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Anyone know of a restaurant/diner to get bratwurst and pretzel bread? Or other good German-type food. Cary would be best, but anywhere in the triangle would be fine.
I love German food, but haven't really found any here. I drove out to Selma, near the outlet mall in Smithfield recently, to a German restaurant there and was sadly disapponted. There's a great place in Black Mountain if you ever make it out that way...
I second Guglhopf, esp for the bread. Sandwiches aren't exactly German. Fyi, Guglhopf is 15-501 Business.
Another place for the closest thing to a real German pretzel I've had anywhere in the south is at the Wooden Nickel. They serve it with this awesome mustard. But sorry, no German style sandwiches there either (except maybe a Reuben, which really isn't anyway, but still good).
Guglhupf brezels in Durham are so good. Here's a picture (and a link to their bakery catalog with all the offerings--German and other breads, cookies, pastries, rolls).
You can get a Braunschweiger sandwich at Jason's Deli. Haven't seen that anywhere else though. I usually just buy it at the grocery deli and make my own.
Sadly, Mr. Dunderbak's at Crabtree has closed. . . I've heard about the place in Selma. . .but don't know of any others. J. Betski's is a high-end restaurant with heavy German and Polish influences - but it's for a nice night out, not a sandwich. . .
OK..lets see if this works. I just attempted to paste a list I found at mygermanclub.com (ICR). I think I googled german deli's in nc. After 2 attempts I couldn't find my post.
I've never been to any on that list, other than the Weeping Radish Breweryand Bavarian Restaurant in Manteo. That was about 20 years ago so I have no idea what that's like now. We just went for the kraft beers, as we were passing through. If I recall correctly, the beer was good and the atmosphere was your typical interpretation of Bavaria. It sufficed at the time. We just visited family last summer and DH was in Nurnberg in May, our tastes are different now.
Anyway, I saw 2 listed in Fayetteville. One was Uli's Schnitzelhaus. A few years ago someone had mentioned this but I completely forgot until I saw this list. Has anyone been there?
I did see the one in Black Mountain, Berliner Kindl (I think it was). They had a deli and a restaurant. I was thrilled since we were thinking of a last minute trip to the mountains before school starts again.
I triple the kudos for Gugelhof "bretzel brot". We buy lots and freeze them. Believe it or not, on occassion I've found bretzel rolls or sticks at Harris Teeter or Fresh Market on Cary Pkwy. It's good enough without making the haul.
Lastly, sometimes my brother brings items from an authentic German butcher up north. This man immigrated to the US some time ago...so that's always fun. With good german potato salad and boston lettuce salad (yogurt dressing) and a good beer, it can make for a nice evening.
I'll be watching for comments about other places. Sorry about not being able to post the list.
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