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| - Again, it's just not the same (read my review on Carnegie Deli in Las Vegas). I've been to the real one, and hoped that this one would compare. And well...
Let me just say that in the real Hofbrauhaus, I could order pig's knuckle (which sounds pretty grim, but trust me.... it's the best of pulled pork and chicharones). Their beers were flowing like none other except in Munich. I couldn't understand a word of what was going on around me but that added to the festivity.
Here, I had to settle for their sampler (combination plate?) of a sausage, and some cuts of meat. It was good, but not terrific. It was overpriced too...
Their beer was ok... I tried the Maibock when I went. Again, it was good, but still missing something. The atmosphere was good. It was relatively empty since I went during lunch. Their performer was really entertaining. He really saved the entire meal. (I bet the dinner atmosphere is a lot more entertaining when everyone is drunk off their asses).
Then somewhere along the course of my lunch it hit me--I'm not in Munich. It's another one of Vegas' facades. Like the Eiffel Tower at Paris compared to the real one, or New York New York to the real Big Apple, I can't keep making these comparisons to their real brethren.
So I sat back, enjoyed my meal for what it was (though still only 2 stars), and drank to remember and to forget.
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