Dogmatic (Good)

This place recently opened up on 17th street, just west of Union Square.

Let me begin by saying that Dogmatic does not serve hot dogs, they serve "Gourmet Sausages." If you're looking for that classic NYC frankfurter, go somewhere else. What you get at Dogmatic is a sausage placed in a hollowed out baguette with your choice of sauce. I suppose it's somewhat European-esque.

One chooses either beef, chicken, pork, turkey, or lamb sausage (there's also an asparagus option for those who prefer not to eat meat). The choices for sauce are cheddar jalapeno, horseradish mustard, truffle gruyere, chimichurri, sun dried tomato feta, and mint yogurt.

I ordered a beef sausage with truffle gruyere and a pork sausage with cheddar jalapeno sauce. I also got a side of chips with the sun dried tomato feta sauce for dipping. I found that both sausages were rather tasty. They had plenty of flavor in each bite and were served hot and freshly prepared. There was also a huge difference in taste between the two meats, which I appreciated. I'm curious to try the other sausages now, the lamb in particular. The baguette was hot and toasty, tasting as though it had just been made that day. I don't know about you, but I'm a sucker for fresh baguettes; I would eat anything on that bread. I really kind of liked how sausage tastes on a baguette- it's not something I normally find myself in the position to try.

While I enjoyed the meal overall, I was somewhat disappointed with the sauces. I had tried three different ones, but they all tasted fairly similar. Sure, there were some slight differences in seasoning and aftertaste, but not really enough to make me care. They must all have the same base ingredients or something, because not a single sauce really stood out. The choice of meat is really what determines the taste of your meal here. That being said, I would have also liked the sausage to be a big bigger. For $4.50 a sausage, I would expect it to be plump, but it wasn't really any thicker than your standard hot dog.

Dogmatic also has homemade sodas, which I did not try. In retrospect, that was a poor decision; they're probably pretty good.

All in all, I had a tasty and unique experience at Dogmatic. I don't really know anywhere else to eat sausage and baguettes. So if you're in the mood to try something different, give Dogmatic a shot.

You can check out their website at http://eatdogmatic.com/

-Chris