Greetings Dear Readers!This destination for this week's adventure began a few days ago when I read an article about hip new restaurants in downtown Los Angeles, and was again brought to my attention the following day in a conversation about downtown eateries.
For those of you who do not live in LA, the downtown area can be a ghost town on weekends, as the business people have left for other areas of the city, and there aren't as many bars, restaurants or hot spots to hit up.
That is beginning to change though, and Wurstküche is one of the newest hot spots.
Tucked away into the arts district on a fairly empty street, Wurstküche serves up a wide range of sausage sandwiches, Belgian fries, and has an incredible selection of German and Belgian beers on tap. What a meal to have in the middle of the summer!
This is the place that dreams are made of...but could it hold up on sampling their offerings?
I stared at the menu for quite a while and finally settled on the Sante Fe Jack Cheese and Jalapeno Smoked Turkey sausage sandwich. Add some Belgian fries to that and a Floris apple ale and you have an incredible lunch.
The sandwich itself was awesome. The sausage had a good 'pop' to it and had an amazing kick to it with the roasted jalapeno. The roll it was wrapped in was fresh, soft, and thoroughly delicious. The only complaint is that I wish the roll wasn't so big, or the sausage were slightly larger so there wasn't so much excess bread. The sauerkraut and sweet peppers I had it topped off with were crisp, fresh and full of contrasting sour/sweet flavor.
The Belgian fries were thick cut, crunchy on the outside and hot and fluffy on the inside. These fries were amazing and even got topped off with some coarse sea salt. These are a must-order anytime you go there.
And lastly, the Floris Apple Ale. An ale with the taste of apples? Are you kidding? Delicious. Light, crisp, refreshing and apple-y. I would have ordered five of these things if I had the time.
Overall, this experience at Wurstküche was unbelievable (and only got better after crossing the street to Angel City Brewing Co. for a pint). For all you LA-ers i know downtown can sometimes feel like a trek, but this is one expedition worthy of the drive.
Sante Fe Jack Cheese and Jalapeno Sausage Sandwich
**** 1/2 Stars
Wurstküche
800 E. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
www.wurstkuche.com
Now that right there is a pet peeve of mine, when they don't cut off enough sausage to fill the bun. There's almost no excuse for it, the only time is when they cured tiny sausages. But then the solution would be to serve it either between two actual slices of bread, or a small roll. But it should never be a standard case to have more bun that hot dog in the sandwich. And yes it's definitely a sandwich.
ReplyDeleteLet's add this to the list of places I'd like to go when I'm out in October. I haven't had good German food since I got back from Europe.
ReplyDeleteconsider it done. you won't want to leave this place.
ReplyDeleteI've only been to this place once but already live by it! and im counting down the days I return! duck/bacon wurst with jalapenos + the blegium fries with truffle oil glaze... and the la chouffe beer was also KILLER!
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