Alvarez Food Mart

Great meat market!!! There's always been a little controversy in our family about Dziuk's meat market, or the old Nester's Market (now closed). We were told that one of Nester's old employees now had Alvarez Meat Market, so we decided to swing by.

We met Bobby, the owner, who actually did work at Nester's as a young man. He indicated that his sausage was essentially the same flavor as Nester's, and he wasn't kidding. Bobby was kind enough to give us a very large sample of his dried sausage, along with some cheese. Jess even came out and offered crackers to go along with everything!

It was a no brainer at that point to load up on both dried sausage, as well as "ready to cook".

I know that next time we're in Hondo, we'll be stopping by.

As for Alvarez vs Dziuk's? I can't pick one over the other, they're both fantastic!

As a newcomer to south central Texas, I get that parisa is a thing. And, I like parisa. But, on a tip from a kid in the meat section at HEB, we went to Alvarez and got *their* parisa. Now, I understand.

The best country sausage in Texas

Great family owned place !

Great Customer Service Friendly Environment
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