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381 S. Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94103

415-551-7181 

http://www.walzwerk.com  

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381 S. Van Ness San Francisco CA 94103

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  • German
    Sun, Tue-Sat 5:30pm-10pm
    $$ $$
  • MasterCard, Visa
    Family Style, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted
    Street
Description

Beer, bratwurst, potato pancakes, pickled herring, and red cabbage evoke East Germany at this friendly, minimalist spot at the edge of the Mission District. Walzwerk's chocolate cake is wonderful.








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  • 2006 | Best German Restaurant

    If the kid in Good Bye, Lenin! could have transported his bedridden East Berlin mom, who emerges from years in a coma after the Wall has come down, to Walzwerk, she would have felt right at home in the kitschy, eccentric thrift-shop décor, in which everything -- the signage, the photos of Marx, Engels, and Lenin that decorate the dining room -- contributes to the illusion. But the delicious food is miles better than most of what you could have dined on not only in the old East... More »

  • 2003 | Best East German Restaurant

    Walzwerk may be the only East German restaurant we've ever eaten at outside of East Germany, but it's much more than just a curiosity. Its thrift-shop décor, dining room watched over by large photos of Marx, Lenin, and Engels, and carefully curated bathroom filled with the detritus of East German popular culture would pall a bit if the food were kitschy, too. But it's not. The kitchen turns out very personal versions of German classics: The potato pancakes are plump, lightly crusted,... More »

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  • Leaving the American Sector

    Leaving the American Sector

    By Paul Adams | Wed, March 01, 2000

    Walzwerk is a tiny establishment, tucked into the little space in which the exquisite Tandoor E Taj flourished so briefly. It's billed as an East German restaurant, and it is only somewhat far-fetched to claim that East Germany's 40 years of... More »

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Dinner Menu
Appetizers & Salads
$7.00
Small Potato Pancakes
with chive sour cream and applesauce
$9.00
Matjes Herring In Sour Cream
with apples, onions and pickles, served with pumpernickel bread
$9.00
House Cured Salmon
with horseradish cream & marinated beets
$8.00
Thuringer Salad
white cabbage, red cabbage & carrot salad
$5.00
House Green Salad
butter lettuce with a light oil & vinegar dressing
Soups
$6.00
Red Beet
vegetarian
$6.00
Soljanka
tomato – cabage soup with salami, bacon & pickles
Entrees
$16.00
Schnitzel (breaded Porkloin)
with mashed potatoes & seasonal vegetables
$16.00
Jager Schnitzel (porkloin)
with spätzle and creamy mushrooom sauce
$15.00
Grilled Thuringer Bratwurst
served with mashed potatoes & sauerkraut
$17.00
Garlic Roast Pork
with potatoes and vegetables
$18.00
Sauerbraten (marinated Beef)
with potato dumplings and braised red cabbage
$17.00
Breast Of Chicken Stuffed
with apples & bacon (with sundried cherry sauce), mashed potatoes, and seasonal vegetables
$18.00
Beef Roulade
(tri-tip stuffed with bacon, pickles, mustard & onions) with spatzle and red cabbage
$14.00
Vegetarian “schnitzel” (breaded Vegetables)
served with mashed potatoes and cucumber salad
$14.00
Vegetarian Cabbage Roulade
stuffed with rice & veggies, with mashed potatoes
$13.00
Cheese Spatzle (homemade Egg Noodle)
with a mixed salad
Homemade Dessert
$6.00
Cold Dog
layered cake made of chocolate, rum and butter cookies
$6.00
Red Berry Pudding
with vanilla sauce (raspberries and strawberries) with vanilla sauce
$6.00
Apple Strudel
with ciao bella vanilla ice cream

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