| Location |
| In the Harold Cole Facility Building "C" |
| directly south of Meyer Hall across La Rue Road. |
| Entrance to the lab is from the |
| southeast end near the loading dock. |
| Hours |
| Open Thurs & Friday 1:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
| Phone |
| (530)752-7410 |
| Payment Methods |
| Cash and Check |
| Website |
![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small} http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/facilities/meat.htm |
The campus Meat Lab sells a variety of high quality meats for fantastic prices. If you're planning on having a BBQ, or just need some meat, the Meat Lab is far superior to any other meat vendor in Davis, in terms of both quality and price. Unless you're looking for some specialty meat or fish in which case I would recommend the Nugget.
Most of the meat comes from university livestock which is slaughtered on campus. However, the demand for some beef products is so high that some of it is imported. The beef is all natural, grain fed and the pork is not injected with hormones. If you ever want specifics, you can ask the meat lab manager who can tell you everything you want to know.
The Meat Lab's prices change every so often and are available on the bottom of the Meat Lab's website.
Their Chips and Beer sausage is delicious. They have a variety of sausages that rotate from time to time. They have also had flats of Chicken or Quail eggs (around 30) for two dollars.
They rarely have everything on their list at all times, so its best to call ahead to check if you are looking for a specific cut. During the winter, they seldom have a call for lamb and don't carry it.
Directions
From 113, Exit Hutchison and head East. Turn right (South) on to La Rue Road. After the road curves, look for a blue sign that says "Putah Creek Lodge" and turn right. Turn left at the yellow sign that says "Meat Science Laboratory." At the end of the white fence, turn left onto the gravel parking area and head for the Northeast corner. There is very limited parking available.
Media
* MyCattle.com — Article in 2004 about the Lab.
Comments:
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2006-04-10 19:38:28 Does anyone know if the meat from the meat lab is organic? Not a big deal for me, but one of my roommates wants to know. - ZacMorris
2006-04-11 12:04:47 I don't think that the campus raises organic meat, so no. —AllisonEriksen
2006-05-05 22:07:24 I'm not sure about this either, but if you're looking for "organic" = humane, I'm sure they're pretty good about it. —JulieEickhof
2006-09-29 12:35:23 The sausages are consistently great tasting and their smoked dog bones are to die for [or so say the dogs]! —AlphaDog
2006-09-29 18:44:22 Get some flank steak, marinate with lime and cumin and make some fajitas tonight! —JabberWokky
2007-02-02 16:15:19 their ground beef has a LOT of fat in it. otherwise great place. just got a nice tri tip to barbecue for the superbowl. —JoshBurkart
2007-05-08 18:39:40 Damn! yet another thing the wiki has taught me, I've got to hit this place up and BBQ —StevenDaubert
2007-08-13 15:41:18 I don't know what the precise definition of organic food is, but the article directly above does say "The beef is all natural, grain fed and the pork is not injected with hormones." Call them if you want to know more, there's a phone number and website listed above. —PhilSpear
2007-08-17 18:28:59 Just went there today to pick up some meat. I asked for 2 pounds of sirloin and they gave me a huge slab of meat (my gf told me they do the large cuts so it's up to me to cut them up smaller at home). +MEAT!!! +Large selection +Reasonable prices -No large signs, hard to find unless you're looking at the map. —atwong
2007-08-24 11:46:30 If you got in the morning, you can get some sweet eggs, but they said the supply is limited. —HakonHope
2007-11-25 20:42:14 I love the meat lab. Last Christmas I brought home their marinated tri-tip for only $5 a pound. It was the leanest beef I have ever had and it was a huge hit with my family —DonGibson
2008-07-18 22:09:43 With the price of eggs going up at the grocery store, paying $2.50 for 25 is a great deal. Tip: Bring 2 old 12-egg cartons, if you are biking home. The paper crates they provide are really flimsy.(The shells on some of the eggs are really thin.) —AmyTrinh
