As an avid home cook with a passion for mashing up classic comfort food recipes, I’m always on the hunt for quality and convenience. One food group that always makes its way into my dishes? Meat.
While I like shopping locally, let's be honest: finding top-notch cuts from your local supermarket can be hit or miss. With the volume of food moving through my kitchen when I test new recipes, I need something more dependable and less time-consuming.
Enter Good Chop and Omaha Steaks – AKA, the answer to my prayers. Both brands promise to deliver a wide selection of beef, pork, chicken, and seafood directly to your doorstep. I gave them both a try to decide which service I’ll be using to stock my fridge and freezer from here on out.
For Putting Good In – and Getting Good Out
First things first: which service delivers the highest quality meats? As a recipe blogger and cookbook author, I’m all about cooking from scratch and avoiding processed foods wherever possible.
Good Chop guarantees that their meat is responsibly raised without antibiotics or added hormones. Their seafood is also guaranteed to be sourced sustainably without antibiotics, additives, or coloring.
Unfortunately, Omaha Steaks doesn't promise to deliver antibiotic-free meat and seafood. As someone who cares about what I feed my friends and family, this is a big deal breaker right up front.
In this department, I think Good Chop wins hands down.
For Grade-A Transparency
Even though I’m an adventurous eater, I stick to tried-and-true indicators of quality.
Omaha Steaks uses an in-house grading system for their cuts, making it hard to compare their product to everyone else’s. Personally, this makes me antsy about potentially overpaying for a subpar product. Good Chop, on the other hand, offers top-notch USDA-certified Choice and Prime cuts.
Maybe it’s because of this straightforward, familiar grading, but I personally thought the steaks I got from Good Chop looked better and tasted fresher than the ones I got from Omaha Steaks. When it comes to transparency, I think Good Chop wins again.
For Menu Variety
While quality and transparency are high on my list, there’s something to be said for variety—and even though Good Chop offers more than 70 items, Omaha gets a point here for offering a larger menu and a wider selection of sides and desserts. Though Good Chop has some great options for sides and desserts, as well—and I personally don’t find their selection limiting—Omaha Steaks takes a point here.
For the Price-Conscious
Now, let's talk dollars and cents. At Omaha Steaks, I ordered 40 oz of ribeyes, 40 oz of NY Strips, 40 oz of chicken breasts, and 24 oz of sockeye salmon, all of which set me back $291 for 144 oz of meat. At Good Chop, I ordered the customizable medium box and got 40 oz of ribeyes, 40 oz of NY Strips, 36 oz of chicken breast, and 30 oz of sockeye salmon, all of which weighed in at 146 oz and cost me only $149.
Plus, by using the code “MSA120S” at checkout, I saved $120 across my first 4 boxes, which brought the price of my first box down to just $109. That's over 62% in savings compared to Omaha Steaks. Good Chop gets another point here for their great prices.
For Those Who Love to Give
If you’re in the business world and looking to show your appreciation to colleagues or clients, it’s worth mentioning that Omaha Steaks has a variety of business gift plans tailored to every kind of budget.
Because Good Chop doesn't have any business gift options and only sells to individual customers, Omaha gets a point here by default.
For Those Who Prefer to Shop Domestic
While the dishes I make take inspiration from all over the world, I feel it’s best to source domestic ingredients whenever possible.
This ensures two things: First, when your food doesn’t have to cross oceans, it often arrives fresher; Second, when you spend on domestic goods, you can feel good about kicking more of your hard-earned cash to American farmers.
Again, Good Chop takes the cake (or steak?) here. While Omaha Steaks sources its protein from the US, Canada, New Zealand, and elsewhere, Good Chop only delivers products sourced in the USA and partners with American family farms and independent ranchers to deliver superior quality meats.
My Verdict
For me, Good Chop easily takes the culinary crown over Omaha Steaks. Their generous introductory prices and commitment to high-quality, domestically sourced meats are a welcome addition to my adventurous kitchen.
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