Hallo Berlin German Food Stand
“with some of his menu items:
– Dictator Specials
– Democracy Special
– Triple Soul Food Mix (with BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche)
– Fifth Avenue Combination”
“It comes with potato salad, sauteed onions, bavarian meatballs, and the famous crusty roll.”
“I had a cheese bratwurst topped with potatoes, onions and spicy sauce, all on a perfectly chewy and crusty roll.”
Hallo Berlin German Food Stand
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Very good.
These sausages are very tasty, and the dude working there is very friendly and attentive.
He has some magical killer mustard man, it's amazing.
Is this a new food stand for me to always go to when I visit New York? I think so! The german fries were perfect, the sauerkraut was actually not overbearing, and the bratwurst was fantastic. The truck was a little hard to find, but that was only because I went early and he wasn't set up yet 🙂
Came here by chance because it had a high rating, and it doesn't disappoint! Juicy sausages with amazing toppings. By far the best sausage I've ever had. The potato topping is stellar!
Cheap but delicious taste of German food. Think of it as gourmet hot dogs but with better mustard, sautéed onions, and cabbage. He recommended the bratwurst to me and for $7 he did not disappoint!
Not sure why I haven't come to this cart before, given I've worked in the area for 3 years now. I came around 12:15pm on Friday (just had this for lunch today) – line was about 5-6 deep. As other reviews mention, don't be fooled by the short line, as it's about a 15-20 minute wait. I've read some reviews that mention that the guy isn't very nice, but he was super nice to me!
My kielbasa didn't look all that filling – looks sure can be deceiving. I was stuffed after my single soul food combo. The kielbasa (pork + beef) was juicy and delicious under a pile of mustard, red cabbage, sauerkraut, potatoes, sautéed onions, and optional hot sauce. Get all the optional toppings! The hot sauce wasn't all that spicy though. Potatoes are yummy and flavorful and also very, very filling.
Overall, I enjoyed the food here very much, though it's not something I would go out of my way for or something I would get frequently, due to wait time and the fact that I got terrible, terrible heartburn for the rest of the day/night.
Adequate, but nothing to write home about (Yelping about, that's a given). I came here for at late lunch with a group of coworkers. The line was deceptively long; there were not many people in the line, but each order took at least three to four minutes, resulting in a wait of about 20 minutes. Strangely enough, each of our orders took approximately a minute to complete, so this may have been the fault of the previous customers.
I ordered the #13, which consisted of a Bavarian meatball, German potato salad, sauteed onions, and a wurst of my choosing (Bratwurst, in this visit), and a separate roll. The German potato salad, which I was least anticipating due to my general dislike of the cuisine, was surprisingly good and I devoured this portion. Ironically, the Bavarian meatball, which I was most looking forward to, was the most disappointing aspect of the meal and I would not recommend it to others. The sauteed onions were sauteed onions, and the bratwurst was a bratwurst. I have never felt that one could truly affect the general taste of either item, and this experience provided me with no evidence to the contrary.Additionally, the roll provided was no different than your standard crunchy sub roll. The true highlight of the meal were the sauces on the plate, I loved the mustard used and would definitely purchase each sauce independently if possible. My largest complaints: the efficiency of the one-manned food stand (although as noted before, this observation's accuracy is in question) and the portion sizes. When I pay $10 at a food stand or food truck, I expect to be full after eating. Thankfully, the taste made up for this err partially, but when you're on a budget like I am, I can't afford to be spending $10 a day on a lunch that will inevitably lead to a further food purchase far before dinner.
In short, this review earns no more and no less than three stars. I would probably come back, but only for a late, late, lunch, at least until the warmer months of the year. If I did come back, I would definitely make a point to try the German fries and the Maybach (Cheese Bratwurst).
$8 for a food stand sammie is a tad expensive IMO. But on the plus side, even though the wiener looked small (haha), it was actually pretty filling (still talking about the sandwich here).
I ordered the Maybach, which is a cheese bratwurst served on a toasted bun with cabbage, onion, and house mustard. It was a good idea for me to bring it back to the office to eat because it gets really messy. So only eat it on the street if you must – and if you do, make sure you have a bunch of napkins handy.
Hallo Berlin doesn't look the cleanest…but it's a cart in NYC…what do you expect? Besides, I ate the bratwurst, and I didn't die. So it's all good!
If this were "Halo Berlin" then it would be frequented by Gamers and fans of Beyoncé. Actually that's a very accurate analysis so maybe it should change its name.
What to get: a Brat.
What not to get: a spoiled Brat.
What else: How many Brats should you get? NEIN!
If it were "Henna Berlin" then it'd be full of girls with temporary tattoos, Indian style. In other news, girls covered in tattoos really does it for me. So now you know.
This is a food cart. There is also an actual restaurant which has the same owner, which for some reason has infinitely lower ratings. You can find the business page here: yelp.com/biz/hallo-berli…
If it were "Holy Berlin" then it'd be a German church. Which means people would probably chug beer while listening to the sermon about how efficient God and Jesus were and that efficiency and punctuality are their greatest lessons to us.
I've only been to Hallo Berlin once, and here are all the positives. (The only negative is that it took quite awhile for him to make the Brat but I'm okay with that).
– The guy is insanely friendly and will talk to you about Deutschland while you wait
– The guy is not a member of the Jugend or S.S. or Gestapo and never was
– The guy makes incredible sausages. And speaking of incredible sausages…
– The Brat is so juicy, it reminds me of a girl I know
– The price is pretty reasonable for Manhattan
– There are no other German sausages in NYC that taste as good as this, in my opinion
If it were "Hell-no Berlin" then it would taste like crap. Thankfully it doesn't.
Is it authentic? Well, let's say that German street food tends to taste a little different, and have more variation and variety in sausages, but that's not the point. These are incredible sausages that are different to anything else in NYC, served by a lovely man at a fair price that taste wonderful and will delight you. They're fairly authentic, and you can compare them yourself if you ever go to Germany because the real thing is all over the damn place, it's by far the most popular German street food.
Now excuse me, I have to put a huge sausage in my mouth.