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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
Category: Restaurants German German [Edit]
545 Haight St(between Fillmore St & Steiner St)
San Francisco, CA 94117
Neighborhood: Lower Haight
(415) 437-6851
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11:30 am - 10 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Hipster
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
1195 reviews for Rosamunde Sausage Grill
Review Highlights
"Wash it all down next door at Toronado."
(in 89 reviews)
"My favorite so far is the wild boar sausage."
(in 157 reviews)
"I highly recommend the duck and fig sausage."
(in 72 reviews)
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1195 reviews in English
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Review from Lorrie M.
1/30/2012 1 Check-in Here
I haven't written a review about a place this quickly after I tried it in a long time which means this place is deserving of something extra special. This is a sausage grill. One of the most authentic, delicious, maybe a bit hipster, but awesome sausage places I have been to yet. Seattle's Pike Place and Top Dog better move over because there's a new hot dog in town, and by that I mean not a dog but a sausage!
They have a huge variety of different flavors here ranging from vegetarian and vegan to wild boar, chicken, beef of all sorts and even lamb and duck! I had the wild board and chicken tequila. When they say spicy they really DO MEAN SPICY. So keep yourself in check with a cold one next door when they ask you if its "for here, to go, or for next door."
This place is CASH ONLY, but so well worth your hard earned money because at $6.00 - $6.50 a pop, they buns are fresh and not dry, perfectly toasted, the toppings are fresh tasting and not frozen or picked out of can and the sausage ... well of course freshly made and grilled on the spot while you wait.
No wonder this was on SF's 7x7 list. It should be on everyone's list. YES. -
Review from Kailyn G.
San Francisco, CA
1/25/2012
A tiny grill + counter right next to Toronado. Great for a snack, a late bite, a quick lunch.
There are so many choices for sausage. I've tried the weisswurst, the merguez, and the knockwurst - all with onions and sweet peppers. All were great, though I can't really distinguish the meat in a sausage - it just tastes like sausage.
Only wish their toppings were warm and there was a bit of seating. Otherwise perfect.
Environment: tiny. it's grab and go and pretty bare beyond that.
Service: quick and to the point. -
Review from Gretchen B.
San Francisco, CA
1/21/2012
Vegan sausage to go, please.
Love Rosamunde, just like a lot of other Yelpers. It's the perfect spot for a bite before grabbing beers at Toronado. It's quick, cheap and delicious. Most important: they make vegan sausages that you can still load up with sauerkraut, onions and peppers. YUMMY. (The potato salad on the other hand, is laced with bacon. Vegetarians beware.)
I'd have to say I like the Mission location a little better - just given the food selection and being able to have your beer in the same establishment, but this is a San Francisco landmark. You should eat here. -
Review from Neil A.
Montara, CA
2/5/2012 2 Check-ins Here
This is the best sausage grill in all of SF hands down! Special mention to burger Tuesdays as well! Enjoy a beer next door at Toronado and you pretty much have a perfect outing. And if you're a veggie type they do have vegan options but you have to get them fast 'cause they have a tendency to run out....
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Review from Tony S.
Durango, CO
1/13/2012 1 Check-in Here
Nice job on the spicy chicken brats. Good balance of flavor & spicy. The roll was well toasted and the onions & peppers were tasty. The only downside was that IMHO the roll is a bit too large for the brat.
The one cook running the register and grill was extremely efficient and skilled. At one moment when he need to take a break, the assistant came up to cover. The whole operation started to slow down, which was problematic as they started to get really slammed. When cook #1 came back, it was amazing to watch him move the whole operation into high gear and get it all squared away. Great job!
If you're looking for a good brat or something to soak-up beer at Toronado next door, this the place. -
Review from Jefferson S.
Winston-Salem, NC
1/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
I love this place.
Two favorites: merguez (loaded with flavor), and the beer sausage. Get the spicy peppers.
A perfect stop after a night of drinking at Mad Dogs and Toronado.
I just wish I had a Rosamunde where I live... sigh. -
Review from Andrew D.
Fremont, CA
1/4/2012 1 photo
I'll make excuses to grab this kielbasa!
I discovered this joint during barleywine festival at Toronado. Oh man do these slausages taste good with barleywine! I'll go so far as to say they are just as good as sausages in germany. Only thing thing that would make it more authentic would be a german oompah band playing while you eat. The best thing about it is you can take your links back to Toronado next door and grub with amazing brews at your fingertips. Nothing like washing it down brat with beer. Its funny how well they go together, like a chemical equation. But I digress. EAT THESE WIENERS!
Oh man, I can't wait till the festival next march. -
Review from Lynn C.
San Francisco, CA
1/14/2012 1 Check-in Here
Yeah it's good, no doubt. After Tony Bourdain's little shoutout on his SF "The Layover", we decided to give this little joint a shot. Arriving at 8:30PM on a Saturday night (with really limited parking), the no one was pretty long. After ordering, we were told to wait 20 minutes. And 20 minutes we waited.
Was it worth it? Well, yes. My chicken sausage was topped grilled onions and spicy beef chili that wasn't too spicy. The bun was toasted perfectly and the chicken sausage was piping hot. Overall, a good combination.
But for $6 a dog and I was not even close to full, this little joint could be a little pricy. If I want an expensive snack... Maybe I'll return. -
Review from Mark A.
2/3/2012 4 Check-ins Here
Here's a get-rich-quick scheme that I'm hoping someone comes up with soon: The Sausage Diet. If you can somehow convince me that eating here every day would make me healthy and thin, I would subscribe to your newsletter in a heartbeat. This plan doesn't even have to work, it just has to make me think it works for the duration of time between the moment I think "I'd sure like to walk down the block and have some Rosamunde" and the last bite of said Rosamunde. And it's not like your sausage diet has to be very scientifically sound. I'll believe just about anything if it lets me eat more sausage. I'm a totally willing accomplice in this web of diet lies you are about to spin, much like people who do cleanses or follow The Cookie Diet or exercise and live healthily. We want to believe. And if you could make it so that the Andouille sausages give you extra bonus points on The Sausage Diet, that would be really great.
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Review from Anri T.
San Diego, CA
1/6/2012 1 Check-in Here
Came here for their famous Beer Sausage.
I mean, a sausage on a bun couldn't go wrong right? But it tastes better than you assume, so JUST GO & TRY!!! -
Review from Todd G.
Winnetka, CA
2/7/2012
Shockingly rude service. All their sausages are in pork casings, so how can their vegan sausage be vegan or their "all beef" knockwurst be all beef? They supposedly have the "best burgers in town" for which they are well-known, but they don't actually serve burgers! I drove across town with my three kids for this nonsense, and ended up having to pay over $32.00 for a mediocre medium pizza next door just to feed them something. What a total disappointment! I'm giving them 1 star, but it should be zero. AVOID!!
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Review from edward k.
12/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
Talk about service WITHOUT a smile. Maybe it was an off day, but when my friend and I came here after walking around Hayes Valley, the girl doing the grilling did not exactly seem the most welcoming. No greeting, no help with the menu choices, she just had a 'can you order already dammit' look on her face. Maybe she was having a bad day, but everyone has bad days so way to not leave your troubles at the door.
Anyways, we got the veal sausage, don't remember the german name and got grilled onions and sauerkraut with it. Super tasty and well cooked. For a bitter looking woman she at least grills a mean sausage. -
Review from RIchard D.
San Francisco, CA
1/9/2012
Solid Lamb merguez and duck sausage.
Good at all times of the day. -
Review from Aditi R.
12/22/2011
I've never liked sausage. The taste is usually insipid and the only saving grace usually are the mustard and the bread. Basically I'd never have it given I have other options. And lets not get into the process of making sausage.
Rosamunde just changed it all. Never have I enjoyed sausage and everything to do with it so much. Follow these steps when ordering.
You have quite a variety to choose from: veal, wild boar, lamb, duck, chicken 2 ways, vegan, spicy pork, been & lamb....I can go on. Basically, you can't go wrong. Choose 2 free toppings from saurkreat (onions), hot & sweet peppers, beef chili, and a couple of others. They also have an assortment of mustards to go with it.
The wait is about 10 minutes as they cook it right in front of you. But god is it worth it. I've had the chicken habanero and the duck with figs and both were nothing short of phenomenal. The chicken habanero packs a kick in it and the duck was just plain delicious. Beware, the place is cash only, but so affordable. The prices include tax so the most expensive thing on the menu is $6.50. A steal for such gourmet delicious sausage. The bread is awesome, the toppings are great, and the sausage is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Lastly, the person making the sausages on the grill is awesome. Does a great job and has an awesome attitude. Seemed like he was the only one there as well which was startling considering that it started getting pretty busy. Regardless, he seemed to multitask well.
Awesome place and incredible food. And love that its so close to me :)
Next to try on their menu - spicy lamb -
Review from John Q.
San Francisco, CA
2/4/2012
Tonight I wanted to go pick up some sausages from Rosamunde's and called the Haight St. location. The person answered the phone and all I heard was the background noise for a second or two... and then a minute, and then 3 and then 5 and then well.. basically this idiot answered the phone and put the phone down and then walked away. No explanation, no talking, no words, NOTHING. Great customer service.. like it would have killed him to tell me he was unable to take over the phone orders. Instead he just left me hanging for 5 minutes wasting my phone plan. Then I called the Mission St. location. A snotty girl answered on the second ring and when I started to tell her how obnoxious the first location was, she cut me off and said, "we're not affiliated with them".. LOL.. same name, same menu, brand and title to the business licensed but not affiliated? she must really be brilliant to be working the phones.. what did that take? a degree in physics? what a moron. So I drove to the Haight St. location and when I walked in there was ONE guy running an entire front counter with 25 people waiting to order. Now I'm not sure, but I think slave labor went out years ago and who ever is stupid enough to work for what? 12 dollars an hour to do THAT kind of work? well, Next time I"ll go to Safeway, but some Aidells sausages and save my mind, patience, and 20 bucks. I'm amazed what crap food and service people in SF call five stars.. really? And who owns this place? or the other one. Where are the owners and why doesn't anyone care about customer service, manners, or training. I don't care what kind of business it is.. someone should really give a sh*t about their reputation and how customers leave. Apparently with all the drunk f*cks next door coming over, it's given them permission to not give a crap and hand out garbage on a roll. I'll never go back. My money means more to me than to give it to business's like this one.
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Review from Drew W.
San Luis Obispo, CA
1/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
Get a sausage, get a pliny...that.is.all.
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Review from Aaron M.
San Francisco, CA
1/25/2012
Interesting items on the menu, taste didn't blow me away and I had a bad customer service experience. Very hyped for sure but I'm not sure it's worth it. It is pretty sweet you can bring food into Toronado.
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Review from Myla A.
San Francisco, CA
12/7/2011
Not that I've ever tried to be vegan, but if I had to give a reason, sausage (fresh and cured) would be among the top reasons to not even have a dilemma about being an omnivore.
I'm sure everybody else had said this, but this place gets an extra star for its proximity to Toronado, a serious beer drinker's bar. Of which while I can't expound upon the nuances of different Belgians, which Trappist monks make better brews, or have every brewery that makes a double or triple IPA and it's alchohol % memorized, I'm a girl that likes sausage with beer and beer with sausage.
So Iike me and seahag agree, wild boar is both *$@!in' scary and delicious, but it's a lot less scary when it's encased into a sausage than when you think those are tusk shadows on your tent when you're camping in the South Bay hills.
And guess where you can get some buns filled with said hot, delicious sausage? Don't forget the sea salt and vinegar chips, grab your basket, and head to Toronado's for some brewskis and a different kind of sausage fest. -
Review from Bethany S.
San Francisco, CA
1/8/2012
So in addition to my pizza fetish, I'm also into large juicy hunks of raw beef power. And Rosamunde DELIVERZ TEH GOODS! I've tried several of the sausages & the Knockwurst w/some kraut, onions, dijon-ass mustard is simply DIVINE. 100% BEEF. Get this & go to Toronado and get their Bombay by the Bay (or something like that) IPA which is delish too!
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Review from John W.
San Francisco, CA
12/14/2011
German Sausage Joint , a little hole in the wall in the Lower Haight. Quality was excellent though we wish the sausages were a tad bigger. Though it is categorized as "German" its has ample selection of sausage types from brats, Sicilians, Antilles, knockwurst, and spicy. All of these of which you can purchase uncooked to go as a butcher service.
We got the Sicilian and the Beer Sausage to eat there. Both very good.
Comes on a nice roll with a selection of of any two toppings: sauerkraut, grilled onions, sweet or hot peppers, beef chili; Ketchup and a selection of 3 mustard types available as well.
From what I'm getting this is a satellite store of a bigger and more comprehensive on in the Mission but it was just what I was looking for close to home., -
Review from ju C.
San Francisco, CA
Had the Wednesday special Thai sausage with peanut sauce and spicy Asian slaw. It was absolutely delicious - the spicy, juicy, flavorful sausage combined with creamy peanut sauce and cold slaw was a great combo. The guy who worked there that day was super nice and chill and highly recommended this when I asked him whether this was better or the duck sausage. Love this hole-in-the-wall place and would definitely come back. There's so many different ones to try. Sausages range from $6 to $6.30. Oh, and you can buy their sausages to cook at home too and I think those range from $2 to $3 or so.
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Review from Marilyn B.
Chatsworth, CA
11/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
Yes, yes, yes. Have to do this place that can only be described as a sausage joint. Go with a friend so you can share and try a few. We had the duck & fig, veal with onion and leaks, and chicken with cherries. The flavors are subtle but linger and leave you dreaming of one more bite. For a moment I thought about skipping the bun so I could focus on the sausage - what a mistake that would have been. I have never had something quite like this cradling my link - buttery and flakey.
Only eight bar stools at a tight counter so you may want to think about taking it home...if they make it that far! -
Review from R M.
San Francisco, CA
11/30/2011 2 photos
The grill handler ( Catherine, if I recall correctly ) at this location is much more attentive and diligent with the food and the service.
I live a stone's throw away from the other location (24th & Mission) and the staff there routinely
a) Omit orders
b) Confuse orders ( although they have a numbering system to boot ) and are
c) Generally lackadaisical and treat customers like sheeple.
I had the Chorizo here. [Check the pics]
Stellar !! My usual is the Chicken-Habanero and I thought that was insuperable. I was wrong. -
Review from Francisco L.
San Francisco, CA
10/8/2011
This place is amazing. You need to buy a sausage here. It is amazing.
Amazing. -
Review from Misha T.
10/9/2011
The sausages are excellent and for the price and convenience of being able to take them in Tornado next door you've really got something special.
when my job get's less busy, i'm excited for gameday at Tornados punctuated by stops to Rosamunde. -
Review from Enza P.
9/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
I absolutely love this place. Vincent knows I love sausage so this was one of our top choices when we attacking SF's 7x7 list!
It's a tiny joint and super simple, just the way I like it. He and I both got the Andouille Sausage. He got his with sauerkraut and grilled onions. I got mine with chili and hot peppers. Honestly, any of the 4 toppings are freaking delicious. It was really hard to pick 2. Actually, it was hard to pick which sausage too. So many choices!
I think each grilled sausage on a french roll is about $6. Cash only people!
I definitely have to come back here in the future because I want to try the beer sausage and the Italian sausage.
I'm drooling from reminiscing.
If you don't try this place at least once, you're totally missing out. -
Review from Patrick K.
Pacifica, CA
12/20/2011
Great Sausage, enough said!
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Review from Michelle W.
Union City, CA
Sausage is my kryptonite. No matter what plans I have to diet, I cave at the sight of a long, juicy, scrumptious bratwurst. Rosamunde's was surely no exception.
Pre-Toronado libations, we decided it would be smart to snack on a little bit of grease to hold us over through all the beer. If it were up to me and clogged arteries weren't an issue, I would have devoured everything on the menu. However, settling on only one for the day, the Nuernberg Bratwurst won my heart. Anyone who knows me well knows I'm not a fan of grilled onions and red peppers, but these hit the spot! That says something. The grilled bun had a flaky crust, but was nice and fluffy inside. For $6 a piece, our bellies were content and we were ready to hit the bars next door. There's not a lot of seats inside, but feel free to take your sausage over to Toronado to pair with a pint or two.
I definitely have my eyes set on the chicken w/ habanero & tequila on my next visit...which will be very very soon. -
Review from Rosanne L.
San Francisco, CA
9/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
I can stuff myself with sausages all day long!! (That's what she said!)
My second time here and I am still satisfied fully by their tasty beer sausages! Fat and juicy with two toppings of your choice wrapped in a french roll. They're very generous with the toppings too. I love my sausage with a ton of kraut and with a side of their delicious bean-less chili. My boyfriend got a Nuernberger bratwurst. The sausage was pretty thin so all the orders of this brat comes in twos (two sausages in one bun...)
$6 for a dog. Friendly service. Cash only. Only a few seats in this locations along the windows. I've yet to try the one at Mission since this one is nicely located next to Three Twins Ice Cream :) -
Review from Olivia Vanessa R.
Daly City, CA
6/13/2011
To assess just how much I loved sausage, Master decided to take me here.
Kidding---of course.
This place is without exaggeration, one of a kind. It seldom occurs that someone comes to a decision to get sausage in the late night---wait what am I talking about, yeah it does, girls crave sausage at night more than any other time. Ziiiiing!
Ok sausage puns out of my system. Lets do this. Back to what I was saying, it's unique but it's also good! You can have a one of a kind custom made dress and have it still be ugly. Not the case here, I admit I was a bit skeptical, I eyed the place---cute, quaint, trim & tidy..... but wtf was I about to eat?! What the hell is Weisswurst & Knockwurst?!
I had the duck & fig sausage, he had andouille, both topped with sweet peppers and grilled onions on a french roll. The duck had a a very smoky flavor, if that makes sense and the andouille---man the andouille, cajun pork at it's finest, without the spice dominating the entire taste pallet. We arrived pretty late and it wasn't as crowded as it usually is. We waited for what seemed like forever but perfection takes time I suppose.
To go, Master ordered the weisstwurst; veel onion and leek. He got a bong as a gift or something and we tried it out, the night ended in us fighting over the weisstwurst. When I bit into it I felt my lips quiver and I looked lovingly at Master. He asked if I enjoyed it and I said "OMG, It's so good, the grilled onions are my favorite" and we locked eyes the way Homer Simpson and Mindy did when they were talking about their love for beer and television. LOL
This is the only place that can ruin a perfect evening with it's "Sorry We're Closed" signListed in: Master and I
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Review from Ray W.
Alameda, CA
7/7/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Quick. Affordable. Delicious.
I love coming here because Rosamunde just gets the job done, without the need for frills and embellishments. Just downright good food. And when I'm out later at night, I can count on Rosamunde still being opened. My favorite at the moment is the chicken cherry sausage. You can taste the hint of cherry in it, and as strange of a combination as it sounds. It works! I'd be careful overloading with condiments though, because some of them, especially the spicy beef chili, can overpower the sausage.
I love the service I've gotten here too. The lady that works here is sooo friendly and personable. She takes her job seriously and finds time to relate to her customers in some way. She's made waiting in a small cramped room, pleasant and worthwhile. I would rate her service 5 stars. And shes even got this cool (maybe German?) accent, that makes me feel like I'm getting a real authentic experience. -
Review from Tyler H.
Los Angeles, CA
9/23/2011
Wow. Just go- and get two because if you only order one, you'll regret not having another on hand to scarf down.
This is a sausage place with game meats like rabbit and venison. I had a brat that made me wish I lived in San Francisco. -
Review from Sam H.
San Francisco, CA
6/29/2011
Came with a couple of friends and we were starving. The place wasn't too packed and ordering was easy.
The wait however, was long, and it took a good 20 minutes for the first of us to get our food. Prices are okay, nothing to write home about its around $8 for a fat hot dog. Maybe if the bun had been solid would I rave about it but the bun was cold and it fell apart from being dry. It was like a fancy store bought bun but not fresh.
Really good sausages, they were grilled on the outside and spicy enough to give it an interesting flavor. Will probably try for brunch one day as it sounds good. -
Review from Leeann C.
8/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
I first heard of this place on TV, but had to try it out after reading all the wonderful reviews. I ordered the special -- habanero sausage with peppers (no onions). I loved the spiciness of the sausage and the toasted bun. The menu is quite extensive (I never knew there was so much variety in sausages), so there's plenty to try for every palate.
-L. -
Review from Bobby Y.
10/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
thanks scoutmob! love the 100% off deals :)
great place to grab a beer and snack on sausage. food might take a little while but it's definitely worth the wait. beer sausage + grilled onions + chili = win
tax included, cash only!Listed in: sf eats
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Review from Bernard A.
Stockton, CA
6/1/2011 1 Check-in Here
There's not much I can say, but the duck and fig sausage is amazing! Also tried the lamb sausage and it was good but not great.
Love that I can order food here and take it next door to Toronado's. -
Review from Shiho F.
Carmel by the Sea, CA
4/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
I got the Wild Boar for there with sauerkraut and sweet peppers because I was a little tossed from drinking all morning with some friends that were visiting... I downed a couple Allagash White with lemon next door (uber refreshing by the way) and made my way to cielo.
I surprisingly wasn't a big fan of the Wild Boar because I like thick Wild Boar Sausage... there were two thinner shorter ones served in one bun (yikes!) and if I was sober I would have gone without the topping to really taste the wieners for what they are.
I did take home 5 including:
nuernberger bratwurst
duck
chicken habanero
weisswurst
wild boar (for my gentleman friend)
I look forward to trying the others and I absolutely HEART the concept at Rosamunde Sausage Grill. Simple menu and flavorful sausage, no other B.S. I bet they'd make a great caterer for a fun event. -
Review from Toonces C.
Los Angeles, CA
4/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
Marry Me!! GOOD GOD this was the best sausage of my life!! And believe me I have had A LOT of sausages!
Spicy Pork with peppercorn!! OMG YES yes YES!!! Especially with the onions and spicy chili condiment..oh and the wasabi honey mustard BOMB!!!
I took bites of friends wieners: DUCK SAUSAGE with fig confit..um yes please!! (Good friends obviously heh) Hell to the yeahz!!
I will dream of these sausages for years to come *drool*
(daydreaming now)
So you pick 2 of the condiments to add to your sausage: onions, peppers (sweet and/or hot) spicy chili, or sauerkraut.
I am so glad my SD buddies wanted to go to Toronado (there is one in SD) and I woke up at noon so by the time i got there, STARVING...walking up to Toronado, well I eyed this place and doubled back thinking 'Haaayyy How U doing.*wink wink* I'll catch you later". Pulled out my handy yelp app and BAM the ratings off the charts..well the rest is history I will make regular trips for these sausages!
This will be an affair to remember!
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Review from Brandon L.
Buena Park, CA
11/23/2011
Was up in San Francisco for an evening of local delights and midnight debauchery. Stopped off at Toronado for beers then sausages next door at Rosamunde Sausage Grill. Got The Beer Sausage with grilled onions. Amazing! Will come here again!!
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Review from Nick T.
San Diego, CA
4/29/2011 1 Check-in Here
Hot damn, this is a fine piece of meat. Hold on, let me clarify. Fine pieces of meats because they have a variety of amazing sausages here, including a duck one. Duck sausage ? Wtf...
Its so simple and yet so damn delectable. Bun, sausage and condiments of your choice paired with some quality draft beers. I could have eaten 3 or 4 of them in one sitting. I enjoyed this meal more than any of the fancy schmancy places that I dined at the wknd that I was in the Bay area.
Added bonus, its next to mother effin Toronado. The original one. The one that just celebrated its 20th anniversary. That one. They allow you to bring the sausages into their bar because theyre cool like that.
Skip Fishermans Wharf and go where the locals go. This is a mandatory stop if you should find yourself in San Francisco.
