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| - I'm always game for a culinary adventure and trying a new restaurant. Today, I ventured to Beaver Choice for a friend's birthday and received a full orientation to the Scandinavian, Polish, and Canadian dishes on the menu. My friend has been a loyal customer of this family-run restaurant for sometime now and she received a warm greeting from the owner, Hanna, when she arrived. Hanna was busy in the kitchen making a fresh batch of pierogi and you can tell she pours her heart into the food and greeting her guests.
For the first time visitors in our party, the birthday girl recommended "anything with the word schnitzel or the meatballs" and the beat salad, homemade coleslaw, and marinated green bean salad. I ordered the the Chicken Schnitzel with the porcini mushroom sauce, which came with 3 side salads and a side for $14.95 on the dinner menu. The chicken was moist but the schnitzel didn't have much flavor on its own and I didn't much care for the porcini mushroom gravy. I love porcini mushrooms and others seemed to like the gravy, but it just didn't do it for me. Maybe I would have been better off with the JÄGAR SCHNITZEL and the roast beef gravy? For my side, I ordered the Rösti (fried potato pancake) which was a little overly fried for my liking. The three side salads, however, were DELICIOUS! The homemade coleslaw was dressed in a light vinaigrette which was refreshing and delicious. The potato salad had a nice dill flavor and the marinated green bean salad tasted fresh (not out of a can).
The food at Beaver Choice was good, but admittedly I'm not a HUGE fan of this type of cuisine and it was just a little bit heavier of a meal and more fried food than I'm used to. The restaurant does offer a friendly atmosphere and the salmon burger that my neighbor ordered looked quite appetizing so I may just have to return to try the other offerings!
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