German Deli

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Mar 18, 2006 by Peg from Vienna, Va.
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[8] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Reasonable prices, good selection, good food, good location too.
• Acoustics aren't perfect, when the place is crowded, it can get a little hard to converse.

“First, please note that the name of this establishment is "Cafe Mozart," not "German Deli"! It's true there's a deli attached. In fact, you must walk thru it to reach the restaurant, and you can sit there and have a snack if you like, but the cuisine is at least as Austrian as it is German (with a little Hungarian thrown in), and the atmosphere is homey and refined at the same time. The napkins are cloth, the waiters attentive, and the food good, but the prices are quite reasonable and the spirit is gemutlich. The elderly lady who helped to start the place long ago hovers and makes sure all is well, and the wait staff tends to be cheerful and helpful. Many have been there for quite a while. A room is available for private parties, if you have one, a lady in Austrian costume may show up, accordion at the ready, and offer to entertain you, she's a stitch, but it's not obligatory. The menu has many choices, and though there's lots here for meat-eaters, good German sausages, Viener schnitzel, and quite decent burgers, there are a few nice vegetarian choices as well. I like the egg rosti and the Portobello mushroom schnitzel. The plateful of assorted salads is pleasant too, but since they feature a lot of pickled veggies I feel overdosed on vinegar after a while. Some nice desserts too. This is not a slick, fancy magnet for the rich and powerful, but it is a pleasant, civilized place for a good meal. BTW, the location, near Metro Center and McPherson Square Metro stops, across from the NY Ave. Presbyterian Church and close to the IADB and the National Museum for Women in the Arts, couldn't be better, but you'll have to look carefully for the rather small storefront.”

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