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Menu — Nitsches Meats & Deli Shoppe

Shelby Township, Michigan — serving the community since 1972

Our counter, deli case, and shelves at 52175 Van Dyke Avenue are stocked fresh six days a week. This is the full menu of what we cut, slice, smoke, grind, and import. Call (586) 739-5500 to put an order aside or ask about anything you don't see here.

Fresh-Cut Meats (Butcher Counter)

Beef

  • Ribeye steak — hand-cut, Prime and Choice available

  • New York strip steak

  • Tenderloin / filet mignon

  • T-bone and porterhouse

  • Skirt steak, flank steak

  • Tri-tip (dry-aged in-house)

  • Chuck roast, bottom round, sirloin tip roast

  • Ground beef — 80/20, 85/15, 90/10, lean sirloin

  • Short ribs, oxtail

  • Stew meat, kabob meat

  • Grass-fed beef — locally raised, hormone-free

Pork

  • Boston butt (pork shoulder), bone-in or boneless

  • Baby back ribs, St. Louis-style spare ribs

  • Pork chops — center-cut, bone-in, or boneless

  • Pork tenderloin

  • Smoked hocks, fresh hocks

  • Ground pork

  • Bacon — thick-cut, smoked in-house

  • Ham steaks, fresh ham roasts

Poultry

  • Whole chickens (fresh, never frozen)

  • Boneless chicken breasts, thighs

  • Wings, drumsticks

  • Ground chicken, ground turkey

  • Turkey breasts, whole turkeys (seasonal / order ahead)

  • Cornish hens

Lamb

  • Lamb chops, rack of lamb

  • Leg of lamb, lamb shanks

  • Ground lamb

House-Made Sausages & Smoked Meats

Ground, stuffed, and smoked on site using family recipes going back three generations. Ask what's fresh today — we rotate.

  • Bratwurst — fresh, natural casing, traditional German recipe

  • Smoked bratwurst

  • Mexican chorizo — fresh, smoky, guajillo-based

  • Italian sausage — sweet or hot

  • Polish kielbasa — smoked, garlic-forward

  • Knockwurst

  • Weisswurst (Bavarian white sausage)

  • Smoked LiverSausage (liverwurst)

  • Breakfast sausage — patties and links

  • Summer sausage

  • Snack sticks — regular, hot, cheese

  • Jerky — beef, turkey (check the case)

Deli Case — Lunchmeats & Cheeses

Lunchmeats (sliced to order)

  • Smoked ham, honey ham, Black Forest ham

  • Virginia ham, Westphalian ham

  • Roast beef — house-roasted, rare or medium

  • Pastrami, corned beef

  • Turkey breast — smoked, oven-roasted, cajun

  • Bologna, olive loaf, head cheese

  • Salami — hard, Genoa, German

  • Capicola, prosciutto, mortadella

  • Braunschweiger, liverwurst

  • Fleischsalat — German meat salad (a Nitsches specialty)

Cheeses

  • American — yellow, white, sharp

  • Swiss — baby Swiss, Emmentaler, aged Swiss

  • Cheddar — mild, sharp, extra-sharp, Wisconsin cheddar

  • Havarti, Muenster, provolone

  • Gouda — smoked, aged, young

  • Brie, camembert

  • German specialty cheeses — Butterkäse, Ammerlander

  • Pepper jack, Monterey Jack, mozzarella

Sandwiches (Made to Order)

Built on fresh bread from our bread case. Ask for a half or a full. Add a side of German potato salad, macaroni salad, or a pickle.

  • The Nitsches Reuben — corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, Thousand Island on rye

  • Turkey Club — oven-roasted turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo

  • Roast Beef & Cheddar — house-roasted, sharp cheddar, horseradish

  • Classic Ham & Swiss — your choice of ham

  • Build-Your-Own — pick meat, cheese, bread, and toppings

Sides, Salads & Soups

  • German potato salad (bacon-dressed)

  • Red Skin Potato Salad

  • Macaroni salad

  • Coleslaw

  • Pasta salad

  • Spinach Pine NutSauerkraut — house-made

  • Daily Hot Foods for Dinner

German & European Specialties

Imported weekly — one of the largest selections in metro Detroit.

  • Sauerkraut and red cabbage (Hengstenberg, Kühne)

  • Spätzle — Bechtle, Kuchenmeister

  • Breads — pumpernickel, Vollkornbrot, Landbrot

  • Mustards — Düsseldorf, Bavarian sweet, horseradish

  • Honey — Breitsamer raw German honey

  • Chocolates — Milka, Ritter Sport, Riegelein, Niederegger marzipan

  • Seasonal imports — Lebkuchen, Stollen, Baumkuchen, chocolate Easter ladybugs

  • Spices and seasonings — Hela curry ketchup, Maggi, Knorr

  • Pickled goods — rotkohl, gherkins, silverskins

  • Coffee — Dallmayr, Jacobs, Eduscho

Freezer Packages

Stock your freezer with bulk beef, pork, or variety packages — great value per pound. Ask at the counter or see our Freezer Packages page.

  • Quarter beef, half beef, whole beef (grass-fed available)

  • Half pork, whole pork

  • Custom family packs

  • Grilling pack, BBQ pack, variety pack

Raw Feeding for Pets

We supply ground raw food, organs, and bones for pets on species-appropriate raw diets. Bulk pricing available — ask about our pet pack.

Seasonal / Order Ahead

  • Easter hams — call by Monday of Easter week

  • Thanksgiving turkeys — order by early November

  • Christmas roasts, prime rib, standing rib

  • Corned beef & cabbage dinner kits (St. Patrick's)

  • Holiday gift baskets — German specialties, meats, cheeses

Visit or Call

Nitsches Meats & Deli
52175 Van Dyke Avenue
Shelby Township, MI 48316
(586) 739-5500

Hours:
Monday–Friday: 9 AM – 6 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 10am-3pm

Prices change weekly at the counter. Call for current pricing on specific cuts, or check our Current Specials page.

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