Beer gardens (biergarten in German) are great places for a comforting meal and it is really good to have Pilsener Haus and Biergarten in the North part of Hoboken. Interestingly, the crowd on weekends is made of families for lunch and early dinners, that is the crowd I prefer, usually quieter…Of course, going there, you expect beer and they have a large selection of beer on tap, in bottles or cans, as well as wine, ciders and sodas if you do not like beer.

Each time we go there, we end up starting our meal with their giant pretzel that is served with a cheese sauce as well as a mustard sauce. But their potato pancakes are also worth trying: slightly greasy and crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, they are served with sour cream and apple sauce.

For the main, meat is king, with various sausages offered in a bun or in a platter. My favorite is the kielbasa, that I got on a bun, but also with their kielbasa burger, that is made with a beef Patty, kielbasa, sauerkraut, curry Sauce, gruyere Cheese on a brioche bun. Decadent and really filling, the only negative of the sausage is that the skin of the kielbasa was a bit difficult to cut and so I simply removed it. Otherwise, this is awesome: messy to eat, it is like a heart attack on a plate, but you get so many delicious flavors that the first bite will tell you that you made the right choice. I got them with fries because I thought that ordering a salad with it was a bit hypocritical…

If you are vegetarian, you can get their veggie burger that is pretty good and not mushy. It is made with black bean, quinoa, corn, lettuce, tomato and onion.