Thursday, June 4, 2009

DBGB

courtesy of urbandaddy...
this place looks pretty awesome

DBGB
299 Bowery
(at E. 1st St)
The Bowery
New York, NY 10003
212-933-5300
website

Brat Pack
Sausages and Beer on the Bowery

We're in an interesting mood today. We're not here to dazzle you with wondrous tales of culinary masters leaving Michelin stars behind to slum it with sausages and burgers. We're not going to delve into stories of endless craft beers and hidden booths.

Sometimes you just need the facts. Facts about sausages, beer and the newest scene to hit the Bowery. Welcome to DBGB, Daniel Boulud's new downtown eatery, now open for walk-ins and taking reservations for tomorrow and beyond. Just the facts…

Beers on tap: 22
Beers in bottles: over 50
Wines on tap: 2
Wines not on tap: 0
Delicious wines on tap: 1 (a little gem of a Syrah)
Burgers on the menu: 3
Burgers on the menu topped with Daisy May's pulled pork: 1
Sausage varietals flying out of the open kitchen: 14
Strange Euro sausages we've never heard of: 9
Hardest to pronounce sausage: Munichoise (myu-nee-schwa-z)
Homemade ice cream flavors: 6 (go for the apricot-pistachio)
Ideal beer to sausage ratio: 3:4
Hidden backroom booths good for napping if you're in a sausage coma: 5
Expected wait time to be seated over this weekend: 45 minutes
Expected beers consumed at the bar during wait time: 6 (we know, but they go down easy)
Order you should place on first visit: Oysters Parisienne, Fromage de Tete, Frenchie Burger, Syrah on tap
Expected guy to girl ratio: 2:1
Expected old-guy to hot-girl ratio: 1:1
Likelihood of a Beyoncé spotting: fair
Likelihood of a Debbie Harry spotting: slim to none
Over/under on "sausage-fest" jokes per night: 31