These pretzels making you thirsty? You want German bier? Oktoberfest has both — there will be more than nine fest tents and biergartens serving more than 100 different beers.
Here's a current list of the food and beer that will be available at this weekend's Oktoberfest Zinzinnati: 5-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Second and Third streets between Walnut and Elm streets, Downtown. Find a full list of entertainment and more at oktoberfestzinzinnati.com.
BEER
(info provided by the Oktoberfest Facebook page)
FOOD
(as taken from the Oktoberfest site; capitalization theirs)
Alpine Almonds: German Roasted Almonds
Alpine Hut: Kartoffel Nestor (German french fries); Oktoberfest Mett; Oktoberfest Brat
Beckhart German American Cuisine: Bacon-Bier-Cheese Loaded Tater Tots; Fresh Pork Rinds; Soft Pretzel with homemade bier cheese; Goetta Bier Cheese Slammer; Uber Terminator Hot/Mett/Brat on a pretzel bun; Super Pretzel Weenie
Bessie's Homemade Noodles: Chicken n' Noodles; Beef n' Noodles; Cabbage n' Noodles; Dinner w/ Mashed Potatoes; Mashed Potatoes
BrewCity Sausage: Buckeye Pretzel Bites; Mashed Potatoes & Gravy; Sauerkraut (Naturally Fermented); Brat; Oktoberwurst® Loaded; Bourbonwurst® Loaded
Che: Meat Empanadas; German Empanadas; Apple Strudel Empanada; Chorizenns
Elli's German Pastries: Giant Cream Puff/Chocolate or Cherries; Apple, Cherry and Cheese strudel; Bienenstich; German Chocolate Cake; Cheesecake /Chocolate or Cherry topping; Chocolate Mousse Cake and Tortes
Festival Fresh Popcorn: Kettle Corn; Caramel Corn; Cheese and Caramel Corn; Caramel Apple Corn; Sweet Heat BBQ Corn
Flying Pig Tails: Goetta balls; Soft pretzel; Kielbasa; Goetta sausage; Grilled Ruben; Limburger and onion
German Jack's Kettle Corn & Funnel Cake: Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn; Funnel Cakes
Germania Schnitzel Haus: Brat or Mett, Cabbage Roll, Mock Turtle Soup, Potato Pancake, Currywurst, Schnitzel Sandwich
Goetta and Sweets: Giant Cream Puff; Bienenstich Cake (brioche dough yeast cake with topped with honey-almonds and filled with cream); Black Forrest Cake; Goetta Brownie; Turtle Brownie; Grilled Goetta Donut Sandwich; Chicken Bacon Kebab
Heidi`s Strudel: Strudel: apple, cherry, cheese, apricot almond
Hey Hey: Sauerkraut balls; German potato pancake; Chicken and noodles; Cabbage and noodles; German goulash; Limburger cheese sandwich
Izzy's: Homemade Potato Pancake; Famous Reuben; Corned beef -n-Swiss; Pastrami on Pretzel Roll; Sriracha Beef Frank Reuben; Sweet -n-sour Cabbage Soup
Kaiser Schloss: Potato Cakes; Funnel Cakes; Mett Sausage; Brat Sausage; Filet Mignon Sandwich; Chicken Breast Sandwich
Katzenjammer Haus: Fried Pumpernickel Pickles; Rouladen; Reuben Bratwurst; Herman The German Bratwurst; Hot Dog; Sauerkraut Chowder
Kinderhaus: Garlic Mushrooms; Brat or Mett; Goulash Mitt Spaetzle; Jager Schnitzel; Loaded Feather Fries; Ocktoberfest Chicken
Mecklenburg Gardens: Fried Pickles; Sauerkraut Balls; Bavarian Meatballs in Cream Sauce; Zinzinnati Sausage Sampler; Bavarian Cream Puff; Wurst Bun
Mick Noll's Covington Haus: Goetta Balls; Potato pancakes; Bratwurst; Mettwurst; Curry wurst; Hot Dog
Pennsylvania Dutch Haus: Pierogies; Feathered Fries/ Loaded; Funnel Cakes or battered pumpkin roll; Schlamager Brat; Reuben; Chicken tenders/ Chicken Schnitzel Caesar Sandwich - $6/8
Porkopolis Goetta Haus: Back Wrapped Goetta Bites; Goetta Nachos; Big Goetta; Southwestern Goetta Sliders
Royal Berlin Chef: Goetta Mac N Cheese; Funnel Cakes - German Chocolate or Original; Frankfurters; Chicken Schnitzel-On-A-Stick or Sandwich; Brats & Metts Wurst or Double Meat
Schmidt's of German Village: Jumbo Cream Puff; Bahama Mama; Bratwurst; Jumbo Frankfurter; German Potato Salad; Sauerkraut
Servatii Pastry Shop: Bavarian Pretzel; Cream Puff; Decorated Sugar Cookie; Cheese
Strasse Haus: Fried PB&J; Goetta cheddar cheese; Funnelcake; Sausages; Ribbon Fries
The Bavarian Nut Company: Cinnamon Glazed Almonds; Cinnamon Glazed Pecans; Cinnamon Glazed Cashews; Buffalo Hot Nuts; Honey Cashews; Sweet and Spicy Almonds
The Cincinnati Grill: Sauerkraut Balls; German Egg Roll; Oktoberfest Pretzel/with Cheese; Potato Pancakes/Loaded; Fresh Grilled Brat or Mett/Loaded Bacon-Wurst; Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich
The Lübecker: Schnitzel Sandwich or Jägerschnitzel; Spätzle; Bratwurst or Currywurst; Pommes; Rotkohl/Sauerkraut; Pretzel
The Original Strudel Factory: Apple or Cherry Strudel; Cheese or Pumpkin Strudel; Apricot Almond Strudel; Cinnamon Sticks; Savory Quiche
Tickle Pickle: "Gods-Mac"-BBQ Grippo Goetta Mac & Cheese; "Smashing Pumpkins"-Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Bread; "Hammstein"-Bacon Swiss Sauerkraut Burger; "Twisted Sister"-Maple Dijon Goetta Burger w/Egg; "Snoop Dog"-Frankfurter w/kraut (vegan); "Taylor Swiss"-Black Bean Burger w/kraut and mushrooms
Wertheim's Restaurant: Funnel Cake; Filet Mignon Sandwich; Brat Sausage; Mett Sausage; Goetta Burger; Mushrooms & Sausage
Woodstock Pretzel Company: Gourmet Soft Pretzel; Pretzel Dog; Pretzel Brat
