Kosher Meat Delivery to the Catskills, Monroe, and Monsey: How Our Summer Route Works
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Satmar Meats of Boro Park runs a free refrigerated delivery route to bungalow colonies across the Catskills, Monroe, and Monsey every summer, starting in late June. You can place an order by call, text, or WhatsApp at 718-435-8200, and the meat comes from the same counter that serves our walk-in customers in Boro Park, Brooklyn. If you are spending the summer in a bungalow colony, this is the most direct way to get fresh raw kosher meat without driving back to Brooklyn or standing in a Thursday line on Route 42.
This guide covers how our delivery route works, what you can order, and what your other options are in the Catskills this summer.
Why Getting Kosher Meat in the Catskills Is a Real Problem
Every summer, tens of thousands of Orthodox families leave Brooklyn, Monsey, and Lakewood for bungalow colonies in Sullivan County and the surrounding region. Sullivan County has roughly 77,000 year-round residents according to U.S. Census data, and its population multiplies during July and August, driven almost entirely by the Orthodox summer community. The local infrastructure was never built for that ratio.
We see this from the Brooklyn side every June. Customers who shop our counter at 5301 New Utrecht Ave all year start asking the same question: can you get our order up to the colony? The answer is yes, on a dedicated route that runs weekly through the summer.
Unlike the old Borscht Belt hotels, where guests ate in a central kosher dining room, families in bungalow colonies cook for themselves. That means a full week of raw meat: chicken for weeknights, brisket or flanken for Shabbos, ground beef, deli for lunches. Local stores in Woodbourne, Monticello, and South Fallsburg carry kosher staples, but in peak season they face real strain. Parking, lines, and limited fresh butcher inventory are a weekly reality. Many longtime summer families now order from Brooklyn specifically to skip that errand, and that is the gap our summer route fills.
How Our Catskills Delivery Route Works
The summer route launches in late June each year. Deliveries run weekly through the season to colonies in the Catskills, Monroe, and Monsey areas, carried in our refrigerated van so your meat arrives at the colony at the same temperature it left our counter. We pack each order the morning of delivery, the same way we pack for our same-day Brooklyn routes.
Ordering works in three steps:
- Call, text, or WhatsApp 718-435-8200 with your name, colony, and what you need.
- Confirm your delivery day with us.
- Have someone at the colony receive the drop-off.
Delivery on this route is free. WhatsApp is the practical choice for most families because you can ask about cut availability, adjust quantities, and confirm timing in one conversation instead of working through a checkout form. Not sure whether your colony is on the route? A quick text gets you an answer before you place a first order.
Families who use the route tend to settle into a rhythm: order placed early in the week, delivery later that week, one message covering everything from Shabbos cuts to weekday chicken. Ordering the full week in a single message saves time on both sides.
What You Can Order
The delivery route carries our full inventory. The categories most relevant to a summer of bungalow cooking:
Chicken. All our chicken is KJ certified and sourced from Kiryas Yoel. Whole chickens, cutlets, bottoms, wings, and drumsticks are available, and KJ Chicken Cutlets are one of our most reordered weekly items because they portion cleanly for weeknight dinners.
Beef. Our beef collection covers steaks, brisket, short ribs, flanken, ground beef, and roasts. Brisket and flanken anchor most Shabbos menus; ground beef handles the quick weekday dinners.
Deli and deli meat. Fresh counter items like pastrami, corned beef, and salami, plus packaged sliced meats for sandwiches. In a bungalow kitchen where lunch needs to come together fast, sliced deli meat does a lot of work.
Prepared Shabbos food. Our Shabbos food collection includes chicken soup, gefilte fish, kugel, kishka, cholent, and chopped liver. The Shabbos Package Premium covers a complete Friday night spread, from fish course through cholent, including disposables. If you are arriving at the colony mid-week, it removes Shabbos prep entirely.
Lamb, turkey, meat boards, and catering for colony events are also available. Our weekly specials rotate, so ask what is running before you finalize an order.
Other Kosher Food Options in the Catskills
Our delivery route is not the only answer, and depending on the week, it may not be the right one.
Prepared and catered food. Boosur operates from South Fallsburg and Monticello and covers a different use case: Shabbos boxes, cooked dishes, platters, and event catering, delivered within the Catskills, Monroe, and Monsey. If you want someone else to do the cooking, that is their lane. We handle the weekly raw shopping; they handle the occasions when you want finished dishes arriving at the door.
Local stores. Woodbourne's main drag has a kosher supermarket and seasonal restaurants, and Kosher Express on Route 42 is a mainstay of the summer community. For a forgotten ingredient or a mid-week top-up, local stores are the fastest fix. For a full week of fresh meat across beef, chicken, and specialty cuts, selection and crowds in peak season are the constraint, which is exactly why we run the route.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Satmar Meats of Boro Park deliver to my bungalow colony?
We serve colonies across the Catskills, Monroe, and Monsey areas. Text or WhatsApp 718-435-8200 with your colony name to confirm you are on the route before placing a first order.
When does the Catskills delivery route start?
The route begins in late June and runs weekly through the end of summer. Text 718-435-8200 for the exact start date and schedule for this season.
Is the delivery really free?
Yes. There is no delivery charge on the Catskills, Monroe, and Monsey route. Message us at 718-435-8200 and we will confirm your colony and delivery day.
What kosher certification does the meat carry?
All products at Satmar Meats of Boro Park are under the Hechsher of Rabbi Efraim Shimon Leichteig, with chicken and meat sourced from Kiryas Yoel. KJ certification is among the stricter standards recognized in the Hasidic and broader Orthodox community.
What if I miss the delivery and need meat urgently?
Local options cover immediate needs: Kosher Express on Route 42 and the Woodbourne-area markets for groceries and staples, or Boosur for prepared Shabbos food delivered within the region.
Can I order if I am not in the Catskills?
Yes. Satmar Meats of Boro Park ships nationwide with overnight AM delivery through satmarmeatsbp.com. Fresh cuts ship in refrigerated packaging and arrive the following morning. Local Brooklyn delivery arrives within 2 to 3 hours, with same-day refrigerated truck delivery to Williamsburg, Staten Island, Lakewood, the Five Towns, and other areas for orders placed before 1:30 PM.
Ordering for the Summer
If you are heading to a bungalow colony this summer, the simplest move is to send us one WhatsApp message before you leave Brooklyn. Satmar Meats of Boro Park is located at 5301 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219, and takes orders by call, text, or WhatsApp at 718-435-8200. Confirm your colony is on the route, place your first week's order, and the Thursday butcher line on Route 42 becomes someone else's problem.
