House of Gerhard - Kenosha, WI

We have been going to this restaurant quite a lot lately. We tried it several years ago, and for some reason, did not return until about a year ago. Not sure why, but I suspect it's because it's difficult to eat healthy, but we really enjoy the food. Now we probably go once every two months or so.

Specializing in German food, every entree comes with some house appetizers, and soup or salad. The house appetizers usually consist of liverwurst with bread to spread it on, hard rolls and butter plus some sort of muffin. Last time we also had a bean salad. Very good.

Their soups are usually very creative and I almost always opt for the soup over the salad, which is nothing special. They used to offer a spinach salad (dinner size), but they don't any longer. Now that was a really good spinach salad.

They have many German entrees to pick from including many different types of schnitzel. They offer several specials each night, which is usually where my husband goes. I have had the petite filet the last two times we ate there and the meat was very tender and full of taste. At the price, it's a bargain. We sometimes get the "fish in a bag" which is usually pretty good.

Last time one of our companions ordered the beef rouladen, which he thought was very good. I thought the portion was rather small though.

Regarding wine selection - the Kendall Jackson salesperson is doing a great job once again. I wish retaurants around here would get a little creative with their wine list. If you don't like KJ, you are pretty much out of luck.

Their pours are small, but their price is small too.

http://www.foodspot.com/gerhards/