Essential Foods Direct Avis 

This company is a waste of money. The advertisement shows 20 rib eye steaks for $40 but they are as thin as asada steak. Not worth it. The guy selling got irritated when I didn’t have cash and kept telling me I would be charged extra fees to use my card. Customer service definitely needs work.

I went to this truck today in Marysville stood in line for an hour . Remind you the advertisement says cash , credit , debit and ebt accepted. We get up to make our purchase we’re only interested in the ribeye deal the guy said well I only accept cash for the ribeye deal but since you stood in line I will accept the card this time he was very rude when he said it. I told him nicely that it should be put on the advertisement cash only for the ribeye deal he and again he was very rude and said I just told you I would accept your card why does it need to be on my sign. As for the other meat deals they are highly overpricing for what looks to be fake meat . Unfortunately I didn’t read reviews before buying the ribeyes. I will never again make a purchase with this company. These people need to work on how they talk to customers . Good customer service is importing in the sales department not rude disrespectful a**holes . The same sales guy got into a yelling argument with the gentleman behind me that was upset by another situation .

Spent over an hour waiting in line. The "menus" only give an obscure idea of what they're actually offering. You cant just buy some ribs, some chicken, some steaks, you have to buy each $300 box or nothing at all. Prices aren't revealed until you arrive at checkout where you are placed under a tent setup at the back of the truck where a meat salesman pitches a high pressure sales tactic to spend $300-$600 claiming if you don't buy now the deal will be gone forever. You just spent an hour in line and you don't want that time to be wasted, so they've placed the hook in front of you and know that you will more than likely bite. They don't give you time to make an informed decision. All around very shady way of doing business and for the amount I paid ($226) I don't feel like I walked away with a good deal, I paid pretty average prices for each steak and patty. They are all frozen so forget that fresh taste you get buying from your local deli. I recommend staying far away and supporting your local deli instead. I felt like I was buying a used car, not meat. Honesty is hard to come by these days and this company has a lot to learn. They know if they were honest and upfront with their pricing then they wouldn't sell nearly as much.

I spent $210. on a beef bundle. When I got home I realized they had an ingredient list which includes sugar, natural flavors, natural flavoring, yeast extract and one box also included dextrose and maltodextrin. I have reached out to them every way possible and now they have blocked me on all platforms. They claim farm to table, no additives and gluten-free but added yeast extract has gluten and obviously it does have additives.

Very knowledgeable young man! Customer service was on point and the Family Party Pack was awesome! It’s an awesome deal and we will be back

A complete ripoff. The ribeyes aren’t even a half inch thick. Not to mention they almost look like lab grown meat. Do not let the salesman convince you to buy a family pack. Tasted one of the ribeyes and they are gross not to mention pumped with beef broth to probably preserve the taste and freshness. Wouldn’t doubt it’s all old meat. Do not buy take your money to a local butcher all these guys are is a scam looking to make a few thousand bucks out of their Pensky rented truck with some cheap meat.

TERRIBLE MEAT! WE PURCHASED A FAMILY BOX AND GOT HOME DEFROSTED THE STEAK. THE STEAK WAS PURPLE AND HAD A TERRIBLE SMELL. I REACHED OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT BLOCKED ON FACEBOOK AND NEVER CONTACTED BACK! $700 WORTH OF MEAT WE HAD TO THROW OUT! IT WAS ALL BAD! THIS COMPANY IS A COMPLETE SCAM! STAY FAR AWAY

I bought around $400 worth of meat. First thing I decided to make was the pork tenderloin. I marinated it overnight and then smoked it for over 4 hrs just to cut it and establish that this is not a normal pork tenderloin. It looks like manufactured meat! The texture was off too! Very upset!

Bad experience, I went only for a Ribeye combo in In the location of Irving tx and the seller was upset that I did not want to buy a family box for $499 are disrespectful I did not fall into his game again.

Meat is TERRIBLE quality. First, packaging is poor and 2 of our 6 filets had holes in the wrapping. One of our filets had an entire side of silver skin - like the entire width of the meat. Tons of fat on the other filets. I have a picture to show if anyone wants to see.

I purchased a box of beef from people who had set up a tent in a parking lot with a sign advertising 20 ribeyes for $40. I got a box of meat for $249 plus a 3% charge for using a credit card. This is the poorest tasting meat I have ever eaten. The steaks are cut very thin so you can cut through the gristle and sinew in every steak I tried to eat. The only meat I have been able to eat is the hamburger and even that has a terrible taste. After trying for so long I gave up and gave the remainder to my dog. If this meat was graded it would not be edible. I think it came from a canner or cutter cow. I have never sent in a review but this needs to be stopped. It is a total ripoff. Please don't be fooled into buying this junk.

I NEVER do this, but hopefully I can save someone from getting screwed over like I did.

I went to Lincoln Market Center 2/14/25. I lined up by the tent at about 9:45am and was about the 15th person in line.

I had seen an ad for 50 PERCENT off any family pack for the first 100 people, on Facebook. It was for this exact location (Tower Market Center in Lincoln, Ca). I mentioned several times, to the man in front and to the man in the tent, that we followed on Facebook, were previous customers, and saw the ad and that is why we were there this time.

My daughter and I were in person, but I even called my husband to talk to the man in the tent on the phone. We were offered 4 boxes for $524. That was the full price of a family pack. We were trying to stay closer to $300 so we opted for no seafood. We were given steak, pork and chicken for $424. $436.72 after tax. We had already waited 25+ mins in the cold, I had kids waiting in the car, and my husband was in the middle of work so we were a bit frazzled and it wasn’t until later that I realized they did not honor the 50% off the family pack. We would’ve absolutely done that if we were offered it at $262. I see that they have since changed their ad to say to show them the ad in person to get the discount.. However the ad that came up in my feed states NOTHING about showing it in person. I have screenshots AND it’s still on their Facebook page. I assumed my several mentions of following them on Facebook and being a previous customers would suffice. But it’s sadly clear they don’t care much about their customers and are more interested in getting one over on someone.. we unfortunately won’t be coming back.

It’s a lot of sales tactics. The music is loud and they take one customer at a time. They want you to invest about $500 for one steak box so you can get three other boxes for free. They roped me in with the 20 for $40 Ribeyes but they are very thin. We also got a box that they cut down from $489 to $160. Luckily, we can use those for steak and eggs. Overall, we will test them out for taste and quality but I did not enjoy how aggressive it was. They know most people are coming for 20 for $40 and they put it in a really small box.

I went to their 20/40 steaks deal in houston. It's a complete scam. I'm not big into writing huge paragraphs so im gonna make it quick for you:

- starts off with a sale pitch of a 7lb beef box worth "500" bucks (they brought me down to 180)
- LIES TO YOU ABOUT HOW MUCH ITS WEIGHED (seller said it was 15 lbs + 5lbs of the 20 steaks deal)
- won't let you only buy the deal you have to get the meat packaged
- meat is already in a water solution of seasoning like wtf i dont want pre seasoned beef.

This place is a terrible scam i hope their company rots and people are smarter than me to actually buy this.

We went for the $40 for 20 ribeyes deal. Waited for an hour in the line and could not see any prices until we were at the front hearing the sales pitch (the line was purposely held back so no one knew the prices until at the front). The ribeyes were paper thin, mixed with some tenderizing chemical, low quality. The other meat boxes are around $200 - 400 dollars each, for maybe 15 - 20 pounds in the box. The sellers go by many different company names (assuming to avoid bad reviews), but "Essential Foods Direct" is the main company. We also saw "Midwest Men Meats" and "Stampede Ranch Farms" as well as "Homestead Meats" but there are more. Just don't fall for it and don't waste your time in line. Find some meat on sale at your local supermarket and that's going to be better quality and more affordable. Be careful out there, everyone!

Here it is December 28th and I still haven't heard from ANYONE!!!!

The worst steaks I ever had! I definitely got ripped off on this. I hope the chicken is better than the rib eyes. They were maybe 1/8 inch thin. Sucked!!!

Unbelievably friendly! They helped answer every question and set me up for savings and success! I love my essential food meat👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🥩🥩🥩

Friendly guys. Working hard in the heat. Have us helpful information

Worst steak ever! We waisted $199.00 on the steak package.. rubbery, fatty disgusting!! Threw it away after cooking and trying several different steaks. Did you ever buy steak from Market Basket?… Essential is worse than that!! Don’t waist your money!!