Black Forest Inn
The Black Forest Inn serves up German continental cuisine in an elegant yet casual atmosphere. Open for both lunch and dinner, you can start your meal off with a traditional German appetizer like maultaschen with fried onions and caraway jus or smoked trout with creamed horseradish. German pizza, shrimp cocktail and oysters on the half shell can also be enjoyed as an appetizer. Entrees include German sauerbraten and breaded pork schnitzel.
The Black Forest Inn also serves up a special Friday night cold-and-hot buffet, offering selections such as smoked salmon, German potato salad, veal schnitzelette gruyere sauerbraten and roasted fish. A large selection of beer--domestic and imported, on tap and draft--is also available.
Black Forest Inn
249 U.S. 206
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-3344
blackforestinn.com
Kirker's Inn
Open from 11:30 a.m. to midnight, Kirker's Inn has an all-day menu served up in a casual, family-oriented atmosphere. As of 2009, owner Ginger Pfiefer prepares the restaurant's signature dish, sauerbraten, just like her grandmother made it. Kirker's all-day menu also includes schnitzels, bratwurst and knockwurst. Smaller portions of all entrees are available for those diners who are not quite so hungry.
Kirker's Inn
237 Diamond Bridge Ave.
Hawthorne, NJ 07507
(973) 427-770
kirkers.com
Fritzy's German American Restaurant
Fritzy's is a spacious and family-friendly restaurant that serves up signature German dishes such as wiener schnitzel, jager schnitzel and bauernschmaus. In addition, Fritzy's also serves up American and Italian dishes like chicken marsala and chicken picata. Its children menu offers up pasta, burgers, knockwurst and grilled cheese for the kids. The full-service bar has four German beers on draft plus bottled and domestic brands.
Fritzy's Geman American Restaurant
2200 Route 9
Howell, NJ 07731
(737) 845-1500
fritzysrestaurant.net