Photo Gallery | The Lazy Butcher

In the Butcher Shop

A cheesecloth-wrapped beef roast, miso dry-aged for 60 days, cut open to reveal a dark aged crust and deep red interior. — A beef roast miso dry-aged for 60 days, cut open to reveal its deep red interior.

Glowing neon sign reading 'The Lazy Butcher' with a knife icon, mounted above a glass butcher case filled with rows of raw steaks, a walk-in cooler, and shelved jars in the background. — The glowing Lazy Butcher neon sign hangs above the full meat case, rows of steaks and cuts on display below.

Low-angle shot of two raw bone-in tomahawk steaks with heavy marbling on a red tray, held up beneath a glowing pink and white neon sign reading 'The Lazy Butcher'. — Bone-in tomahawk steaks under the Lazy Butcher neon sign.

Three thick, heavily marbled porterhouse steaks arranged in a row on a black tray on a wooden butcher block. — Thick porterhouse steaks with heavy marbling, freshly cut and lined up on a tray in the butcher shop.

Close-up of several rows of raw beef with dense, heavy marbling laid out side by side in a butcher case. — Rows of heavily marbled ribeye caps laid out in the display case.

Row of raw beef primal cuts hanging on a stainless meat rail with hooks, backlit by bright window light. — Beef primals hang on meat hooks in the cutting room cooler.

Butcher case display with hand-lettered signs for country links, hot Italian sausage, and jalapeno sausage, with coiled and linked raw sausages beneath each sign. — House-made country links, hot Italian, and jalapeno sausages lined up in the display case.

A butcher's gloved hands guide a knife through a beef roast tied with butcher's twine, slicing it into individual steaks. — Slicing a twine-tied roast into individual steaks.

Butcher in black cap and red apron pulling a cut steak away from a band saw, with a portioned bone-in steak on the table. — Fresh steaks coming off the band saw, with more portioned cuts ready below.

Gloved hands using a metal hand saw to cut through a large raw rib rack on a wooden butcher block. — Breaking down a large rib rack by hand.

Butcher in black cap and red apron holding up a long trimmed rib bone strip, with knives and meat on the cutting table behind him. — A long, freshly trimmed rib bone from the cutting room.

Six raw meat rolls on a metal prep tray, three wrapped in woven strips of bacon and three coated in dark seasoning. — Bacon-wrapped meat rolls and seasoned ground meat logs lined up on a prep tray.

Gloved hand holding up a raw bone-in pork chop with visible marbling, framed against a butcher's dark shirt and red apron. — A well-marbled, bone-in pork chop.

Extreme close-up of a gloved hand using a knife to trim the fat cap from a marbled raw pork chop. — Trimming the fat cap on a marbled pork chop.

A Lazy Butcher gift card standing on a wood counter with dry-aged steaks in the butcher case behind it. — A Lazy Butcher gift card on the counter, dry-aged steaks in the case behind it.

Trays of smoked prime rib and glazed salmon in the display case, with roasted vegetables below. — Smoked prime rib and cedar-plank salmon in the display case.

Whole roasted chickens with crisp golden skin lined up in the display case. — Whole roasted chickens in the display case.

A vacuum-packed charcuterie board with sliced salami, cubed cheese, olives, and a jar of preserves. — A packaged charcuterie board with salami, cheese, olives, and preserves.

A frenched, dry-aged bone-in rib roast with heavy marbling on a wooden butcher block. — A frenched, dry-aged bone-in rib roast on the butcher block.

Beef primals dry-aging on cooler shelves, each with a hand-written tag noting weight and date. — Dry-aging cooler shelves with hand-written weight and date tags.

Fresh ground beef falling from a meat grinder onto a pile below. — Fresh ground beef coming off the in-house grinder.

Raw pork belly and a trimmed rib rack on a wooden butcher block, with a gloved hand at the edge of frame. — A trimmed pork belly and rib rack on the butcher block.

A gloved hand holding a piece of dark smoked bark, trimmed close for detail. — Trimming the bark on a smoked brisket.

Folded black Lazy Butcher branded t-shirts on a wood table. — Lazy Butcher branded t-shirts.

Off the Smoker

Four whole smoked briskets with dark bark on two racks inside a smoker, with chicken wings smoking below and beams of light cutting through drifting smoke. — Whole briskets and chicken wings smoking on multiple racks, with shafts of light cutting through the smoke.

Cook in a gray chef coat and black glove holding out a whole smoked brisket with a dark, glossy bark crust, standing outdoors near a smoker. — A whole smoked brisket with a dark bark crust.

A gloved hand holds up a folded slice of smoked brisket, showing a deep pink smoke ring and dark bark crust. — A slice of smoked brisket showing off its smoke ring and bark.

Close-up of gloved hands using a long knife to slice a smoked brisket, showing the dark bark crust and pink smoke ring. — Slicing into a smoked brisket to show off the deep pink smoke ring under the bark.

Smoked brisket with a dark peppery bark, partially sliced into several pieces stacked on a white cutting board. — A smoked brisket sliced into several pieces, showing a consistent pink smoke ring throughout.

Close-up of a whole smoked brisket with a thick, dark, glistening peppery bark, resting on a well-used metal prep tray. — A whole smoked brisket rests on a prep tray, its dark peppery bark glistening with rendered fat.

Large cut of beef brisket fully coated in a coarse orange-brown dry rub on a black tray. — A brisket coated in dry rub sits ready for the smoker.

A stack of smoked beef ribs with dark peppery bark and rib bones exposed at the ends. — A stack of smoked beef ribs with a heavy peppery bark.

Close-up of smoked pork ribs with a deep red smoke ring and dark, peppery bark. — Smoked ribs with a deep smoke ring and peppery bark.

Close-up of gloved hands using a large knife to portion a glazed rack of smoked ribs on a green cutting board. — Cutting a rack of smoked ribs, with a pink smoke ring in every portion.

Close-up of individually sliced smoked ribs with a dark glossy glaze and visible pink smoke ring. — Individually sliced smoked ribs with a glossy glaze, plated on parchment paper.

Smoked brisket, a stack of pork ribs, and sliced smoked sausage arranged together on a wood cutting board. — The full smokehouse trio: brisket, ribs, and sausage.

More From the Kitchen

Close-up of grilled corn cut into strips, drizzled with pale green crema and topped with crumbled cotija cheese, red chili powder, and pickled red onion. — Grilled corn ribs topped with crema, cotija cheese, chili powder, cilantro, and pickled red onion.

Close-up of caramelized, sauce-glazed burnt ends piled on a perforated metal spatula on a flat top griddle. — Glazed burnt ends piled on a metal spatula fresh off the flat top griddle.

Two open steamed white bao buns filled with glazed burnt ends, shredded carrot, cucumber, and cilantro. — Steamed bao buns filled with glazed burnt ends, cucumber, carrot, and herbs.

Close-up of a glazed, bacon-wrapped sausage roll with a candied jalapeno slice on a pick, resting on green tortilla strips. — A glossy glazed sausage roll topped with a candied jalapeno pick.

Two BBQ sliders on brioche buns topped with candied jalapeno picks and piled with crispy fried onion straws. — BBQ sliders piled with crispy fried onions and topped with a candied jalapeno pick.

Close-up of nachos made with green tortilla chips, topped with pulled pork, chopped burnt ends, black beans, corn, and avocado crema. — Green tortilla chips loaded with pulled pork, burnt ends, black beans, corn, pico de gallo, and pickled onion.

Pile of shredded, bark-flecked pulled pork resting on a large stainless cleaver blade on a scarred wooden butcher block. — A pile of hand-pulled smoked pork rests on a well-worn cleaver blade in the kitchen.

Overhead flat-lay of sliced smoked sausage rounds, sliced brisket, and pulled pork arranged on parchment paper with pickles. — A spread of sliced sausage, sliced brisket, and pulled pork with pickles and pickled onion.

Rows of chicken wings and drumettes cooking on dark smoker grates, lit from the side inside the smoker chamber. — Chicken wings smoking on the grates inside the smoker.

Rows of mushroom caps filled with a savory stuffing and topped with grated parmesan, arranged on a sheet pan. — Stuffed mushrooms lined up and ready for the oven.

A whole smoked turkey with a deep mahogany, spice-crusted skin resting on a wire rack in a walk-in cooler. — A whole turkey, smoked low and slow to a deep mahogany bark.

Row of golden-brown baked empanadas lined up in a black display tray, with the meat case reflected in the glass above. — A row of golden, flaky baked empanadas in the shop's display case.

Close-up of raw chicken leg quarters generously coated in a coarse orange and black spice rub. — Raw chicken leg quarters coated in a coarse spice rub, arranged on a tray ahead of smoking.

Toasted bun piled with sliced smoked meat next to a paper tray of baked beans and pickle slices. — A smoked meat sandwich on a soft bun served with baked beans and pickle chips.

Steaming amber stock pouring from a stainless kettle spigot through a fine mesh strainer, with steam rising in the back kitchen. — Hot stock pours from a kettle through a fine strainer, steam rising in the back kitchen.

Gloved hand sprinkling crumbled cotija cheese over grilled corn ribs topped with crema and pickled red onion. — Finishing elote-style corn ribs with cotija cheese.

Gloved hand holding up a thick square-cut piece of smoked brisket with a dark peppery bark crust. — A thick-cut piece of smoked brisket with a peppery bark.

Overhead view of two full metal hotel pans loaded with dark bark-crusted smoked rib racks and whole briskets. — Pans of smoked rib racks and whole briskets, fresh off the smoker.

Gloved hand slicing a glazed smoked sausage link into rounds with a chef's knife on a white cutting board. — A glazed smoked sausage is sliced into rounds on the cutting board.

Sliced corned beef with cabbage, baby potatoes, and carrots on a white plate. — Corned beef and cabbage with potatoes and carrots.

A tray of boiled crawfish, corn on the cob, potatoes, and a charred jalapeno. — A crawfish boil plate with corn, potatoes, and a charred jalapeno.

A steak melt sandwich with melted cheese on a toasted bun, served with fries. — A steak melt sandwich with cheese, served with fries.

Close-up of a single smoked pork rib rack with a dark peppery bark. — A single smoked rib rack, fresh off the smoker.

Smoked brisket and a stack of ribs on the cutting board, fresh off the smoker. — Smoked brisket and ribs, fresh off the smoker.

On the Menu

A stacked burger with two smashed beef patties, chopped brisket, melted white cheese, and pickled jalapenos on a toasted bun. — A double smashburger loaded with brisket and melted cheese.

Glossy glazed chicken wings piled on parchment paper with celery sticks in the background. — A fresh batch of glazed wings, served with celery.

A close-up of a paper serving boat piled high with creamy macaroni and cheese. — A heaping bowl of creamy house-made mac and cheese.

Overhead close-up of a toasted bun piled with chopped smoked brisket, served with french fries and pickle chips. — A chopped brisket sandwich on a toasted bun, served with fries and pickle chips.

Server carrying a metal tray loaded with sliced brisket, ribs, a bread roll, coleslaw, and baked beans through the kitchen. — A server carries a loaded BBQ tray with brisket, ribs, coleslaw, beans, and a roll.

Wire basket of grilled corn topped with crema and cotija cheese next to a tall pink cocktail garnished with an orange wheel. — A basket of elote-style grilled corn next to a citrus cocktail on a live-edge wood table.

Neon sign shaped like a pig's head reading 'Bar-Be-Cue' mounted in a window, with blue sky and a mountain neighborhood visible through the glass. — A neon pig sign reading 'Bar-Be-Cue' glows in the window with the Evergreen mountainside in view.

At the Cowboy Lounge & Patio

Outdoor patio with black metal tables, chairs, and open red umbrellas; a black barbecue smoker trailer sits behind a wood fence with pine trees and blue sky beyond. — Red umbrellas shade the outdoor patio tables with the smoker trailer and Evergreen tree line in the background.

Restaurant patio with red umbrellas and string lights strung along the building, hanging pink flower baskets on the stone wall. — String lights, red umbrellas, and hanging flower baskets set the scene on the restaurant's outdoor patio.

A man in a straw cowboy hat and Cowboy Lounge t-shirt with a cattle graphic stands facing the bar's shelves of whiskey bottles and beer taps. — A cowboy hat and a well-stocked back bar at the Cowboy Lounge.

A bartender pours a draft beer into a glass beneath a row of beer and wine taps at the Cowboy Lounge bar. — Fresh pour off the tap at the Cowboy Lounge.

Tall glass cocktail with an orange-hued drink, salted rim, ice, dark straw, and lime wedge garnish, on an outdoor table. — A salt-rimmed cocktail with a lime wedge garnish sits on a patio table.

Hammered copper mug filled with a dark cocktail, ice, fresh blackberries, and a mint sprig garnish with two metal straws. — A blackberry cocktail served in a hammered copper mug with fresh mint.

Tall glass with a red-orange cocktail, ice, dark straw, and an orange wheel garnish on the rim. — A bright red-orange cocktail garnished with an orange wheel, served on the shaded patio.

Tall crystal-cut glass filled with a bright green cocktail, ice, black straw, and an orange wheel garnish. — A bright green cocktail with an orange wheel garnish.

Wide interior view of the Cowboy Lounge showing a live-edge wood bar counter with barstools, dining tables, a large framed photograph of a bucking bull, and a TV playing rodeo. — The live-edge wood bar and dining tables of the Cowboy Lounge, with a large bucking-bull photograph on the wall.

Long row of bourbon and whiskey bottles, backlit and lined up along a wooden bar shelf. — A long row of bourbon and whiskey bottles lines the back bar of the Cowboy Lounge.

Bleached longhorn steer skull mounted on a black wall above two backlit wooden shelves holding liquor bottles. — A bleached steer skull hangs above shelves of tequila, whiskey, and rum bottles behind the bar.

Decorative longhorn skull sculpture covered in clear crystal shards, with a real horn bound by rope, mounted against a stone wall. — A crystal-covered longhorn skull sculpture with a real mounted horn hangs on the Cowboy Lounge's stone wall.

Wide interior shot of the Cowboy Lounge bar looking up at a crystal-covered longhorn skull mounted near the ceiling, with a TV playing rodeo footage. — A crystal-covered longhorn skull watches over the bar while rodeo plays on the wall-mounted TV.

Row of beer tap handles for local Colorado breweries, with rows of whiskey bottles glowing in the background. — A row of local Colorado craft beer tap handles, with whiskey bottles glowing behind the bar.

Old fashioned cocktail in a cut crystal rocks glass with a large ice cube, garnished with an orange peel twist and a cocktail cherry. — A classic old fashioned in a cut crystal glass, garnished with an orange twist and a cherry.

Tall Bloody Mary cocktail with a skewer garnish stacked with a fried hushpuppy, lime wedge, smoked pork belly, a pepperoncini, and a sausage stick. — A Bloody Mary topped with a towering skewer of burnt ends, sausage, peppers, a hushpuppy, and lime.

Row of colorful cocktails including a Bloody Mary and margarita lined up on a wood bar counter, with a pine tree and mountain view visible through a large window. — A lineup of colorful cocktails on the bar counter with a wall of liquor bottles and a mountain view through the window.

Two full pint glasses of beer, one amber and one pale gold, both topped with foam, sitting on a wood table with a large blurred photograph of a bull's head in the background. — An amber ale and a pale lager sit on the bar table in front of the bucking-bull photo.

A white t-shirt reading 'The Cowboy Lounge, Evergreen Colorado' held up in front of the back bar shelves. — A Cowboy Lounge t-shirt held up in front of the back bar.

The Crew & More

A bearded kitchen staff member in glasses and a backwards cap stands with arms crossed behind a spread of smoked brisket, ribs, and sliced sausage. — A pitmaster stands proudly behind a full spread of the day's smoked meats.

A bearded staff member in a beanie poses behind two whole smoked turkeys with dark, spice-rubbed skin on a cooling rack. — A staff member proudly shows off a fresh batch of smoked turkeys.

Cook wearing round glasses, an orange trucker cap, and a tan apron, holding out a full rack of smoked ribs toward the camera. — A cook holds up a full rack of smoked ribs in the kitchen.

Bearded cook wearing glasses and an orange cap, pulling a large dark smoked brisket out of a commercial smoker on a loading dock, with smoke in the air. — A cook pulls a whole brisket out of the smoker with visible smoke in the air.

Cook wearing an orange cap and glasses slicing a dark bark-crusted smoked brisket on a green cutting board. — A cook slices a smoked brisket on a cutting board in the kitchen.

Smiling bearded cook wearing a black Lazy Butcher cap and red apron, pouring steaming liquid through a strainer into a container. — A cook strains hot stock into a container in the back kitchen.

Bearded cook wearing glasses, an orange cap, and a tan leather apron squeezing sauce from a blue bottle onto grilled corn. — A cook finishes grilled corn with sauce from a squeeze bottle.

Smiling bearded butcher wearing a black 'The Lazy Butcher' cap and red apron, holding up a large raw rib rack beside the meat case. — A smiling butcher holds up a large rack of ribs in the retail shop.

Bearded butcher wearing a black 'The Lazy Butcher' cap and red apron leaning over a workbench trimming a large raw rib rack. — A butcher trims a large rib rack, a row of knives mounted on the wall behind him.

Cook with a long gray beard and orange cap, wearing a gray chef coat, holding out a dark smoked rack of ribs outside near the smoker. — A cook holds out a smoked rack of ribs in the alley behind the restaurant.

Bearded cook wearing round glasses, an orange cap, and a tan leather apron, standing at a kitchen station with a tray of sliced and pulled brisket. — A cook portions smoked brisket on the kitchen line.

Bearded butcher in a black cap and red apron leaning over a rib rack, with knives and sharpening steels hanging on the wall behind him. — A butcher trims a rib rack beneath a wall of hanging knives and sharpening steels.

Three kitchen staff members in aprons working in a row in the back kitchen, one carrying a tray of seasoned chicken pieces. — Kitchen staff work side by side prepping seasoned chicken in the back kitchen.

Three smiling men in Lazy Butcher caps and aprons leaning on the counter behind the glass meat case, with the glowing neon 'The Lazy Butcher' knife sign mounted above them. — Three smiling staff members lean on the meat case beneath the glowing Lazy Butcher sign.

Smiling woman with glasses and a red apron operating a Hobart meat grinder, with ground meat filling a bin below. — A smiling team member feeds meat through the Hobart grinder in the back kitchen.

Smiling cook with a long gray beard, round glasses, and a tan leather apron standing beside a black smoker loaded with trays of smoked rib racks and brisket. — A cook smiles beside a tray of freshly smoked ribs and brisket.

A team member in a red apron smiling in the kitchen. — A team member smiling in a red apron.

A bearded cook in glasses and a gray hoodie stands with arms crossed behind a full spread of smoked ribs and brisket. — A cook stands proudly behind a full spread of smoked meats.

Close-up of a neon sign reading 'The Lazy Butcher' in red script beneath a white neon knife icon, glowing against a black background. — The shop's neon knife-and-lettering sign, glowing red and white.

Overhead view of a live-edge wood table set with baskets of BBQ sliders and grilled corn, a glazed sausage, and four colorful cocktails. — A table full of BBQ sliders, elote-style corn, a glazed sausage, and four colorful cocktails.

A spread of branded t-shirts and a hoodie for The Lazy Butcher and The Cowboy Lounge laid out on a wood floor. — The full merch lineup for The Lazy Butcher and Cowboy Lounge.

The Lazy Butcher's neon logo tee, held up at the bar.

Taxidermy elk head mount with large antlers, wearing a black 'The Lazy Butcher' baseball cap between its ears. — A mounted elk head wears a Lazy Butcher cap on the wall, giving the shop a bit of local character.

Live-edge wood table set with a basket of BBQ sliders, a basket of grilled corn, a glazed sausage, and cocktails garnished with citrus. — Sliders, grilled corn, a glazed sausage, and colorful cocktails arranged across a live-edge wood table.

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