For Nora:
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BEST WIENER SCHNITZEL BRUNCH
Since 1993, Suppenküche has been serving up traditional German comfort food. And if there was ever a place you'd feel comfortable gulping down a two-liter glass boot full of Spaten with your eggs, it would be here. With rows of communal tables and fast-paced yet warm service, Suppenküche was created with a German Wirsthaus aesthetic in mind. Staples like sautéed pork loin with spaetzle and a grilled cured pork chop with sauerkraut are offered throughout the day. But on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for those looking for a brunch alternative to greasy spoons brimming with throngs of even greasier hipsters, Suppenküche really delivers. The Bauernfrühstück mit Gewürzgurken (farmer's omelet with pickles and pork sausage) and the Geröstete Maultaschen mit Zwiebeln, Ei und Gurkensalat (sautéed German ravioli scrambled with eggs and onions, served with cucumber salad) are exceptional. Our recommendation, though: the Wiener Schnitzel with a pint of Schneider Weisse. Best hangover cure ever.
525 Laguna, SF. (415) 252-9289, www.suppenkuche.com
Also for Nora (or anybody else planning an eating trip out here):
Best of the Bay 2007
Best of the Bay 2008
Patricia Unterman's reviews
Damnit, Hec, now I'm craving sauerbraten, and I've got no where to go for it!!
::now planning road trip to Milwaukee to go to Karl Ratzsch's--better than Mader's tourist trap::
Is Teppy around? Because, in a moment of spectacular serendipitous randomosity, a commenter at slacktivist just a few minutes ago posted a brief reminiscence about a Willow/Spike fic Tep wrote years and years ago. The commenter called it "both oddly sexy and way too disturbing for me to hunt down again."
(She didn't actually name either the fic or the author, but if you've ever read this fic of Teppy's, this was obviously exactly the one she meant.)
Damnit, Hec, now I'm craving sauerbraten, and I've got no where to go for it!!
How can that be in Chicago?!?
Well, I could head over to Edelweiss in Norridge. Mmm, now you've got me thinking that maybe I could make the drive...
Just looked at the menu for Edelweiss. I loves me some sauerbraten, but not for $17, plus beer, tip, and tax, which would put the tab over $25. I just spent that much for Uzbek food last Friday, and I can't justify splurging again this week.
I think I'm just hungry, and any good food description would trip my craving. I should just go home and have some chicken or spaghetti.
ETA: Now I've done some googling and have found a German restaurant in the next town over, much closer than Edelweiss and a bit cheaper (sauerbraten is $14.25) and they have pickup. Maybe I can make a small detour on my way home...
Best Burrito in SF argument
lisah's El Farolito has its partisans.
I really do love the tacos at the taco truck they mention (El Tonayense) - but I've never gotten a burrito there.
I don't think we have a good source of spaetzle in Carrboro. If any Trianglistas want to disabuse me of this idea that would be great. When we visited my grandparents in Saginaw, we used to go over for the way touristy but oh so good Bavarian food at Frankenmuth. Now I'm craving it again.
