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Member's Mark Italian Style Beef Meatballs, Frozen (6 lbs.)
4.1 out of 5 stars
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1,078 ratings465 reviews
  1. 5 stars65% (702)
  2. 4 stars13% (135)
  3. 3 stars5% (55)
  4. 2 stars3% (33)
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Dec 12, 2017
Reviewer name: jasin
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Something has changed

For a packaged meatball they are okay for taste. I'd give 4 stars but the quality seems to have gone down hill lately. There seems to be more fat/gristle/bone in the last few package that we've bought. The next batch will be cooked longer/hotter to try rendering more fat out of the meatball. We use a crock pot on low for multiple hours but we will try high to see if the "chew" is better. A heavy chew like fat/gristle is off-putting. I don't recall anytime in my life that a manufacture could prevent all bones pieces which is more acceptable to me over the gristle. Gristle/fat means they are lowering there meat standards to save money. Just charge me more; its part of inflation.

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Sep 15, 2019
Reviewer name: Cheryl L
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

They USED to be my go to meatball.

These USED to be my go to meatballs for anything, parties, home, subs, spaghetti, stroganoff. They changed the recipe and they are awful. I was so surprised at the flavor. I never bring meatballs home from a party, I did and had to throw them out. I will never purchase them again. They are dry and have a strange flavor.

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Jan 31, 2017
Reviewer name: Chip
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Fatty with gristle

The beef is not lean at all, so they need to be heated in a pan on medium and drained by squeezing each meatball to get the fat out of it. They have many hard chips of gristle or bone that are hard enough to hurt your teeth on. They are only "ok". I would recommend these to a friend with caution.

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Oct 5, 2019
Reviewer name: Brenda
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

A Big Disappointment

I have purchased these meatballs several times. They were delicious! I would simmer them in BBQ sauce or make spaghetti and meatballs. The last bag I purchased had so many bone fragments and hard "things" in them. I won't be purchasing them for a while.

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reply from Rich Team

Thank you for your recent purchase of our Member's Mark Italian Style Beef Meatballs. Your feedback is very important to us. We apologize that you experienced this issue with our meatballs. Real meat products are inherent to the possibility of bone. We purchase only deboned meat from certified meat suppliers. On occasion, a bone fragment will get by during the de-boning process. The actual bone fragmenting occurs at the raw meat processing plants during the separation of the various cuts of meat and not at our facility. We will continue to evaluate the latest technology that may be employed to eliminate bones in our meatballs. Our Operations and Quality Assurance associates will monitor this issue closely with our Production associates.

Jul 16, 2019
Reviewer name: Mbvolley21
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Recently Changed - very disappointed

We used to go through 2 bags of these per month in our house. They were gluten free, and great quality. Recently the packaging changed, and it prompted me to look at the ingredient list - now they are made with wheat, and are no longer gluten free. Also, I have heard from friends that use this product, the quality has gone down as well - more bone fragments, not as moist, taste different. I used to rave about these... by the way, the packaging is now green, instead of red.

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Aug 14, 2015
Reviewer name: alysing
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Meatball Subs for a Crowd

I recently hosted an event where I needed to make breakfast, lunch and dinner for 50 plus people. For lunch, we made meatball subs with these meatballs, and everyone was coming back for seconds. They are so good that I plan on buying a bag to keep around the house for quick meals for my family.

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Dec 30, 2019
Reviewer name: Angel
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Where are the homestyle beef meatballs?

I use to love the Beef meatballs from Sam's club. However they no longer carry the beef homestyle. I purchased these 3 times and could not figure out why they didn't taste good. It wasn't until my boyfriend pointed out to me that they are Italian. What happened to the beef homestyle meatballs?

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reply from Rich Team

Thank your recent purchase of our Members Mark Beef Italian Meatballs. We sincerely apologize that you were displeased with the taste of this product. We have always taken pride in the production of quality food products, and we have built our reputation with satisfied customers. I appreciate your feedback and will be passing it along to the appropriate team members for further review.

Oct 13, 2015
Reviewer name: Onurway
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great taste at a great price

Are these meatballs as good as the ones my wife makes? Not quite, but almost, and she makes a very good meatball. Making meatballs is very time consuming. We use these for spaghetti and for meatball subs. They taste great and have a great texture. You can't make your own for this price, either. This is a great product.

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Jun 21, 2015
Reviewer name: WalkingE
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

Lots of "hard stuff" in meatballs

The taste is okay, and it's a good value, but there were lots of hard things, maybe bone chips, in almost every meatball. I don't know if it's a problem with the bag I purchased, or if it's always that way. They are fully-cooked, so you only have to reheat to a safe temp.

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Jul 4, 2020
Reviewer name: Zest
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Greasy and low-quality with poor taste

These meatballs look, smell, and taste absolutely terrible. They contain a large proportion of filler (textured soy protein and wheat flour) drenched in beef fat in an unsuccessful attempt to mask the low amount of beef. Don't be fooled by the high reviews. The previous version of these meatballs were gluten-free because they had less filler, and the nice reviews are not for the cheap formulation used in the current recipe. These low-beef meatballs are both disgusting and unhealthy. Avoid.

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reply from Rich Team

Thank your recent purchase of our Members Mark Italian Style Beef Meatballs. We sincerely apologize that you were displeased with this product. We have always taken pride in the production of quality food products, and we have built our reputation with satisfied customers. I appreciate your feedback and will be passing it along to the appropriate team members for further review.