We had one more dinner in Madison and decided Essen Haus would be ours. It was a Saturday night and we were worried about getting a table at 730pm but not only did we get a table right away, we found parking right outside! The inside had the look and feel of a European restaurant and the staff was dressed in a variety of olde timey German looking garb. The beer selection was awesome. Lots of German brands. My buddies got Spaten and were pleased with that. I tried the Hofbräu Oktoberfest and stuck with that. It was wonderfully cold and fresh. A free basket of warm pretzels made the beer even better.
Since we were now addicted to cheese curds, we started with that. They were the best we've had so far. I still don't know what these things are made of and I still don't care! For dinner I had Wiener Schnitzel which came with sauerkraut and fried potatoes. The Schnitzel was giant and very tasty. Not a big fan of kraut but my buddies also had it and advised that it was good.
By 9 we noticed the place was full and then the umpa band started playing and the Essen Haus earned it's fourth star! The music was the standard polka stuff but you can't help but tap your feet and be happy.