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I admit to being a little confused by German. Just when I think I’ve figured it out, then I haven’t. If you’re like that, lucky you, because at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas that confusion won’t apply (’cause it’s translated on the menu!).

The experience at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is unlike any other in Las Vegas, with an exterior that is an exact replica of the original Hofbräuhaus in Munich, with window boxes, dormers and more. Inside, the beer hall has archways and painted ceilings, plus long tables and benches. It screams authentic! A fountain, patio seating and trees set the scene in the indoor biergarten.

Speaking of authentic, get yourself a beer. Hofbräuhaus brews six beers in Munich that are imported to Vegas—three classics that are available year-round and three specialty beers, including the HB Dunkel Weizen, a dark wheat beer. Each beer has suggested pairing for your food. For example, order a stein of HB Original lager and pair it with salads, roasted pork and light foods. The malty HB Dunkel may go better with a sausage platter.

Once you’ve got that beverage, get an appetizer or two. The Kartoffelpuffer is fried potato cakes with salmon. Great sharing dishes include the cheese plate with crackers, buttered rye bread and chives or the Brotzeiteller, which brings in the meats—cold cuts and cold roast pork with accompaniments of cheese, rye bread, gherkins and house-made mustard. Pretzels seem particularly German, and you can get them a few different ways and sizes, including a giant one with cheeses and mustards. 

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For your mains, there are plenty of choices, like Jägerschnitzel, a traditional German breaded pork cutlet covered in mushroom sauce. There are several bread pork cutlets on the menu, each with different sides and presentation, like the Schnitzel Weiner Art, a pork cutlet with cranberries and house-made Bavarian potato salad (which is a whole different ballgame than American-style potato salad). You can get it in a pork sausage sandwich, which is like a hot dog but served on French bread with sauerkraut and onion mustard. The huge chicken breast sandwich sees the schnitzel hanging over a kaiser roll.

There’s a whole section of the menu devoted to sausage, too, with chicken, pork, veal and white (veal and pork mixed), plus currywurst, which is sliced Krainer sausage (you’ll find cheese in these) in a curry sauce, and even a grilled sausage loaf.

Vegans and vegetarians can find schnitzel, frankfurters and hunter-style meatballs, while kids can get schnitzel fingers, so no one’s getting left out. Apple strudel with warm vanilla sauce or decadent Black Forest cake will finish the meal off deliciously.

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Vagergat at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas

If Dad wants German food and/or beer on Father’s Day, he’s in luck! Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is serving a special Father’s Day (Vatertag) menu, with such items as Bayerische Gulaschsuppe (Bavarian goulash); the HB smokehouse platter with sausage, pork loin and sauerkraut; and apple bread pudding with ice cream. Reservations are suggested.

4510 Paradise Road. 702.853.2337. hofbrauhauslasvegas.com

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