Superb German Place for a Meal and Beer
Written: Feb 05 '01 (Updated Feb 06 '01)
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Pros: Good food, Great beers.
Cons: Dim candle lighting and crowded.
The Bottom Line: Suppenkuche is a nice cozy German place in SF. There is a great selection of German beers on tap.
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| soothsayer's Full Review: Suppenkuche |
Finding a good german restaurant is hard nowadays. Finding one that will go easy on your wallet is harder to do. In San Francisco, there is Suppenkuche, a friendly intimate place you can come to enjoy a meal with friends. The restaurant is still the same as it was sometime ago when I visited.
The atmosphere at Suppenkuche is inviting however noisy and crowded it may be. The restaurant is dimly lit with candles making it a bit more cozier. Perhaps the Suppenkuche thought it would evoke the atmosphere of the Dark Ages in Medieval Europe, or the sensibility of California amid the energy crisis, but the lighting seemed overkill when all you wanted to do is enjoy a meal with sufficient lighting.
Most of the patrons are twenty-somethings who come in large groups to drink beer or to share a dinner. The beer menu at Suppenkuche is pretty good, and you can be assured ot getting something good even if you don't understand it. There are many German beers on tap, and are around $4.50 for a regular (0.5L) glass; there are other glass sizes available ranging from 0.3L to 1.5L.
Seating is done along rough-hewn wooden tables and sometimes you share one with strangers who don't mind as they are busy conversing with others in their group. For dinner, entrees range from $8.50 for bratwurst to $16.00 for other than sausages. There are also appetizers, soup and salads.
Most entrees come with either sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, or with red cabbage and spatzle. I think you can substitute what you don't want with what you do want. Like substituting the sauerkraut with red cabbage, which was delicious. Beside sausages on the menu, there is pork loin, braised beef, meatloaf, venison, pork chops, chicken, and trout options. The entrees are sufficient and delicious enough to be filling, but to make sure you are satiated, you can top it all off with bread.
A complimentary bread basket comes with dinner, and it is not to be missed. There are small fragrant raisin pumpernickel rolls, and sourdough; the bread becomes a meal in itself being so delicious. Finishing beer, an entree, and the entire bread basket I nearly puked trying to walk out the door being so stuffed. Fortunately I didn't. Now if you were to commit the sin of gluttony, this is one of the places you should do it.
Suppenkuche is located on the corner of Hayes and Laguna. The immediate area around the restaurant is OK in terms of safety, being more unsafe as you head toward Van Ness and the civic center.
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Kid Friendliness: No
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Notes, Tips or Menu Recommendations Classic meat, potatoes, and beer place. Good food, comfortable.
Best Suited For: Large Group
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