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(212) 947-9008
W 54th St
New York,
NY
10019
40.7613
-73.9757
Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown
Price:
$
Last updated 5.07.10
Category:
Payment Methods:
Cash
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Cheap Eats, Outdoor Dining
Cuisine:
What People Are Saying About Hallo Berlin
Featured Review
Erin Behan
Contributor
There's no mistaking which street cart belongs to Rolf and Wolfgang Babiel--it's the one smelling of delectable sausage with a trailing 20-person line. Ten types of sausage await, among them bratwurst, kielbasa, and knockwurst--and if you're feeling indecisive try the Dictator's Special, which allows no choice whatsoever. Get the sausages sliced and then topped with fried potatoes and a red-wine sauerkraut and fried onions--the mix of toppings forms a tangy sauce to complement the meat.
Editor's Tips
- The Extras:
- The cart is so sophisticated, it even has printed menus that you can grab to help pass the time in line.
| food quality | 66.66999816894531% positive |
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| return potential | 0.0% positive |
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| service | 100.0% positive |
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| value | 50.0% positive |
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| wait time | 0.0% positive |
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11/12/08
VERY DISAPPOINTED
by rubicks13
Honestly I was waiting 2 years to visit this cart. Today was the day as I had training uptown a few blocks from the legendary hallo berlin brat cart. Got there around noon only a few deep. Prices went WAY up!!!! I think that this has fallen into one of the NYC classifications of "tourist trap". I ordered the "Freakin Deal" 1 brat with onions, cabbage mustard, 1 meatball and cold potato salad with no mayo and a little roll. Roll was great, brat was decent there is a german butcher around the corner from me that the brats where much better. Meatball was amazing. Put me back $7.50. I left hungry and grabbed a slice on the way back to the building. Overall very disappointed if the prices were like they were 2 years ago, then may be worth it. They have a special 2 sandwiches for $10. I still think that's overpriced. Ideally they should be priced around $3.50. Would not go back to this cart too many other good carts in the area.
- Pros: great roll
- Cons: prices are sky rocketing, turning into tourist trap!
05/13/08
good food, but not worth the wait
by h1ghroller25
the food is good, but you have to waste about half hour to get it during your lunch....no cart food or fast food is worth waiting that long for. Also its expensive for street food.
- Pros: food
- Cons: long wait, price considering its street food
05/08/07
Great food if you have the time
by sunil481
Great place to get lunch when you're not in a rush, or if you're eating a late lunch. The bratwurst, currywurst and smoked-cheese bratwurst are amazing. So are the German fries. The other sausages are also pretty good. It's a tiny bit expensive ($9.00 for a two-sausage combo) but a better deal than many bland lunches which cost about the same. The only drawback is the slow line; it's never really long, it just takes a lot of time for each customer. I've timed it actually, and you can estimate about 2 minutes per person. At peak times there's 10-20 people waiting (20-40 minute wait) but if you go after 2:00 you'll barely have to wait at all.
08/03/06
The best wurst
by keithwags
This is a grrrreat place for a midtown lunch. Piles of hot sausage, covered in delicious sauces and saurkraut, served by friendly Germans. What else do you want?
- Pros: delicious sausage
- Cons: the line
The Details on Hallo Berlin
Place Categories:
- good food
- not good carts
- friendly germans
- decent brat
- delicious saurkraut
- pretty good other sausages
- slow line
- amazing bratwurst
- cold potato salad
- delicious sauces
- great roll
- amazing meatball
