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Neighborhood: DowntownWed-Sat. 8:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.
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In LA, we usually will scramble for $4 after a night of drinking to get a "dirty dog" (aka "danger dogs") - just dinky bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with grilled onions that just is so tempting and delicious at 2am that you will pay anything to shove one in your drunken face.
In Austin, the Best Wurst is a STEAL for $4 compared to what we usually get! First of all, this ain't no dinky oscar meyer frank - these are REAL sausages that actually fill your mouth. We had the Bratwurst with sauerkraut, curry ketchup, grilled onions, and mustard - it was steaming, tasty, and BEAUTIFUL. and we weren't even drunk, we were just walking by at 10pm.
I was trying to get a bite while crossing the street and noticed passerby's bemusedly smiling at my efforts. it was too good for me to even be embarrassed.
Coming into Austin, one of the places my host told me that I should absolutely try is Best Wurst, which is some cart that supposedly serves some killer hot dogs. Unfortuantely we were not able to identify where it would be but luckily after a night of drinking, hitting on girls, and meeting up with millionaires (there was a computer conference in town) we happened to run into the track. Man let me tell you, I was pretty disappointed. One of the main things that make any type of hot dog or sandwich is the bread. If its not good, it ruins everything. I remember thinking that the stuff inside the bun was good, but honestly trying to get past that huge piece of carbohydrate they called a bun was pretty difficult. With that being said, it wasn't terrible, it was just average, and nothing worth swooning over. For a drunken late night meal it sufficed.
Tip: Runs for around $4
Oh. M. G.
I generally don't eat things in buns, but my friend insisted I try the Wurst. I went with the Italian Sausage Wurst with sauerkraut and mustard. The sausage tasted just like the stuff in the Zuppa Toscana (sp?) at Olive Garden. So freaking delicious. It was pretty big for $4 and well worth it.
The staff was really friendly and didn't seem at all annoyed with all the drunken giggling and confusion going on, so that's an extra plus.
Go eat some Best Wurst, now!!!
This place rocked! We stoped here because of the smell of fresh grilled onions in the middle of 6th street! I had a brat and my buddy had the Italian! Service was good and when is the last time you saw a velvet rope outside a food cart on the street. Stop by for a snack. It will be the best 4 dollars you spent! Then keep drinking...it's Austin!
This is a kung fu kick to your face weenie. I just had to try one seeing all the positive reviews, even though I was stuffed to the brim after a night of awesome food, great company, and debauchery.
I had the Wurst with kraut/mustard/curry ketchup/grilled onions. Despite others' intoxicated state makes food taste better, I don't really like to get drunk so had this experience mostly sober. Almost true to it's sign, it is one very tasty wurst. There aren't really to many great hot-dog places around, so I could definitely see the allure this small cart with quality tube meat and bread may bring in Austin.
Don't get confused with other hot dog carts lining the streets though, from looks to my friends' own experiences, they are all inferior dogs.
The guys moves fast, and although it was past 1 AM there were a solid line with plenty of roasted wieners on the grill. If you're ever on 6th street and need a quick bite on the go? You can do much worse than the Best wurst.
Stopped by here again last night and he was busy as usual. Note the new look of the stand (photos from last night). New banner in red now. I asked and it is the original, not an imposter.
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Dear Bratwurst:
Your aroma greets my nose and floods my brain with memories of my time in the frozen north -- tailgating saturdays, college football, trying not to get ketchup on my mittens, the squinch of a delicious half charred brat. I assumed you, my little white friend, had reached maximum tastiness and thought, erroneously, that after leaving South Bend, our only rendezvous would be in the frozen food section. Little did I know you were lurking on 6th street in Austin, Texas. This is the best incarnation of you... grilled, onion-ed, saeurkraut-ed, curry ketchup-ed.
You are good when I'm drunk, you are good when I'm sober. Writing this review makes me sound like a hoser.
(But really, they're DAMN GOOD)
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Nothing better than some brat after a long night on sixth. The lines are always long and for all the right reasons. There's no way you can miss this place when walking around sixth; the aroma is amazing. It must suck to be a vegetarian walking by this place.
Forget all of the other booths on sixth and all of the pizza places, just wait in line here if you're that hungry.
I walked past Best Wurst while looking for Emo's last night. Since I was hungry and I read good things on yelp, I stopped for an all beef sausage with all the fixins. Excellent beef sausage flavor, not too greasy, slight snap from the casing, complimented very well by the saurkraut, grilled onions, mustard and curry ketchup. It was absolutely amazing, a pretty good amount of food and only cost $4. It was so good, halfway through the show while one of the bands was doing sound check, I went back for a smoked pork Italian with everything. Also awesome (though not quite as good as the all beef). The staff was friendly, talkative and pretty quick and the food was great. I'll definitely be back for more any time I'm in the area.
I was on 6th St late one night and decided to try out a wurst (w/ ketchup, mustard, and grilled onions). It was ok. I thought it was a little overpriced. The staff was very nice and helpful. I'll try them again sometime (and get something else).
Wow they Upgraded their sign!
They have an improved menu!
and Glass to visualize your meal ...
Perfect after a night out on 6th. I remember when prices were only $3 a pop. Damn recession! Lines tend to start at 1:30p...but it is a great place to meet up after bar hopping all nite. This is a must stop - for post studying or the beginnings of an after party :)
After spending the entire day at work and the night on sixth i was a little hungry. I decided to go here instead of roppolos pizza. Theyre good but it gets old. Growing up in Chicago and also on the WI border if its one thing I know, its good sausage. Needless to say, I had high expectations for this place. Let me say they were all exceeded. Other than my own homemade brats, this was the best bratwurst I have ever tasted. I got a brat with sauerkraut and mustard. The sausage was big (thats what she said), it had a good bun and the mustard was perfect. I literally screamed OH MY GOD on the street it was so good. Also the service was great, I saw some guy drop his food after he got it and they just gave him a free one no questions asked. I will always go here instead of getting pizza.
Last time I ate at Best Wurst I woke up the next morning in an unfamiliar bed**, dried mustard caked on my cheek, and a hazy memory of juicy brat goodness. I graduated a long time ago from Dirty 6th, but this is one thing that lures me back. It's pretty fabulous street food that's just as good before drinks as after.
**I'm not a hussy-my friend's roommate was out of town, so I slept in her bed.
The appetizing aroma of cooking meat and onions that radiates from this food cart just isn't fair. After a couple of cocktails, nothing quite hits the spot like a sausage on a bun from Best Wurst.
I was walking and eating my wurst, and I had onions, mustard, and curry ketchup spilling over onto my face, my shirt, and my shoes. I didn't care. That's the mark of a great meal. When all petty concerns such as personal dignity and dry-cleaning bills melt away and it is just you and the food in gustatory nirvana.
So my good friend stumbled on this place when we first moved to Austin - it was the week of SXSW and all of downtown was a crazy surprise. I remembered loving it then in all the chaos of a new city and I still love it now.
Any night downtown is improved upon with each bite of this amazingly delicious street food. My personal fave is a jalapeno brat with all the fixings... go out of your way to find this place. It is an undeniably great ending to a drunken night out.
Wow, only in a city like Austin can the Best Wurst Have 10+ Reviews. I am so glad I didn't find out about yelp until I graduated from Austin or I think I would have been a fat broke kid that never graduated. I would have spent all of my time searching for new places and eating everyday. Instead of studying for mid terms I'd be writing up a storm instead.
Now on with Best Wurst. So many drunken nights have ended waiting in line for a one of these juicy brats.
The longest line of most nights is probably the line to get one of these. No club on 6th has the satisfaction gained by a couple of bucks that this place gives.
And the best part is a pick up line of can I buy you a brat? At the end of a night might give you a better shot a girl's number than can I buy you a drink?
I'm a vegetarian. Er, at least I WAS... until Austin took me hostage with the sweet, sweet aromas wafting from this Best Wurst food cart on 6th. Those delicious smells (both while completely trashed, and sober) rang my number like a Siren's call in The Odyssey. Besides the hunk of bacon chocolate cake that I devoured at a recent Elite event in San Diego, I haven't eaten pork since I was about 16 years old. Man, what a delicious way to break that streak.
I doubt the big man with the loin cloth and nifty hair (JC) could have made a better brat that the FOUR I had last week at Best Wurst. I don't even know how to accurately describe it. Fugggggggin' unreal? Grease-tastic? Divinity on a bun? I don't know, but if I lived in the 512, chances are, I'd be getting gastric bypass surgery within about 16 months from over-Wursting. They're THAT good. Best piece of hot meat I've had in my mouth since that one time I woke up shirtless at 4:00AM on the loading dock of Olympic Gardens in Vegas back in 2002. Good times!
This place has some good brats that will satisfy any drunk guy or gal walking down the street. It surely did for me. But is this place the best of Austin? I hope not because when compared to similar stands I frequent in other places, it's very average. Let's take the famous brat stand across the street from Seahawks stadium where you get to choose from twice as many varieties of brats and you get to choose from a few dozen different types of mustards, ketchups, relishes, etc, etc.
In conclusion, it's a great place to go if you happen to be there, but it's not a destination.
I mean where else can you get a brat in Austin?
6th street!! Hollaaa!!
BestWurst is quite good; i'm a fan of the late night sausage on a french roll hogie thingy. get the curry ketchup and the works!!
your stomach will thank you after a night of drinking or if you're just hungry!
every time i get a bestwurst, it's always solid and scrumptious!
yummy yummy for my tummy!!!
i'm sure this place is the best food ever when you're stupid drunk and acting like a fool. plus it's there, readily available, and open late, so that can't hurt. i've had it. and i've never craved it again. that's what merits my 5 stars. not to say that it's bad! b/c it's not! it's not bad at all, but if i want a goood polish dog, i head to my local costco. you want to talk cheap, for $3 that includes a biggo polish dog AND a drink the size of a route 44. anyway, i guess my main gripe about this place is the bun. that thing is so ridiculously bready on both sides you can't even taste the meat! if i take a bite, i want to have a bit of meat and bread. not all bun and you're chewing wondering if you hit center- the real stuff. yeah the toppings are great but what's the point if it ends up all over your hands or on the ground b/c the stupid bun is too fat to hold anything else. that's my rant. now if they slimmed down on the bun or put the thing on a stick... money.
Had my first best wurst completely sober last night, so I feel like I i finally have the right perspective on this place. Don't get me wrong, my usual Bratwurst with everything on it has satiated my hunger and need to soak up the drunk in my body many times, but at that point eating raw meat would get the job done.
The Bratwurst was big (that's what she said), full of sauerkraut, grilled onions, curry ketchup, and mustard. The line does seem a but longer when you're not about to fall over yourself, but no one's perfect.
The BestWurst Kicks Arse!!! It amazes me hat this little cart can produce tasty food so quickly. Yeah, if you get there late your gunna have to wait in line, but usually these guys move very quick, unless some drunk prick is making a scene trying to cut in line or something. My favorite is the italian, with grilled onions, curry ketchup and their spicy mustard. I give Best wurst five stars, drunk or sober!! They have earned it, and I will tell you why.
1. Consistent
2. Efficient
3. Quality
4. Friendly
5. Quick!!!
BestWurst is genuine, tried and true ATX street food. I hear they have been open for 15 years. I have been going 10 years, and they have NEVER let me down! They provide better service than most of the come and go street vendors in Austin can even dream of.
Best Wurst was an 'upper' in an otherwise downer of an afternoon. I'd been ambling around the tchotchkes and high-priced hoohah being brokered at 'Art City Austin' one fine Sunday (used to be called the Austin Fine Arts Festival - I can see why they took "Fine" out of the title.. OK, there WERE a couple of memorable booths at the show - most from Austin - but 95% of the goods were, uh, not too good. This is STILL a juried fest??). It's been a few years since I plunked down my $$ to attend this event. Maybe things will improve.
Anyway, the smell of bratwursts and Italian sausages coming from the Best Wurst stand momentarily washed away my crankiness. Mr. Brasil had waxed eloquent on Yelp about Best Wurst after one of his beer-fueled strolls 'round Austin in the middle of the night. His recommendations are solid. So, I ordered a bratwurst with everything ('kraut, grilled onions) on it. Served on a chewy roll, the wurst was very tasty especially with spicy mustard. I didn't opt for the salt potatoes ($4) but did try a sample - butter soaked goodness. AND I was able to buy a great beer a few food booths away (Alamo Ale? from San Antonio). Perfect. Greasiness at a manageable level, this was some GOOD street food.
Watching the joggers pass by on the overlook by the 1st Street Bridge made me forget that I'd spent eight bucks to enter the "Art City Austin" compound. I don't know where Best Wurst normally hides during the week, but I'm GOING to find them. Wish 'Art City Austin' had as much taste as Best Wurst. Five stars. Total 'yang' vibe - this is manfood, sistah. Recommended.
FIVE star cart food
This is the only cart I eat off of on 6th Street. A true food handling pro at work !
Wow! The on the Austin Food Cart Pilgrimage '09 actually got me to try a pork product. That's pretty amazing from someone who does not really eat the pigs.
Stop #4 on the journey proved positive. The sausage tasted almost as good as my dad's homemade Italian style. The onions and kraut made for some good combos. We went without the curry ketchup because we wanted to be sure to taste the combo of flavors from the ingredients we chose. We did go for mustard, though.
It was almost perfect. We were not crazy about the bun. It was a little too Portuguese bakery style -- thick, doughy, and bland. It did not help pull the flavors of the insides together. It detracted from it.
Overall, a pretty damned good choice. For what, $4.00, you expect fois gras?
I happen to cook a better bratwurst than best wurst, that being said best wurst is the absolute best I'm drunk at a bar food you can get downtown. I'd give them a perfect score but I always have to wait in line for 30 minutes to get food from them. 4 dollars is also a bit pricey for a single brat. Overall I'd say they are amazing and deserve your late night drunken patronage!
The Best Wurst is so good that we literally left the bars 20 minutes before 2 am on Halloween weekend to wait 10 minutes instead of 30 for these dogs.
The Best Wurst is so good that we'll go to 6th thinking not about the alcohols, but about the payoff at the end when you gorge yourself on a delicious beef+bun+onions+special sauce yummy goodness.
The Best Wurst is so good that when you look back on all those times you got Roppolo's Pizza, you scoff.
The Best Wurst is so good that they'll be drunkies trying to cut to get in front of the line, only to be rebuffed by the bouncers working the cashier register, even if said drunkie spends 10 minutes arguing that he was there first.
The Best Wurst is so good, I'm craving me some 6th street. But not for the Dizzy Rooster or Buffalo Billiards; no sir, I'm there for the Wurst.
I can only rate this place based off of smell.
Excellent.
I have the Best Wurst for the first time at ACL this year and was blown away. This is as close to authentic German-style Wurst you can find in Austin. The bratwurst is very good and the sauerkraut, onions and spicy mustard make this thing heavenly. You get a lot of food for your money too.
Best Wurst is one of the few exceptions to the saying that "nothing good happens after 2am." The line is usually pretty long but the service is fast.
Having a bratwurst at the end of a long night is like icing on the cake - I never leave 6th street without getting a bratwurst with everything on it... Drunk or not, I would highly recommend this place to anyone.
What's better than a greasy bratwurst smothered with grilled onions and sauerkraut when you're beyond drunk on 6th street? Pretty much nothing.
To tell the truth, I've never had a Best Wurst without alcohol in my system, and we all know everything tastes amazing when you're inebriated (especially greasy food). However, I've had my fair share of brats and I these are at the top of the list for me.
If you're hungry after bar hopping, I highly recommend giving Best Wurst a try. My first time was a euphoric experience.
I've heard about southern hospitality. I knew southern people are much more laidback and friendly.. but man... the real hospitality comes from this food thing... Texas knows how to eat!!
You haven't been to Germany? Try best wurst and now you got one thing to do in Germany if You go there. You can compare Austin's best wurst to German wurst. You won't notice the difference. To make it better and to make it a bit more german..., have it with beer. you got your own octofest:)
Where can you find this kind of deal in heart of downtown of any city in the US, except for ...maybe NY? nah... you can't compare this to those street hot-dog!!!
Austin has not only good tex-mex, but also good european food too:) you know what i mean:)
There is certain food on 6th that is "drunk food" . These places you go at 1am when you need something and have a few dozen pints in you. All you can think is "wow, this is the best thing ever" then you go back sober and wonder what the fuck you were thinking (I'm looking at you Roppolo's and Katz's)
This is not that kind of place...
Oh sure, this IS the kind of place you often frequent while in your cups, but I've been on afternoons (yes SOBER afternoons even!) and it's fan-freaking-tastic.
The brats are perfecly spiced and flavorful, on soft, slightly sweet, buns. Covered in grilled onions and sourkraut with hot mustard and (bestil my clogged heart!) Curry Katsup!
My only quams about Best Wurst is I have to go down to 6th to get one. I wish they had shop somewhere too!
There are a good number (and growing it seems) of food carts down on 6th, but this is the place to get fed and happy right!
Hell Yeah it's good. Why do you think so many people rated it so high? It's surely not because they ate it after a drunken night of bar hopping and it tasted wonderful on their drunken taste buds with the tasty bratwurst and caramelized onion and sauerkraut. It somehow just hits the spot - it's a complicated combination of the chemistry between the alcohol in your system combined with the fat of the brat, and the sauerkraut.
Just look for the line or follow the smells.
I finally got around to checking this place out and had a brat plus an italian sausage. The brat was a little bland for my taste, but the sausage was outstanding! Tasty condiments (sauerkraut, mustard & curry ketchup), but I thought the roll was a little too much bread. I'd definitely come back after a night downtown as this was way above-average for drunken street eats, though I'd skip the brat.
I'm not exactly sure why this is rated one of the top three restaurants on yelp. The place is ok and sells what they are advertising.....a bratwurst with mustard, onions, and sauerkraut. I did enjoy the novelty of making a mess and getting half my Wurst in my beard. Other than that, there is always a long line with drunk people, the ingredients could of been picked up at any grocery store, and....well......its just not that special.
I don't miss many things since I've gone pescatarian, but gods do I miss Best Wurst.
You shoud order brat with kraut, onions, mustard, and curry ketchup.
There may be seven trillion calories, eighty pounds of fat, and enough acids to make your stomach die for the next week, but this is solidly the best bratwurst I think I've ever had. Of course, I'm drunk ever time I have it so....
Fresh buns, great kraut, always fresh snausage. Perfection after a night of great beer from Lovejoys!
I would give Best Wurst 5 stars sober, so it's like eleventy stars after a night out on 6th. Reason #385 I miss Austin.
I don't get down to this part of 6th Street very often, at least not late night with a healthy (or un-healthy, depending on how you look at it) buzz, and a grumbling stomach...but when that happens, Best Wurst is a must-stop.
I think that I get the Italian sausage or brat or however it's classified, but I can't say for sure, and it probably varies because I just tell whoever's serving them up to give me what they think the best sausage/topping/condiment combo is. And don't skimp on the onions. Mmmmmmm, the onions. Grilled perfectly. So tasty. I'd eat a bowl of them as is, and if you gave some bread to scoop them up with then you'd have yourself a friend. A happy, onion eating, breath stinking friend. Really, the sausage and condiments are a bonus. But a freaking great bonus.
Just make sure you've got an extra $4 in your pocket, for that 2nd order. Because if you eat the first one before closing time and dive back into the bars to wash it down, you're gonna smell those onions when you come back out, and the Best Wurst will once again be smacking your ass as you beg for another.
The name says it all..... "The Best Wurst," on 6th street after a long night of partying!!! Woot!!!
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