Mm, yum
01 Feb 08, 19:57
Above expectations
First, this shop looks smart and enticing. The girl taking orders is cute and friendly, there are papers to read while you wait, and the choices of sausage are nicely detailed with a bit of info about each.
The bangers themselves are also pretty darn good, although unless you order it with an extra something you might not feel full. But oh my word, the soup! Sometimes they have AMAZING sausage soup. Mine came in a bucket-like container, PLUS bread. It was gigantic and utterly delicious.
Friendly service, good food, hope it does well!
Groups: Food Lovers
Bangin' Bangers, No Mash
18 Jul 07, 12:49
Above expectations
The tagline of this new Portobello Road sausage purveyor (that's a fancy-pants hot dog stand) is "portable porkers" -- a bit of a misnomer since they've got German all-beef frankfurters and I heard vegetarian talk as I munched on my smoky Polish links yesterday (17/7/07, their second day in operation). The butcher-like tiled interior is clean and pleasant, with their philosophy (high-quality, artisanal, sustainable, etc.) and menu written out on small framed blackboards, a row of condiment dispensers, a chiller with drinks, a couple of salads (see below) and puddings, and three low stools along a counter by the window. There were four varieties on offer: British bangers, Spanish chorizo, German frankfurters, and smoky Polish sausages (the one I had). The idea is that the selection will change "seasonally" (however seasonal a sausage can be -- but maybe I'm just a ignant American). You have three options: plain, on a roll (tasty, but I would prefer my bread hinged and more elastic rather than cut in two and crumbly), or sliced up over one of the salads that you put in a cardboard takeaway container yourself (one with large white beans looked particularly interesting). The kitchen can add aioli and/or crispy onions (both of which I had), but you get your own ketchup, mustard (two kinds -- I tried the German), or mayonnaise from the dispensers. They also sell sausage rolls (a "sweet" variety of which I'm guessing is some kind of dessert). Back in SF there were a couple of sausage grills I patronised regularly. They did offer a greater variety (that's America for you: more, More, MORE!) and beer to wash 'em down, but I'm happy enough with this place. It's super-delicious, and I wish them great success. In fact, I may go back again today...
