Thorndale Meat Market

Thorndale Meat Market Full-service catering throughout Central Texas, BBQ Restaurant, Butcher Shop…..Fresh-cut meats, in-house sausage, BBQ served daily for dine-in or takeout…
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BBQ - smoked over oak, seasoned with our family recipes. We carry just about every cut and type of Beef, Pork, Chicken, Deli Meats, and Cheeses
- Groceries and Fresh Produce
- Honey from the Walker Honey Farm out of Rogers, TX

We’re kicking off a month-long, 4-part series in the Thorndale Champion this week, talking about the history of MEAN GRE...
06/19/2026

We’re kicking off a month-long, 4-part series in the Thorndale Champion this week, talking about the history of MEAN GREEN, the iconic 1964 Cessna 182 Skylane, which has been in the family since 1968….it’s inspired us to plan a few trips to the more notable destinations she’s taken us too over the years, if we can work it into the schedule….I’m very excited to bring you all these stories, even the time when Grandpa took off from San Antonio International after getting fuel, and forgot to put the gas caps back on….stories like that will keep you grounded in more ways than one….TGIF – we got the full BBQ lineup straight ahead, and lots of beautiful USDA PRIME ribeyes in the meat counter for Father’s Day…also check out the sweet new TOTE BAGS behind my left shoulder, and get yours today…..GIDDY UP….;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

06/18/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY – sunrise from the Pier at Pensacola Beach last year, where we’ll be headed again soon to watch the BLUE ANGELS and SKIP STEWART along with some of the best aviators in the world burning up the coolest stage in history.…we’ve got the FULL BBQ LINEUP straight ahead, and we’ll have fully stocked MEAT COUNTERS for all your Father’s Day grilling needs….if your dad is like mine, he’s already got everything so don’t bother trying to get him a gift ‘cause what he really wants is a big ol’ RIBEYE…..HOO RAH….;-)

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06/16/2026

A different view of MEAN GREEN turning in for the pass….being up in the air last week inspired me to write a month’s worth of articles about the story of this airplane, which started in 1964 when she rolled off the assembly line in Kansas, made her way to Texas, and 4 years later entered our family legacy in 1968 when Grandpa Frank Sr. decided he needed an airplane…60 years later, she sounds as good as ever, thanks to our good friends at Taylor Aviation Services, Efrain and Justin….tune in to KRXT 98.5FM this morning at 930am maybe you’ll hear me get a word in edgewise with Steve on Hometown Highlights, and look for the first article in this series in the Thorndale Champion on Thursday…..BBQ straight ahead, we got you covered all week….AIRPOWER….;-)

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06/15/2026

Yes, pilots do wave to people on the ground, just like every 18-wheeler driver will honk their horn if you do the little horn-honk motion….it was a great week, got to fly, preach, write, cook, and even got a ton of outside cleanup done before the rains got here….speaking of that, we got a RAINY DAY ahead, but don’t worry, come on in and grab a seat in our climate-controlled dining room, we’ll have the full BBQ lineup at 1030am, Wedding catering rolling out at 1pm and plenty of Brides and Grooms out this week for tastings, starting today….HAPPY MONDAY and AIRPOWER….;-)

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06/13/2026

ROGER, BALL…first landing in 7 months not too shabby, missed the numbers a little bit but hey, they can’t all be winners….into the shop she goes for annual inspection, and with that we are FULL STOP, ENGINE SHUTDOWN and OFF FREQ for the week…..AIRPOWER..;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

06/13/2026

From the Flight Deck, this is the Captain speaking…..we are cleared for takeoff….back in the saddle after a 7-month hiatus….certainly not by choice, but y’all keep ordering BBQ and catering and stuff so ‘tis what ‘tis, and I ain’t complaining….MEAN GREEN is heading in for the annual inspection which got me thinking about a long overdue story regarding my good friend and airplane maintenance honcho, Efrain Lopez, so you’ll get to read his story next week in the Thorndale Champion…..and yes, even with 7 months on the ground I can still fly better than most of you…..deal with it, AIRPOWER…...;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

Watching the concrete trucks roll in this morning as they put the final touches on the parking lot next door at Classic ...
06/12/2026

Watching the concrete trucks roll in this morning as they put the final touches on the parking lot next door at Classic Bank….I think about this time, back in June 2011, we were putting the final touches on this building, and I’ll be sharing some of those old photographs as we approach our 15-year anniversary in July…in fact, on Day 1 of pouring the concrete slab for the Meat Market, at 5am, the very first truck backed into some of the softer gravel as it reached back to the far edge of the massive slab, and began to sink down, got stuck, almost crumpling the fuel tank which could have been catastrophic….it halted the operation until a massive w***h truck could get in and tow it out….I remember wondering if that was a sign of things to come, and on Day 1, I was already questioning myself….my dad had insisted that we pour the slab new, not use the existing one from the old Feed Mill, despite the exponentially higher cost….in hindsight, I’m glad we did, bit the bullet, because now we have a foundation that should outlive all of us, well into the future…it was a good lesson for me – build it right the first time, invest in the future….be the kind of man like my dad is, one who plants trees that he may never see bearing fruit…you do it for the kids, and grandkids, and those that will hopefully propel your legacy long after your gone…..we try to do that with all those who came before, like Papa Bill Rodenbeck, who first purchased this property in 1946, making this year the 80th anniversary that it’s been in the family…and while we dug up his old foundation, it served it’s purpose for 65 years, and like everything he did, it was done with whatever he had available to him at the time….Happy Friday - get out there and GIT ‘R DONE….HOO RAH...;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

Many times you’ll see a reserved table set aside, all decked out with fancy plates, silverware, goblets, chargers, linen...
06/10/2026

Many times you’ll see a reserved table set aside, all decked out with fancy plates, silverware, goblets, chargers, linen napkins and such…..that would be one of our favorite pasttimes, hosting complimentary Wedding Tastings for prospective Brides and Grooms, and their loved ones….it gives us the opportunity to showcase everything we offer, from appetizers to main courses, china and flatware options, glassware, and most importantly, breaking bread with the folks we’ll be serving, understanding what they want, and letting them understand what we’re all about – an unmatched passion for FOOD and SERVING….I can’t explain it, we just love doing this….our business has evolved well beyond my ability to forecast where it’s growing, so I just show up every day and let the Lord lead….He knows what He is doing, because, had the business not evolved in the manner that it did over the past 15 years, beginning as a Meat Market and grocery store, branching into BBQ, then dine-in restaurant, and now with the majority of our business in catering, we wouldn’t have such a great showroom available to host tastings like this…when God outmaneuvers you, as He will every single time, don’t be surprised, and don’t worry about it - just roll with it….I hope you’ll come out Sunday for my Sermon at Gause Baptist Church, because I’m going to really hammer this point home - He doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called……HOO RAH….;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

Congratulations to Pastor Jeff Doria at St. Paul Lutheran Church, celebrating his 25-year anniversary being a Pastor….we...
06/08/2026

Congratulations to Pastor Jeff Doria at St. Paul Lutheran Church, celebrating his 25-year anniversary being a Pastor….we rolled out his favorite meal, CHICKEN FRIED STEAK, after church yesterday for a packed auditorium….Pastor Doria has been an absolutely phenomenal addition to my home church at St. Paul, and while I drifted away from the faith throughout my adulthood, I believe he is one of the reasons I was drawn back to St. Paul in one of those many chess moves of the Holy Spirit…I still remember the first sermon I heard him give a few Christmases back, about talking to chickens….yes, please ask him about that one, it got my attention and was a great lesson…...thank you, Sir, and wishing you many more years of faithful service…..HOO RAH,….;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

A beautiful wedding last night over in Bryan at the Weinberg for some great friends and distant relatives, the McQuary’s...
06/07/2026

A beautiful wedding last night over in Bryan at the Weinberg for some great friends and distant relatives, the McQuary’s and Hiltons…it actually inspired me to throw this little snippet into next week’s article, and combined with a little pre-wedding chat I had with Pastor Doria, was just the impetus I needed to wrap that little exegesis to completion:

“My great grandpa was Shelby Hilton, a man I never met, but his wife Frances was my great grandma who lived to be a centenarian. She was still mowing her own lawn into her 90’s, and was another incredible chef in the long line of my ancestors who knew how to cook. And she was always content to live in her little house, keep that yard perfectly mowed and picked out the weeds, and even harvested all the pecans from her massive trees all around, which she’d shell by hand and make into delicious pecan prailines for all the great grandkids.

Contentment is somewhat discouraged in our world today, we’re always told we don’t have enough, or we could do better, or we are somehow victims and someone is keeping us down. It’s easy to get dissuaded from being content, and my exact words last week were that I was, in fact, content with where I am despite not attaining some of the lofty goals of my youth. Perhaps that something my great grandma figured out, and might have been key to her longevity….HOO RAH….;-)

ARTISAN MEATS – CRAFT BBQ – CATERING

Address

300 W US Highway 79
Thorndale, TX
76577

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10:30am - 2pm

Telephone

+15124298391

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