Tonight I Dined: Black Twig Cider House

Adjacent to the Duke University hospital in Durham is Black Twig Cider House, a unique spot offering hundreds of ciders (by the glass or bottle) and some bar bites. On the menu is a vegan sausage sandwich, or you could also create-your-own with a selection of toppings and sauces. I opted for the pre-made Slack Ma Girdle with pickled collards, peppers, caramelized onions, and spicy mustard on a thick bun. The sausage was apple sage, so I'm thinking it was Field Roast brand.

The sandwich was delicious although a little hard to eat because it was filled to the brim (good, I'm getting mah money's worth). The collards were my favorite part and had a nice balance of sour and a bitter. The chips were excellent...I have never been wronged by a thin, crispy, housemade chip. However there were a few pitfalls of the sandwich: the bread was dry and fell apart a little, and the peppers were advertised as spicy, but just seemed like regular red bell peppers to me.

Overall, this is a great place with a solid vegan option and lots of fancy fermented apple drinks. They also host trivia on Mondays, which is one of my favorite past-times...so grab your friends and head to the cider house if that's your thing!