Rusty's Meat Market

"We've been to a few butcher shops in the Chattanooga Metro and this is by far our favorite. Family owned with an old school butcher shop vibe. Everyone who works here is friendly and always happy to help in any way they can. Meats are always fresh. We buy in bulk and freeze most but have never had issues with anything turning before expected. Highly recommended!"

"Rusty meats have always been really good and fair priced. But we bought over $200.00 of meat in June most was frozen because it was a package. The hamburger we lay out to cook by the next day "in the fridge" the meat already lost color. The pork chops "after being thawed out" doesn't smell right. And isn't the right color either. Out of this whole package the only thing so far that's been good with color and taste is the chicken that was already from Tyson in a bag and they're roast. I've shopped here for years on years and never had this poor quality of meat. I do not appreciate paying out that much money and every packet of me that I pull out has to be cooked within the first 12 to 14 hours of being thawed out. It's almost like the meat was going bad and they froze it real fast and that's how we got our package. Always gave five stars in highly recommended. But now I would not recommend this for you if you're feeding your family for more than a night off of this meat. If I can't offer it to you fresh don't purchase it."

"I have been going to Rustys for many years. I moved away for a while but they were literally the first store I went to when I moved back. They are always willing to cut meat anyway you ask. They always tell you exactly when the meat you're looking for will be in. They always, have great prices. I love the Chuck roasts & ground meat. It is so much better than the grocery stores, which I don't like shopping at for anything if I don't have to anymore. My buddy Tim has moved on & no longer works there so I really miss him but wish him the best in his new career. I'll continue to shop at Rustys. They're very good people there. Such a wide selection of meats, frozen foods & marinades/sauces too. Edit* they also have organ meats that are hard to find at your grocery stores as well as bones to use for broths or even your pets."

"I've been going to Rusty's since I was a child with my parents. I've purchased hamburger meat, steaks, bacon, sausage and chicken for years. Susie was friendly and kind. She made you feel like She was glad you were there. She kept Rusty's in great shape. I've purchased hamburger meat so many times and placed it directly into my fridge and never had an issue cooking it the next day. It always was as fresh as the day I bought it. Not anymore. I purchased hamburger meat yesterday and immediately put in the fridge to cook for my family today. The meat was already bad. I called and the lady that runs it now offered for me to bring it back to replace if I did it before they closed that day. It was already going on 5 and I had been moving things all day and was too tired to rush down there even though I live close. I offered to send a picture of the meat still in their bag and their wrapping but she didn't want that. Her Customer service skills are lacking. It was around $17.00 but because of how she treated me she's going to lose me as a customer. I've never complained to them before. I've never had to but the hundreds of dollars I spend there can and will be spent somewhere else. She should have said "Absolutely, send me the picture by text and as long as I can see the receipt date and meat we will make it right next week when you come in again. A picture is worth a thousand words, which I feel like I've written that many here. It's disappointing how it was handled when their product was not up to usual standards and she acting like I should have ran right down there right then or forget it. I won't go back. I can give my money to another butcher and get fresh hamburger meat. She advised me it begins to turn bad the same day if you don't cook it but I've bought it hundreds of times from them and it was fine the very next day. So long Rusty's it's a shame it's not ran like it used to be. Hope she learns how to appreciate her customers better, especially when they spend hundreds or more of dollars and have never done anything but support them as a family business. When she needs help with a bad product I hope people treat her better than she treated me today."

"Each Christmas I ask for the BIGGEST HAM they can get. Rusty’s ALWAYS comes through! The ham is ALWAYS DELICIOUS!!! The staff has been so helpful, knowledgeable and kind. Highly recommend!!!!"