Monday, June 04, 2012

Karl's Sausage Kitchen in Saugus Is Moving to Peabody

A landmark German deli and market in Saugus that has been in business since 1958 is going to be moving up the street later this summer.

According to their Facebook page, Karl's Sausage Kitchen on Route 1 is planning on moving to a more spacious location on Bourbon Street in Peabody, which is a short distance east of the Lowell Street/Route 1 interchange, and just east of Route 95. The post states that a move date has not been set as of yet, but Karl's could be moving into their new home sometime in mid to late August. The new location of Karl's will include a retail store and a small cafe, which will be offering beer and wine in addition to sausages, soups, sandwiches, and various German items.

[June 4 correction: While an initial check on the Saugus location of Karl's (including a dropped phone call) over the weekend indicated that it may have closed, the place is still open for business and will be until late summer, just before the move.]

[August 11 update: According to their Facebook page, today is the last day that Karl's Sausage Kitchen will be open in Saugus before the move to Peabody. (As soon as we find out the exact date that Karl's will be opening in their new Peabody location, we will post another update here.)]

[August 12 update: A note on their Facebook page indicates that the new Karl's Sausage Kitchen and European Market in Peabody is expected to open on Monday, August 20 at 9:00 AM, though it will be a few more weeks before they offer beer.]

The address for the new home for Karl's is: Karl's Sausage Kitchen and European Market, 1 Bourbon Street, Peabody, MA, 01960. Their website can be found at http://www.karlssausage.com/

Thanks to food writer MC Slim JB for posting information on this via the Chowhound site.