Any remaining German restaurants besides Berghof?

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Rene G. wrote:

The food at Mirabell is very good.  I had a bad, service-related, experience there quite a while ago and maybe some year I'll give them another chance - but I do have quite a few friends that still make it a destination restaurant for German food.  On the topic of closed German restaurants didn't the German-American close not too long ago?  And of course the Heidleberger-Fass on Lincoln - my wife and I really miss that one.
> I've never been to Mirabell. Any comments about it?
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> Mirabell
> 3454 W Addison
> Chicago
> 773-463-1962
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> Resi's Bierstube
> 2034 W Irving Park Rd
> Chicago
> 773-472-1749
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> Lutz Cafe & Konditorei
> 2458 W Montrose Av
> Chicago
> 773-478-7785
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Han's Bavarian closed last week...the owner wanted to retire and sell, but couldn't find a buyer. What a shame.

Steve

Peter L. wrote:
> Don't know about the city but there are a number of German places out
> in the suburbs that are closer than Mader's.
>
> Kuhn's Deli has two places open for lunch. First one is at the corner
> of York and Golf, the other on the corner of Waukegan and Lake-Cook.
>
> Then there's Schnitzel Platz on North Ave. just west of 355.
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> Also, Hans' Bavarian House on Milwaukee just west of Lake-Cook.
>
> Finally, don't know the  name, but there is a German restaurant in
> Glen Ellyn on Roosevelt Road just east of Lambert.
>
> Kuhn's is the only one that I would recommend. The others I found
> so-so.
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> SYKoppel wrote:
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> >With the closing of Zum Deutschen Eck, I now know of only one German
restaurant
> >in the city -- Berghof. While I certainly enjoy it, we like to try other
> >places. We go as far as Milwaukee (Mader's) sometimes but does anyone
know
> >another good German restaurant in Chicago?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> --
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> pal

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Peter L. wrote:

>Kuhn's Deli has two places open for lunch. First one is at the corner
>of York and Golf, the other on the corner of Waukegan and Lake-Cook.
    ^^^^
You mean Elmhurst Road; it's in Des Plaines. The other is in Deerfield. That's an excellent recommendation. But it's an even better place to shop: They must have 20 kinds of ham and 30 kinds of sausage for sale!

Unfortunately, their original place in Lake View on Lincoln near Belmont has been closed for years. Feh.

Peter L. wrote:

>Don't know about the city but there are a number of German places out
>in the suburbs that are closer than Mader's.
>
>Kuhn's Deli has two places open for lunch. First one is at the corner
>of York and Golf, the other on the corner of Waukegan and Lake-Cook.
>
>Then there's Schnitzel Platz on North Ave. just west of 355.
>
>Also, Hans' Bavarian House on Milwaukee just west of Lake-Cook.
>
>Finally, don't know the  name, but there is a German restaurant in
>Glen Ellyn on Roosevelt Road just east of Lambert.

   Bavarian Inn, 430 Roosevelt.

>Kuhn's is the only one that I would recommend. The others I found
>so-so.
>
>SYKoppel wrote:
>
>>With the closing of Zum Deutschen Eck, I now know of only one German restaurant
>>in the city -- Berghof. While I certainly enjoy it, we like to try other
>>places. We go as far as Milwaukee (Mader's) sometimes but does anyone know
>>another good German restaurant in Chicago?
>>
>>Thanks.

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in article 86tanl$pc2$[email removed], Martin Maney at [email removed] wrote on 2000/01/28 18:03:

> There's a place on Ogden, a bit west of 53 with the odd name of Chef Paul's,
> I think, that friends tell us is quite a good German restaurant.  One Of
> These Days we have to give it a try, despite having heard that the
> waitresses are all stern Teutonic ladies with definite opinions about what
> sides ought to accompany which entrees.  This is likely to get me in
> trouble, because I never have cottoned to sauerkraut.  :-(  :-)

I highly recommend Chef Paul, and can report that in fifteen years of going there, I have never once been lectured about whether the red cabbage (which I *always* order) goes with my entree or not.  I also prefer the warm potato salad with just about everything on the menu and have yet to be reprimanded for that either.  The liver dumpling soup is excellent and among the entrees my favorites are the Tyroler hackschnitzel, rouladen, szegedin(sp?) goulash, and the knackwurst platter for lunch.  Nice beer list as well.

- SteveB

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A Chicago tradition is the Golden Ox at 1578 N Clybourn Ave (at North Ave) in Chicago (312 944-0284). Last time I was there, it was tough to find parking, but I think the food is as good as you can get in Chicago. There's another place called the Chicago Brauhaus at 4732 N Lincoln Ave in Chicago (Lincoln Square near Lawrence and Western Avenues) (773) 784-4444). It's a very quaint, but large, place with live German music; definitely worth a visit.

Mrchiguy wrote:

>A Chicago tradition is the Golden Ox at 1578 N Clybourn Ave (at North Ave)
>in Chicago (312 944-0284). Last time I was there, it was tough to find
>parking, but I think the food is as good as you can get in Chicago.

Last time I was in that 'hood, it was CLOSED.

DifD

In the western suburbs, I would NOT recommend Schnitzel Platz or Bavarian Inn. They are pretty much just o.k.  We used to go to Chef Paul in it's old location. The food seemed to go downhill when it moved to it's current Ogden location.

However, I would strongly recommend the Heidelberger International Deli and Restaurant in Elmhurst.  It is located on York just south of the train tracks.  The upstairs is a deli/shop and the Rathskeller restauarant is in the basement (as it should be).  They servce lunch weekdays.  Dinner is served Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.  (Yes, German traditions still exist!)  It's small and cozy and usually there's an accordian player on the weekend.  The food is great if you like traditional German favorites.

There is a tiny Austrian restaurant just north of the late ZDE. Metro Club Austrian Restaurant 3032 N Lincoln 773 929-0622

The interior is rusty and cozy.  Never tried the food; maybe someone else can report, or at least confirm they're still open.

Kevin

It's kind of a cruise from downtown, but there is a really good German place in Lake Zurich named Fritzl's.  It's on Rt12 (Rand Rd) just north of Rt 22.

There's a place called Kristl's (close enough) in downtown Palatine near the RR tracks.

Lake County has taken a hit with the loss of Ann's Bavaria House and now Han's Bavarian.

This one has always been reliable:

Edelweiss
708/452-6040
Fax:  708/452-4701
7650 W. Irving Park Road
Norridge, IL 60634

Leah Zeldes

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Rene G. wrote:

> Don't forget Mirabell on Addison (still around, isn't it?) and Resi's on
> Irving. Also Lutz serves a limited menu of German-Austrian food. Dessert
> is clearly the main event however.
>
> I've never been to Mirabell. Any comments about it?

Was there a week or so ago.  Sampled the beef tongue over creamed spinach, it was superb.  My pork shank was very tender and comparable to the stuff I had last summer in Cologne, that is very very good.  Thuringer appetizer was well worth the $4.95 cost, and their Sauerkraut was the best I've had in the US (but the stuff I had in Germany was exquisite).

Prices for entrees ranged from 10-15$ for the basic stuff...came with very very good goulash.  Also sampled spatzels, decent taste/texture, BitBurger beer on tap was fresh/good.

Now the bad stuff.  The wait to order was 20 minutes, the wait to get the soup was 20 more, and 30 min wait for the entrees.  They have no parking, and the closest residential street is "residents only". You can chance it at the "all others towed"   Kmart parking lot across the street, good luck.

That said, definately going back to sample more stuff!

--Ken

>
> Mirabell
> 3454 W Addison
> Chicago
> 773-463-1962
>
> Resi's Bierstube
> 2034 W Irving Park Rd
> Chicago
> 773-472-1749
>
> Lutz Cafe & Konditorei
> 2458 W Montrose Av
> Chicago
> 773-478-7785
>

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Peter L. wrote:
> Finally, don't know the  name, but there is a German restaurant in
> Glen Ellyn on Roosevelt Road just east of Lambert.

Used to be Four Flags or some such - back when the subtitle was Bavarian - German - American - Mexican Cusisine.  (really, I'm not making this up, though I'm not quite certain of the "Bavarian") Cally and I rather like their Schnitzel Diane, with much garlic butter and mushrooms, but it never struck me as being authentically German.  Then again, for all that I had an authentically ethnic German grandmother, it didn't have a lot of effect on the food we ate when I was growing up.  Except for the Leikuken (sp?), still a family standard, and the breaded pork chops fried in much butter...

There's a place on Ogden, a bit west of 53 with the odd name of Chef Paul's, I think, that friends tell us is quite a good German restaurant.  One Of These Days we have to give it a try, despite having heard that the waitresses are all stern Teutonic ladies with definite opinions about what sides ought to accompany which entrees.  This is likely to get me in trouble, because I never have cottoned to sauerkraut.  :-(  :-)