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This place isn't really a restaurant. Â The German-American Central Society runs this dinner. Â It is only on Fridays, and dinner is served from 5-8. Â The bar is open until midnight. Â You pay for a ticket (cash or check), take it up to the window, and can choose from a selection of two entrees and a few sides. Â Usually one of those is a schnitzel. Â There's water, or you can get a German beer or wine from the bar.
The food had its ups and its downs. Â Very canned corn and vegetables. Cafeteria-style mashed potatoes. Â But the chicken schnitzel was as good as any I had in Austria, and the brats were alright also. Â I wouldn't come here for the food, though. Â I'd come for the very friendly crowd who got friendlier the more they drank, and the woman who provided some great atmosphere with her accordion playing. Â This isn't someplace that I'd come every Friday for even *more* schnitzel, but it's definitely a fun place to try once.