Oomm pah Oomm pah Oomm pah pah.

Friday we went out to dinner. We decided to find a restaurant in downtown Glendale to try out. We cruised around until we found Haus Murphy's German Restaurant. That was it! Germans celebrating Octoberfest and us eating at a German Restaurant - it was perfect!

We saw some of the staff in the traditional costume. Yes, some of the guys were wearing their Lederhosen. We figured they did this to encourage generous tipping.

The menu was bursting with German delicacies. Schnitzels galore. Do you know what a Schnitzel is? From the menu we read: "It is not a Hot Dog! It is a lean, tenderized Pork Loin, lightly breaded with our secret house blend of spices, sauteed to a golden brown." There were also a variety of Bratens. Some spaetzles - noodle or dumpling dish. A German Potato Pasta called Gnocchi was listed. And don't forget the myriad selections of wursts - bratwurst, knackwurst, wollwurst, and weisswurst. Then finally the strudels.

All this PLUS a real Oomm pah Oomm pah Oomm pah pah Band. We could hear some music in the back. Pretty soon we could tell it wasn't just a recording being played to add to the atmosphere. The two musicians wandered out in their Lederhosen and started playing near our table. (Also note the knee socks.) There was an accordian player and a guy playing a tuba - not the marching band variety. They played a rousing arrangement of "Roll out the barrel". It seemed to last forever. Just as we were tiring of that song they broke out into another one in their repertoire. But the music was nice and certainly did add to the atmosphere. (We used our cellphone to take pictures so the quality isn't very good.)

We each ordered something different so we could share. Dad ordered Jaeger Schnitzel. I ordered Medallions of Beef Tenderloin. All meals started with Cream of Onion Soup. We were a little hesitant about that but as it turns out the soup was delicious! Then the meal came and we dug in. Dad's dish was very thinly sliced or pounded pork breaded and fried. He also had some sliced fried potatoes and some white cabbage concoction. Mine had 5 thickly sliced pieced of beef. Each piece of meat was about the size of a large egg. It was served with some very delicious fluffly mashed cheesy potatoes and a red cabbage side dish that tasted a little like spiced apples. We both tried each dish. But mine won the delicious contest - hands down.

Mein Essen war köstlich! Auf Wiedersehen.