Elite Event: YelptoberFest at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant

I can’t believe I never wrote about the Unilocaltoberfest at Plattduetsche Park! Ein arschloch!
Well, if you look at the other glowing reviews, there isn’t much that hasn’t been said. The space is phenomenal, so open and airy and SO BEAUTIFUL! This place will be a hot spot in the summer for sure.
And yes, it was true — free beer. FREE UNLIMITED BEER. And wine. (!)
The servers were super friendly and words beyond awesome. They came around non-​stop with trays of wunderbar! Potato pancakes, mac and cheese bites, Bavarian pretzels (my favorite! I love soft pretzels) and other goodies and noshes.
The Photo booth was super fun and I relive those memories of a great night out every time I look at my fridge.
Prost, ein toast!

Such an awesome time. I left 5 pounds heavier.
Food just kept on coming and of course I have so self control so I had to pick almost every time. Besides all of the picking the main dish of sausage and schnitzel was delicious.
To add on to all of the food the beer was just flowing.
Great time and I can’t wait till the next Unilocal Event. Hope to see you at the next event!

Unilocaltoberfest at the Plattduetsche is wunderbar! (marvelous!)
Let’s start with the location, a brand spankin’ new beer hall! Beautiful both inside and out. This place was truly amazing. Complete with two large bars with plenty of bartenders (read that as no lines, no waiting for beer), a stage in back for the oompah bands to perform, plenty of seating both inside and out.
I loved seeing the picnic tables that were imported from the 2007 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. It was also amazing to see the tables they created from the abandoned bowling lanes they discovered while building the new beer hall. Kudos the Matt the General Manager of the Plattduetsche Park for sharing a lot of the interesting details about the construction. The engineer side of me loves a good construction story!
I’ve been a regular at the Plattduetsche for many years; it’s always been a part of growing up for me. I had my first official legal beer in the old beer garden. So for me seeing the new building was a rebirth of something I really loved. It’s so nice to see the attention to detail that went into every facet of the new building.
Beyond the décor, the food and drink were equally impressive. Free flowing taps all night made for a memorable Unilocal event. The friendly bartenders were always standing by with a pitcher or cup of my favorite libations. With eight, yes eight, beers on tap to choose from selection became a little tricky. I loved the Spaten Oktobfest, definitely one of my favorites!
Let’s talk food. The staff were relentless (in a very good way) to ensure each and every one of us were well fed. The appetizers were free flowing by the friendly wait staff that seemed to be there for me every time I turned around. Let’s talk about some favorites from the night. Mac-​n-​Cheese Bites with a BBQ dipping sauce, can you say yum! Followed closely by Pretzel Sliders, little pretzel buns topped with sausage, Swiss cheese, and bacon, absolutely loved them! The potato pancake appetizers were served appropriately with a side of apple sauce and tasted delicious. And for those who dared, there was a dried sausage which was the German rendition of beef jerky, tasty.
After all those appetizers it was time to venture upstairs where the «Wurst Bar» and «Wienerschnitzel Bar» awaited us. The Wurst Bar had 5 different types of wurst, beef, pork, veal, and even a hot dog. The station also had a side of German potato salad and sauerkraut. I tried tham all and was not disappointed! I may have even gone back for seconds but I won’t admit that (whoops). The Wienerschnitzel Bar had fresh veal cutlets and a choice of three different toppings, including one that a creation of the chef at the Plattduetsche. They were delicious. This station also had a side of red cabbage and spaetzel.
After we had a chance to grab a bite to eat and have a few drinks we ventured down the SweetBooths photo booth. What a great idea! We had a blast. Thank you SweetBooths for making this night soooo memorable!
A huge Danke to Jando and the Queens Unilocal Team for pulling together and amazing night. You guys rock!!! Between the people, the food, the drink, the music, you guys hit this one out of the park.
And so ends another perfect Unilocal Elite event.
Thumbs up for Jando, and thumbs up for Matt and all the crew at Plattduetsche.
Prost!

Wow, this was my first Long Island event and it was EPIC. I was able to bring +2, so they could also enjoy this spectacular shindig!
The food just kept coming and I had plenty of non-​meat options to try! There was the mac and cheese bites, pretzels and potato pancakes that just KEPT COMING THE WHOLE NIGHT. I had to turn down food halfway through the event because there was just so much food. Not that I am complaining. Wow, they were so so generous!
All the beers on tap were offered and also red/​white wine. They just kept POURING the drinks. Wow, it just KEPT COMING THE WHOLE NIGHT.
A great huge space that would be excellent for LARGE parties, gatherings, conferences, meetings, etc.
Thanks SWEET BOOTHS for the fun photos!
And thanks to JANDO, MATT and NELSON for representing! Wonderful job guys and had a great time!

My first Elite Queens event, and it was so much fun!
The venue was amazing! Great open space and setup. If they were in Manhattan, I would be there all the time. Unfortunately, this location is far from where I usually am.
Food: It was free, so 5 stars! But I honestly wasn’t really a fan of any of the food that were served upstairs. I did enjoy the hors d’oeuvres that were going around!
Staff: Super friendly and made the experience even more enjoyable!
Photobooth: Awesome! My favorite! Gotta love free pictures and props!
Thanks for the nail filer and mints! Necessities in life! :)
Great job setting this event up! Well worth the drive!

I speak for us all when I say:
GodDAMN there was a lot of food.
And unlimited beer on tap.
And the venue was HUGE.
And we got +2’s.
Everything was big about this one! Is this how they do in Germany?
I almost didn’t attend on account of this event being in Long Island, but reliable Cindy the Civic bore a carful of nerds (unintentionally, all Stuy alums) into the slightly depressing neighborhood of Franklin Square. But from the moment we stepped toward the door (not even inside!), we were rushed by smiling servers bearing plates of potato pancakes, fried mac n cheese bites, sausage/​bacon pretzel sandwiches, landjaeger sausage, and Bavarian pretzels. Oh my god.
I pulled a Marcus C and saw some Unilocalers I recognized, but simultaneously I saw the buffet area and involuntarily gravitated toward that instead. Sorry! Even more familiar German goodies piled in hotel pans greeted us there: [x]wursts, red cabbage, sauerkraut, spaetzle, weinerschnitzel… Everyone must have gotten a full meal, and then some. Lines were short, and everyone was jolly, which is sometimes the opposite of what it’s like to be on line for food at a Unilocal event (cough Manhattan cough).
The evening was a little chilly to be in the beer garden outside. Plattduetsche (why did they spell their name that way? So search engines can differentiate between Plattduetsche and Plattdeutsche?) is actually a very cool venue, a mix of traditional and modern architecture, open and expansive, obviously made for huge events. You could probably fit almost 1000 people on the premises, but it handled our smaller crowd of Unilocalers nicely too.
Apparently the bartenders were not expecting a storm of Asian female Unilocalers all requesting «the lightest» beer they had (the Krombacher Pilsner and then the Weizen, both of which were okay).
Thanks to Jando S who’s getting sick of my praise, Nelson W who neglected to charge his DSLR battery, Matt L who doesn’t need anyone to bring him food anymore, and Kyle W the unpaid slave labor for making this a way better Wednesday night than any of us would have had otherwise!

Ausgezeichnet! Fantastisch!
Plattduetsche ‘s new beer garden is simply amazing and Unilocaltoberfest was equally fantastic!
I’ll start with the physical location. The new beer garden’s central building is a place not to miss on an nice day or night. The place is HUGE and well thought out. On a warm day, the wall of garage doors open up onto the garden creating an outdoor feeling inside and make the transition in and out seamless. Luckily, Unilocaltoberfest was met with a perfect fall night that didn’t need a jacket until the very end. On a colder night, they would just close some or all of the garage doors to creat an inviting indoor space.
You can’t talk about a beer garden or Octoberfest without talking about the beer. The bar had at least 6 sets of taps, each with 6 or 8 German beers. I tried the house beer, the Kolsch, and was not disappointed! Someone else I was with had plainer tastes and the bartender suggest another beer that equally pleased my friend. Another of my friends was hesitant about the German beers and the welcomnig staff quickly pulled a bottle of Bud out of the cooler for him.
So I’m now standing in an awesome new building enjoying a fantastic German beer with some friends and the night gets even better. The food starts coming… and it doesn’t stop until the end of the event… not for a minute! And even better, the food is excellent! There were potato pancakes that were crisp and tasty. They passed bratwurst and bacon sliders in pretzel buns that were excellent. They walked around with Bavarian pretzels and a smoked salami that wrre both great. I’m probably forgetting other things that were passed around, but don’t forget the German beer thwy were serving.
As if that wasn’t enough, there was a buffet in the upstairs of this magnificent new chalet. Schnitzel fromba chaffing dish, yeah, nice try. But it was great! No cheap chicken breast here. The schnitzel was a veal cutlet excellently breaded and even from the buffet was crisp and moist and just what a schnitzel should be. Then youbhad your choice of three mushroom sauces to put on it. I was boring and had the weiner schnitzel sauce — explained to me as a demiglace mushroom sauce. The other two seemed to range from a little cream added to a heavy mushroon cream sauce. They both looked good and in hindsight I should have tried at least one if them. With the schnitzel were the traditional accompaniments of spetzel, whuch I did not have, and red cabbage, which I did have and was very good.
The next buffet table was a wurst bar (NOT worst!) with six differnet kinds of Geman sausages. Of course I had to try all of them and they were all excellent.
Before I end my dissertation of this fine night I have to thank Jando for setting up such a great event. I also want to thank Plattduetsche and their General Manager that was there greeting people and making sure everything was as perfect as could be. But most of all, hats off to the staff at Plattduetsche Everyone that i encountered there gave the impression that they are part of the party, not working there. Everyone from Plattduetsche went out of their way to be friendly and attentive.
I have to say I will definately be visiting this beer garden again. And hopefully soon!

Nestled away in Elmont is a beer garden that goes unnoticed by hundreds every day. UnilocaltoberFest was the day of reckoning for Plattduetsche’s newly renovated and grand opening of their beer garden. From a tiny barn house only opened in the summer time, it has grown into a huge two-​story complex that would easily fit 4 – 5 times the crowds than it’s former size. And it’s going to be open year round! Thanks Jando for putting Plattduetsche on the map!!!
The beer garden had plenty of space for Unilocalers to roam around. Seating was abundant all over: at the large oval bar, the upper level overlooking the bar below, outside among the many picnic tables, a standing area with barrels set up as tables. Drinks and food were aplenty! All you can drink German beer and wine; a handful of highly attentive staff walking around constantly offering hor d’oeuvres ranging from potato pancakes, fried brie, speck ham on pumpernickel, lanjaeger (German salami), smoked gouda Macaroni & Cheese bites, Little Bavarians, and imported pretzels from Munich Germany; two stations of food offering 3 types of schnitzel (Jaeger Schnitzel, Champignon Rahmschnitzel, and Ziguener Schnitzel), Spaetzle, red cabbage, bratwurst, curry wurst, knackwurst, bockwurst, frankfurter, sauerkraut, and German potato salad. So much food and beer was up for the offering, my stomach was full and content. Crowds and lines were almost non-​existent.
So thanks go to Jando and the Unilocal staff for another successful Unilocal night. It was refreshing to enjoy all that space and not be cramped together with hundreds of Unilocalers hoarding for food samples. Things were actually very relaxed and civilized. It was good to also see many familiar Unilocal Elite faces. Good food and good eats (I love German food!!!), it doesn’t get better than that. This truly felt like a Unilocal Elite event.

Huge Beer Garden! Nice big bar, bunch of German beers on tap, and excellent service! The food kept coming, there was no shortage of food at this event.
Beers — I tried 3 beers, some type of lager, a dark one, and some Oktoberfest beer. All three were alright.
Food — Veal cutlets with 3 different types of sauce. Pretty bangin. I should of gotten more of those… The Hors d’oeuvres were pretty good. The servers kept comin and comin. The mac n cheese bites were nice and hot, a little salty but still good. I don’t know the names of the rest but I had no complaints. Everything paired really well with the beers they had on tap.
Service — ERIC! I still remember this guy’s name. dude kept comin to us with trays of food. Nice kid, helluva server!
Verdict — I really enjoyed my evening here with my wife and friend, this event was a plus 2 which was great. There was still plenty of space left in this joint. Sweet Booths was there, had a good time taking some pictures with their props. The only downside to the night, the cops and security towards the end of event, they were the party poopers. I started noticing people heading for the exits, especially those who drove. On our way home, we saw several cop cars camping out near the event. It felt like a trap… Other than that, we definitely enjoyed our time at the event. The bartenders, servers and of course the entire Unilocal staff were great.

The first time I ever had booze of any nature I was 3. Hold on, there is an actual connection to this story. My three siblings and a bunch of my cousins thought it would be hilarious to play bartender in our Great Uncle Walt’s basement. They spiked my apple juice with vodka. And.. . I loved it! I then remember he came downstairs to lovingly chasten us and sing «The Snitzelbank Song». He had a little record player and this guy was huge and would troll around in his suspenders and belt out all of these German folk songs. His parents were from Austria, I guess he had his reasons. But that was exactly what Plattduetsche felt like since my foot stepped through the big doors. Well worth the trip and if I could give an event 5.5 stars, I totally would this time!
Where do I begin? Those pretzel sandwich things. Or Little Bavarians that came with sliced bratwurst, swiss cheese, and bacon. A server handed me one when I first entered as I stood debating over German Ales. Amazing. Second favorite thing of the night was a toss up between the smoked Gouda Mac and cheese bites which didn’t taste processed at all but rather intense. It was warm and gooey and fresh out of the oven. I ate way too many of them. They just kept coming towards me like ‘they knew’. Second favorite were the potato pancakes. I love me some lingonberry jam. Tastes like grandma’s cooking.
There were also a vast array of sausages to sample. Favorites were the bratwurst and the Currywurst, which is an interesting twist with curry infused ketchup. The Krainerwurst tasted a little dry to me and the knackwurst just too much like a hotdog. After way too much sausage, which I rarely ever say, we went over and asked for the smallest portion of Scnitzel as possible. It was still so much. A little on the dry side, the medium brown mushroom sauce helped it a lot. I was not a fan of the white sauce which my friend got. It tasted like cream of mushroom soup. The spaetzel was average. But what stood out most memorable to me were the potato salad and cabbage. The potato salad didn’t have mayo in it. EXCITING. It was real German potato salad and that red cabbage that had been stewing for hours with apples.. .. man, Christmas dinner.
After all of this, fat and happy, we sat and watched the Tigers clock the Red Sox. BOOM. And then proceeded to sample every single beer on tap. My personal favorite is the Spaten Optimator. Not just because it’s abv is over 8% but because it is one of the more unique almost a nutty brown German beers I’ve ever had in my life. I tasted not really any hops but a caramel maltiness. The Oktoberfest and Krombacher Weizen were also not too shabby. Skip on the wine though here. It’s either a little too dry or a little too fruity. No good. Best Unilocal Queens Event in Long Island ever. I wish this place existed in Brooklyn!
*Almost forgot! Let’s not forget the little guitar boy that was belting out some quality 90’s hits.

Unilocaltoberfest my new favorite holiday
I was fortunate that my sister who is a Unilocal Elite invited me and my boyfriend to attend this great event.
I have been to Plattduetsche Park Restaurant many years ago when i attended a sweet 16.
Years later the place looks great. the food was outstanding and i tried for the first time Krombacher Dark and it was great… Usually I prefer Cider beers and fruity wines, but this beer was great!
I thought the event was well organized and was great to meet some new people. Great work! I will definitely be back to this place… So grateful it is also local for me, which could be trouble in a good way!

This was my very first Elite Event, and I had a blast! Jando is very friendly and wasted no time making sure I felt welcome in the community. I brought my boyfriend with me, and we were overwhelmed by the sheer size of this place! Plattduetsche had recently been renovated, and it really gives you that authentic German beer garden atmosphere. There are generous amounts of indoor and outdoor seating, and they could easily house thousands of guests.
The bar and photo booth were conveniently right next to each other, and we had a fun time scrambling for different props in time for the shots! When we walked upstairs, we found the view from the second floor looking down to be amazing. They even have a large balcony area with a very romantic view of the lot with string lights hung up on the trees! Within the first half hour, I had already intended to tell all my friends about it so that we can come back again.
The bartenders were on point all night — of the different beers on tap, I really enjoyed their Kolsch and Spaten Octoberfest the most. I really liked how their servers were walking around with trays upon trays of finger foods, leaving no one’s plate empty at any point. My favorite was the bratwurst, bacon, and cheese on pretzel rolls. Mmm. too good! As for our main course, it was arranged buffet-​style on the second floor. Their girls were dressed in really cute outfits and were very knowledgeable about all the different dishes. The schnitzel and sausages were great, and I believe their service deserves an A+.
Overall, I had really a great time and I’m glad that I came out to enjoy the festivities with everyone. I’m looking forward to attending more Unilocal Elite events in the near future! ^.^

Wow! Let’s take a moment for me to organize my thoughts on this unbelievably awesome event, as this is bound to be a long, excitedly-​written, review.
I arrived with my +2 a bit early (I’m a Long Island Unilocaler who lives in an adjacent town), so I walked them around the restaurant part of Plattduetsche (finally able to spell this right without messing it up) as I’ve been here twice before over the summer.
The indoor biergarten is a stunning facility, with warm lighting, inviting stonework, exposed ski-​lodge style wood, and plenty of room to enjoy your neighbor rather than fight for elbow space. The first floor houses a large and well-​stocked beer bar (which had wine and cider for non-​beer aficionados). Plattduetsche is where I first tried the Krombacher dark over the summer. I loved it so much I ordered a stein, so for it to be on tap and free at this event you can be assured I tipped those amazing bartenders well. There’s a second smaller bar on the same first level as well as picnic tables and a stage. Behind the stairwell is an outdoor patio which features a large screen tv and wooden keg barrel tables. I know I will be here frequently for soccer and baseball games in the spring. The bathrooms were spacious as well and I loved that giant water trough for a sink.
We were first greeted by Plattduetsche’s General Manager Matt. This guy was so unbelievably nice and chatted with us for at least 15 minutes. I loved all the stories he told us about the history of this restaurant. I didn’t know they also owned the retirement home next door as well as built the Wyclef Heights hospital in Brooklyn. I like being able to support a local business with a big heart. Matt also entertained us with the story of how the biergarten came to fruition, suffered a bit with pesky Sandy, and how the tables on the second level are the perfect condition bowling alley lanes the construction company found when they broke ground on the hall. Matt told us how frequent old-​timers would always speak of the bowling alley back in the 1930’s but he would never believe them. Clearly he had to eat his own words on that one!
Matt also informed us Plattduetsche has DirectTV and FiOS which is great for you football fans (and will be great for the sports I like to watch). On Sundays they have a great football deal with ½ price wings and $ 20 buckets! Reserve me a table already Matt!
The staff was well-​trained, genuinely friendly, and when I told the wait staff passing the mac and cheese bites to always visit me, they followed up on that request. I wish they would deliver those delectable bites to my house. I also really enjoyed the Bavarian sliders and potato pancakes. I tried all the hors d’oeuvres and I was thoroughly impressed with all of them; bavarian pretzels, speck ham on rye, and the other assortment of goodies.
The weiner bar and veal schnitzel were also a great surprise. I loved that weiner with the sauce on it, so if some can jot my memory on which one that was I would love you forever. Their spaetzle was also something I marked on my list to talk about. I had always been excited to try spaetzle after seeing it on a Triple D episode. The first time I had it was at a beer hall in Albany, and I wasn’t over the moon about it. This spaetzle has shown that spaetzle can be mouth-​wateringly good as I thought it once could be. The ‘kraut was spot on as well.
I also want to give a HUGE shout out to Tommy, the man behind the guitar crooning out acoustic favorites all night. It really added to the warmness of the night. I found out he guest bartends on Fridays!
Sweetbooths was also so much fun! I went twice, and I am still laughing over the pictures we took. Great props and the operator had her energy on all night, good for her, she was so sweet!
Also, I want to thank Sandy’s Party Supplies for the balloons! They are a local business who my family has used for many of our own family events and I was so happy to see them here.
And last but certainly not least, thank-​you Herr Jando & co! You were as you always are an excellent host and MC (I’d give you all the awards Joel Grey got for 1972s Cabaret!) This was my favorite Unilocal Elite event I’ve been to so far!
Danke!

What a fantastic night, and great first Elite experience for me!
I was not expecting the grounds to be so beautiful. I thought Plattduestsche was only a restaurant and catering hall. But when I saw there new beer gardens building I was blown away. This was a beautiful, unique structure! It was HUGE and flowed nicely into an outdoor beer garden as well, via these huge garage door like structures which stayed open and let people freely walk inside and outside.
I walked into the event and saw a live performer and lots of beer set up. I knew it was going to be a good night. AND IT WAS! I am a sucker for some live music playing alternative hits!
Everything from food, to beer, to guests was just wonderful. The wait staff was very attentive and there was a lot of food available. The manager of the restaurant was extremely nice as well. He came over to us at one point and we enjoyed talking to him about the renovations done to the grounds, as well as some history about the restaurant. The bartenders were equally kind and fun to chat with about beers and their experience working at the restaurant and new grounds.
This place is going to be open year round now. I can not wait to take back friends and family and show them this unique experience.
I can not wait for the next Elite Event

…Still…too full… must write review.
Thanks Jando and Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, my belly is full of beer, sausages and schnitzels.
The venue for the event had so much space. It can probably accommodate at least 1000+ people here. The stage was pretty far from where everyone else was standing, which was near the bar and buffet tables, but music from the solo guitarist was banging. The place was brand new as the manager told us and it still had that new wood smell. He informed us that the tables were made from an old bowling alley that was uncovered as they were demolishing the place. The photobooth was so empty in the beginning but lines started to snake around before Unilocalers got a chance to snap some snazzy pics.
Staff was all very attentive and they kept coming out with plates of mini pretzel sandwiches, mac and cheese bites, German jerky (tasted like slim Jim’s) potato pancakes, and cured meats. The buffet served four different sausages, potato salad, cabbage, kraut’, noodles and schnitzels. The bar was open to any tap you request. I opted from a lager and the Oktoberfest brew, both tasted awesome.
Everything tasted awesome and I had to reject the never ending plates of food offered by the staff walking around to me.
Towards the end, I only had room to breathe…

My bologna has a first name, it’s O-​S-​C-​A-​R. My bologna has a second name, it’s M-​A-​Y-​E-​R and as much as I don’t mind bologna it didn’t hold a candle to ANY of the deliciously wonderful sausages served by Plattduetsche Park Restaurant!
As I told Ingrid S. as we set out for the N6 bus to head to our respective homes — «THIS IS THE BEST Unilocal EVENT I’VE EVER BEEN TO THAT WASN’T ON A BOAT!!!». It’s really hard to compare anything to last January’s Unilocal Holiday Hangover — but folks, whoever didn’t make the trek to this foreign, foreign land really missed out.
So since this was Unilocaltoberfest and at a bonafide biergarten, I’m going to start with the fantastic biers. I tried all of them (because that’s how I roll and when in Deutchland… lol). First I went for the Hefeweizens as those are my «go to» beer when in a German beer hall.
Hefeweizens are usually light colored (think blonde ale), quite sweet and fruity (citrusy really), with a full body and a clean, crisp and refreshing after taste and their Hefeweizen was no different, although still second to my favorite Hefeweizen, Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier which is brewed in a brewery in Freising, Bavaria. Yes I’m a beer snob and yes I love ze German brews.
I also tried 2 of their German white wines, a Pinot and their Riesling which to be honest, was sweeter than they normally were and not really my cup of tea. I did take on the loft goal of trying EACH of their beers available on draft using my handy dandy little plastic wine cup as my bier vessel. See the list below and my thoughts:
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* Krombacher Pilsner — It was okay, good for a Pilsner but Pils aren’t my favorite.
* Krombacher Dunkel — Delicious dark wheat beer, surprisingly light and delish
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* Krombacher Weizen — AWESOME. My #1 favorite.
* Plattduetsche Kölsch — It was okay. My first time trying a Kölsch.
* Spaten Oktoberfest Ale — YES. This was my #2 favorite, I tend to have an affinity towards Oktoberfest seasonals!
* Spaten Munich Lager — It was okay, I’m picky about my lagers to begin with. Better than Brooklyn Brewery’s «Brooklyn Lager» though!
* Spaten Optimator — This was interesting. The notes were interesting. Interesting is the theme here.
* Spaten Dunkel — Yummy, had an interesting almost black coffee flavor with a tad of a metal-​like aftertaste. Certainly no Krombacher!
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Plus the bartending staff were so friendly, knowledgable and all around awesome! Shout out to Eric (who I called «Prince Eric» all night and he loved it) and James for being so warm, hospitable and assisting me on my «gonna try every beer» Tour de Bier operation :).
The food offerings here were INSANE. I’ve never at a Unilocal event been like, «PLEASE NO MORE!!! CANNOT HANDLE!!! AHHHH SO FULL! WHY IS THERE SO MUCH FOOD?! OH GOSH THIS IS SO DELICIOUS, GET INTO MAH BELLYYYYY!!!».
As those amazing, decadent and gooey mac n’ cheese bites kept crawling into my mouth I tried to attack them with deliciously savory German salami and all sorts of different sausages, veal schnitzel, homemade spätzle with delicious sauces (the creamy mushroom one was my fave!) and the Barvarian pretzel sandwiches with sausage, swiss cheese and crispy bacon were by far one of best things I’ve eaten all year — and I eat a lot, lol.
Of course, not to be forgotten, the awesome photo booth by Sweetbooth was a delight! I’ve never secured props so quickly for a 4 photo rapidfire photoshoot — we had a blast! This whole event was a BLAST and to top things off the Detroit Tigers were destroying Boston’s Red Sox when we left — HUZZAH!
My last quote of the night to Ingrid as we contemplated at the bar over how we both ate our weight in delicious German cuisine, «I don’t even want to give this event 5 stars on Unilocal.Tonight was so much more than that — this was a 50 billion star event». Not even the F train/​N6 commute round-​trip could kill my buzz. Awesome event Jando, prost and ja!

Best Unilocal Elite Event ever!!!
I thought I saw Ju L. there for a second, but then I saw food and may have neglected to say hello. Now I feel like a horrible human being. Sorry! I was starving!
Food: out of all the countries in Europe, I admire Germany the most. As such, German food has always been among my favorites. There wasn’t a single piece of bad food served. From sausages to sandwiches to pretzels to salami to pretzel burgers to veal– everything was to die for. The beers on tap were also exceptional! THEY HAVE THE GREATEST POTATO PANCAKES EVER!
Service: every server here was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about German food that the venue was serving! They were all so efficient and encouraged me to take food home.
Décor: the place looks and feels brand new!
I got to see Win C. High schoolers reunited!
I will be back, especially because this place is relatively close to my office in Garden City. :-). Thanks to Jando for a great time, as always.
I love being able to write this on my phone while waiting for Court. Thanks, Unilocal Mobile!

The Right Man for the Job is a contemporary fiction novel written by Magnuson. I feel this book title should be stripped and given to our Community Leader, Jando for his future Unilocal Biography. His Elite Events are always a great time, always well attended, not to mention his readiness to answer emails from people that can not navigate the Unilocal RSVP link.
When I came upon Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, I readied myself for the hunt for parking, I was elated to see there was a sectioned off area just around the back for our metal chariots. The physical size of the building was not truly revealed until you reached the grounds of the outdoor beer garden. Plattduetsche Park Restaurant could host the Inaugural Ball with the seating inside and out, upstairs and down.
As the solo guitarist played away, I settled in with a Spaten and began to absorb some of my surroundings. You could not find a face in the crowd that was not smiling and most all of them were chewing on something.
The hors d’œuvre that are typically served prior to the meal never ceased and continued through the event. All of the choices were excellent in quality (minus the mac and cheese nugget) and abundant in availability. Plates of pretzels, potato pancakes, mini sliders, speck and much more seemed to never stop coming out of the kitchen.
Served in the «butler-​style» or «butlered» hors d’œuvre, the servers were well pressed and polished in their jacket-​less tuxedo’s, enthusiastic and really seemed to be enjoying their toil.
Wursts upstairs were briefly explained to me and my +2 downstairs by the General Manager as well as upstairs by the servers themselves who were manning (womanning) the steaming trays.
~Another Stellar Elite Event for the books. Hope everyone had as much fun as I did.

The event page spoke of German Bites and complimentary beers. It was more like a German buffet feast and buckets of beer to stuff yourself until you explode. Plattduetsche Park Restaurant and Unilocal definitely fed us well and this was one of the better events in a while.
Food tables lined the side of the walls with a delicious selection of Bratwurst, Curry wurst, Knackwurst, Krainerwrust, and sausages. And then there was a whole table dedicated to the crispy golden veal schnitzel accompanied by jaeger, champignon, and ziguener sauces.
But I wouldn’t would have known what these were called if it wasn’t for the food intellect of the staff and servers. They knew their food and provided very friendly service. I especially loved the attentiveness of the waiters and waitress. If they saw your plate empty, they swarmed in to feed you. By the end of the night, my plate had more toothpicks and forks stabbed into it than a voodoo doll!
Kudos to Jando for pulling this grand event off!

What would I do with myself if Jando wasn’t there to spice up my life?!? Once again, Jando throws the greatest Unilocal events of all times and we should all applaud for that! Kudos!!!
This Beer Garden is bigger in life than in pictures. The GM, Matt, was very chilled and down to earth. He came around to all the tables and introduced himself as well as giving us a brief history of the place and how it used to be a bowling alley. The food was totally awesome. We got to try out all these different kinds of German Beer, sausages, and Hors d’œuvre. The potato pancakes, mac and cheese, curry sausages and potato salad were my personal favorites! I got to reunite with so many people I’ve lost touched with and I’m glad that Unilocal brings us back together again!
Looking forward to the next event. P. S. Awesome Unilocal mints too! They were so adorable! Props to whoever thought of it. Excellent idea on the photo booth. I had a total blast! Keep up the good work guys!

«Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Fremde, etranger, stranger
Gluklich zu sehen, je suis enchante,
Happy to see you, bleibe, reste, stay
Willkomen, bienvenue, welcome…»
In the fine lyrics of a song in the play «Cabaret,» this event compared to the richness and decadence of show!
I am proudly a (lot) German. Stubborn as an ox, but thank god our food is breaded, and has a wiener in front of it!
UnilocaltoberFest! Ah… what a beautiful, spectacular grounds the Plattduetsche has. Glorious!
This event was beyond «event.» It was a banquet of fun, cocktails and food. Two levels of food. Full buffet on the upper level, any German beer you could sip all night was downstairs. Wow. I was on foodie overload.
The accent of the waitresses, deliciousness of the fine cuisine and the BEER, had me think I was in Germany!!!
The mac and cheese, deep fried, bites, were freaking awesome. That taste is epic… NEVER will I experience that flavor again (until I dine here, obv.)
Luckily, early on, a fellow Unilocaler recommended, a light, airy beer. Kolsch. Thank goodness! Recommendations are mandatory for me!
We feasted on samples of Bavarian pretzels, ham (prosciutto, I think) on pumpernickel. Many gerkin pickles were displayed on the silver platters the accommodating waiter sailed around with. The tiny silver forks — CLASSY. F– the boring ol’ toothpicks.
Ladies spooning up the noshes — class acts. One girl explained each which brat was which. Never knew there were so many types. Red cabbage and Spatzle were served too (as if I had any room left in my belly.)
The crew at Sweet Booths taking the pictures were so much fun and patient with us drunk Unilocalers. The pictures looked great and the little mustaches and props made the pictures even funny. I never took part in a photo booth moments at an event, but this was just that type of occasion! So much fun!
I got to see some friends I missed, got to hug Jando (could have spent a few more secs in that embrace.” It was all so much fun!
If anyone could feel «elite,» it was an elite night.