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THE BLIND TIGER BUTCHER SHOP
The Blind Tiger Butcher Shop in Pass Christian is giving home cooks an opportunity to buy the same fresh seafood that this restaurant group’s chefs prepare. The restaurant group includes two locations of The Blind Tiger and two locations of Marina Cantina. The Butcher shop also offers beef and poultry and some chef-prepared foods. Local pick up is available between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for orders placed before 2 p.m. on the day prior. Shoppers can order online.
“Butcher shops are coming back because people want to know their butcher and where their meat comes from,” says the restaurant group’s corporate chef Chris Scivally, who also manages the butcher shop. “We can prepare something special for you – maybe chateaubriand for a holiday dinner – that you can then take home and roast.”
The shop does production work for the company’s restaurants working with general managers and kitchen managers that Scivally says helps maintain food consistency.
“The Pass Christian community has few options so we decided to offer retail items that include prime rib, ribeyes, strips, filets, pork chops stuffed with boudin and local seafood,” Scivally said. “We are bringing in as many local products as we can.”
They’ve also added some grocery items such as dried beans, seasonings, oils, hot sauce and fish fry, along with grab-and-go foods such as smoked tuna dip, ready-to-roast vegetables and specials. Recent specials included chicken tortilla soup, chicken gumbo, redfish and 8-ounce tuna steaks. The smoked tuna dip is the most popular prepared food and the meats sell equally.
Another popular grab-and-go item is the smash burger that’s for sale five days a week. “That’s also a food trend these days,” Scivally says. “It’s ground filet and ribeye steak that’s a byproduct of us cutting our meat. The burger is smashed to order.”
Additionally, the TBT Butcher Shop fills orders from shoppers in Meridian, Batesville and Starkville that are delivered to local pick-up locations once a week.
Hours: Wed-Sat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Sun, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 102 East Beach Blvd., Pass Christian | 228.493.6050 | www.tbtbutchershop.com
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