ExtremeRavens Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Football season is upon us — and if you’re not watching from M&T Bank Stadium, dining options can feel endless. If you’re looking for inspiration for feeding an at-home watch party (or a party of one…) then you’ve come to the right place. The following is a list of five restaurants with the most takeout-friendly food for your next Raven’s watch party. The "Sausage Fest" platter from Das Bierhalle. (Jane Godiner/Staff) Das Bierhalle At Das Bierhalle, find satisfying German-inspired food that lends itself to game-day feasting. The restaurant’s Sausage Fest, which the menu describes as a dish fit “for the true sausage lover,” includes eight sausages and five dipping sausages of a guest’s choosing, served atop a bed of warm, slightly tangy sauerkraut. Each sausage could easily feed one hungry Ravens fan, especially if they opt to nestle it between a kraut-loaded bun; however, a better way to get a sense of the restaurant’s breadth of both “haus-made” and Binkert’s German sausages, is to order a variety and share. While my takeout order only came with seven out of the promised eight sausages, there were plenty of highlights — a well-spiced bauernwurst speckled with mustard seeds and dipped in rosemary-thyme mustard sauce, a lemony veal-based knockwurst that sang in curry ketchup, a jalapeno sausage with pops of bubbly cheddar cheese, and a charred Beyond Sausage alongside garlicky marinara that would make for a filling vegan combo, to name a few. Das Bierhalle offers online delivery and pickup via DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, Seamless, Toast and Uber Eats, as well as pickup by phone order. 9527 Harford Road, Parkville, (410) 668-1011; 119 S Main St., Bel Air, (443) 819-3617. dasbierhallemd.com. Chicken wings from Double T Diner. (Jane Godiner/Staff) Double T Diner It’s no secret that chicken wings are a polarizing topic in Baltimore, and there is no shortage of formidable wingeries in the surrounding area. Ultimately, I ordered from Double T due to its range of locations across the Baltimore area, as well as its ease and speed of delivery. Across the board, Double T wings come out plump and meaty, with tender flats and drums with percussive crispy skin. While wing flavors vary by location, the full roster of sauces includes staples like vinegar-forward hot Buffalo sauce, regional twists like sweet and sticky honey with Old Bay, and herby wildcards like Caribbean jerk, which was more saucy and less spicy than other jerk chicken I’ve tried. Dressings here, like ranch and bleu cheese, are thick, pungent and group-friendly. Double T Diner offers delivery and pickup via Caviar, DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, Seamless, Toast and Uber Eats, as well as pickup by phone order. 6300 Baltimore National Pike, (410) 744-4151;12 Defense St., Annapolis, (410) 571-9070; 14550 Baltimore Ave., Laurel, (240) 280-8688; 9010 Belair Road, Nottingham (410) 248-0160; 1 Mountain Road, Pasadena, (410) 766-9669; 10741 Pulaski Hwy., White Marsh, (410) 344-1020. doubletdiner.com. A spread from Lansdowne Inn. (Jane Godiner/Staff) Lansdowne Inn When it comes to a variety of finger food, few places in The Baltimore area can match the number of options as this Halethorpe restaurant-bar that appears to have an affinity for the deep-fried and cheese-dipped. Options include fried pickle slices in a flaky batter, soft pretzel bites with classic neon-orange nacho cheese, tail-on firebox shrimp with a spicy, mayo-based sauce, and breaded cheese bites made with nuggets of pepper Jack cheese that need to be eaten with urgency in order to stay gooey. While the chicken fingers that I ordered sadly did not arrive in the delivery, the appetizers that did make the trip — bites of crispy, quick dopamine in a sharable format with dunkable sauces — are apt for a pre-game mindless munch. Other sharables on the restaurant’s tall appetizer menu include mozzarella sticks, nachos, shrimp and chips, quesadillas, potato skins and bacon-nacho fries. Lansdowne Inn offers delivery and pickup via Postmates, Slice, Toast and Uber Eats, as well as pickup by phone order. 2710 Hammonds Ferry Road, (443) 201-1111. lansdowneinn.com. A spread from Pupuseria Mama Tana in Reisterstown. (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff) Pupuseria Mama Tana Salvadorian cuisine has all of the shining components of a watch-party feast — sharable plates, drama-free finger food and plenty of ooey, gooey sauciness and cheesiness to go around. Pupuseria Mama Tana checks all of those boxes and more, with its house-made pupusas of both corn and rice flours. An order of three pupusas de birria, filed with savory shredded beef and served alongside unctuous consomé is easily splitable among friends, while a massive “Pupusa Loca” with cheese, pork, chicken, beans and floral loroco buds, can be easily torn apart by hungry fingers. Singe pupusas are also available a la carte with a vast selection of fillings, including delicate and salty ayote squash con queso. Large-format dishes, like fajitas and rich pollo en crema with homemade tortillas, are available for catering 10 to 20 people with 24 hours’ notice. Pupuseria Mama Tana offers delivery and pickup via Caviar, DoorDash, Grubhub, Seamless, Toast and Uber Eats, as well as pickup by phone order. 4707 Eastern Ave., (410) 327-6262. mamatanabaltimore.com. A spread from Wiley Gunter's. (Jane Godiner/Staff) Wiley Gunter’s If your game-day spread isn’t complete without a pile of nachos, this Riverside restaurant’s menu has you in mind. Choose between four different combinations of toppings (or order them all, as I did): “Chesapeake Pub” style with flakey lump crab and house-made queso, flavorful blackened chicken topped with melted shredded cheese, a mess of meat and bean chili begging for sour cream, and, the biggest curveball, a queso-free seared rare ahi tuna nacho appetizer with guacamole and sriracha sauce. The eatery also has two varietals of another game-day staple: the slider. Choose between “Original” sliders with classic condiments of melted American cheese and thick-cut dill pickles, or an order of dressed-up tenderloin sliders topped with balsamic onions, bacon and avocado. Both leaned on the well-done side (I ordered medium for consistency), but sides of crispy Old Bay fries and ketchup, kept things texturally and flavorfully interesting. Wiley Gunter’s offers pickup only via Toast or by phone order. 823 E Fort Ave., (410) 637-3699. wileygunters.com. Have a news tip? Contact Jane Godiner at jgodiner@baltsun.com or on Instagram as @Jane.Craves. View the full article Quote
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