DonRocks Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 This is posted just outside the entrance of German Gourmet in Bailey's Crossroads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMM Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 We've eaten twice at Schmankerl Stube in Hagerstown and liked it a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 The Bavarian Inn & Lodge has a very good German restaurant that also does quite a bit of game on their menu. I would never, ever stay at their hotel as an overnight guest ever again though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 19 hours ago, Pool Boy said: The Bavarian Inn & Lodge has a very good German restaurant that also does quite a bit of game on their menu. I would never, ever stay at their hotel as an overnight guest ever again though. I've eaten at the Bavarian Inn a few times. It was good, but not worth a special drive to Shepherdstown. I'd rather drive to Lancaster to eat Pennsylvania Dutch fare, if I'm going to drive a distance. Not genuine German food, but the influence is unmistakeable. And there are at least a dozen good ones to pick from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 59 minutes ago, Kibbee Nayee said: I've eaten at the Bavarian Inn a few times. It was good, but not worth a special drive to Shepherdstown. I'd rather drive to Lancaster to eat Pennsylvania Dutch fare, if I'm going to drive a distance. Not genuine German food, but the influence is unmistakeable. And there are at least a dozen good ones to pick from.... I agree - I would not go out of my way to go there. But, if I was in the general vicinity for other reasons, I'd consider it, especially if it was around the time you'd expect to see a lot of game on the menu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkS Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I'll take one for the team and check out the Old Stein. Seems to be popular among folks in Annapolis area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Old Europe here in DC is a fun time warp kind of restaurant. The food is decent. If you like German wine, the list is extensive and VERY CHEAP. They have a generous sausage plate. I always get a schnitzel. It's also very moderately priced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curls Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 19 hours ago, MarkS said: I'll take one for the team and check out the Old Stein. Seems to be popular among folks in Annapolis area. I have been to the Old Stein a few times and it is very good (discussed at least one of my meals there on this site). Please visit and let us know what you think. If the weather is nice, try to sit outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracisk Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I've only been to the Old Stein once a couple of years ago, but I enjoyed myself. The patio was lovely, and they had an oompah band the night we were there. I'm no expert on German food, but I remember enjoying whatever I ate (as did the rest of our party). Does anyone know anything about the Bavarian Chef in Madison, VA (apparently they also have a location in Fredericksburg)? They're right down Route 29 from the farm we visit every fall, and I never knew about them. We may have to check them out when we visit this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericeric Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 7/10/2017 at 0:40 PM, dracisk said: Does anyone know anything about the Bavarian Chef in Madison, VA (apparently they also have a location in Fredericksburg)? They're right down Route 29 from the farm we visit every fall, and I never knew about them. We may have to check them out when we visit this fall. Bumping this up - I drive by here all the time but have never convinced my +1 that its good enough to try, anyone have some intel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracisk Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I stumbled across this comment from @Joe H in the The Bridge thread: "Coming full circle the Bavarian Chef is an amazingly good old school German chalet on route 29 near Madison. It is impossible that a German restaurant in Madison, VA could be this good but it is. And it's survived for 40 years." Based on this I think we'll check it out! Joe's comment is from 2014, though, so if anyone has any more up to date info I'd still appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iolaire Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We ate on Friday at Edelweiss Restaurant in Staunton, VA. We enjoyed it. They let us split the German Sampler (Dinner) Chef’s choice of five of our most popular dishes: sauerbraten, gulasch, wiener schnitzel, rahmschnitzel, and jägerschnitzel (the plate also included sides) for $24.95 and we added potato paddies at just over $6 for three. They had a nice selection of German beers on tap in the $5-7 range, my wife bought a Dark Beer that ended up being fairly light and easy drinking (not a stout). Jägerschnitzel was our top item with wiener schnitzel coming in second (and the best left over). Rahmschnitzel was great as well. The Hungarian-Style Goulash (Dinner) included in the sampler had huge chunks of pork in it and didn't seem at all similar to the Goulash we had in cheaper places in Budapest. The sauerbraten was our least favorite item. We had a good amount left over so we ate that for breakfast in the hotel (a recently renovated fairly nice room in a Motel 6 just north of town that was only $56). One of the daily specials was a ham hock similar to what we had in brussels last year, but this ham hock looked very large, a single woman was eating one and i'm sure she took home pounds of meet. I'd recommend stopping by if you are in transit down I-81 and have time. We were heading the the VA Craft Brew festival in Charlottesville the next day and were very happy that we choose to drive closer on Friday and only had the 45 minute drive the next day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 German restaurants are and have been closing all across the country I still relish sauerbraten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, DaveO said: German restaurants are and have been closing all across the country I still relish sauerbraten. Thomas Hauck, quoted in the article, was sous chef at Citronelle for several years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, DaveO said: German restaurants are and have been closing all across the country I still relish sauerbraten. There's always the next incarnation of what was once Blob's Park in Jessup --http://www.thebavarianbrauhaus.com/ Also, if German restaurants are in decline in the USA, it might be because they have not embraced using the cuisine's core and modernizing those elements that so many places in Germany, Austria and other German speaking countries do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 58 minutes ago, Pool Boy said: There's always the next incarnation of Also, if German restaurants are in decline in the USA, it might be because they have not embraced using the cuisine's core and modernizing those elements that so many places in Germany, Austria and other German speaking countries do. That was a critical element in the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopsing Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 When I was on vacation in Germany in 2013, we found the food very heavy (lots of meat, lots of potatoes). I love meat, but it was even too much for me. We ended up eating at Italian restaurants in Germany, and, oh my, they were terrific. I think due to the immigration from nearby Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, hopsing said: When I was on vacation in Germany in 2013, we found the food very heavy (lots of meat, lots of potatoes). I love meat, but it was even too much for me. We ended up eating at Italian restaurants in Germany, and, oh my, they were terrific. I think due to the immigration from nearby Italy. I've been to Germany a number of times, and I agree that the food is generally hearty. A lot of countries with cold weather and hard workers develop dishes to appeal to the heartier appetites. Salads are not likely to brace you for the rigors of Alpine life. There are times when a good pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes really hit the spot, especially on New Year's Day for those of us from Amish country. And a full plate of schweineshnitzel with boiled potatoes, or oxtail soup, sends me over the top. Never in mid-summer, however, and not too often even in cold months.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 7/9/2017 at 6:45 PM, MarkS said: I'll take one for the team and check out the Old Stein. Seems to be popular among folks in Annapolis area. On 7/10/2017 at 1:48 PM, curls said: I have been to the Old Stein a few times and it is very good (discussed at least one of my meals there on this site). Please visit and let us know what you think. If the weather is nice, try to sit outside. On 7/10/2017 at 6:40 PM, dracisk said: I've only been to the Old Stein once a couple of years ago, but I enjoyed myself. The patio was lovely, and they had an oompah band the night we were there. I'm no expert on German food, but I remember enjoying whatever I ate (as did the rest of our party). Is this the restaurant on Route 214, out in the middle of nowhere? I used to pass it on the way to Edgewater Liquor (don't ask). Upscale, Modern German cuisine is *nothing* like the wursts and schitzels that are stereotypical, old-school German. Not that I care about Michelin Stars, but there are 3-star restaurants in Germany, and they didn't earn those stars by serving knockwurst and sauerkraut - Terry Theise thinks one in particular (I can't remember which) is one of the greatest restaurants he's ever tried - up there with Michel Bras. I had a Weihenstephaner Traditional Dark about one hour ago (in Freising). Cost nearly $100 for two of us to each have one beer - long story - worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracisk Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 58 minutes ago, DonRocks said: Is this the restaurant on Route 214, out in the middle of nowhere? That's the one! Enjoy your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 3 hours ago, DonRocks said: I had a Weihenstephaner Traditional Dark about one hour ago (in Freising). Cost nearly $100 for two of us to each have one beer - long story - worth it. Go ahead....you have our attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Most German beer is amazing (on par w/ Belgian beer) & German food is pretty good, too. It's just a hard sell compared to more predictably spiced & tasty food (some of the best meals I had in Germany & Austria were versions of Asian food). I have a copy of "The Biergarten Cookbook-Traditional Bavarian Recipes" which has some good recipes, including my favorite-flammekuchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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