When we were planning our trip to Austria and Germany last fall, I remember my mother-in-law telling my husband that there was a German deli in Carlsbad, California (about a half hour from where we live). Fast forward to Saturday when I was cleaning out our garage and I started thinking about that German deli. Of course, why then? Who knows? So, I asked my husband about the deli and he remembered there being one but not the name so I did some research online. I found out the name of it is Tip Top Meats. Okay, that doesn't sound very German to me but I was assured that it was a German deli. I looked at the menu online and still wasn't totally impressed but decided we would give it a try yesterday for lunch.
Wow, I certainly have been missing out on some good German food all these years -- right in my own "almost" backyard. I ordered the cold roast pork sandwich with German potato salad. I was deciding between having the whole sandwich and the half sandwich and selected the whole sandwich. Only at this place, does 3 halves make a whole. It was literally 3 halves of a sandwich. I don't know why more places don't serve cold pork sandwiches. Lots of places serve cold roast beef!
As I was sitting there eating my delicious sandwich and the best tasting German potato salad ever and of course a German beer (one needs the full experience), I was transported back to the village of Hohenschwangau (where the Neuschwanstein Castle is located) and to the Jagerhaus Restaurant where I had ordered the Krustenbraten mit kren (cold roasted pork with horseradish). They served it with sauerkraut and King Ludwig bread.
Of course, back to reality, the amount of food that you are served is enough for two meals and I ordered just the sandwich. So, guess what I also ate for dinner last night? We also checked out their little market which has all kinds of fun German food. Now, I am hoping that we will be able to prepare the food since all the directions are in German but hey, isn't that is what Google Translate is for?
My one regret is that we were so stuffed we didn't even look at the desserts -- my favorite part of any meal. I am thinking a return trip to Tip Top Meats is definitely in my future!
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