Rasselbock Kitchen & Beer Garden

Wanted to try a place that serves German food. In a Facebook post there was a list of 10 German places that you need to try and Rasselbock was on that list. Being that it's not too far from my house, I decided to have dinner there on a Sunday. Now we arrived there around 5:00 p.m. and it was not busy. Very easy to get a table and the service was great. I decided to try one of their seasonal beers and my wife ended up with the hefewiezen. There are several great items on that menu. I went with the Bavarian Beer Braided Pork Shank and my wife got the bratwurst. Both were very good. The pork shank was served over mashed potatoes with this really delicious gravy. It was so tender that you didn't even need the knife to cut it. It what's so tender and just fell off the bone. The red cabbage was surprisingly tasty. It was sweet and just added to the flavor of that pork. I added red cabbage to my order as a side and in talking to the server she agreed that it should be part of the dish just because it goes so well with it. For dessert we ended up getting the bread pudding which was served with ice cream over a berry mix. It was strawberries and blueberries with a berry syrup. The bread pudding was interesting because it looked like a puck but very flavorful. The ice cream went well with it all together. I would order it again. I will definitely be back to this place just because I want to try the other food that was on the menu and the different types of beer that they serve. If you get a chance and are in Long Beach, please check this place out. Parking is on the street or behind the building so you'll make a right on Carson and then into the parking lot in the rear.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Street parking as well as some behind the restaurant. We went for Sunday lunch around 130 PM and had no issues with seating. Sausage platter, kraut, pork shank, Brussel sprouts, flight of beer, and dessert --- all tasty. Waitress was super friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing german 🍻!!

The food came out pretty quick and was very good. Waitresses were very nice
Overall a great experience

Love this place! Great service, excellent food and delicious beer!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love the teenage atmosphere there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Busy busy but good food, great beer selection, and friendly service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

As an Austrian I unfortunately would give 0 starts for the food if I could. This was the worst Wienerschnitzel (if you can call it that) i have ever had. The Käsespätzle were equally awful. It’s almost like the chef didn’t even look up once how to prepare these dishes. The potato salad was terrible and the potatoes undercooked. The fries were ok

Not sure why the owner decides playing trivia game is a good move in a bar restaurant. Not only was the mic extremely loud over powering any conversation customers trying to have at the table, the questions were like extremely politically polarized. Worst dinner experience ever had at a bar restaurant. And because the mic was too loud, the waitress are pretty much deaf hence why we felt like we couldn’t get any services, not even a water beer refill. Horrible establishment

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Love this place. The vibe is always chill, staff is always pleasant, and the food and beer are great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lively Saturday night made for a festive atmosphere. Schnitzel month! Had Whiskey Schnitzel with the vegan Schnitzel. Came with 2 sides and I can't pass up spatzle and had cucumber dill salad. Whiskey cream sauce was delicious. Spatzle was good, but I prefer a bit more butter..( wasn't dry though, which it can get.) the Whiskey sauce went quite well with it! Also had the pickled veggies... good and pickled.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Me and my partner come here if not every week, every other week. In the past, the vegan schnitzel was to die for, quite literally the BEST thing I've ever had in the long beach area, until today. I'm not sure if they got a new chef or changed up the recipe, but the meal today was a huge disappointment. Maybe the meal would have been okay if it was my first time here, but I know the quality of their food and this experience had me close to tears. 😭 maybe this was just a rough day for them? I will try my favorite meal again next week to see if it's returned to all it glory and deliciousness.

11/12 update - vegan schnitzel still isn't like it was before. The recipe was updated again, and its not good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

The best place to get German sausages! I didn't think I liked sausage that much until I came here! I'm also not a fan of beer but they had some enjoyable brews that tasted like fruity soda! This is definitely my go to for German food! Also don't sleep on the brussel sprouts and potato salad!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Fabulous atmosphere, especially during the month of Oktoberfest celebrations! The selection of German (and Austrian, Czech and Hungarian, to name a few) beers are plentiful so it's hard to choose! Service was great, with our server checking in on us every 10 minutes or so despite it being quite busy as you'd expect on a Saturday night, and the food was absolutely delicious and authentic. As close to German as you can get without actually going to Germany. I definitely will be returning!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Looking for a near by German restaurant for an Oktoberfest meal even though it's October, and I have missed it by a month. Rasselbeck met every hope, and expectation. The food was perfect. The beer was as well, and the gal playing accordion outside just made it perfect. Thank you Rasselbock Kitchen.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5