47-05 Metropolitan Ave.
Ridgewood, NY, 11385 United States
(718) 417-3770
http://www.westernbeef.com
If you're looking for an elegant supermarket experience, better hit the trail for another store. Western Beef operates about two dozen 20 no-frills Western Beef supermarkets and five limited-assortment stores in New York and New Jersey. It also has has several stores in Florida. The stores sell mostly meats but also produce, groceries, and a limited selection of nonfood items. Western Beef caters to specific ethnic groups, mainly Hispanics, with hard-to-find specialty foods. The company also sells beef, pork, poultry, produce, and private-label groceries through a wholesale business in New York and New Jersey. The founding Castellana family owns Western Beef, which it took private in 1999.