New Restaurant And Bar Openings: Sausage Inc., HaChi, Calle Ocho

Tony Matelli, "Double Meat Head" (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)Sausage Inc.: At the very nexus of this season's most popular eateriesâhigh quality, fattening, nostalgic, one-item specialty digsâis the resurrection of the hot dog as something worth wanting, eating—about which we should be discerning. Bark fed us gussied-up ball park basics in Brooklyn and now Sausage Inc. picks up in Greenwich Village with their own sizable sausages. The menu presents only five options: all sausage, all sauteed onions, and all pretzel rolls with the promise of no chemicals and no MSG. There is the Farmer Sausage (beef and bacon), the Blanco (pork and basil), the Chipolata (pork and chipotle), the Thanksgiving (turkey, stuffing, and cranberry) among others. They're served alongside self-saucing options both familiar and unconventional, including Honey Mustard, Sweet Chili Butter, Homemade Relish, Cheese Fondue and more. For around $6 per wiener sandwich, you'll lose sight of why our ancestors griped about dirty water dogs in the first place. (Elyssa Goldberg)106 University Place, (212) 484-4344 — Gothamist

John Del Signore

Published Jul 28, 2011

Modified Jul 28, 2011

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Click through on the photos for the scoop on the latest restaurants and bars around town, which include Sausage Inc. on University Place, Asian Fusion at HaChi on the Lower East Side, and the new location of Calle Ocho on the Upper West Side.