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| - I was looking forward to eating some duck fat fries and some fancy-shmancy hot dogs. However, after having those fries and splitting a NY dog (kraut and mustard, I think) and a sweetbreads dog, I was left feeling 'meh'.
The fries were good, but I like Wingharts better, fo' sho'. As for the dogs... The buns were just basic buns. The shining glory of the hot dogs was the hot dog meat itself. It was definitely delish, big, and flavorful. However, the toppings fell flat for me. Nothing on the NY dog stood out as above average, and the sweet breads dog actually kind of freaked me out.
Now, if you're a lover of sweetbreads, perhaps you'd be into it. I knew what sweetbreads are, but had never had them, so I decided to go out on a limb and try it. I think the dog had deep-friend sweetbreads, apple mostarda, pepper relish, and crispy shallots. I took my first bite into half a sweetbread and figured out that I do not like sweetbreads. The texture weirded me out, as did the taupe color. Taupe is not a color I want my food to be. No. Taupe is for pleated-front slacks. I wasn't into the apple mostarda stuff, either. The apple overwhelmed other flavors for me. The pepper relish didn't jive with the apples for my palate, either. And, I don't even remember seeing or tasting crispy shallots, to be honest...'n' I love shallots.
Overall, for me, this place was okay, because the hotdogs themselves were high quality. I might go back, but if I do, I'll just get a plain dog with mustard and onions!
P.S. When I was there, there was no condiment bar, just ketchup pumps, if I recall correctly...
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