Having been to the Hofbrauhaus in Munich I was, uh, less than excited to be headed to this touristy knock off in Las Vegas. I was way wrong! Yes it is touristy and yes it is loud and crowded, but it was also a very fun!
There were 6 of us in our group and we all had a great time. We started out with a pretzel and giant beers, well the pretzel was giant too now that I think about it...anyway, both were dee-lish. I particularly liked the cheese spread and brown honey mustard dipping sauces that came with the pretzel.
I'm normally a fan of schnitzel, but I thought I'd try something different this time. I went with the Sauerbraten (German pot roast) and while it was very tasty, the meat wasn't very tender at all. Definitely not horrible, but I'll stick with the Jägerschnitzel next time.
Beer was flowing, shots were plentiful and a few in our group got spanked...literally...numerous times. Don't be a snob like I was - just because something's a little touristy doesn't mean it can't be a good time.
I go to Vegas for work A LOT - I'd happily go to Hofbrau again if for no other reason than to forget about work for a minute. And to grab a hot pretzel and cold beer of course.