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| Hallo Berlin German Food Stand | ||
| Address:
54th & 5th Ave. Phone: 212/947-9008 |
Neighborhood:
Midtown East Website: halloberlinrestaurant.com |
Cuisine: German, Street Meat |
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German food seems like
a likely street meat candidate right out of the gate. I mean the first
and original pushcart vendors (or at least the ones I'm aware of)
sold hot dogs. And what else is German but a bunch of hot dogs in
different casings and configurations? I ordered my beef knockwurst
and watched as my host fished out what truly resembled a Sabrette,
stuck it in a slicer, which chopped it into little chunky circles,
and threw it on top of some cabbage, sauerkraut and onions with a
nice, spicy mustard. The little meat salad was beyond tasty--like
a well-seasoned dog surrounded by stuff that would normally make me
gag, but worked to meld the smoky, vinegary, and spicy flavors all
together in a nice, neat little package. I thought, looking at the
small amount of food I was presented, that I would be starving afterward,
but it somehow quelled my hunger and left me totally satisfied. I
understand the lines here can get pretty long on most days, but we
came late and had an almost non-existent wait. Now I've eaten in their
proper restaurants, but there's something special about getting that
same food cooked in the wide-open expanse of 5th Ave that makes it
taste oh so much better. [MF] Other Locations: Hallo Berlin Express Hallo Berlin Food Wine and Garden Beer Hall |
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