The German Restaurant in Duluth…Huh?

October 27, 2009

On Friday night - let me say that again -on Friday night, Alison and I drove to Duluth in 5:00pm traffic.  Why you may ask?  Good question.  And one that may be too long of an answer.  Let’s just say we were going to see a wonderful young man in his first interpretive dance production on stage at the Red Clay Theater in Duluth.  And let’s remember it was 5:00pm traffic.

We had been told by Curtis and Robin, our wonderful friends and neighbors, that we should go to a German Restaurant in Duluth before the theater.  After an hour and a half on the road, we made it to Duluth and to Kurt’s and Vreny’s!  Located in an home that was built in the 1930’s, Kurt’s and Vreny’s was opened in 1989 by guess who?  Kurt and his wife, Vreny!  The place is huge - with 5 private rooms and 2 dining rooms, plus of course a full bar.

They serve all sorts of food - from steak to mussels, but they specialize in the art of German cooking.  We happened upon their Oktoberfest Celebration and Alison was excited they were showcasing Beers as well as Brats that evening.  She ordered a Spaten Oktoberfest and I ordered a small carafe of wine because I can’t drink a whole beer before it gets warm and then I hate it…  Alison ordered the Bratwurst and Kassler Ripchen (smoked pork chop) with German potato salad, sauerkraut, and fried sweet onions.  I ordered the Veal Weinerschnitzel with mushrooms and burgundy wine sauce and it came with Spatzle.

Me taking a gulp of Alison’s Spaten and looking like I am really enjoying it…

There was enough food to feed a family of four and it was all very tasty.  The Bratwurst was divine and my Weinerschnitzel was excellent.  Alison’s smoked pork chop was good, but quite frankly, she should have gotten two Brats.  Yum.  The prices were extremely reasonable and our Korean server was wonderful.  ( I had no clue Duluth was such a Korean hot spot. The things we don’t know about metro-Atlanta!)

I think we would certainly go back on a Saturday evening with a group of friends for some Schnitzel and Brats.  I doubt I would go back on a Friday evening.  Good God, how people commute up and down I-85 is a mystery to me.

Little Girl give it 3 paws up!

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