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Friendly Nick's Butcher F.N. Butcher is a specialty butcher shop and grocery store dedicated to supporting local farms that follow sustainable and humane farming practices.

It's a beautiful fall Saturday. The smells of smoked meats are wafting through the air mingling with the sweet aromas o...
10/10/2026

It's a beautiful fall Saturday.

The smells of smoked meats are wafting through the air mingling with the sweet aromas of steeping malts.

I couldn't ask for a better day for a BBQ competition. I truly hope you come out and join us today. We put this on to showcase what the community cooks at home and it's your event to taste and judge.

I'll be here, bright pink suit and all, stuffing my face, viking to the music, and occasionally making bad jokes as I M.C. this thing. I hope you can come too.


IT'S ALMOST CUE-THIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Schwarma Briskets!Elk Meatloaves!Smoked Wings!Chicharrons!!!!!So, so, so much more...
10/09/2026

IT'S ALMOST CUE-THIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Schwarma Briskets!
Elk Meatloaves!
Smoked Wings!
Chicharrons!!!!!
So, so, so much more!

This!!!! This is what it's all about. All the cool as f**k, unique, interesting flavors and combinations people do in their backyards. All there for you to taste... and judge!

This is not a normal BBQ competition. This is the communities BBQ competition! These are you neighbors showing off what they can do. And we have all the professionals supporting them to make sure they can do it right:

G-Que BBQ - Timnath
Hog Wild BBQ
Matador Mexican Grill
Pig Pickin BBQ
Silver Grill Cafe
Smok Barbecue

Tomorrow. 12 - 5 at New Belgium Brewing
$5 gets a sample and a vote.

6 Professionals paired with 6 Amateurs to bring you the best backyard cooking 5 dollar samples4 judged awards 3 bands2 d...
10/08/2026

6 Professionals paired with 6 Amateurs to bring you the best backyard cooking
5 dollar samples
4 judged awards
3 bands
2 days until it happens
1 People's Choice award judged by you

🎼and a partridge smoked over pear tree wood🎼

For just $5 a sample, you can taste what each team has crafted and help us decide the winner.

Come enjoy the free smells, then stay for the live music and mouthwatering meat. Help us apron the grand champion of the 2026 COMMUNITY 'CUE!

Doors open at 12. Winners will be announced every 30 minutes starting at 2 pm, with the celebration cooling off around 5 pm. We can't wait to see you there!

YOU KNOW WHAT!!!!! IT'S MY BUTCHER SHOP AND I'LL DO WHAT I WANT!!!Bacon(s) of the monthPumpkin Spice ANDPumpkin Spice...
10/07/2026

YOU KNOW WHAT!!!!!
IT'S MY BUTCHER SHOP AND I'LL DO WHAT I WANT!!!

Bacon(s) of the month
Pumpkin Spice AND
Pumpkin Spice Latte

Actually these are 9-Times ideas, but I'm going to support her and let her be her best basic bit.... self.

Things we've decided this would be good for:
Spaghetti ala chitarra - NO
Carbonara - YES
Butternut squash soup garnish - YES
BLT - NO, unless your BLT means Bacon, Linguica, and Tater Tots.
Eggs - YES, but everything is good with eggs, especially more eggs

Anyway, it's cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves... and a little coffee on the latte. (No Dairy)

We also have our Chicken Sausage of the Month
Coconut Curry

Pork Sausage of the Month
French Onion - will be out later this week.



It's time to open up the turkey orders. We have 200 birds available this year, gobble them up before they're gone!Due t...
10/05/2026

It's time to open up the turkey orders.
We have 200 birds available this year, gobble them up before they're gone!
Due to time and space issues we had to drop the truffle marinated turkey and I changed up the dressing to something new.
Call the shop or come by and we'll take your order and a deposit.
My birds are slightly more moist than Clark's, btw.

Friendly Nick's Thanksgiving

Smoked Turkey Ballotine $8.50/lb (pre-cooked weight)
Boneless turkey, skin on, stuffed with garlic, sage, thyme, and apples.
Hot smoked to 165 F. Cooled and ready to re-heat. 6 lb cooked average

Wh***ey Barrel Brined Fresh Turkey $6.50/lb
Comes with a bouquet garni of fresh herbs tucked inside
Includes giblets and 1 qt of chicken stock to make gravy.

Fresh Turkey (not brined) $5.50/lb
Includes giblets

A little something extra:
Bourbon Infused Turkey Gravy 1 quart $15.00
Roasted turkey gravy flavored with orange peel, rosemary, and bourbon

Walnut, Mushroom Dressing 1 Container (4.5 qts) $20.00
Hazel Dell Sh*take and Cinnamon Caps mushrooms, butter toasted walnuts, sourdough and pumpernickel bread with thyme, sage and garlic.

10/01/2026

We're 10 days away from the best Pro Am BBQ competition held on the lawn of New Belgium Brewing in October.

Seriously, if you can find a better one I'd like to know.

6 teams
6 Restaurants
6 Amateurs
5 awards
1 Championship Belt!

Saturday Oct, 10! 12 - 5.
$5 gets you a sample, a side, and a vote.

Come hungry, leave happy, and dance like we don't take a million pictures for next years marketing!

This afternoon (9/27) I'll be slinging sausage ! We made a pork schnitzel sausage for their Harvest Festival. You can ...
09/27/2026

This afternoon (9/27) I'll be slinging sausage !

We made a pork schnitzel sausage for their Harvest Festival. You can wander inside and get some hot sausages in a pretzel bun, or a schnitzel sausage pizza! Or you can grab a few frozen links from me to take home.

I have other schwag too, but I know you're here to oogle my wursts!



I haven't' taken any recent sausage pics... not one's that I can share without the consent of my wife anyway. But I do h...
09/23/2026

I haven't' taken any recent sausage pics... not one's that I can share without the consent of my wife anyway. But I do have a pic of the garganelli I made a few weeks ago. My covid thing was pasta instead of sourdough. I even have a corzetti stamp with the shop's logo on it.

Anyway,
We have been EXTRA-ordinarily busy these last few weeks. And I know part of it is because of Trump's dumb ass plans for importing uninspected Argentinian beef to "lower prices". But I wanted to reassure you that:
1) Everything we sell in Friendly Nick's Butcher is raised here in the USA, much of it from Colorado.
2) My supply line is well established and I won't be running out of beef any time soon.

All I ask is that you be patient with my staff. We are struggling to keep up with the demand and don't really have the room to add more people or equipment to alleviate the stress, but we're trying.


We're only 23 days away from the best annual Northern Colorado Pro-Am BBQ competition held in October. I don't think th...
09/18/2026

We're only 23 days away from the best annual Northern Colorado Pro-Am BBQ competition held in October.

I don't think there are any others, October or any other month, but I like being specific.

We have 6 teams of amateur, backyard cooks paired with professional chefs that are going to showcase all the amazing flavors that Coloradoan's create in their backyards.

$5 samples, all the New Belgium beers, live bands and all the fun of overeating delicious BBQ in a crowd of other people overeating delicious BBQ!

BBQ, Bands, New Belgium Beers

better than beets, bears, Battlestar Galactica. (although Edward James Almos was great in that).

Community Cue 2026, Oct 10 12 - 5 pm!

I've wanted to do this for years but couldn't find the right turkey. But we finally did, so now we have smoked turkey b...
09/17/2026

I've wanted to do this for years but couldn't find the right turkey. But we finally did, so now we have smoked turkey breast in the case!

We're in the testing phase right now so the flavors and style may change, but it's also your chance to give us feedback and help us make it the way you want.

Address

2601 S. Lemay Avenue Unit 4
Fort Collins, CO
80525

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+19706572466

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