Marikka's Restaurant & Bier Stube

Having lived in Germany when I was younger, it was pleasant to hear of such a place here in Lex. I met up with to friends, and the food was good, the prices even better considering the amount of food you get on your plate= a lot! Well worth the value. If you go with a group, get the pretzel. Fair warning it's huge. I stuck with the german mustard and horseradish, make sure they don't 'accidentally' overcharge you $3 unless you get the beer cheese. Every dish I've had there was great, the Jaegerschnitzel and Zigeurnerschnitzel dishes were fantastic! Their pot roast with dumplings was a-okay. I do love the steamed pickled red cabbage. The beer and drink list is extensive, that it can seem overwhelming to one that doesnt drink beer often. Where do I start?! I did even have some German wine, nice. The service is friendly, sometimes I did find we had to wait a bit for drink refills or our check, even when it was not busy. I took my Mom here too, she says it's still not exactly like German food, but hey it's close enough! Head next door the the bier stub (bar) and enjoy some cheap drinks. Cheaper than McCarthy's dare I say? On par.

Marikka's rules. Plain and simple. I'd visit far more often if I lived closer.

Marikka's has an incredible beer selection. What I love most is their pitcher deals! I can't think of anyplace else in Lexington that offers pitchers of craft beer. On my last visit I got a pitcher of Stone's Ruination IPA for 10 bucks. Simply cannot be beat.

I love you, Marikka's.

They have a huge beer list, which was nice but I would've actually preferred a more narrow selection of German beers, or more special beers to try out, rather than ever which shitty beer you could possibly want to get from multiple countries around the world.  

What makes the place bad though is the  food.  The kraut was bland and kind of mushy, and the sausage nothing special - no better than what you get premade from Kroger.  Schitzel was okay, again nothing special.  Kind of expensive too for the quality of food you get.