I so often find myself in the Union Square area struck with sudden and urgent hunger pangs. I’m usually shopping (at the farmers market, Barnes & Noble, Anthropologie) and so I want something quick, satisfying, cheap, and easy to eat on the go. Until recently, there was blessed little that satisfied these requirements. Falafel is too messy. A muffin or baked good from the market is just bread–not enough to keep my energy up. A generic sandwich from a generic deli? No thanks. Everything else requires a sit down. That is, until a group of geniuses opened Dogmatic.
Dogmatic is a self-proclaimed “gourmet sausage system” and what a system it is. Each sausage (choose from pork, chicken, beef, lamb or turkey–all are locally sourced from sustainable farms) is a mere $4.50 and comes “wrapped” in a sort of chewy-in-a-good-way mini-baguette that is locally baked in NYC. Yes, I did say wrapped. The bread is not split down the middle like a lowly hot dog bun, but instead hollowed out with a big, heated spike which effectively toasts the bread from the inside out which, as the website points out, helps keep the sausage hot while not burning your hands. Each sausage comes with your choice of sauce (cheddar jalapeno, horseradish mustard, truffle gruyere, chimichurri, sun dried tomato feta, mint yogurt) and if deciding on a combination is just too much work or outside of your skill set, they’ll happily suggest one. Or, you can go with my absolute favorite, lamb sausage with mint yogurt or a close second, chicken sausage with sun dried tomato feta. The sausages come packed in a foil and paper bag–perfect for eating on the go, or reserving the un-eaten half while you have a look in the bookstore. Oh, and vegetarians can opt for grilled asparagus.
I want to tell you that their “handmade” sodas are fanstastic all the time but I can’t. One day the lemon-lime soda was perfect: not too sweet, not too strong, very refreshing. Ditto the ginger soda. Another day, the ginger soda tasted like the ginger syrup had sat around a few days too long and the strawberry soda tasted weirdly spicy and not all that strawberry-y, so drink at your own risk. And don’t ask me about the sides (mac ‘n’ cheese, tomato basil salad, cole slaw) because not only do they not sound like anything special but they can’t be eaten with one hand, so they’d just slow me down. Why bother? A single sausage is the perfect size anyway.
July 30th, 2009
1:52 pm
yum. I am encouraged to go grab one.
July 30th, 2009
5:54 pm
wish it had been there when I was stuck in that neighborhood every day for school (PCOM).
August 12th, 2009
1:55 pm
definitely will have to try it next time I’m in USq
August 16th, 2009
8:01 pm
mmmmm. sounds good.
July 9th, 2010
9:14 pm
I am a former New Yorker teaching English to many students who are majoring in Culinary Arts. Your writing is a perfect way to marry their love of food to my love for language and writing. I can also wax nostalgic about eating in New York, something I still miss for its awesome variety.Thanks for the sweet inspiration! If you are ever in Virginia Beach, please let us know so we can come out and support you.
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Dogmatic
I so often find myself in the Union Square area struck with sudden and urgent hunger pangs. I’m usually shopping (at the farmers market, Barnes & Noble, Anthropologie) and so I want something quick, satisfying, cheap, and easy to eat on the go. Until recently, there was blessed little that satisfied these requirements. Falafel is too messy. A muffin or baked good from the market is just bread–not enough to keep my energy up. A generic sandwich from a generic deli? No thanks. Everything else requires a sit down. That is, until a group of geniuses opened Dogmatic.
Dogmatic is a self-proclaimed “gourmet sausage system” and what a system it is. Each sausage (choose from pork, chicken, beef, lamb or turkey–all are locally sourced from sustainable farms) is a mere $4.50 and comes “wrapped” in a sort of chewy-in-a-good-way mini-baguette that is locally baked in NYC. Yes, I did say wrapped. The bread is not split down the middle like a lowly hot dog bun, but instead hollowed out with a big, heated spike which effectively toasts the bread from the inside out which, as the website points out, helps keep the sausage hot while not burning your hands. Each sausage comes with your choice of sauce (cheddar jalapeno, horseradish mustard, truffle gruyere, chimichurri, sun dried tomato feta, mint yogurt) and if deciding on a combination is just too much work or outside of your skill set, they’ll happily suggest one. Or, you can go with my absolute favorite, lamb sausage with mint yogurt or a close second, chicken sausage with sun dried tomato feta. The sausages come packed in a foil and paper bag–perfect for eating on the go, or reserving the un-eaten half while you have a look in the bookstore. Oh, and vegetarians can opt for grilled asparagus.
I want to tell you that their “handmade” sodas are fanstastic all the time but I can’t. One day the lemon-lime soda was perfect: not too sweet, not too strong, very refreshing. Ditto the ginger soda. Another day, the ginger soda tasted like the ginger syrup had sat around a few days too long and the strawberry soda tasted weirdly spicy and not all that strawberry-y, so drink at your own risk. And don’t ask me about the sides (mac ‘n’ cheese, tomato basil salad, cole slaw) because not only do they not sound like anything special but they can’t be eaten with one hand, so they’d just slow me down. Why bother? A single sausage is the perfect size anyway.