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| - ACHTUNG: the way this country is quickly lapsing into the Weimar Republic and with the depreciation of the dollar, I swear that the litres of beer at the Hofbrauhaus are CHEAPER than the ones served at the real Oktoberfest.
As a two-time veteran of the real Oktoberfest, the Hofbrauhaus in Las Vegas does its best to mirror a traditional Bavarian beer tent, and it almost succeeds - we have to remember we are in America and no matter how hard we try, we can't get as wild as our European cousins without shanking someone and the SWAT team is called in - aside from that, the polka band is great, the stein-holding contests are a hoot, and there are people standing on the wooden benches. The crowd is fun, lively, and LOUD - another staple of Oktoberfest.
The menu here is almost identical to the ones in Germany, though I don't recall seeing pig's knuckles. The servers are dressed in traditional costume, complete with tightly-corseted boobies spilling out for your viewing pleasure. There is the expected portrait of King Ludwig II on the wall, and there is Lederhosen, naturally. A nice touch was the band playing the Star Spangled Banner - which I think was an old British drinking song before F. Scott Fitzgerald's ancestor changed some of the words around.
I got the jagerschnitzel, which was excellent, though I will say the Spatzle was a bit blah - the kind I had in Regensburg at the Goldene Ente was the best (yeah, I'm a snob and a name dropper, what of it!)
Also, the steins for sale here in the gift shop are also cheaper than the ones offered up in Germany. If Lufthansa is not your airline of choice, head over to Vegas - it's ALMOST the same, and you will have a good time.
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