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Antonelli Poultry Co
Category: Food Specialty Food Meat Shops Meat Shops [Edit]
62 De Pasquale AveProvidence, RI 02903
Neighborhood: Federal Hill
(401) 421-8739
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 9 am - 5 pm
Sat 8 am - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Antonelli Poultry Co
6 reviews in English
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Review from DOLLY A.
Cranston, RI
2/4/2011
The freshest chicken in Providence. Slaughtered on spot. The chicken in front part of store on ice is just as fresh but I always go to back and pick what I need. Prices are same as most Super markets and it tastes so much better fresh. Most people in the city and even the country do not eat chicken that has been killed the same day or for that matter hours.
I have been going since it was run by the original Italian family, it is now owned by a Spanish family. They will cut it the way you want, all same price per lb.
When I was young my father and grandfather would buy about 5-15 live ones at a time and we had a small coop in garage, my grandfather would feed them his special Sicilian chicken mystery mix of grains oils, black molasses and??, for a few weeks and do his own butchering.
When it was the original family my grandfather would supply the owner with Sin-ya-deen? mushrooms (hen of forest) as well as brown oak and yellow oak mushrooms when in season. Back then and even now to most "old school" Italians, and chefs these wild mushrooms are like gold.
My Papa would trade mushrooms for chicken but also guinea hens, which he liked the most. They have a stronger taste that many people love or hate.
Try one with some wild mushrooms in late summer early fall or with a rabbit. Or buy a big old fatty chicken and make the freshest Italian chicken cacciatore in town or my personal favorite marinated then broasted fried chicken in a pressure fryer.
You really can tell the difference from fresh and Supermarket "fresh". -
Review from Chester C.
Cranston, RI
5/9/2012
I ordered the live young female chicken, but they gave me the froze chicken instead of the live. I double check with the cashier girl, she told me that was my order. I didn't check the chicken b/c I was in a hurry. The steamed live chx should have the yellowish color, but after I steamed this chx, I notice the white color: https://www.dropbox.co...
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Review from B K.
Winthrop, MA
6/24/2007
Butcher Shop.
Wide range of fresh meats to choose from. Friendly service at the counter.
I searched the city for fresh Rabbit, and this was the only place I found that has rabbit meat. Fresh.
Notice the word "Fresh" being used alot. Understand? -
Review from Brian N.
3/13/2010
There's nothing like this in Providence. In fact, there's nothing like this in any of the big cities even. Well...maybe there's one in every Chinatown but you'd find it hard to communicate what you want to them. These people however are used to dealing with Americans and so you stand a chance of getting what you want...
What is it that you want at this place? Live poultry. Chickens, rabbits, ducks, geese, etc. If you don't want them live, they will be more than happy to dress the animal for you. Feathered, chopped up, and gizzards left in the bag for you. FRESH and WARM.
Even if you don't buy anything, this is a place to go see. I think everyone should know the face of their meat and how it gets prepared. It provides a greater respect for the process of sacrifice. I think it's better when you buy an animal live and do it yourself, but there's vicarious experience to be gained here by just watching. Alternatively, the entire ordeal is a spectacle. Look out for the washing machine-type/centrifuge device used to spin off all the feathers of the dead bird.
For those looking for Silkies, this is the place to get them. Silkies are a black-skinned chicken often used in medicinal Chinese broths. They carry everything here. It's worth your time to check it out, though it does get a little bit dirty and smelly in the back...then again...what do you expect? If you're expecting clean white tile floor lining a room that smells of spring daisies, you ought to be a vegetarian.
Bottom line: Check it out...at least once. -
Review from Orlando R.
North Providence, RI
2/22/2010 1 photo
Yes sir, I'd have to agree top knotch with the two guys below me. Antonelli's is THE place to go for wicked fresh poultry. You just can't get any fresher than here.
I remember coming here as a young kid with my grandfather and he had bought chicken. I was shocked to witness "fresh" chickens in the back room being made right there in front of you. Antonelli makes their poultry right there on the spot which is the reason why they're the best. Not so much for other guys who just import from unknown warehouses/butcher places -- Antonelli get's everything themselves.
My mother usually gets poultry here on her own so I haven't been in there in ages, but the meat is always fresh no matter what.
FIVE stars for the classic "sharp edge" Antonelli! -
Review from Richie R.
Philadelphia, PA
8/15/2009
guy at the counter is super friendly, and this place has been around for a hundred and something years!
notice how the word 'fresh' comes up a lot in the previous reviewer's review... he does mean it. walk into the back of the store, and you're in for a surprise that you can kind of smell from the front of the store, but you aren't quite ready for...
you then tell them what you want, and it gets 'prepared' while you wait! you can even watch!
its somewhat barbaric, but... it really doesn't get fresher than this! you can find quail, partridge, several types of chicken and duck, rabbit... it certainly is very different from going to a grocery store.
beware vegetarians and animal lovers, stay away!
