Formaggio Kitchen

Some less enlightened staffers here at Boston magazine argued against this pick, citing its limited availability (Formaggio fires up its sidewalk grill once a week, and for only half the year) and the unforgivable snobbishness of awarding the title of best street food to a purveyor of $7 hot dogs. But proponents were unmoved, pointing out that said dogs weigh in at a juicy half pound. And that—like the house-made sausages and the pulled pork, chicken, and lamb—forms part of what just might be the Hub’s most joyous eating experience. That status is owed largely to Formaggio’s new grill-master, Kurt Gurdal, whose infectious enthusiasm will surely stand him in good stead through season’s end, in mid-November.