I love my Germans. No big secret. So, when I heard that the closest thing to a German restaurant in the area (an Austrian one in a neighboring town) was sponsoring an Oktoberfest, I was game, so was Mom.
They had the traditional “oom pa pa” band that I only found in the tourist places in Munchen (where my loving “brother” only took me against his will). I sat at a table near the band ~ during their breaks they sat with us. We liked them.
I was curious what bier they were going to have and what they were going to deem “authentic” Oktoberfest cuisine. I was not surprised at what we found: Spätzle, wienerschnitzel, brats, new potatoes with sauerkraut, and some sort of goulash. And more sauerkraut. And more sauerkraut.
Seriously, this is what was LEFT after I ate some. Guarantee, I am not a HUGE sauerkraut fan, but I will eat it. Just not a gallon of it. I swear this was a whole head of cabbage.
Notice the mustard. YES! Authentic German mustard. Yum.
The band also sang one of my favorite German songs ~ incidentally, one that none of “my” Germans have ever heard…obviously they had never seen Animaniacs.
I requested Ramstein, they didn’t accommodate.
Tally: 1 brat (not a Bavarian weisswurst), 6 boiled potatoes, a liter of sauerkraut, 2 Oktoberfest dark biers, an apple strudel, and an apple schnapps.
Was this the Michigan Street Cafe located in the boring little podunk town of New Carlisle, by chance?
ReplyDeleteit was indeed, however, they rented out the Blackthorn event center thingy on Nimtz Pkwy for the weekend.
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