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Karl Ratzsch's

320 E. Mason St. (N. Broadway St.) Send to Phone
MilwaukeeWI 53202
414-276-2720
A Milwaukee institution serving the city’s finest German cuisine.

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Lunch Wed.-Sat., Dinner Mon.-Sat.

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Karl Ratzsch’s is practically a Milwaukee institution, well-known as the place to bring out-of-town guests for a true local experience and the city’s finest German cuisine. The menu features all the old-world favorites: sauerbraten (the house specialty), wienerschnitzel, beef rouladen and a sausage sampler. Those who aren’t fond of German cooking will find plenty of other European specialties and new-world favorites like Athenian-style lamb chops, breaded chicken Parmesan and broiled, planked Lake Superior whitefish. Finish up with a German dessert: Viennese apple strudel, chocolate schaum torte or apple pancakes à la mode.

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