A fine German lunch



Hickory's Olde German Schnitzel Haus

So, our first meal on this Inaugural Restaurant Road Trip was at the Olde German Schintzel Haus in Hickory. We like German food and haven't had much of it while living in Raleigh, NC. For some reason, we just haven't had access to many German restaurants. This one was excellent! http://www.oldgermanschnitzelhaus.com/

We had to email in our lunch choices during the week before. Below are the choices we had and our selections in color. Water, tea, coffee, soft drinks and gratuity were included, while beer and other alcohol were at our added expense. Given that they had an extensive beer menu and German wines, and we weren't driving, we ordered extra beverages.

Lunch Menu at Olde German Schintzel Haus

Appetizer: Choice of small house salad or two potato pancakes with applesauce

(We both had potato pancakes!) 

Main course: Choose one (all are lunch portions)-Jaegerschnitzel (breaded pork cutlet with cream mushroom gravy) served with Home Fried Potatoes & Red Cabbage
- Rheinischer Sauerbraten (marinated beef potroast with dark gravy) served with Home Made Spaetzle and Red Cabbage (Debbie)- Bratwurst Sandwich (pork sausage) topped with caramelized onions and sauerkraut, served with chilled German potato salad (Clay)

- Beer Battered Tilapia Fish Filet on German Roll with salad plate & sauce remoulade
Dessert: Applestrudel with Vanilla Sauce (Debbie)or Black Forest Cake (Clay)

Our extra German beverages

I had a glass of the Madonna Kabinett Riesling ’05. It was very good and was perfect with my meal. Clay had a Franziskaner Hefeweizen Dunkel, which he really enjoyed. Later he ordered a Rauchbier, a specialty of the Bamberg area of Germany . He had tried to order one when we were there in 2003, but they claimed they did not understand what he was saying and he never got one. It turns out he really did NOT like it anyway! It is clearly one of those acquired tastes. If you are interested, read more at the link below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_beer



Clay's medicinal Rauchbier!



Potato pancakes were hot and crispy! Yummy!



Clay's bratwurst



Debbie's sauerbraten with spatzle!

Debbie's apple strudel

 



Clay's Black Forest Cake

 



We had live entertainment with lunch!

Bob Garner with Chef and Owner Ulf Menzel

Ruthie Garner in the Olde German Schnitzel Haus

A view of some colorful leaves along the road

A last view from the bus before arrival at our destination

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Also, below is a link to Bob Garner's PBS NC Weekend review of the Olde German Schnitzel Haus.
http://flash.unctv.org/ncweekend/4152010_oldgermanschnitzelhaus.html