2.47 Wurstküche (Downtown sausage)

Posted on March 31, 2009
Filed Under Belgian, Best of the Best | 8 Comments

Our friend Carsten should get credit for this entry, he found this downtown spot for sausages and beer. I, of course, had no idea how cool the place was, nor did I have any idea that they had awesome exotic stuff like rattlesnake and rabbit sausages, and a ton of imported beers on tap. Thanks, Carsten. Sorry we went without you… buddy… So! Less chatter, more food!




So here’s the door painted in Belgian colors. It looks like a hole in the wall, quite literally.



So you walk in and there is a small counter and a big display case full of sausages. Note the line of taps on the wall. You order at the counter and you take your number to the back, where there’s an airy room with long tables and benches for you to sit down and eat. There’s a second bar in the back room as well.




Here’s my plate. There’s so many choices, I had to settle on two sausages from the exotics section and a large order of fries with two sauces.




The Belgian fries were great, crunchy and hearty. The dipping sauces were awesome. I had curry ketchup, which is surprisingly good, and also chipotle aioli, which wasn’t as new and exciting as the curry ketchup but also went well with the fries and was still solid.




First up from the exotic section of the menu is the duck and bacon with jalapenos sausage. The duck fat is incredible and then there’s the BACON, which you just can’t go wrong with. Very satisfying.




I think the rattlesnake and rabbit is the better of these two sausages. The snake meat is very fine and very flavorful, but not in a gamey way. There’s a tanginess to the sausage as well. I can’t really taste the rabbit in the sausage, and I wonder if they just let the snake eat the rabbit and then make the sausage…

There’s not much service but the staff is friendly, the atmosphere is laid back, the sausages are incredible, and there’s a ton of European beers on tap. I’ll be back for everything.

Wurstküche
800 E 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 687-4444