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| - I readily admit, I came to Sterle's because it was on Triple D. I visited somewhat late on a Friday night. The restaurant is so huge, it can look empty even when there are a good number of people eating here. There was polka playing, and some people were dancing. It looked like a birthday party was wrapping up.
This restaurant is good for kids- they can run around a little on the dance floor and not get in trouble (also they have typical kid's menu items in case they don't like Eastern European foods).
I am not sure why the name of the restaurant mentions Slovenia. Other than one menu item (Slovenian Sausage), the food appears to be German.
I think Sterle's makes a few things in-house and those things are good. Other stuff is honestly not so great.
Pro Tip: Don't be scared off by the $18 per person "Sterle's Family Style Feast". When I first saw that, I thought it was only for large parties. But upon inquiring, I was told that I could order that even though I was just a party of one. I jumped at it because then I could try both the chicken paprikash and the Weinerschnitzel (both of which were featured on DDD). You pick three items so I also added pierogies.
The chicken paprikash is the star of the show. It's chunks of high quality chicken in a tangy, tasty sauce, all over a bed of soft dumplings. The Pierogies are buttery and tasty and authentic. The weinerschnitzel is maybe a little on the dry side, but good. The Feast comes with a side of sliced bread, which I used to soak up some of the extra paprikash sauce (I also put some on the schnitzel). It also comes with soup or salad and a dessert, and these were the bad side of the experience. I picked chicken noodle soup and it was clearly from a can (it even had those short thin noodles which are a dead giveaway for Campbell's soup. For dessert they have apple or cherry strudel or a brownie. I probably should have gotten the brownie, but the waitress recommended the apple strudel, which was not very good. I think it was from frozen...
So to sum up- definititely get the chicken paprikash, but be careful with some of the other items, they may not be made in-house and may not be very good. For $18, I was completely stuffed. I couldn't finish the schnitzel and took it home in a doggie bag. I was so full, I didn't eat breakfast or lunch the next day either!
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