Werkstatt

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Werkstatt showed up on my radar when I started doing research for the summer of football earlier this year. Austrian places in the city tend to be on the fancy side, and this new Brooklyn pub seemed the perfect counterpoint to them, a casual spot to order a Stiegl and cheer on Austria in the Euro Cup. Unfortunately their hours were not conducive to European football hours, and the country flamed out fast anyways.

Thankfully the positives of the place stand up for meals and beers, as I found out back in late spring. My apologies for not bringing this review forward earlier, it got lost in a crack.

For an appetizer, a friend and I ordered the risotto ($17, below) from the mains menu and split it. The creamy rice has a vegetable-derived broth and is served with Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, and leeks.

Our other orders were more typically Austrian, starting with the pork shoulder ($18, below), a dish on the specials board that day. The thick cut of meat is topped with a thin gravy and served with delicious bread dumplings.

It would not have seemed like a complete meal with the gulasch with spätzle ($18, below), tender chunks of braised beef in a very rich, dark gravy. The typical pasta accompaniment is done well, and combination bites cut down nicely on the richness.

With schnitzels and a very good soft pretzel, the bar and beer list becomes even more tempting for games, even if the small screen might never actually be tuned to the right channel. A spot in the window is usually enough distance between a serious drinker and a dining room sometimes full of the kids and strollers of Kensington. Werkstatt is a good addition to Coney Island Avenue, which does not see much European culture these days.

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KENSINGTON Brooklyn

509 Coney Island Avenue

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Cafe Steinhof

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On a cold winter day, there is not a promotion in town that sounds better than $6 $7 Gulash Night which happens every Monday at Cafe Steinhof. No one was disappointed with their meaty stew which was served with a generous roll to soak in all the juices. As a large group, we had to wait a while at the bar, but it was all in good fun as the place had a nice atmosphere and was not loud. The staff was friendly and promised to seat us as soon as they could.

The restaurant is crowded with gulash fans for a couple hours at dinner, but was emptying out a little after 9pm. Despite our full stomachs, we were convinced of eating the apple bread dessert, which for $3 was an absolute steal. This delicious (and enormous) dessert had us all wanting to break out into song. The only thing that saved us from overnight obesity was the long walk back to civilization.

The Monday night special: $6 (half price) gulash

Wiener schnitzel sandwich ($11)

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PARK SLOPE Brooklyn

422 7th Avenue

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