A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

Did you know that there’s a restaurant in Boston that has over 15 kinds of dipping sauces for French fries? Oh yes people, Saus has flavors like “Saturday Night Chive” with fresh chives and sour cream, “Cheddar Duvel” with sharp and mild cheddar and Duvel ale (served warm), and “Ole Chipotle” with chipotle in adobo, lime juice, cilantro and house made mayo. Any restaurant that designs its menu around French fries is AOK in my book! I camp out early to be the first one in and grab a table close to the counter. Tight quarters in here, but most people are taking out.

They do have other things here besides French fries – we tried the wild mushroom grilled cheese! The sandwich is made on stone ground whole wheat bread, with confit wild mushrooms, sharp cheddar and blue cheese vinaigrette. ($8.50) It’s vegetarian and you can truffle your mushrooms for just a dollar more. Grown up grilled cheeses are the best! We also have the Brussels sprouts ($5), which come shredded and topped with blue cheese vinaigrette.

Of course we add on some bacon because…well…bacon makes everything better.

We were really here to try out the poutine (it’s so hard to find good poutine), which is hand cut fries topped with cheese curds and housemade gravy. You can get it in any number of ways: two sizes, regular ($6.75), big ($8.50), and you can add on extra toppings like a deep fried egg ($1.50), bacon bits ($1.50), truffled mushrooms ($3), pork belly ($3) or bacon n’ stout braised beef ($3).  We had ours with bacon, because, well…like I said before, bacon makes everything better. Loved the flavors and what was great was that it wasn’t soggy. Poutine can go wrong in so many ways, and this one was pretty darn delicious.

And as if this much food doesn’t make your stomach hurt just looking at it, we added on a side of fries, just to taste some of their delicious dipping saus. The vampire slayer, made with roasted garlic, roasted garlic oil and house made mayo was a crowd pleaser. Plus, if both parties are eating garlic, you cancel each other out! The Saturday Night Chive was also tasty, made with fresh chives and sour cream. Check out their website for a full list of options.

You order at the counter and they call you when your order is ready. Casual dining, friendly service.

Saus

33 Union Street, Boston, MA

http://www.sausboston.com/

Tags: boston, casual dining, french fries, government center, lunch, vegetarian