Schnäck

Your friendly Detroit German pop-​up! Once holding monthly pop-​up dinners at Supino, Schnack’s most recent suppers are quarterly now at various locations throughout the D. Fare is German inspired, and December’s «holiday» menu was painted on the wall and featured traditional brats and exceptional sauerkraut, soup, roasted trout, as well as delicious pretzels to go with the mason jars of fresh mustard on every table. A small but interesting selection of German beers and wines were offered, and seating is communal so you can mingle with hipsters, Detroit natives, and suburban pilgrims alike. Schnack post their events on Facebook so fans can find out details of their upcoming events — I hope they get enough traction to open up a permanent restaurant soon!

Delightful quasi-​pop-​up restaurant specializing in German fare.
I sampled the asparagus soup (with a touch of dill), the sausage entrée with red cabbage and homemade pretzel sides, served up with a spicy mustard.
Also sipped on Zirbenz, a coral-​tinted pine-​flavored liqueur.
Looks like they’ll be doing this semi-​regularly. The last two times have been held at Supinos on their off hours. The space is small and there’s really zero elbow room (exacerbated by the fact that those waiting for seats to free up are asked to stand around the tables, instead of outside), but otherwise, as great a social event as you’ll ever have around a mustard jar.
Worth hunting down and dropping some coin on.