Comes to meats, I like the smaller shops with higher quality meats and service. Yes, you pay a bit more, but the difference in both are so noticeable. The Kroger (King Soopers), Safeway, and Walmart wars will always be, but none of them can really compare to the smaller more personalized service and quality of the smaller shops when it comes to red meats, in my opinion here in Denver. 


A lot of the Orthodox Jewish people have to turn to places like Chicago for their meats, it's where they have a much greater selection in the upper quality kosher meats. Denver today has very few full service kosher butchers, to hear the older Jewish folks lament what used to be. I used to love working for them however, they have a holiday where they empty all the food from their homes, better yet, one where the children used to light up cigarettes although I never witnessed that.  


Comes to meats, it pays in my opinion to be a bit more selective. The large chains are often a hit and miss on quality.