Although my continuing piece regarding the taco trucks that line up and down SW 59th will appear in a few weeks on this site, I had to stop, drop, and roll on to the non-taco truck that I had been wanting—absolutely coveting—since I first heard about it.
It’s Sausage Feast, in the parking lot of Cookie’s on 2304 N. Western Ave.
Unlike many food trucks I have written about, Sausage Feast only comes out at dusk, usually on Friday and Saturday evenings. Their hours seem to start around five in the evening and go on to one in the morning, but they are always bustling, with hoarse-throated patrons keeping them busy.
Being the old fuddy-duddy as I am, I went Friday at five o’clock, around opening. While I thought that I would be the first in line, apparently the guy who ran the stand was already working on five or six orders. I'm sold!
As the sweet smoke sizzled on the well-manned grill and out to the somewhat-teeming masses, I told the chef I wanted the three main dogs on the sign – the Chicago Style Dog, the New York Dog, and the Coney Island Dog. I also grabbed some Chili Cheese Fries for my wife.
I then asked him what the dog-of-the-month was and, without pause, he told me it was a Brisket Sausage with all the fixings. As I put my drooling tongue back into my mouth, I excitedly told him to add it to the bill!
As I walked to the patio at Cookie’s, I predicted that this one-man operation would take a little time, but, surprisingly, he got the dogs out with not only impeccable timing but in the most presentable way a hot dog and some fries could ever show.
Before we rounded up the hounds, my wife wanted to try the Chili Cheese Fries ($9.00) – a paper boat full of big and tasty crinkle-cuts, topped with meaty chili, diced onions, and melted shredded cheese.
Opening the box revealed truly gourmet fries—crispy with no soggy bottom in sight. The premium chili and melted cheese were the stars of this savory trio, and the fresh diced onions—far from a mere garnish—made the whole thing feel like a $10,000 indulgence.
While the fries were exceptional, the hot dogs were even better.
I kicked things off with a taste of the Big Apple—New York’s native frankfurters. First up was the Coney Island Dog ($7.00), a hefty beef hot dog loaded with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, and beef chili. It was the perfect prelude to the rest of the wiener lineup—exactly how you want a classic dog to taste.
Building on that, we next had the New York Dog ($6.00), a beef hot dog topped with yellow mustard and sauteed onion. Without the chili, you would think that something was missing, but it was somehow even better naked, taking the dog all the way down to the classic form.
As iconic as those dogs were, the Chicago Style ($7.00) was even better. A beef hot dog with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, bright green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices, sport peppers, and celery salt, the CTA couldn't deliver a better flavor.
The addition of the dill spears, tomato slices and sweet relish made this feel like a real meal. Packing on the tasty additives without feeling run down, this might be the gold standard of frankfurters in Oklahoma City and one I hope to revisit soon.
But, from the start, the Brisket Sausage ($7.00) was the total outlier in the review. The brisket sausage, with light giardiniera, grilled onion and mustard, seems so simple, but is so complex in its deliciousness—one bite and I was hooked!
Available for a limited time, denser than a regular dog, the pristine sausage works with the spicy giardiniera and the grilled onions to create more of a dinner than a snack, as the sausage had more beautiful roughage, and I liked that.
At Sausage Feast, they transform the standard wimpy wiener into a golden god with mustard and onions that I can’t wait to stuff in my mouth and loudly burp into infinity. Try them this weekend and tell me what you think…
Cómpralo ya!
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