Kostlich!
Sunday, July 30, 2006
My husband and I recently dined here for my birthday. We enjoyed tall, draft beers at the crowded bar and waited about 20 minutes for a table. Our waitress was efficient, fast and polite. We shared the pickled herring appetizer - delicious and plentiful. I had potato pancakes as my entree (three with applesauce), and found them to be a bit over deep-fried. Nothing a side of sour cream couldn't enhance, but Suppenkuche prepares them differently from most places I have been: shredded and pan-sauteed. Here they are more like little nests of potato, deep-fried to a crisp. Good, but not what I expected. I enjoyed a side of traditional German spatzle noodles: fluffy, sliced dough, boiled then sauteed. Excellent. My husband's braised beef entree (a good-sized portion) featured a side of cranberries plus spatzle noodles and red cabbage. I was disappointed that they do not offer more variety of wursts, like other German restaurants I have been to in the past. I also wish they had more traditional desserts, like Sacre torte or Schaum torte, though they were featuring an Apfel Strudel special. Overall, Suppenkuche has very good food. The noise level rose as we continued our meal. The decor is simple and they seat family style, which might not be good for an intimate date. We lucked out, getting seated next to a polite, happy table of three. There were a few kid tables, but the host (who was professional and nice - even asked about our meal midway through) seemed conscious of how he grouped waiting parties. The place filled up as we were leaving about 9 pm, and there was a long wait outside. Total for the 2 of us:
4 large beers, herring appetizer, 1 beef entree, 1 side pancakes, 1 side spatzle = $62. before tips.