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Huntsville, AL - Cafe Berlin
Alameda, CA - Speisekammer
Anaheim, CA - Jagerhaus
Folsom, CA - Old Europe
Lake Almanor, CA - Black Forest Lodge
Los Angeles, CA - Alpine Village
Los Angeles, CA - Chalet Edelweiss
San Diego, CA - Kaiserhof
San Francisco, CA - Suppenkuche
San Francisco, CA - Matterhorn Swiss
San Francisco, CA - Schroeder's
San Francisco, CA - Walzwerk
San Jose, CA - Gunther's
San Jose, CA - Teske's Germania
Willow Glen, CA - Meridian
Aurora, CO - Helga's
Colorado Springs, CO - The Edelweiss
Denver, CO - Cafe Berlin
New Britain, CT - East Side Restaurant
Washington, DC - Cafe Mozart
Washington, DC - Leopold's Kafe & Konditorei
Washington, DC - Old Europe
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Old Heidelberg
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Ambry
Miami, FL - Hofbrau Beerhall
Chicago, IL - Berghoff
Chicago, IL - Chicago Brauhaus (Lincoln Square)
Chicago, IL - Julius Meinl
Des Plaines, IL - Kuhn's Delicatessen
Norridge, IL - Edelweiss
Jasper, IN - Little Munich
Wichita, KS - Imbiss Grille
Louisville, KY - Gasthaus
Boston, MA - Jacob Wirth
Chicopee, MA - Munich Haus
Springfield, MA - Student Prince Cafe & Fort Dining Room
Dearborn, MI - Richters Chalet
Detroit, MI - The Dakota Inn
Frankenmuth, MI - Bavarian Inn
Minneapolis, MN - Black Forest Inn
New Prague, MN - Schumacher's
New Ulm, MN - Kaiserhoff
Stillwater, MN - Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter
Hickory, NC - Old German Schnitzel Haus
Lake Lure, NC - Gaestehaus Salzburg
Pineville, NC - The Waldhorn
Hoboken, NJ - Helmers
Jersey City, NJ - Zeppelin Hall
Las Vegas, NV - Hofbrauhaus
Brooklyn, NY - Schnitzelhaus
Glendale, NY - Zum Stammtische
New York, NY - Heidelburg
New York, NY - Hallo Berlin
New York, NY - Zum Schneider
Queens/Forest Hills, NY - Chalet Alpina
Cincinnati, OH - Mecklenburg Gardens
Columbus, OH - Schmidt's Sausage Haus
Portland, OR - Gruner
Portland, OR - Rheinlander
Pittsburgh, PA - Max's Allegheny Tavern
Pittsburgh, PA - Penn Brewery
Hilton Head, SC - Alfred's
Myrtle Beach, SC - Cafe Old Vienna
Farragut, TN - Restaurant Linderhof
Manchester, TN - Gasthaus
Dallas, TX - Kuby's Sausage House
Plano, TX - Bavarian Grill
Madison, VA - The Bavarian Chef
Staunton, VA - Edelweiss
Seattle, WA - Feierabend
Madison, WI - Essenhaus
Milwaukee, WI - Karl Ratzsch's

Best German Restaurants in USA?

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Feb 23, 2011, 6:09 pm

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Originally Posted by N830MH

I remember where we went to German restaurant a long time ago and we don't have one here in Phoenix, AZ. Perhaps, if you guys can find a German restaurant someplace in northeast Valley.

Phoenix does indeed have several German restaurants. My GPS had several listed. I visited one that was OK but not on par with my favorites. Check your local listings and please post a reply here if you find a great one!

Feb 23, 2011, 6:56 pm

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Have any of you been to Zeppelin Hall Restaurant and Biergarten? It's in Jersey City. I've only been there to party, so I wasn't examining the food too closely, but it was a great spot and people seemed to be having a nice time. I would highly recommend it.

Feb 23, 2011, 7:07 pm

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It would be a tragedy

to visit San Francisco and eat at Schroeder's. The food is disgusting, ambiance non-existent and service lousy. Within a two block radius you have Perbacco, Barbacco, Michael Mina, and Tadich Grill. All excellent restaurants.

Feb 23, 2011, 10:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Analise

Are you serious???

Funny, I wondered if somebody was going to call me on that observation

I'd like to ask the people who seek out German restaurants stateside what specifically is the culinary attraction - curry wurst? french fries with mayonnaise? wiener schnitzel?, or is it just a festive thing to do?

Here in the Pfalz you don't need to look at a menu in a German restaurant because most places are identical, often with food cooked by the owner's wife who doubles as waitress-

Three or four varieties of schnitzel - check
Cordon bleu - check
Rumpsteak - check

etc, etc

I know that Bavarian food is different, but I don't get down there much. Maybe that is what people call to mind when they think 'German'

Feb 24, 2011, 1:11 am

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I know that Bavarian food is different, but I don't get down there much. Maybe that is what people call to mind when they think 'German'

How is Bavarian food different?

Feb 24, 2011, 10:51 am

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Hallo Berlin is included as one of the best German restaurants in the US? Seems that restaurant was included because it is one of the very few places in Manhattan that serves German food. Hallo Berlin is merely ok but it's hardly the best.

I agree, I was very surprised to see it on the list. Their food, IMHO, is really not that great.

There's a place just a few blocks from me, Rolf's, that I've heard is very good, but I've never eaten there.

Feb 24, 2011, 2:21 pm

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I've always have had a great meal at Helmers in Hoboken

Feb 24, 2011, 2:46 pm

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How is Bavarian food different?

Speaking of wursts alone, you're not going to find weisswurst in Dusseldorf or Dortmund, for example. The foods are very much regional as are the beers.

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Originally Posted by ShopAround

There's a place just a few blocks from me, Rolf's, that I've heard is very good, but I've never eaten there.

Avoid it. Although in the summer, they make a fantastic cold cucumber soup. But the ambiance is horrible and the food by and large lacks flavor with the exception of the chilled cucumber soup.

Feb 24, 2011, 2:57 pm

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The Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis is quite good. Especially in the summer they have a very nice outside area and the food is not bad an comes pretty close to the real deal. In addition I like Schumacher's New Prague Hotel in New Prague, MN. While more Hungarian/Austrian cuisine it is probably one of the nicest places claiming to be German and definitely a good kitchen.

Feb 25, 2011, 12:18 pm

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I can recommend:

Mecklenburg Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
Schmidt's House of Sausage, Columbus, OH

I visited both in 2010.

Closer to home:

Old Europe, Folsom, CA
Speisekammer, Alameda, CA

Feb 25, 2011, 2:19 pm

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Originally Posted by traveltravel

Yes, we found German restaurant in Phoenix areas is:

German Corner Restaurant 4900 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ
Edelweiss German Deli 13439 N. Cave Creek Rd Phoenix, AZ
Black Forest Mills Restaurant 4900 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ
German Sausage Company 4900 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ

We will decide if we can go eat at German restaurant during those days.

Feb 25, 2011, 7:37 pm

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We had some German menus dropped off to us at work in Brooklyn (Bay Ridge) the other day. It looked and sounded authentic. I'll try to remember and look for it next week and report back here what the name of the restaurant was.

Feb 26, 2011, 2:22 pm

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Please do. I'd love to hear about it.

Feb 27, 2011, 4:43 am

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Originally Posted by lancebanyon

Many people in Northern and Eastern Europe share favourite tastes, from the British Isles all the way to Russia. Pickled herring, smoked eel and trout, beetroot in various forms, thick lentil and pea soup, dark bread, cured meats, pickled mushrooms...Also very much in evidence in German food culture.

The sausages and schnitzels are showcase examples of the longstanding tradition of family butchers all over Germany. There is sausage and then there is homemade wurst from the best ingredients.

Regional tastes also play a big role here.

And the dicke Bohnen, Leipziger Allerlei, Grunkohl and other veggie specialities keep company to the meatier fare also through the winter, ensuring a balanced diet.

Also a very important part of food culture in Germany is the Brotzeit which I would almost compare to Tapas. A few slices of good cold meats and/or cheeses, maybe some pickles and a glass or two of local beer or wine. What better for a nice chat with friends and family?

Quote:

Here in the Pfalz you don't need to look at a menu in a German restaurant because most places are identical, often with food cooked by the owner's wife who doubles as waitress-

Three or four varieties of schnitzel - check
Cordon bleu - check
Rumpsteak - check

etc, etc

I know that Bavarian food is different, but I don't get down there much. Maybe that is what people call to mind when they think 'German'

I'm most familiar with Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen and Berlin but isn't the Pfalz actually famous for their pig offal dish (Saumagen)?

And it's no wonder that food traditions are also dumbing down in Germany considering the huge success of fast food joints and kebab sold on every street corner. But there is definitely more to cuisine ala Allemagne than just Schnitzel and Bratwurst.

Mar 1, 2011, 11:17 pm

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Originally Posted by Reindeerflame

I can recommend:
Mecklenburg Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
Schmidt's House of Sausage, Columbus, OH
Old Europe, Folsom, CA
Speisekammer, Alameda, CA

Thanks for the nods - these have been added to the master list at the beginning of this thread.

Keep the suggestions coming! Please be sure to include the city/state with any restaurant names.

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