Welcome to your local, neighborhood butcher shop: E.A. Brady's is open for business in Eastown

Although it took a bit longer than expected to be ready to serve their customers, brothers Aidan and Evan Brady are proud to announce that E.A. Brady's Local. Pastured. Meats. is open for business.

When you enter the shop, which is located at 1413 Lake Drive SE in Eastown, be prepared to be greeted by big smiles from the brothers, who most likely will be behind the counter breaking down whole cuts of meat and trimming up the final product before it's displayed in the front cases.

It is fair to say the store is still a work in progress, as the brothers work on filling their cases and adding new shelves to display accessories such as cookbooks, cutting boards, seasonings, and utensils, but there is no lack of product to chose from.

The cases feature hand cut and trimmed beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, with everything being sourced from within about 175 miles of the shop. You can expect to find the traditional cuts of meat such  as pork chops, lamb chops, T-bone steaks, tri-tips, beef briskets, whole chicken and chicken quarters. You can also expect to find more unusual cuts such as "bavette," which is similar to skirt steak.

The shop also has an interesting fresh sausage selection, which includes the usual suspects, brats and Italian, but also a variety of chicken sausages and a lamb-based sausage product known as "merguez" which Evan describes as "spicy, but not hot spicy."

Aidan Brady says customers can expect something different each time they come into the store as the brothers continue to build out their product offerings, which will eventually include house-smoked products such as jerky and snack sticks.

As they get started, the brothers are being supported by one part-time staff member and a trainer from Brooklyn's Fleisher's Grassfed and Organic Meats, where Evan was an apprentice. Once the trainer moves on to another store, Aidan says they anticipate adding another butcher to the team.

To learn more about the store, you can visit their website here or their Facebook page here.

Writer: John Rumery, Innovation and Jobs News Editor