Violante & Son ~ Butcher, Deli And Specialties 452 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

"Wonderful local butcher. A bit pricey but completely worth it. Best meat i have had in a long time."

"Been going here at least once a week for a sandwich during my lunch breaks over the last 2 years. I’ve tried pretty much everyone on their menu and I’ve loved almost everyone of them. Fantastic sandwiches, good price, do yourself a favor and order some next time you’re around."

"Great location: near the Caldwells, Verona, C.G. and Mtclr. - plenty of parking - located in a mini-strip mall. Family owned, not a chain. Excellent service. I picked up 3 items for Super Bowl: a pinwheel rope sausage “Geno’s blend”, a bacon strip cross-hatched 3 lb Filet Mignon roast, which actually looks like a small football (good for 5 ppl), and a few ovals of Burrata cheese. The cheese was slightly off my wife noticed slight sourness. It didn’t bother me, I ate all the rest but she is extremely picky. I guess it could have been a little fresher but considering how busy they must have been leading up to SB, I can’t lay blame. Mistakes happen once in a while and I allow for that. Onto the beef! I’ve had their Filet Roasts a few times and they are incredible. Like velvet. This is a very easy cut to cook and not mess-up, make SURE to use a meat thermometer. The bacon cross hatch looked amazing and kept the roast nice and moist. It looked like a little football! I cooked that on my pellet grill so I got some nice smoke flavor in there. Cooked at 275 degrees for 2 hours, lid down, then cranked it up to 350 for about 25 minutes lid down, pulled it off when internal temp reached 135. Let it sit. Then I threw the Geno’s pinwheel in a regular frying pan, no oil, right back on the grill, lowered temp back to 275, lid down and pulled it off after 45 minutes. I didn’t want it to crack open and dry out with all the fat running out and that didn’t happen. That’s how to ruin a rope sausage. It tasted fantastic, still juicy,I love the smoke the pellet grill adds to meats, it’s not overbearing. The picture is my midnight snack: I chopped up some onions and peppers, sautéed for about 7 mins, added a little seasoning and then chunks of the filet for another 5 minutes. Incredible. Go try V. & Sons out if you haven’t yet, product quality is top notch."

"This place is AWESOME! We had an Italian feast to go to and I wanted to bring something that they only make in the town in Italy. Anthony went Above And Beyond to make it! Tremendous customer service, amazing quality and flavor of the food! We had people stopping by to try them they were so good. I HIGHLY recommend Violante & Son for any meat, cheese, or Italian specialty you could ever want. We will be lifelong customers!"