I found Gibbs Butcher Block on the internet, and I was blown away by the number of sausages they make on a rotating basis. I drove over 2 hours to Columbia Station to check it out.
I was a bit shocked when I saw the store exterior. I thought that there was no way I'd find great food at a place that looks like every general store scattered throughout the outskirt towns of NE Ohio. Well, I'm very glad I was wrong.
The meat counter is incredible. I ended up buying the following sausages:
-Korean Chili and Garlic
-Blueberry
-Loaded Baked Potato
-Spinach and Feta
-Hot Chicken Wing with White Cheddar
All of these sausages were perfectly amazing on their own. No condiments needed. I particularly enjoyed the Korean sausages over white rice, which allowed the juices to be collected in the fluffy rice. The flavor combinations are creative and well executed. The staff at Gibbs are nothing short of mad scientists of sausage.
Even better, I engaged in a 15 minute conversation with the staff. They were knowledgeable, full of great suggestions, and amazingly pleasant. The also informed me of upcoming flavors, which is sure to get me to make a return trip.
Keep it up, Gibbs Butcher Block. I'll be back.