Fette Sau, Fatso, Fat Pig - All Mean Good Things
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008A quarter pound of pulled Duroc shoulder? A quarter pound of pork belly? A half pound of ribs? Flank steak? Pulled lamb? However you like to order your barbecue, Fette Sau, located in Brooklyn, NY, has got it covered.
Literally the German translation of “Fat Pig”, Fette Sau is the real deal when it comes to getting your meat. The meat specials are listed on a chalkboard to your right, while the meats are displayed in a deli case farther up the line. When you approach the counter, a server throws a large metal tray on a scale, covers it with a sheet of paper and waits for your demand. One by one, whatever you order - a quarter pound of pulled pork, half a rack of ribs - gets slabbed onto the tray. No plates, this is serious meat-eating business. Sides include delicious beans, sauerkraut, potato salad and pickles. Sauces are provided on the table and include a range of spicy mustard, barbecue, traditional vinegar and a sweet-spicy sauce. Rolls are always provided to make your own barbecue sandwich.
Fette Sau is a narrow outdoor hallway filled with picnic tables, leading up to a renovated garage where you stand in line to order your meat. Or you can sit at the bar to enjoy a selection of tap beers and a menu of 40 American whiskeys. During my first experience at Fette Sau this Tuesday, I went for a 1/4 pound pulled pork shoulder, 1/4 pork belly, baked beans, sauerkraut and a Sixpoint Black Wheat beer. Words cannot describe how satisfying this meal was. Just make sure, when you go, you have a decent walk or bike ride home. Fette Sau will make you leave feeling full like a “fat pig”.
And if you prefer take-out so you can watch the Vice Presidential debate at home, they’ve got that too.
-Courtney Centeno, account executive
