Edelweiss Restaurant

So fun!  

Dave and I had a groupon so we came here...probably never would have heard of the place otherwise.  

The atmosphere is a lot like an elks lodge or vfw.  I get the feeling most everyone knows everyone.  There was an awesome accordian player while we were there.  

You get A TON of food.

For an appetizer, we got the largest pretzel I've ever seen.  The cheese sauce was so good (light and fluffy) that I contemplated eating it with a spoon.  

One draw back, which I think is fairly common with German food, is that there aren't really any meatless options.  I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm not a big meat eater.  I went with the Bayerischer Scweinebraten, saukraut, and spatzle.  I had the choice of soup or salad and mistakenly chose salad.  What you get for a salad is a build-your-own of canned fruit, romaine mix, shredded cheese, and pickled beets.  There was a macaroni salad and something else that I don't remember right now.  

Dave ordered a soup (potato leek) and it was fabulous.  Definitely should have ordered that.  

My entree was great.  The spaetzle was wonderfully buttery, the sauerkraut tasted like home, and the pork was so juicy and tender.  Dave ordered the trio, which was three enormous sausages.  I'm not a sausage fan, but he said they were good.  His sides were stewed apples and the ABSOLUTE BEST POTATO PANCAKES I have ever tasted.  No joke.  The stewed apples were okay...mostly just seemed like pie filling..very sweet.  

This place was a great deal, too.  Before applying the groupon, our meal was $48 (everything I've mentioned plus iced tea and two beers)

Tastier, cheaper, and much better service than the Rathskeller.

A pleasant surprise. Tried it with a Groupon and will be back. I found my meal to be more economical and tastier than the Rathskeller. My wife and I both had the Wiener schnitzel. My grandma is Austrian and I visited the country for a month in '99. This schnitzel was on par with every authentic schnitzel I've ever had. The German potato salad and spaetzle were great as well. Not a perfect experience, as the service was a tad slow and they forgot to bring out our fried mushrooms appetizer.

Homemade german style soft pretzels as big as your head! If I could sum up the Edelweiss Restaurant in one sentance, that would be my review. The preztel appetizer, as we learned, depends on the size of your party, and is both soft, yummy, and giant! Served with cheese and mustard as dipping choices.

Make sure you come to Edelweiss Restaurant hungry, because the platters come with both the main dish (mostly meat-eater friendly), and two sides. Sides include salad bar, potato pancakes, spaetzel, potato salad, stewed apples, and more! I enjoyed the potato pancakes while my companion thought the spaetzel was top notch.

Cozy atmosphere, great food, and great local restaurant choice for Indy's southside! After driving past the restaurant daily for almost a year and a half, I finally tried Edelweiss and will be making a return trip very soon.