Winner of the first
Vendy Award in 2005, and beating out the renowned Halal Guys on 53rd and 6th, Hallo Berlin offers tourists and natives some tasty German sausages. Located in midtown right off 5th Ave., this food cart was swarming with men in suits (I'm sure it also attracts other people, but such was the case when I arrived). Your Foursquare tips and Yelp reviews will warn you that there is quite a bit of a wait, particularly during rush hour. I arrived at 12:30, thus experiencing this lunch-hour rush (apparently, just because I'm on spring break does not mean that everyone else is too). 35 minutes later, I still wasn't sure what I was going to order-there are so many choices, unless you opt for the dictator special, shown below:
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| The two specials-the dictator special (no choice of wursts) and the democracy special (choice of 2 wursts) |
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Despite my extreme indecisiveness when it comes to ordering (unless I've researched the menu in advance), I went with the democracy special, with a currywurst (as advised by my fellow Foursquarers) and knockwurst, accompanied by the works (all toppings-red and white cabbage, sauteed onion), some potato salad, and a meatball on top.
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| Democracy special |
Not exactly the most photogenic meal, but little matter when it tastes DELICIOUS! Halfway through, my stomach, which I'm pretty sure is shrinking despite what you might think when eating with me, told me I was done but I kept going just because...
Particularly now that the weather is quite nice, I recommend eating at the Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan edition on 59th street and 5th. You might want to plan for a stroll in Central Park after to burn off all the calories!
Be forewarned, you'll have to fight through hordes of business people and tourists stopping and taking pictures in front of Abercrombie and Hollister (which I still don't really get) to hit up this joint.
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