Where can I get cheap, shitty steak?

Submitted by Negative-Wall-7246 t3_11dyx7c in boston

I'm new to Boston (and the US in general). I'm a European exchange student barely getting by with a stipend but I fucking love steak. I have no car and the public transport is abysmal so I can't go outside of town to buy food in bulk (I hear Costco is like that). I learnt all about the grading system here but I cannot seem to find select/ungraded beef online. I really like ribeyes and I don't care about the grade.

Where can I get the cheapest ribeye in Boston? I'm talking slightly above dog food levels. Bulk is fine, I can freeze up to around 10 lbs.

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EPICANDY0131 t1_jablr3b wrote

Tag a friend with a Costco membership one weekend and go wild

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ilikesaltedpopcorn t1_jabp3uz wrote

Download the Star market app where they have weekly deals — when meat goes on sale and you use those digital coupons, the steaks and meat deals are out of this world.

I got three steaks for $10 before and once, a chunk of beef for $11. Made roast beef that lasted me an entire week, man.

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Salty-Ad-4747 t1_jabzvlb wrote

Market basket

Check out there prices on everything it's amazing

They have brand names with inexpensive prices.

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reddiwip t1_jac1yb5 wrote

Go to Fins Japanese Restaurant (there are a couple, one in Beacon Hill). Order their steak teppanaki, it’s grilled and comes with bowl of rice and veggies. Under $20. Or a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown and order their iron steak. It will be well-priced.

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ratbas t1_jac5mes wrote

There's a few China buffets that do steak on the weekends.

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jazzdrums1979 t1_jac81te wrote

Local carnivore here… sous vide is your friend. You can buy chuck roasts at Market Basket for $5/lbs. Sous vide at 131 degrees for 18-24 hours and sear in cast iron with clarified butter. Poor man’s ribeye, nice and tender.

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gdfzwzky t1_jacffvo wrote

I sell steaks on the side of neponset circle out of the trunk of my taurus look for me im wearing a minions hat

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BradDaddyStevens t1_jacggl9 wrote

I know this isn’t the answer to your question, but one thing you should really keep an eye out for while you’re still here is steak tips - either in a store or at restaurants.

AFAIK they’re a local-ish thing and are generally a cheap way to enjoy steak. And even on top of that, because they’re generally fairly tough cuts of meat, lots of places have unique ways of marinating/tenderizing them.

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677536543 t1_jachna3 wrote

Call City Wok and order the City Beef.

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PrettyTogether108 t1_jacnhx2 wrote

Take the Orange Line to Wellington Center. Take the free shuttle to Encore casino. Cross the little pedestrian bridge into the mall where the Costco resides.

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RogueInteger t1_jacu5ps wrote

Lambert's butcher counter has good prices.

Roxy's in Quincy is lesser expensive.

Costco is dope if you have a vacuum sealer and a freezer.

You can go big and buy a half cow. Then you definitely need a freezer.

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