The Über Sausage has opened a second location in Denver's Lower Highland neighborhood.
In addition to house-made sausages, the 1,200-square-foot fast-casual restaurant at 1535 Central St. dishes up a selection of salads and sandwiches, as well as offering a full breakfast menu. The restaurant is waiting for the state to sign off on its liquor license.
"We’re excited to be here," says Alex Gschwend, one of the partners in the restaurant. "In Lower Highland, there are a lot of sit-down places, but not a lot of fast casual."
The restaurant's signature creation is The Swiss, a veal and pork sausage sandwich with clover sprouts, chopped red onions and parsley, spicy brown mustard and a yellow curry-based seasoning.
"It’s common street food in Switzerland and Austria," Gschwend says. "We started with that one sandwich and went through a lot of trial and error building the menu."
While the partners, who also include Henry DeMatteis and Brad Arguello, are planning a third location on South Broadway, they have no plans to franchise their concept.
"We’re still trying to figure out who we are," Gschwend says.
The partners opened their first store at 2730 East Colfax Ave. in 2011.
Long-time friends Arguello and Gschwend were born and raised in Denver and both come from a long line of restaurateurs. They went to college in Boston, where they met DeMatteis.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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