Five best restaurants for a schnitzel fix

By Gretchen Kurtz Wed., Oct. 31 2012 at 4:15 PM

Mark Manger

You're darn Teuton! Schnitzel at Cafe Berlin.

With seventeen years and three homes under its belt, Café Berlin (which I review this week) has become synonymous with German food in Denver (the jagerschnitzel is particularly noteworthy). But this restaurant is not the only place in town serving spaetzle and sauerkraut.

Here are several more options for getting your schnitzel fix (listed in no particular order).

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4. Golden Europe
(6620 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada)

At Golden Europe, you might feel like you're on a whirlwind bus tour of Central Europe, with three large platters -- the German plate, Austrian plate and Czech plate -- showcasing the greatest culinary hits from each country. Look for wiener schnitzel, roast duck and veal bratwurst on the German plate, along with German potato salad and sauerkraut. If it's spaetzle and red cabbage that you're after, try the Austrian plate, which features identical proteins, minus the duck.

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Cafe Berlin

1600 Champa St., Denver, CO

Category: Restaurant

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Golden Europe

6620 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO

Category: Restaurant

Karl's Deli

6878 S. Yosemite St., Centennial, CO

Category: Restaurant

Helga's German Restaurant & Deli

14197 E. Exposition Ave., Aurora, CO

Category: Restaurant

Chinook Tavern

6380 S. Fiddlers Green, Englewood, CO

Category: Restaurant

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Cafe Berlin, Chinook Tavern, German food, Golden Europe, Helga's German Restaurant, Karl's FF Delicatessen, schnitzel

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Denver Dave topcommenter

Just a nomenclature note. Wiener Schnitzel is by definition made with veal. Many of the places mentioned here replace veal with pork (Sobo 151 and Budapest Bistro, for example). Thus, they are making very tasty breaded pork cutlets but not true Wiener Schnitzel.

Philip Fick

in switzerland.

Stephen At Half Aspen

Never.

Scruffy Murphy

Cafe Berlin, 1 month ago

Anon

Why isn't Cafe Prague listed? It has a nice menu and the food is well-prepared. Much as I like Karl's, how many of us can get there for lunch on a weekday?

Mantonat topcommenter

@Anon Enough to have kept them in business for the past couple of decades. Want me to pick you up something?

Will_

I grew up with schnitzel, it's my number one comfort food, especially if it's accompanied by spaetzle and red cabbage. I second Sobo 151, and am disappointed that Budapest Bistro wasn't included, their's is just as good, if not better than anyone on this list.

Euclid Hall's is good in a pinch, but just not real schnitzel with its panko crumbs.

andy.bpd07

@Will_ If the schnitzel is well prepared then it wud just be great with any type of ale. and its really taste good!! just try it out once

hederka

I hope you didn't limit your search to German places only. Schnitzel is well known across Central Europe. You'll find it on Polish menus listed as "sznycel". I would think Cracovia, Polished Tavern, Belvedere and Cafe Prague would be contenders as well.

andy.bpd07

Few days a back i had I had a great evening, a perfect dinner, very good wine selection with my girlfriend at Continental Treat Fine Bistro, perfect place to dine before going winspear center, what i liked is their Chicken Schnitzel, pan fried potatoes are too great, and it was perfect supplement with it.

http://www.ctfinebistro.com