It gives me no pleasure to report that one of SLC’s finest has announced its upcoming closure. Over on Instagram today, Beltex Meats confirmed December 23rd would be the last day of business for the award-winning butcher. The post reads:
“Over 10 years ago, we set out to open a small butcher shop with big passion right here in Salt Lake City. Our goal was simple: to show people just how incredible locally raised meats in Utah can be. Thanks to an immense amount of hard work and the amazing support we’ve received over the years, we’ve been able to accomplish incredible things in this little building in the Liberty Wells neighborhood. I could never have done this alone. Our incredible employees, ranchers, farmers, growers of all kinds, and of course, our customers have made this place truly special in our city.
Now, the time has come for Beltex Meats to say goodbye. We’ll be open through the holiday season, but it will be our last. We look forward to serving you and your families one last time over these final months. At 4pm on December 23rd, we will close our doors.
We cannot thank you enough, our loyal customers, for all the love and support you’ve shown us throughout the years!.”
The news surely comes as as a huge shock and disappointment to many in the local food community, yours included. It’s a gigantic understatement to say the boutique butcher redefined the local market with their opening a decade ago. Owner Philip Grubisa’s commitment to sourcing (with a focus on heritage breeds, pasture-raised, antibiotic/hormone/GMO-free) was unmatched and remains so, no one comes close to what Beltex offers in SLC. The awards for their work naturally piled up – with many a local food name having also spent time behind the butcher block here.
The closure at the end of the year means you still have two more opportunities to grab their in-house brined turkey this Thanksgiving, and Christmas – quite simply the best I’ve ever tasted. The same goes for their range of in-house charcuterie, which over the years scooped gold at the prestigious Good Food Awards; going head to head with some of the biggest centuries-old names in the biz.
Make no mistake, the loss of Beltex will be a big one and will leave a local hole that as far as I can see – won’t easily be filled anytime soon. In their own inimitable words, be sure to “get some” before that fateful December 23rd date beckons.
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Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you! I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC. I’m a multiple-award winning journalist and have written in myopic detail about the Salt Lake City dining scene for the better part of seventeen years.
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