I had an enjoyable dinner at Suppenküche tonight. I’ve been to Suppenküche a few times before but I guess whatever I wrote about it is lost with the rest of the Chowhound forums.
Leberkäse | Kartofelgurkensalat & Brezel ($18 back in 2022, $23 today)
Bavarian baked pork shoulder loaf I potato salad & pretzel
First, from a previous visit a while back - the leberkäse. I think this may be an acquired taste because I didn’t really like it! It was like a spongy meat loaf. I do like some spongy meat, like Vietnamese chả lụa in banh mi sandwiches, but that is in thin slices and smaller quantities. I think it was the texture I didn’t care for most.
I enjoyed this night’s dinner much more.
Some pics of the restaurant:
Bar area.
Daily specials.
Menus - there’s lots of German beer on draft and by the bottle, and some Belgian beer by the bottle. Draft beer is available in 0.3L, 0.5L, and 1L sizes.
Köstritzer Schwarzbier | 4.8% ($12 for 0.5L)
Germany’s & Goethe’s favorite black lager is light on body yet robust in flavor
The barkeep said she grew up 5 km from the Köstritzer brewery. I like it - light tasting with some toasty malt.
Zwei Frankfurter Würstchen | Kartofelgurkensalat ($18.5)
two frankfurters | potato-cucumber salad & mustard
This was good - two long hot dogs with a snappy casing, and a slightly chilled salad of chunks of potatoes and cucumber, with a healthy amount of dill. There was a sharp Dijon-like mustard.
Käsespätzle | Zwiebel-Buttersoße & Gemischter Salat ($20)
traditional German pasta | onion butter sauce, topped with caramelized onions & mixed salad
I also had the cheese spätzle, which as also good. The pasta was not quite al dente but not too soft either. There was lots of stretchy cheese and a topping of crispy fried onions that provided crunch. It was kind of like a German mac and cheese? It was quite rich. The salad on the side - which had lightly pickled red cabbage, beets, and carrots - helped cut through the fat.
Weltenburger Asam-Bock | 7.3% ($13 for 0.5L)
Strong, sweet flavors of German bread malt, sweet caramel, molasses, chocolate.
I had another beer, which I also liked - an asam-bock that had some caramel and raisin like notes.
Apfel Strudel ($11)
For dessert I had the apple strudel. It was served warm and was covered with a vanilla sauce that tasted like a light crème anglaise. It was good and not too sweet.
