Lunchtime treat and I decided to try the much talked about Dognation especially as it is pretty close to my office.
I love the hole in wall in a laneway - just so typical Melbourne and I was hopeful this would be hit hot hittety hot dog...
The hole in wall looked promising with big meaty sausages on the grill when I arrived.
The Japanese Dog just sounds just too strange to me so I played it safe and went Mexican Chilli Dog. And I really wanted to try the mash and gravy so I did. My lunch came to just over $12 which is a touch over budget for a takeaway lunch for me as I usually aim for $10.
I love the hole in wall in a laneway - just so typical Melbourne and I was hopeful this would be hit hot hittety hot dog...
The hole in wall looked promising with big meaty sausages on the grill when I arrived.
The Japanese Dog just sounds just too strange to me so I played it safe and went Mexican Chilli Dog. And I really wanted to try the mash and gravy so I did. My lunch came to just over $12 which is a touch over budget for a takeaway lunch for me as I usually aim for $10.
The packaging was worth the $2 premium though and I loved the strong paper bag to carry my loot back to the office.
I'm going to start with the mash as that was the first thing for me to taste. Oh it was glorious. Buttery, creamy mash that was very smooth just on the right side of gluey and the gravy was glossy and tasty. I find it strange that in Australia the gravy from takeaway shops is so yummy yet the gravy granules in the supermarket are so terrible. The Gravox (that's what the call it) is just no match to Bisto. But this gravy was so good so not a Gravox box in sight.
And now for the main delight. Loved the look of the chilli and the melted cheese. The sausage was dense and meaty and this was definitely a knife and fork affair. I loved the spiciness of this too. The only downfall was the bread just wasn't soft enough and the ends felt a little dry and stale. Dognation needs to up the quality of the bread. It was also a touch cold but that's more my fault for taking the long way back to the office and running an additional errand.
Dognation provided me with a good lunch. It was satisfying but it wasn't so brilliant that I wanted to return the next day and buy another one. The mash however I would go back and eat every day! I think the concept of Dognation is very appealing and I would certainly indulge now and then especially on a hangover day and when feeling naughty but it certainly isn't an every day lunch.
And now for the main delight. Loved the look of the chilli and the melted cheese. The sausage was dense and meaty and this was definitely a knife and fork affair. I loved the spiciness of this too. The only downfall was the bread just wasn't soft enough and the ends felt a little dry and stale. Dognation needs to up the quality of the bread. It was also a touch cold but that's more my fault for taking the long way back to the office and running an additional errand.
Dognation provided me with a good lunch. It was satisfying but it wasn't so brilliant that I wanted to return the next day and buy another one. The mash however I would go back and eat every day! I think the concept of Dognation is very appealing and I would certainly indulge now and then especially on a hangover day and when feeling naughty but it certainly isn't an every day lunch.
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