Top Butcher Market

4.7
(156 reviews)
Last updated: May 23, 2025
Website
773-831-7200
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About The Business

Top Butcher Market is a full-service butcher shop located in Chicago, offering a range of high-quality meats, deli items, and prepared foods. The market focuses on providing fresh, responsibly sourced products to its customers.

Beyond its retail operations, Top Butcher Market hosts a variety of events, prominently featuring hands-on cooking and butchery classes. These sessions provide participants with practical skills and knowledge directly from the market’s experienced butchers and chefs.

The classes cover diverse topics, including detailed butchery techniques for different meats like pork, chicken, and lamb, as well as cooking methods such as pasta making, grilling, and preparing seafood. These events aim to educate and engage the community in the craft of cooking and meat preparation.

Location & Hours

Top Butcher Market

7128 W Grand Ave, Chicago, 60707

773-831-7200

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Hours
Mon
9AM-7PM
Tue
9AM-7PM
Wed
9AM-7PM
Thu
9AM-7PM
Fri
9AM-7PM
Sat
9AM-7PM
Sun
Closed

Additional Information

Class types:

Corporate events, Unspecified

Age groups:

Adults

Skill level:

All levels

Class themes:

Butchery, Pasta Making, BBQ/Grilling, Seafood

Class sizes:

Unspecified

Participation types:

Hands-on

Teacher credentials:

Professional Chef

Class types:

Cooking class

Class duration:

Single-sessions

BYOB allowed?

Not allowed

Top Butcher Market Reviews

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Avoid Gather & Forge – My Experience with Their Private Chef Services

September 12, 2025

I don’t usually write negative reviews, but I wanted to share my experience in case it helps someone else avoid the same mistake.

I hired Gather & Forge well in advance to provide a great private dining experience for guests I had flown in from across the country—two nights in a row. Both nights were a letdown.

The chef showed up 45 minutes to an hour late each night.

The food wasn’t hot. It came out lukewarm or even cool.

The quality of the meal didn’t justify the price. Honestly, I’d say the value was maybe 60% of what we paid.

I gave them plenty of chances to make it right, but they had no interest in doing so. As much as I think Brandon (the chef) worked hard, the overall service just didn’t live up to the cost or the expectations.

Bottom line: Gather & Forge is overpriced, underdelivers, and doesn’t seem to care about customer satisfaction. I really wanted this to be a great experience, but I would never use them again and highly discourage anyone from booking them for private chef services.

Clay

Fabulous venue for events & Italian cooking classes!

August 25, 2025

Our BYOB wine group had an amazing experience Saturday night at A Taste of Milan in the Southside with Chef Sidney and Katie! We learned how to make home made pasta and enjoyed her family recipes handed down from generations! Truly beyond 5 stars and it was a magical evening! Thank you Sidney and Katie

Kim Marie Angiulli