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Readers' Choice Awards: R.F.G.'s beef is a cut above the rest

R.F.G. Meat and Seafood gets a AAA grade from Okotokians.
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Ryan Fee touts a prime rib roast at his butcher shop, RFG Meat and Seafood, on Sept. 22.

Seafood, chicken, beef, pork and bison — R.F.G. Meat and Seafood is Okotoks' one-stop stop for all things grill and drool worthy. And, according to the community, the best local spot to buy beef. 

R.F.G. grabbed gold in this year's Western Wheel Readers' Choice Awards. 

"It's great," owner Ryan Fee said of his win. "We've got some really great customers, a lot of loyal customers. People needed something new and that's what we provide." 

The meat connoisseur has faced his share of obstacles in becoming a successful business. The day he opened his stand at a New Horizon Mall farmer's market was the day the world shut down due to COVID-19. 

"We opened at 10:30 and we were shut down at 12:30," Fee recalled. 

He had also leased a storefront in the mall which had been forced to close and was left wondering what to do with his inventory and how to make a living. So, he began selling meat door-to-door and on his Facebook page. 

Three months later he found a place on Okotoks' North Railway Street, which R.F.G  has now called home for two-and-a-half years. 

Motorists who've ever driven down North Railway may have found themselves doing a double-take at R.F.G's salacious sandwich boards advertising chicken breasts and pork butts, chops and ribs. Fee explained he began creating the signs during last April's Okotoks-wide sign war and continued once he realized it was a way to attract customers. 

"That sign's been a huge topic of discussion," he chuckled. 

R.F.G. Meat and Seafood offers fresh and frozen steak, chicken, scallops, shrimp, bacon, salmon and more, as well as specialty items like ginger beef and an assortment of sauces and seasonings.

For more information on R.F.G, visit facebook.com/RFGMeats.

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