Joseph decided to learn the butchering trade. After years of working in the trade, Joseph was inspired to follow his vision of creating an old-fashioned butcher shop with a bit of Italian flare. Even though the meat industry was moving quickly toward the big supermarket chains, Joseph believed that people still valued high quality meats with high quality professional butchers. In 1977, Joseph risked it all and finally opened Joseph’s Finest Meats. Over 4 decades later, Joseph’s Finest Meats is still the place to go to in Chicago if you’re looking for the best meats with real butchers behind the counter to service you.

Joseph C.
Business Owner
Joseph Camarda, owner and founder of Joseph’s Finest Meats, started the business from his love of high quality meats and his desire to offer only the highest quality knowledgeable service. Joseph passed his knowledge of the butchering trade to his son, Ben, who is now manager and master butcher of Joseph’s Finest Meats.