Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Dip, Sydney City

The Dip is one of the latest Dude Food joints to hit Sydney and word about their tasty Hot Dawgs (that's Hot Dog for any baby boomers and Gen X-ers reading the post) and Pulled Pork Sandwich's has been the talk of the foodie town for weeks.


What's Dude Food I hear my fleet of (one or two) baby-booming readers ask?  Simply put it is American style junk/fast food cooked by cool and hip young chefs.  The food usually has an Asian or Mexican spin to it, and pork as well as tooth achingly sweet desserts are a must.  This article pretty much covers if it you're keen to know more...or not.

I quickly gathered up a group of food-blogging Dudettes (aka chicks who like to eat Dude Food cooked by cool and hip young chefs) to come and try this place out with me one Friday night.  It's a darkly lit place, but with the help of iPhone torches and the help of fellow bloggers I think we all managed to get some semi-decent photos of the food - the food is 100 times better than it looks...trust me!


As is the case with the food-blogger catch ups I've been too the scene is generally chaos.  The Baking Lady From Work, who has come along with me, is reeling at our inability to focus long enough on the menu to actually order. Thankfully for us she quickly takes charge and orders a pile of Starters n Sides for us to try, organises our main meal options, collects our money and heads up to the bar to order for us.  If it wasn't for her I wonder if we'd still be sitting in our Flintstones inspired booth, unfed and happily chatting away and sharing camera tips.


For starters I push heavily for the Grilled Corn ($8.00) as corn is one of my all time favourite vegetables.  Seasoned with lime and mayo and chipotle salt this dish is a winner for me. The Snow Peas ($8.00) are still on the right side of crunchy and the dressing of coriander and vinaigrette takes them to a whole new level making them zesty and fresh tasting.  Adding apple and cabbage together in the Slaw ($6.00) is a stroke of genius - the tart flavour of the green apple sings in my mouth. And of course Salsa Fries ($6.00) are amazing - uber fat, crunchy fries liberally topped with fresh tomato salsa and cheese - heaven!


We also decide to share a plate of the Pulled Pork Nachos ($15.00) as these have become legendary despite The Dip only being opened for a few weeks. Now I have to say the Pulled Pork tastes really similar to the Kalua Pork The Boy made at home a few weeks ago and he is beyond chuffed when I tell him this.  The slow cooked pork has a lovely smokey flavour, and is topped with pinto beans, salsa, BBQ sauce, lime cream and cheese.


Wendy and I are both keen to try the Lev's Dawg ($12.00) and the Southern Smoke Sandwich ($12.00) so we go halvies which gives us a chance to try both.  The Lev's Dawg hit it out of the ball park for me...I have no idea what's in a Kosher Hot Dog, but oh my it sure is tasty!  A soft bread bun houses a smokey hot dog and is topped with salsa, chipolte mayo, yellow peppers and American mustard.  It is so delicious that I then share another half with The Baking Lady From Work.  Hey, we're here for a good time, not a long time. Right?


The Southern Smoke is pretty tasty, but oh so messy to eat.  I end up with pulled pork, BBQ bean, slaw and BBQ sauce landing everywhere but in my mouth. You can't take me anywhere!  I love the addition of the apple slaw - I "might" even try making this at home one day.


And what meal would be complete with our dessert. As I'd studied the menu before arriving for our dinner I already knew that the Cookies N Cream ($10.00) was going to be a must have. The salted caramel ice-cream is AH-MAZING and dotted with pieces of honeycomb and salty/sweet caramel. The chocolate molasses cookies with hot fudge defies description. All I can say is get yourself to The Dip and try for yourself.


The Dip is at 5 Liverpool Street, Sydney and can be found downstairs at The Goodgod Small Bar.

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21 comments:

  1. yummy. i must find out about take-away options!

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  2. The photos came out well ...considering the iphone flashlight wrangling that went on

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  3. LOVE the picture of the Salted Caramel Ice Cream!! Is Messina better though?

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  4. i loved the nachos at the dip. they were so good and smoky! YUM.

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  5. Great photos! (the blurred one was on purpose, wasn't it?). Thanks for organising and special thanks for bringing The Baking Lady From Work along!

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  6. Your photos turned out great! Just as great as the hot dog and molasses cookies :p

    --xo.

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  7. Oh so sad I missed out! Especially re the camera tips, and of course the food- that corn looks INCREDIBLE!!

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  8. I really what to go here after everyones reviews, sounds yummmmy. I even replicated that corn at home i was so sold, it was tasty!

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  9. Those nachos look like the shiz! Def need to head here :)

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  10. Looks like you did exceptionally well on the photos in a dark venue! That's the best lookin' nachos I've seen in some time!

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  11. I can't take many more posts on The Dip. I'm desperate to try and can't find the time and comrades to go.

    Sigh.

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  12. Errk! Yr photos are making it looks glossy and delirious and horrificly greasy all at the same time! Will get boy and cohorts and go try :)

    You should checkout Rosanda's Vegan Kitchen on king st to balance out this post (operating out of Basils Pizza between 12-2pm). It's a pop-up kitchen.

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  13. This dude food looks delish! Love the look of the corn

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  14. Wooohooo! Gone are the days when we wandered around that part of the CBD aimlessly, looking for a spot to eat before catching a movie in George St cinemas... The Dip is it! I want to try that dog.

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  15. Yum, I'm convinced after the apple slaw and that cookie ice cream sandwich that I should really get there soon.

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  16. This Gen Xer got the lingo :p All the food looks so yummy, wish I had been there.

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  17. Wow! Grilled corn and pulled pork nachos - sounds like my kind of heaven...

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  18. omg how good was the corn!! im still drooling when i think about the lime mayo...i licked it clean :( and u didnt get a shot of the avocado icecream! it tasted freakin good. gonna go back on a thurs for the cheapie hot dog haha!

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  19. Hi Everyone - thanks so much for your comments. I had such a great time at The Dip that I'm hoping I can go again soon. They now have a "happy hour" on Thursday's between 6pm - 7pm where the Dawgs are half price.

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  20. The salsa chips & Lev's dawg look/sound really good. I want to go to there!

    Btw -- Kosher means a Rabbi has certified the meat/food was made ethically & is safe for Jews to eat. In the case of meat, it also means it's beef. It's similar to halal. In the US a huge amount of food is Kosher, just like alot here is Halal.

    -- but don't be fooled -- there's still gonna be plenty of weirdness in that dawg!! We're better off not knowing...

    ...just eating.

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