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| - Krompus Rompus was on Friday, 12/27.
It was a blast! Der Braumeister pulled out all stops. The draft beer menu was STELLAR! Hands-down THE best seasonal beer menu in CLEVELAND. Check it out as it will blow your mind!
The Chardon Polka Band was performing. They got the entire restaurant rocking. KROMPUS arrived too! They had 3 different flavors of KROMPUS too. With cowbells attached to the smalls of their backs, they were getting jiggy a la krewking. It was a lot of FUN!
The had a few drink and dinner specials marking the event. They had this wicked tasty, high octane mulled wine w/ 151 rum. It gets light to create a carmelized flavor. The flames were light behind the bar, not table-side (too crowded). The alcohol content was not compromised as the flaming was short lived.
We started out with sauerkraut balls. I just love saying "balls" when ordering - it cracks me up (yes, I have a 10 year old mentality). I was sad to know they revamped their recipe. It was as though they pulverized the sauerkraut in the food processor until it was a puree. The texture was sooooo weird, I did not care for it.
Our table had a variety of entrees ordered: chicken paprikas with spatzel, potato pancakes, sausages, traditional pork schnitzel, veal schnitzel w/ egg over easy, anchovies and capers, German style potato salad, red cabbage and sauerkraut. Due to the prices, it was a bit odd that the entrees do not include bread on the table nor some sort of starter, like a small cup of soup. The food was good but not for the price. They need to drop their prices a few dollars.
Considering how packed the joint was combined with the awkward lay-out, the service was good. Our server was extremely bubbly and accommodating without being annoying. It was refreshing.
The positives out-weighed the food. I will definitely return for the beer. I will look forward to any future events that Der Braumeister throws!!
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