Irish Sausages in NYC | The Butcher Block, Sunnyside

Packages of raw sausages are displayed in a refrigerated grocery store case. Each tray is wrapped in plastic with a white label listing product details and pricing. The sausages are uncooked and pale in color.

Noel Gaynor, owner and head butcher at The Butcher Block, has been rolling and tying sausages by hand since the shop opened in 1995. Some mornings that means hundreds of them, all done before the case even opens for the day. In January 2020, longtime Eater NY critic Robert Sietsema, who spent more than three […]

Irish Food in Queens: The Butcher Block, Sunnyside

Selection of Irish Products like chips, yogurt, butter and bread

Where to Find Irish Food in Queens: The Butcher Block, Sunnyside Sunnyside has held onto something most of the city lost, a full Irish and British grocery under one roof, with a working butcher counter and a deli case built into the same room. The Butcher Block cuts fresh meat to order, cooks prepared meals […]