Queens Butcher Shop — $2.17M Revenue, Retail + Wholesale

A long-established full-service butcher shop in Queens is available for the first time in roughly seventeen years as the founding owner retires.

The business serves two channels: a loyal walk-in retail base from the surrounding residential blocks, and a recurring wholesale and delivery book serving local restaurants and food businesses. Revenue has been stable across three years — $2.12M, $2.09M and $2.17M — with 2025 the strongest of the three.

The shop is known for USDA-graded beef, dry-aged and grass-fed cuts, house-made Greek sausages and skewers, and a broad selection of lamb, goat, veal and specialty items.

Included in the price: $150,000 in equipment (refrigeration, display cases, processing equipment, delivery vehicle), $150,000 in leasehold improvements, and $75,000 in saleable inventory. Occupancy runs about 1.7% of revenue — well below typical New York City retail.

This is a steady, cash-generating food business with an unusually consistent earnings profile. Revenue has held within roughly 4% across three fiscal years, and gross profit has landed within $900 of the same figure each year — $307,440, $307,736 and $306,917 — through a period of significant food-cost inflation. That predictability is uncommon at this size and makes the business straightforward to underwrite and to step into from day one.

The margin structure reflects a wholesale-weighted meat operation, where repeat volume and long-standing accounts drive earnings rather than markup. Room to build sits in channels the current owner has simply never used: no paid advertising, no online ordering or delivery apps, and closed Sundays. A hands-on butcher-owner, or an existing food business adding a Queens footprint, has clear low-cost levers available.


Growth Opportunity: Sunday hours, delivery-app presence, catering and holiday pre-orders, expanded wholesale accounts, higher-margin marinated and prepared products.

Support: Owner will train 20 business days at no cost and sign a 10-mile, 36-month non-compete.

Reason for Selling: Retirement.