The Bavarian Restaurant & Biergarten.
332 Weaverville Hwy. Woodfin/Asheville, NC 28804 · (828) 645-8383
About the Chef!
Dieter (Doc) Homburg born in Germany 1939 came to this country at an age of almost 17, alone and worked in a restaurant as a dishwasher.
Not knowing any English it took some time to get adjusted as I moved up in positions in the kitchen. I worked in this restaurant called the "Tallyho" for 6 years before moving up to manager. I took a job after that in a country club for about 2 years as bartender.
After that bought the "Tallyho" where I started as dishwasher. Have owned since then many many restaurants (12 or more), all kinds.
Until the last 15 years I have concentrated on old fashion German cooking that I always enjoyed as a child in Germany and learned to cook from my mom and grandparents. Last restaurant was in Carthage NC before moving to this wonderful spot here in Asheville. Our menu is simple but very authentic German food.
I normally stay in a business for about 5 to 7 years and then sell it to someone that has worked with me for years
That's is to insure that not to many changes are made to the food.
If you have ever been in the restaurant business you must understand that in five to seven years we just burn out and have have had the good fortune to be burned out and take a long vacation to see the word a few times
I always called it my early retirement, but after a few years life gets bored and I open up another restaurant and will do so until the end of my life .having taken my retirement long before many others are still working and one can still enjoy most everything in life.
I try to do the cooking show about once a month to get Americans interested in some German sole food We only cook with Himalayan salt - its the best and purest salt on earth.
Please look up WLOS in North Carolina where you may enjoy the cooking show on line Fresh Homemade German Specialties our speciality like 6 kinds kinds of Bratwurst and don't forget to order a Schweinshaxe 24 hours before dining with us.
Are you looking for authentic German cuisine at competitive prices in Asheville A comfortable restaurant that offers a fine dining experience at affordable prices. Upon entering our restaurant and experiencing our charming ambiance, you will feel as if you've gone back in time to old-world Germany. Plus, our menu is stuffed with everyone's favorite Bavarian items [ I call it Bavarian sole food ]from bratwursts and schnitzels to landjager that is sure to satisfy your whole family. We also have a Biergarten that can seat over 80 guest
With the promise of true hospitality and cuisine from our homeland, we invite you to dine with us so that you may learn the meaning of "Gemütlichkeit"!!
Und ein PROSIT
Eigentümer (Owner) - Dieter (Doc) Homburg
From "Mountain Xpress" - 07/25/2007
"I am not an especially good menu planner. While I admire those prescient cooks who can size up the meat counter on a Monday and somehow know they’ll want pad Thai on Wednesday, my stomach doesn’t usually settle on a craving till I’ve entered some medically classifiable state of hunger. I blame my inability to cook largely on my impulsive appetite: I spent my formative cooking years in a tiny Southern town where even a quick trip to the nearest Jitney Jungle took the better part of an hour, so a sudden yearning for quesadillas was best fed by yet another visit to Applebees."
"That said, I know exactly what I’m having for dinner come December: A plateful of Bavarian Lodge’s perfectly-pounded schnitzel, accompanied by a slice of chewy brown bread. The Germans pretty much invented winter—if coming up with the mercury thermometer to measure its severity counts—so it makes sense that their cuisine matches the season. But there’s nothing rational about the deliciousness of the dishes at the Bavarian Lodge, which exceed every expectation most Americans have for onion-smothered meat and doughy, boiled spaetzle. The food is resolutely wonderful, and well-deserving of a spot on anyone’s culinary calendar."