From Snout to Tail, Roanoke's 'Only True Butcher Shop' Joins Crystal Spring Food Scene

Yard Bull Meats opens beside Crystal Spring Grocery Co. and The River and Rail Restaurant with a variety of sausages, beef and seafood.

Yard Bull Meats opened on Tuesday, Sept. 13 on south Roanoke's Crystal Spring Avenue with a sausage ribbon cutting. From left: Jordan Case, shop manager, Elliot Orwick, co-owner and butcher, and Tyler Thomas, co-owner and butcher. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER

A snout-to-tail butcher shop, described as Roanoke's only such craft store, opened Tuesday in south Roanoke, joining its neighbors as a fellow destination for high-end food.

Yard Bull Meats, wedged between Crystal Spring Grocery Co. and The River and Rail Restaurant, offers a variety of sausages, beef, chicken and ham, as well as seafood.