Schnitzelhaus

I can't think of much to say about Schnitzelhaus. It was fine. The food was good; I've certainly had much worse German food. It wasn't greasy or heavy. In fact, the breading on the schnitzel was pretty light, and the stews were well done. I just don't think this is the kind of food that inspires me to say a lot. There aren't many ingredients to describe, and it's not the kind of food you sit there and dissect.

It's good hearty food that feels comforting on a cold night, especially when you're with a crowd of friends and have loud polka music blaring in the background. It's definitely as much about the atmosphere and ambiance as the food, meaning we had a raucous good time but weren't waxing philosophic over our dishes. And the beer selection's not too bad either. But I like German beer.

Potato dumplings: very medium great. Kind of gummy and dense, without any kind of fragrant potato-y-ness.

Goulash: tender meat, slight vinegar flavor. Spatzle was fine: firm, elasticy, nice for dousing in beef broth.

Schnitzel with bell peppers in the sauce: crispy breading, nice and hot. The owner said this is his favorite dish on the menu.

Wiener Schnitzel: listed as the house specialty. Again, nice job on the breading. The potatoes were interestingly smokey. Despite feeling extremely full I felt compelled to eat a few.

Venison: I didn't get enough of a taste to form a coherent opinoin on the sauce, but I thought it was pretty tender for venison. That is to say, not tender enough for me to really want a lot of it.

Rabbit: tasty, but like a lot of rabbit had too many annoying little bones.

Schnitzelhaus
(415) 864-4038
294 9th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103