Blob's Park
This Bavarian style beer garden claims to be the site of the first Oktoberfest celebrations in the United States. The menu combines a taste for traditional German cooking with some intriguing fusion dishes like the wienerschnitzel sandwich and black and tan beer battered onion rings. If Blob's impressive selection of bottled and on-tap beers puts you in the mood for dancing, the restaurant hosts polka, swing, and even Latin ballroom seminars two to three times per month.
Blob's Park
8024 Max Blobs Park Road
Jessup, MD 20794
410-799-7130
blobspark.net
Eichenkranz Restaurant
Originally founded as a social club for German immigrants in the 19th century, Eichenkranz ("oak wreath") continues as a restaurant serving moderately priced German and continental fare. Signature dishes include the house schnitzel, a cordon bleu-like fillet of veal stuffed with melted cheese and topped with smoked ham. The menu also includes plenty of seafood, from breaded oysters to Maryland's ubiquitous crab cakes.
Eichenkranz Restaurant
611 South Fagley St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-563-7577
eichenkranz.com
Mueller's Delicatessen
Offering homemade sauerkraut, a variety of specialty sausages, and prompt service, Mueller's is an ideal spot for both diners hankering for a quick bite and foodies searching for that hard-to-find sauerbraten marinade. The grocery section also stocks imported wines and candies. Mueller's short hours (the restaurant closes at 5 p.m. most days and 2 p.m. on Sundays) make it best suited as a lunchtime destination.
Mueller's Delicatessen
7207 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-444-4860
Josef's Country Inn
This small eatery in rural Fallston offers upscale dining with a laid back atmosphere. During warm weather, customers can tuck into sauerbraten and seafood on Josef's covered patio. The rotating menu features a filling weekend brunch as well as snacks and small plates between 2:30 and 5 p.m. The dress code is business casual.
Josef's Country Inn
2410 Pleasantville Road
Fallston, MD 21047
410-877-7800
Old Stein Inn
Old Stein's patio dining and homey atmosphere are sure to give customers the experience of a family get-together over bratwurst, potatoes and polka. In addition a sizable beer menu, the restaurant's selection of German wines includes a full range of Rieslings, from dry to dessert varieties. Their celebrated Bavarian apple cheesecake and muenster and crab suppe (soup) were voted two of the area's best dishes by "Bay Weekly" magazine.
Old Stein Inn
1143 Central Ave.
Edgewater, MD 21037
410-798-6807
oldstein-inn.com
