Photo by Christian Gooden (Post-Dispatch)
Frankly Sausages
The Frankly Sausages brick-and-mortar restaurant closed in May 2019. As of July 2019, the truck has resumed operations under new ownership. Frankly Sausages serves the best sausages in town — snappy, juicy and full of flavor whether you order a conventional beef frank or beer brat or one of chef-owner Bill Cawthon’s signature creations, like the chile-verde sausage with a tomatillo-avocado relish and queso fresco. Here is a fun thing to consider, though: The sausages might not even be the best thing on the Frankly Sausages menu. The thick-cut fries — brined, fried at low temperature and then fried again to order at high temperature — are crisp and cottony and by themselves are worth a trip to Frankly’s Cherokee Street storefront or wherever the food truck is parked at lunch. At the storefront, you can also get the fries covered in melted Raclette cheese.
Hours: Frankly on Cherokee: 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday (closed Sunday and Monday)
Last year's ranking: Rest of the Best
Opened: 2015 (food truck), 2017 (restaurant)