Grindhaus Sausage Shop

My husband and I stopped in this past weekend to use our Amazon voucher. I am not a foodie but my husband definitely is so he was stoked. I personally was impressed with the cool wall art and and cleanliness of the quaint shop.
Above anything else customer service is of utmost priority in my book. These guys were relatively busy (with last minute people like us trying to use their vouchers I’m sure … Sorry guys!). But it did not stop them from answering my million and one questions about what they do. As previously mentioned I am not a foodie but I’ve definitely gained a better respect for specialty shops such as Grindhaus. The process seems sooo time consuming (better them than me :))! Everything, I mean everything is made by hand daily and with fresh ingredients (this was evident by how amazingly delicious the sausages and pickled items were). I briefly read some of the other reviews and it seemed that some got their «panties in a bunch» about them being out of stock in some items. This clearly isn’t the local grocery store, understand that these guys make these sausages daily and when they sell out that’s it … just like a small bakery. They mentioned that pre-​ordering was available, maybe try that.
Anyway, back to the subject at hand — the sausages were amazing, the two guys in the shop were great and passionate when describing their craft and most importantly my husband was a happy man after eating them, therefore I would recommend Grindhaus to anyone!
bon appétit!

Tried the truck at Century a while back.
Being a sausage fanatic, we were looking forward to this one. Tried the Duck.
I have to say it wasn’t the best sausage I’d ever tasted, kind of dry not real juicy. Might have been better on a bun with some kind of sauce.
I’d give them another try but I haven’t seen them around lately and there are more and more sausage trucks coming on the scene.
Perhaps I’ll try their shop the next time I’m in Hollywood.

I went to the shop on a recent Saturday around 11:30 am figuring they’d have all the sausages available since it’s only half an hour after opening, but they didn’t have the duck that day… sort of a bummer. I did get a few other kinds to try: pork and jalapeño, chicken and fig, lamb, and wild boar. My favorite was the lamb, OMG, the house smelled soooo good afterwards, I kept wanting to eat more except I only got one of those. The other ones were really good too but I could eat that lamb sausage every day and be happy.
The only thing was, I didn’t really know how to cook the sausages. My gas grill was broken so I heated up a frying pan on low-​medium heat and the thing kind of burst open while cooking. I lost some yummy meat juices there but they still tasted really great. I’ve never paid so much for sausages before, but they were the best ones I’ve had so far. What would be even better would be if the guys could open a regular restaurant so I don’t have to cook them at home… although I would miss the smell of freshly cooked yummy sausages. I chatted with the two owners for a few minutes about that and they said they’re looking for a space. Hopefully, they’ll find a spot soon.

I will never eat another veggie sausage ever again. Their white bean sausage with leeks, mushrooms and parmesan (? or some sort of cheese) was AMAZING. I cooked it up with a fresh yellow bell pepper and tossed in some salt, pepper, and crushed red. Smoky and full of flavor — ’twas simply divine.
Who knew a vegetarian could find love at a sausage shop?

what they have is great, but they are always out of one thing or
another or l00 things=from sausages to mustard! I liked the
guys a lot, i think they are well meaning and earnest and
the duck sausage was very good as was the vegetarian,
but come on, i“m not the only one who has gone in and
nearly had a breakdown, discovering they were out
of wild boar or whatever else I wanted! And how could
they be out of mustard! I’m still crying. by comparison
i went to the susage and butcher shop at 801 no. Fairfax
and they weren’t out of ANYTHING… Get with it Thomas
because I want to come back but I can’t take the possiblity
of heartbreak.

I only discovered Grindhaus when the retail store opened in my neighborhood about six weeks ago.
To call this the best sausage I’ve ever had would still feel like damning with faint praise. Sausage is one of those foods that was invented to convert unpalatable scraps of other foods into something edible. And there’s a reason the term «sausage factory» is used as a pejorative metaphor.
So let us not judge Grindhaus as a sausage factory, but instead as – I don’t know — sausage artists? What I like best about Grindhaus sausages is the careful blending of unexpected flavors. Every bite has something a little different in it. I’ve eaten my way through about ²⁄₃ of their menu so far. (They sell great mustards and pickles too.)
The owners, Trevor and Thomas, are super nice guys. Their shop is spotless. This is a labor of love that deserves to succeed.

Alright, this review is only for their fries. We got a free order after finding a coupon in an Easter egg at the Easter egg hunt and food truck picnic at The Other Door in North Hollywood. The fries were ridiculously good — slightly crispy on the outside, light and soft on the inside and perfectly seasoned all around. These were some of the best fries I’ve had in recent memory. I have no idea if they’re made fresh or even if they’re frozen and I don’t care. They’re still amazing.

I tried the Godfather Sandwich and the best part of the their sausage sandwich was the pickled shallots. I didn’t really care for the Italian sausage… it was a texture thing. Not compact enough :/

This truck is pretty awesome! They offer a variety of sandwiches with different types of sausages they stuff themselves.
PROS:
Unique menu with cool names. They even have a duck sausage! I ended up getting «The Godfather» sandwich which had a spicy Italian sausage with brocolli, pancetta, and shallots. Pretty delicious! Great flavorful sandwich with very tasty sausage! Flavors blended well together.
CONS:
The sausage texture was extremely strange. It crumbled in my mouth when I ate it, I felt like I was eating more of a ground turkey kind of thing. I expected the sausage to be firmer.
We paid about $ 7 for a sandwich. Pretty pricey, but I think all gourmet food trucks are nowadays.

There were DOZENS of food trucks posted at April’s DTLA artwalk. So many choices, only so much room in my stomach. Woe is me. Grindhaus managed to make contact with my hungry eyes and kept them on lock. It was love at first sight of the sexy cult classic swaggered out truck. The dramatic vintage logo artwork is a real head turner.
Reading the menu is like reading the story lines for the current movie lineup at a local movie theater. Each item on the menu references some blood bath typical dude flick. I bought my $ 7 ticket for Machete. Came out to $ 8.98 for the sausage plate & bottle of water.
I didn’t even realize it didn’t come on a bun, but found that it was better this way. The salty chicken chorizo sausage was balanced EXTREMELY well by the cabbage and jicama slaw mixed in with fluffy basmati rice. You still taste the sharp twang of chorizo, but you get the sweetness of the slaw right after. Sprinkled with crumbled oaxaca cheese and you can call it a day. Loved it. Comes sliced for you already so all you gotta do is fork, chew & swallow.

Probably because it was written in bright Yellow but also likely because I love duck, the first thing I saw on the menu was the DUCK! (so good you may punch someone in the mouth so duck) sausage. The truck man was nice and it made me giggle when I ordered and he shouted out to the cooks, «Duck!.» It’s a small enough menu that they can just shout that goodness out. My duck sausage came to $ 9.88. It’s the most expensive sausage on the menu.
After walking around for a bit I came back to the truck and my order was ready to go. I took a peek before sitting down and that only piqued my interest!
Once seated I opened up my non styrofoam container and feasted with my eyes. The duck sausage was infused with semi-​sweet chocolate & cherry. It lay happily on a bed of swiss chard, cauliflower & bacon lardons, no sausage buns here! I imagine this is what heaven looks like. Even with just one bite in my mouth I was swooning. Duck sausage with chocolate and cherry might sound like a recipe for disaster but I assure you that subtle sweet complemented the sausage in a masterful way. Who thinks of these things?! I skipped around the bacon lardons to the swiss chard and cauliflower. Their flavors were very fresh and not masked behind something overwhelming. With every bite I tried to get as many items on my fork for the perfect treat. Swiss chard + cauliflower + cherry chocolate duck sausage = smiles for the world. I skipped away feeling satisfied and not stuffed. Very pleasant experience.

At the Roofio Ink Launch party; I built up an appetite in Los Alamitos
So I signed up for the Machete Chicken… it was scrumptious, the flavors were superb, the sausage wasn’t greasy and the basmati rice was light and complimentary to the dog topped with aioili.
Only 1 problem… I should have tried to scarf down 2 of them.
Next round I’ll shoot for the Rocky Balboa

In preparation of our fantasy baseball draft, I wanted to make some homemade Texas-​style sausage to throw on the smoker. My only problem was locating casings for said sausages, since hog intestines are something commonly stocked on the shelves of your local Trader Joe’s. I’d been meaning to try out Grindhaus for awhile, so I called ‘em to see if they could help me out with the casings. They were super friendly and said they’d set some aside for me, even though they don’t normally sell them to customers.
I went in that afternoon, got the casings ($ 7.50 for six feet of genuine collagen casings), and we decided to sample some of their wares, since they were nice enough to hook us up with the casings. The duck sausage with tart cherries and semi-​sweet chocolate was pretty much incredible. Just a hint of both the cherry and chocolate and very nice texture. I also tried the boar bratwurst, which was good but slightly underwhelming (hey, I’m a native Sconnie and we have high standards for our brats) and the lamb, which was great.
I’ll be back to give the rest of their sausage a try. Great service, great products (can’t wait to try some of their condiments) and they stock Vice magazine, free for customers. Win-​win-​win.

Such juicy bratwurst! The bread was a bit too much for me since it was too big for me to bite it «that’s what she said!» but the bratwurst was a winner!
I went to the Grindhaus Truck during Downtown Artwalk since it was the only truck with no line: X For a truck with no line, I enjoyed it very much~
I wished they had more of a selection. Something like Wurstküche in a truck would be awesome! –1 star on the lack of selection~

Yum Yum Yum!!! No these guys know how to do bratwurst. After checking on truxmap to see what was in my hood I saw this truck. Hmmm seems interesting I said to myself. I went over and found the truck and thought what a cool ass looking truck. I reviewed the menu and wanted to order every single item but stuck to the bratwurst. I love brats and man this is some of the best bratwurst I have ever had. It was sweet, tender, and very juicy. I loved the spicy musturd. Amazing! Even the roll was good. The service was fast and friendly. I will definitely go back. I want to try the duck. Grindhaus, I hope you are around for a long time!

Is sausage the new Hot Truck food for 2011? In a little more than a month I have discovered the Germany’s Bratwurst Truck (#97) the Bowers Sausage Truck (#109) and now the Grindhouse Truck.
Like the other two trucks, the grindhaus is primarily but not totally sausages, but since that’s the signature item, that is what I chose to order. i went with the Jawn, which is Philly-​speak for just about any noun you can think of. For $ 7.00 (+68 cents tax), the Jawn is basically a Sausage made fr into a Philly Cheesesteak, served with a homemade «Wiz» which is a fresher, tastier and thinner homemade version of Kraft Cheezwiz. Of course it is served «wit» grilled onions.
They actually place 1 and a half sausages into the bun, one is intact and the bonus half is a lengthwise slice of the second sausage. Not only is it grilled meat, but it is grilled surface area on the grill to brown. Genius.
Also, they are nice people too, when they served up the sausage, i placed it on the counter and took a pic and added some mustard After that I started to pick it up and dropped the whole sandwich onto the curb, splattering mustard and onion on my jeans on the way down. So, I loudly said Oh Golly”*
Thomas one of the owners immediately agreed to make me another one at no charge. My rating is based on the second sandwich as the first one was covered with Hollywood curb filth.
*As I remember saying it, it was «Oh golly», but it might have been a similar expletive.
«Gourmet Food Truck #113 on my never-​ending quest to try every truck in So Cal»

It’s all the awesome-​ness of a Tarantino inspired film and yet with none of the empty promises and decade long waits to produce its goods.
How could you not like this place. Their logo is a meat grinder. Not some Cuisinart sucker either, the old kind that you hand cranked. You needed to mean what you were going to grind down.
The truck looks like it’s straight off the set of Rodriquez/Taratino’s Grindhouse flick. In fact, I’d venture to say it’s perfectly fitting a homage to two men who’s body of works are homages to the classic flicks.
Only the truck doesn’t have water marks, cig burns and static all over it like the movies they enjoyed. The food on here is out of sight. I mean, it’s every bit as chilling as you could possibly ask for in a truck that is serving up tasty meat with a gritty attitude.
I’m pretty sure the real plot to Inglorious Basturd was to feed Hitler a Inglorious Bratwurst. That would have killed him without burning down a movie theater.
The maniac fries are a one way ticket to instant death. You have your basic fries topped with sausage gravy, bacon lardon and cheese wiz. This is the item that best represents all those slasher grindhouse flicks where the person’s head is about to explode in a gory mess.
The duck was damn good though. With cherries and chocolate in it. And again with the lardons. I mean, I love this, but it’s going to kill me.
And yet it’s so damn delicious. You’d want to make it a double feature. Which I guess you can some what make happen with Grind Haus. As well as a truck they have a Brick and Mortar location to buy your sausages. After tasting from the truck, I have to make my way over to the shop in Hollywood some time.
From their twitter page it seems like the truck is outside the meat shop most nights, so at least you know where to go to find them instead of having to rely on fate and luck in crossing this truck’s path.
The meal is going to set you back a good $ 10 spot or something along those lines. It’s a little on the pricier side, but for what you’re getting, you really can’t beat it.
An A-​class sausage place named after the C-​listed movies of yester years.

Firstly, I went to their truck before the brick und mortar shop. The truck is awesome: design-​wise and food. (I like to be able to tell where to order and where to pickup within ten seconds after approaching a new truck. Small thing, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s important so you don’t stand at the wrong end and look like an ass.)
So I stopped by the shop on a Sunday. Guys were very nice and helpful. Seems that they had just sold out of the duck sausage (replete [or not] with tart cherries and semi-​sweet chocolate). I was dismayed, to say the least. The explained that they were making a new batch and to come back at closing time.
When I returned, it was past closing time and they stayed open for me. Did I feel special? You bet. Did I get my duck sausage. Check. They were just finishing up when I arrived. Took it home, dried it out in the refrigerator, and grilled it up.
It was one of the best sausages I’ve ever had, and I’m a sausage-​Nazi. I’ve nibbled on freshly made pork sausages in a converted in castle in Umbria, I’ve spent literally thousands of dollars at Wurstkuche, I’ve combed this city for a packed meat tube worthy of my amazing palate.
And I have found it.
Do not hesitate to get the duck sausage. I’m looking forward to trying their other offerings, but for now, with two more pounds of fresh, fresh, fresh duck sausage in my refrigerator, I’m in meat heaven.

There are very few things in life hotter than four hot guys grinding away. Grinding meat. To stuff sausages you dirty-​minded folks!
Hmmm. Maybe I should redo that opening sentence. But seriously, this place is delicious. I’ve taken home the duck, the rabbit, and the venison sausages. While they were all delicious, the duck was near perfection. The duck is nice and fatty, the cherries are tart, and the chocolate just makes everything better. Second favorite was venison.
And, they have a food truck! So, now they’re mobile. I tried the duck sausage. Served over white beans, swiss chard, and lardons, it was delicious. No bun, cut up so it was easy and non messy to eat.
Deliciousness. Really.

WEEEEEEE!!! Hooray for Meat!!! This place just opened on Monday, right next to my work. They offer a great selection of specialty, handmade sausage and canned pantry items. Tonight I am going to try the Duck and the Bratwurst. Tomorrow, I’ll probably get the Venison, (as it was sold out today… in fact when while I was shopping, calls were coming in to find out when they would have it again)
The storefront is very small — but well run and very clean. Grindhaus has a food truck as well and a catering service.
More Updates soon!!!