601013 Wed Mar 04 06:18:28 -0800 2009 13 19 Outer Boroughs 0 4472044 So I heard that Prime Meats is now serving alcohol, but does anyone know if it's serving food yet? Or when it will be? Wed Mar 04 06:18:28 -0800 2009 271615 deghanmay 1 4476919 Yesterday while ogling Prime Meats from the street, my partner briefly chatted w/one of the Franks. Supposedly they are opening for drinks tonight, but he was pretty vague on when they would start serving food--"a couple days or weeks." Thu Mar 05 12:49:43 -0800 2009 4472044 18389 missmodular 1 4482597 apparently the franks are opening up a new cafe in the prime meats on wednesday. in house baked pastries, stumptown coffee. i'm just glad i dont pass the area en route to my morning commute or else i'd have diabetes in like 6 months. Sat Mar 07 11:40:17 -0800 2009 4472044 167897 the_state 2 4557825 I do. I can avoid the pastries, but the coffee is pure, delicious crack. Wed Apr 01 10:53:59 -0700 2009 4482597 18389 missmodular 1 4524123 We just visited Prime Meats tonight for the first time. They are serving a small bar menu--all German inspired. We had a very crisp and fresh red cabbage salad with parsley. Tasty. But the real star for me was the Weiss Wurst-- homemade and very delicate. It came to the table in a pot of water and we were instructed to peel off the casing. I was a little wary of DIY sausage peeling at first, but the effort (which was minimal) definitely paid off. The accompanying mustard was tangy and delicious, and the side pretzel was pure bready and salty goodness. We also had the pork goulash with spaetzle, which was delicious. Great spaetzle. All together, it was a terrific, snacky meal and I'm very excited about the addition to the neighborhood. They say the dining room (next door) will be opening soon and will "expand on" the bar menu. The cocktails at the bar are also great. It was full, but not crazy busy earlier this evening. And the atmosphere is relaxing and nice. Highly recommend a visit! Fri Mar 20 18:45:31 -0700 2009 4472044 67773 curly30 1 4559326 Okay, I understand that this might be an odd question given the name of the place, but do they have a decent number of non-meat items? Wed Apr 01 18:03:40 -0700 2009 4472044 127218 Olive123 1 4609415 Well, it seems to be official now: They are serving breakfast, lunch & dinner, and brunch on the weekend. We had brunch there earlier today. Very limited on brunch items, like Frankies: They serve french toast and a fritatta with veggies and a cabbage salad. Not bad...as long as I have Stumptown coffee, I'm happy! Has anyone been for dinner yet? Sun Apr 19 14:30:05 -0700 2009 4472044 18389 missmodular 2 4609477 I went for drinks last night, and they were serving dinner. Only one room is open - apparently, there will be another dining room and an upstairs bar or something. Place was packed last night. I heard the host telling a walk in that it would be a 2 hour wait for dinner and that was at 10:15pm. Sun Apr 19 15:03:29 -0700 2009 4609415 19118 Jorel 3 4615313 My husband and I had dinner at Prime Meats last Thursday night. We had an excellent meal. The food feels very authentically German/Central European and the atmosphere is great. We tried the sakrut garnie, which is essentially a huge plate of high-quality pork meats and sausages, and I also tried the goulash. Very good food. I've written a full review on my blog, but overall we had a very positive experience there. We're huge fans of Frankies Spuntino, so we weren't too surprised. http://artichokeheart.wordpress.com Tue Apr 21 11:46:45 -0700 2009 4609477 74522 artichokeheart 4 4615478 How long did you have to wait? Tue Apr 21 12:21:52 -0700 2009 4615313 10162 Bob Martinez 5 4615797 Actually, we were surprised--we walked in around 7/7:15 on Thursday night, and we were seated immediately. I've seen it get quite crazy on the weekends but I think we were lucky last week. Tue Apr 21 13:43:09 -0700 2009 4615478 74522 artichokeheart 6 4616003 That's good to know. I've been wondering if the entire Frankies Empire had become crazed lately. We went into Sputino a few weeks back on a Friday night and were told it would be a 2 hour wait. We passed. Tue Apr 21 14:37:47 -0700 2009 4615797 10162 Bob Martinez 7 4616023 My husband and I have noticed though that the wait is rarely as long as they say it is going to be. We usually give them our cell phone number and go have a drink at the Minibar across the street. It's rare that we wait longer than 30-45 minutes for a table. We love it there though, and we're usually willing to wait for a little while. Sometimes we do pass on it when it seems really crazed, but we love it just the same. Tue Apr 21 14:42:39 -0700 2009 4616003 74522 artichokeheart 8 4616132 I've seen that. When we arrive we've been told that the wait will be 45 minutes to an hour. Usually that turns out to be around 30 minutes. When I heard "2 hours" I figured something had changed. Tue Apr 21 15:05:28 -0700 2009 4616023 10162 Bob Martinez