March 19, 2012
German grocery store in the front and an expanding seating area in the back. Covered outside seating area that is a great place to hang on a warm afternoon. Great service! Fresh German beers and a few local gems on tap. I think they have 13 taps. Great German food.

January 2, 2011
Great German beer bar with real German food cooked by a real German. Has a German store in front.

June 23, 2010 [ Updated April 29, 2011 ]
Wow, what a great beer bar to pop up in Redwood City of all places. This is sort of a German "speakeasy" in that if you don’t know, now you know, nig- (sorry, got too into the Biggie Smalls). It’s back in a back alley just steps from the Redwood City Caltrain station. I hope it doesn’t get more crowded than it is, as the guy losing the iPhone 4G there has already caused the place to be packed. The bar has a great German tap list. Beers like Uerige Alt, Alllgauer Cambonator, Weltenburger Asam Bock, and the like are likely to be found. On top of that, there are two guest taps, featuring beers from the likes of Moonlight, Jolly Pumpkin, Valley Brew, Mikkeller, Grand Teton, Russian River, you name it. Good stuff, no doubt. The food, if you can get in when the kitchen is open, is excellent. Very traditional German fare. Very tasty plates of meat and potatoes, pretzels, pickles, and cheese will be prepared for you. Don’t tell my fiancee this, but they also have some attractive girls working there, and this is a serious cougar spot on the weekend. The prices are very reasonable for what you get, and the ambiance is a typical beer garden, the way you want it to be. This is really an amazing place, even if it doesn’t cater to beer geeks in the extreme. Go here if you can, but don’t tell too many people.