La Brasserie has been a favorite of mine since they opened 3 years ago in the heart of the Davie Village. Since opening the doors they have been a success, serving Franco~German or dishes from the Alsatian region of Europe (German/French border). This region is not known for there light cuisine, it’s a mountainous region so meat and potato’s type cooking is the call of the day.
The inside is warm and inviting with dark wood chairs and tables, candlelight bathes the room as the sun goes down and french music plays softly in the background, I can testify to the romantic dinners and atmosphere here in this tight space and a weekend evening dinner can’t be beat.
I felt like something different tonight and knowing I wouldn’t be disappointed I headed for La Brasserie
A smile is there as you walk in to greet you~a great start to any meal, after being seated at my table and me attentive waitress took my drink order quickly, I decided to go with a Konig Ludwig~a German wheat beer
this type of beer is served in a pretty big glass~people were looking walking by as I took drinks but it’s also available in a bigger double size if you’re in the mood!. I really like this type of wheat beer because its light and refreshing and goes with a lot of the items on the menu I knew I would be chowing down on.
Complementary carraway pumpernickel and fresh baguette with homemade pork and chicken rillettes & fresh butter arrived at the table, I really enjoy this and is a great bonus appy, their rillettes are smooth and tender and just the right amount of flavor. This is replenished thru the meal if your dining for a while and if you have more than one person at the table
For my appy I chose my favorite menu item from day one~Alsian Onion tart~a caramelized onion tart with bacon lardon’s and a dollop of creme fraiche that is rich and yummy and delicious salad to cut the richness of the tart
I could eat 2 orders of this without thinking!
For my main I chose the suckling pig with house-made sauerkraut and schupfrudel~something that was described as kind of like a German’s take on gnocchi made with some nutmeg and the plate was served with a side of German mustard
I really enjoyed this and the sauerkraut was really nice and had a sweet quality to it, the suckling pig was tender and moist in the middle and around the outside was a beautiful layer of crackling~YUMMY!!. The mustard was a great side to have and the perfect bite for me was pork, kraut and a dab of mustard~serious NOMS, the schupfrudel was a miss for me, it was doughy and not to my liking and the nutmeg flavor wasn’t there~I think it would have been better with spatzle to soak up all that yummy sauce that was all over the pork.
With a killer a street cart and a kick ass restaurant the guy’s at La Brasserie are doin’ it right all the way around, I’ve recommended the restaurant to friends looking for a special night out and am glad it’s in the neighborhood serving up the food that I love. La brasserie can be found on Zagat here .
