115 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH — at The Banks
Reservations: (513) 555-0421 Hours & Parking
From scratch, priced for seconds

Food Menu

Kitchen open until one hour before close. Menu changes a little with the seasons and the mood of the chef; prices include our silent apology for downtown parking.

To Start

The Half-Pound Pretzel9
Bavarian-style, baked in house, with dunkel beer cheese and sweet mustard. Feeds two, ordered by one.
Bier Cheese Soup7
Made with Riverbank Helles, topped with rye croutons. Cup only — a bowl would be irresponsible.
Potato Pancakes8
Crisp-edged, with house applesauce and sour cream. Grandma Hoffmann's recipe, rented from her family in perpetuity for one growler a month.
Goetta Fritters Local9
Cincinnati's own pork-and-oats, fried, with maple mustard. If you know, you know; if you don't, trust us.

Wursts & Mains

Bratwurst Plate Avril-Bleh15
Two brats from the 1894 butcher shop on Court Street, kraut, warm potato salad, house rye.
Schnitzel & Spätzle18
Pork schnitzel pounded past the edge of the plate, brown butter spätzle, lemon. Jaeger gravy +2.
Lager House Burger14
Half pound, beer cheese, crispy onions, pretzel bun. Add goetta +3 and don't ask questions.
Friday Fish Fry Fridays Only16
Pils-battered cod, hand-cut fries, slaw, rye bread. All year, not just Lent — this is Cincinnati.
Sauerbraten19
Five-day marinated beef, gingersnap gravy, red cabbage, potato dumpling. Sunday tradition, available daily.
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Biergarten Boards

The Wurstplatte26
Three sausages, pretzel, beer cheese, kraut, pickled things. Built for a table in the garden and a round of half-liters.
Cheese & Rye Board17
Ohio cheeses, house rye, seasonal jam, candied walnuts.

Sweets

Apple Strudel8
Warm, with vanilla sauce. The recipe argument between our two bakers remains unresolved; you win either way.
Doppelbock Brownie7
Made with Incline doppelbock, salted caramel, whipped cream.

Sunday Brunch

Sundays 10am to 2pm. Goetta hash with fried eggs, pretzel french toast, bratwurst and biscuits with beer-mustard gravy, and a Bloody Mary made with house-pickled everything. The radler flows early; nobody judges.

Good to Know

Kids' menu available — the pretzel comes in a half size. Vegetarian spätzle and a garden sausage are always on. Tell your server about allergies; our kitchen handles wheat, dairy and mustard all day long.