European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Review the Chow was philosophically Cheek tightening by sgt. Ret Clement Lounder Loleta and very vein decal eur and me were Silling around talking about Phil and psych and some of your til her ologies the other Day discussing human Type logic 101, a night course Loleen has signed herself up for and which she Hopes will drop kick me up the udder of higher the class has Only met about three times so far on a sem weekly basis but Loleen is already sounding like she will be Able to master things a to More complicated than a Home Perm be in the future and her brother and me Are plumb deeply proud. Still in was very Vern who Millered the most powerfully profound statement of the evening. He d been silting a uie Liy on he rust tone Laze-1 Bov polling a prom penh on a howl of cheese bails when he suddenly sat up and interjected you know i Don l think As much As i used to but the thoughts i m thinking Are of a much belter Quality hey move Over Robert Oppenheimer. Later Hough i go to thinking that very Vern s bit of thumb deep cogitation was right on the Mark in other things like maybe going out in Pursuit of some Cheek lightening Chow. Face it now that the Dollar is showing All the fighting Force of a san Francisco native Jolon and me Are not going out to Dine As often but the dining we Are doing is of much tighter Quality. Wilh that in mini got to Tell you about a place in Baudach Germany a Tittle town out the Back end of Ludwigshafen near Mannheim thai serves the Best Chow this Side of to Ley Barracks it is called the Erlen Hof and in is a cozy Little place with Lavderback chairs and hanging lamps lots of plants and a big old stained Glass window across the front. Horst and Susanne Forst run the place and they Are two of the Moil downright Happy and Friendly folks i have come across lately. And unlike places where the clientele features More zeros than he Federal tide deficit the regulars Here Are a Friendly the for Linhof is usually full of Folleti. Very Vern look Iii photo after closing and after several cognacs. Bunch much Given Over to trying to talk English and making sure everybody who shows up has your Basic Fine time. Very Vern and Loleen and me showed up at the place the other evening fresh from a Day of enjoying the newly arrived Spring weather. Meaning our exposed parts had Turner the Shade of Blue you normally find Only in a Gainsborough painting. We grabbed a table and to Start the warming process ordered up a hat trick of the local Bellheimer Beer a Frothy brew with a Nice bitter Edge. After that we sort of sullied Buck with the menu a considerable volume with writing Mare fancy than the Back of an "1 served in Korea Jackel. On Board Are pork and beef steaks mostly served up with everything from Creole Rice to Curry and an assortment of schnitzel hammered out More evenly than windblown paper on a Cyclone Fence. Loleen and me started with a half dozen snails while very Mem kicked things off with the Coc quilts dust. Jacques done Stew style and stuffed with More scallops than a storm Lide at York Beach. The snails served in Ceramic instead of the shells were Fine main courses Lolee saying she Felt exotic ordered the pork Steak Madagascar while i went for a number called i he Fei Schmecker Steak and very Vern asked for a Little number called he Schwabe Topf. The Chow arrived in next to no Lime at All bul giving me the Chance to switch from Freer o a red Cote do Rhone which is incidentally the Only red French on the menu. But Back to the main courses Loleen was especially surprised to find an entire roast banana perched on top of her Madagascar Steak and the whole works covered Wilh a very Fine Curry and served with Rice Asci with n Little Curry and a salad. About an 8 on the instr National 1 to 10 scale Ihu lady said. Very Vern s Schwobe Klopf turned out to he a Short Slack of pork fillets Wilh a monstrous Mound of homemade noodles served with a Gravy boat of Brown sauce that we just Loling Wilh sliced mushrooms and onions. Very very Good. Very Vern mid. The be Midi Maiv councils eur u a Lair translation turned on to Bea Choice pork fillet covered Wilh Artichoke hearts and then lathered Over Wilh a tide of sauce Bernaise. It came accompanied by a necklace of potato croquettes and a salad. Also in the s Range on he International scale. Working our Way through dessert their version of a zab Agleane an italian ice Cream dish served with hot custard sauce and fruit we wandered Over the guest Book which includes such relative big Shols As German Chancellor Helmut Kohl he owns a House around the Corner in Ogger sheim and several Rose bowl Queens who had visited the place because believe in or not Ludwigshafen is the sister City of Pasadena. After that it was a couple coffees and some cognacs before heading out to Brave the German Spring weather. Walking Back to the car. Very Vern and Loleen and me worked out our rating. First off very very Friendly service coupled with Gasthaus qually Chow that s All served with a Wist. The variety Here runs almost As Large As the portions and to go through the Complete menu would be a solid chore a couple of items that looked very interesting though were the Westmoreland Steak believe in or not tapped Wilh pickles garlic Steak a mexican Sleak that comes with Salsa and something called the Psia a paprika spiked Sleak that someone told me is named after Hungary s Plains Region prices do run a Little. Expect to pay around $30 a couple excluding drinks. The Erlen Hof is situated on slug Strasse number 3 in Ludwigshafen Baudach. Telephone 0621-555531 or 55 5346 for reservations they also got four fully automatic Kegel Bowling lanes in he basement for those who want to work off Ihler meals afterwards. We give he place three pointy fingers. Awesome eat. We re talking Paradise on a plate Here. J be 9 b very Fine dining. Crack service and memorable food and drink. 1 to 0 solid Chow. Good food of atmosphere and pleasant service 2 j decent. About equal to a Ponderosa Sleak House. 2 thu Ute Crummy Chow so so service Semi ratty Interior. 20 tpril3,19t7
