WOW. What happened to this place?!?! It WAS one of my favorites.
Apparently a change in chef is partly to blame. He apparently has a thing for muenster cheese. This in turn has also produced a change in the menu - neither for the better.
My old standby was the Kielbasa Rueben, which is now the "German" Rueben. Which apparently means it can't have a potato pancake, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, or Russian dressing. It now comes with braised red cabbage, muenster cheese, and hot bacon dressing....a step down after sampling. The "Northsliders" from the app. menu are now also gone.
One 'positive' about the menu is that it seems everything on it is now available all day as opposed to having separate lunch and dinner menus.
Visiting on a GORGEOUS Saturday afternoon, like any normal person I wanted to dine al fresco. Nope, patio not open until 4. Whaaa? Ok whatever.
Tried the sausage platter and intended to try the Deutschtown burger.
Unfortunately since I only said 'burger' when I ordered I just got the basic or classic burger. Who orders one of those anyway unless it's on a kid's menu? I'll take the hit for that I guess, I should have been more clear. But apparently ordering it with no bun also means you don't get pickles or mustard. It was fine, but it sure isn't worth $10.
Same story with the sausage platter. $15 for 3 pieces of sausage? Where the only skill involved in preparing it is turning on the burner. And what kind of kielbasa is that? Not anything I grew up eating.
Disappointed in the changes....but at least the beer is still good!