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St., 414/264-7933, 7am-9pm Mon.-Fri., 8am-9pm Sat.-Sun., $4-8), especially for a quick,
healthy breakfast or a smoothie at mid-morning. The veggie Korean bibimbop is damned
fine (not available daily), as are the Saturday night vegan pizzas.
Not a veggie restaurant per se, but a Slow Food movement follower is
Comet Café
(1947 N. Farwell Ave., 414/273-7677, 10:30am-10pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-10pm Sat.-Sun.,
$6-12). Your carnivore friend can have the traditional mom (well, Milwaukee mom, any-
way)meatloafwithbeergravy,whileyourveganfriendcanhavetheveganSalisburysteak.
Everyone's happy!
German
Rollicking, boisterous, and full of lederhosen,
Mader's
(1037 N. Old World 3rd St.,
414/271-3377, 11:30am-9pm Mon.-Thurs., 11:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat., 10:30am-9pm Sun.,
$18-24) has held its position as
the
German restaurant for the hoi polloi since 1902. Purists
sometimes cringe at the over-the-top atmosphere (it's packed to the rafters with German
knickknacks, not to mention tour buses idling outside), but the cheeriness is unvanquish-
able. Try the
knudel
(which doesn't taste as if it came out of a box), Rheinischer sauer-
braten, oxtail soup, or Bavarian-style pork shank. Mader's also serves a Viennese brunch
on Sunday.
However,
M
Karl Ratzsch's Old World Restaurant
(320E.MasonSt.,414/276-2720,
11:30am-2pm Wed.-Sat., 4:30pm-9pm Mon.-Fri., 4:30pm-10pm Sat., $8-30) is superbly
realized, and this author's fave Milwaukee German experience. This decidedly more up-
scale multiple-award winner is split into two levels. The lower level features a bar with an
extensivesteincollectionandimpressivedarkinteriorwoodwork.Themenuiscopiousand
decidedly carnivorous, featuring sauerbraten, braised pork shank,
rouladen, käse spätzle,
special strudels, and even some vegetarian offerings. Not Teutonic-centered? Even the fish
fry is among Milwaukee's best! A pianist tickles the keys nightly.
