Jianshe Liu Malu has ‘fallen on black F&B days,’ to quasi-quote the late Chris Cornell. The once bustling restaurant and bar area has seen a steady string of closures over the past couple years, including Tekila (2016), Pandan (2016), People’s Cafe (2017), Duo nightclub (2017?) and, most recently, The Brew Bistro & Bar.
But one recent opening has us optimistic JSL may still have a little fight left in ‘er: Deutsche Ecke (Chinese name: 德角肠). Located across the street from the LN Garden Hotel, and a literal hop, skip and a jump away from the McDonald’s on JSL, this new roadside grab n' go shop specializes in German-style sausages and potato wedges smothered in tangy, ketchup-y curry.
Food here comes in an easy-to-transport cardboard cone, with miniature German-flag-adorned toothpicks provided to help you transport the slices of curry-soaked sausage to your watering mouth.
Five currywurst sets are available, including the 90-gram Berlin juicy cheese sausage, 80-gram Frankfurt classic sausage, 110-gram German chicken sausage, 100-gram Nuremberg famous white sausage and a low-fat offering: the 95-gram Black Forest green onion sausage.
All sausage-curry combos are sold for the extremely reasonable price of RMB15. Add RMB5 to have your sausage and curry set on a bed of seasoned potato wedges and lettuce.
Choice offerings? We recommend snacking on the Berlin cheese sausage, which comes packed with liquid-y cheese that oozes from the German hot dog and blends perfectly with the smoldering hot tomato curry that adorns the top of the handheld meal.
Was your interest piqued at the mention of a low-fat option? Well, we can personally attest the Black Forest green onion sausage is tasty. Although, we question how much of a difference the low-fat sausage makes when it comes coated in curry with what are essentially jumbo French fries.
Serving sizes are fair for the price, but if you arrive with an appetite expect to order two 'currywurst cones.' Still, two take-away orders here will set you back less than a Big Mac meal waimai and that, we presume, is why Deutsche Ecke has earned such a following amongst the lunch crowds and nighttime wanderers of Jianshe Liu Malu.
Price: RMB20
Who’s going: hungry bottleshop patrons, currywurst lovin' Taojiners
Good for: tasty eats on a student's budget, grab n' go dining
Nearest Metro: Taojin (Exit A), 5 minutes
See listing for Deutsche Ecke JSL.
Editor's note: Deutsche Ecke has another location near Beijing Lu.
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