I had a nice experience Friday night in terms of German food and drink. For quite some time I have been meaning to try Rasselbock's German Kitchen and Beer Garden, both in Mar Vista (W Los Angeles) and Long Beach. Friday night I had to take my wife to LAX for a trip to Mexico. Since it was about dinner time, I headed north to Mar Vista and had dinner at Rosselbach's.
It's a small place, but I got a table and ordered dinner and a couple of beers. The first one I chose was Weihenstephaner Lager. I was very pleasantly surprised. It came with the type of tall, creamy head you would get in Germany. The taste was also excellent. It had that creamier texture common in German beers as opposed to our watery swill. It was also quite smooth, and with the exception of the Las Vegas Hofbrauhaus, was probably the most authentic tasting German beer I have had in the US. Of course, it was served American-style cold.
The second beer was Spaten Oktoberfest. It was fine, but I should have stayed with the Weihenstephaner.
Another thing I liked is that they bring your beer in a glass of the beer you order, for example, my Weihenstephaner came in a Weihenstephaner glass (just like the one above-.5L) and the Spaten Oktoberfest came in a Spaten Oktoberfest glass.
The food was also very good though the menu is pretty much limited to schnitzels and wursts, which suits me fine. The only real negative is that the establishment is in the middle of a homeless encampment.
