Gerst Bavarian Haus - Evansville
Gerst Bavarian Haus is a German restaurant in Evansville, IN. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.
2100 W Franklin St
Evansville, IN 47712
Phone: +18124241420
Price range: $11-$20
Cuisine: German
Hours
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11:00–20:30
- Friday, Saturday: 11:00–21:30
Gerst Bavarian Haus - Evansville Menu
Appetizers
- Gerst Sampler — $17.50
Ham rolls, kraut balls, potato pancakes, and fried oysters.
- Gerst Ham Rolls — $13.50
(Schinken roll) finely chopped ham, Cheddar cheese, and seasonings rolled in bread crumbs and golden fried.
- Bavarian Kraut Balls — $13.50
Ground beef, pork, sauerkraut, and seasonings mixed with cream cheese, rolled in bread crumbs and fried, served with our horseradish sauce.
- Pig Knuckle — $13.50
A Gerst tradition- marinated and simmered until very tender, served with sauerkraut, and rye bread.
- Munich Cheese Dip — $12.50
Spicy beef cheese dip served with corn chips.
- Sausage Sampler — $16.50
A variety of sausages, served with German potato salad, sauerkraut and fresh rye bread.
- Rosti Potato Pancake — $12.00
With apple sauce and sour cream.
- Potato Skins — $12.50
Filled with your choice of either chili or bacon, and jalapeno and cheese.
- Oysters Only — $16.50
Hand-breaded and lightly fried, served with cocktail sauce.
- German Fried Pickles — $11.50
Gurken served with ranch dressing.
Salads
- Classic Style Caesar Salad — $12.50
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons and our Caesar dressing, topped with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and anchovies.
- Charboiled or Fried Chicken Salad — $17.50
Garden fresh greens topped with charbroiled or fried chicken tenders Cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses, walnuts, and choice of dressing.
- Charbroiled Salmon Salad — $19.50
Fresh salmon on top of fresh mixed greens with capers, red onions, black olives, sliced egg, and our balsamic dijon vinaigrette.
- Haupt Chef's Salad Bowl — $17.50
A great salad tossed greens stacked high with baked honey ham, roasted turkey, cheese, tomato wedges, hard-boiled egg, chopped bacon, and choice of dressing.
- House Salad — $7.50
Garden fresh chopped greens, onions, tomato, garbanzo beans, croutons and choice of dressing.
Side Items
- Cold German Potato Salad — $5.00
- Hot German Potato Salad — $5.00
- German Fries — $5.00
- French Fries — $5.00
- Mashed Potatoes & Gravy — $4.50
- Baked Potato — $5.00
- Spaetzle — $4.50
- Baked Beans — $5.00
- White Beans — $4.50
- Sauerkraut — $4.50
- Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) — $4.50
- Creamy Coleslaw — $5.00
- Cucumbers & Onions — $5.00
Cucumber and onion slices in a sour cream and vinegar sauce.
- Cottage Cheese — $5.00
- Cornbread Cakes — $5.00
- Macaroni & Cheese — $4.50
- Fruit Cup (seasonal availablity) — $5.00
Seasonal fruit mix.
- Apple Sauce — $5.00
German Classic Dinners
- Half Pound Smoked Pork Chop — $22.50
(Kassler Rippchen) slow-roasted to perfection served with a garnish of sauerkraut, 2 sides, and fresh rye bread.
- Wiener Schnitzel — $26.50
Choice veal, hand-trimmed for tenderness specially seasoned and lightly breaded prepared to order, served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread our most popular german selection.
- Jager Schnitzel — $27.50
Wiener schnitzel topped with sauteed mushrooms and a brown wine sauce, served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread.
- Schweine Schnitzel — $23.50
Pork loin breaded in seasoned flour and pan-fried to a golden brown served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread.
- Sauerbraten — $24.50
Tender, lean beef marinated and slow-roasted for a European flavor, complemented by a special wine sauce, served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread.
- Pig Knuckles — $22.50
Pork knuckles, steaming hot, a Gerst Haus tradition, served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread.
- Bratwurst Dinner — $22.50
Lightly spiced pork sausage, charbroiled, served with 2 sides, fresh rye bread, and a garnish of sauerkraut.
- Knackwurst Dinner — $22.50
Pork and beef sausage, lightly seasoned, served with 2 sides, and fresh rye bread.
- Smoked Mett Dinner — $22.50
Spicy pork sausage served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread.
- Kielbase Dinner — $22.50
Spicy, charbroiled smoked sausage, served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread.
- Sausage Combination — $26.50
Served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread, choose three: bratwursts, kielbasa, knackwurst, Berliner mett, smoked mett ring.
- Hungarian Chicken Paprika — $21.50
Chicken simmered with onions, peppers, carrots, and potatoes in a sour cream paprika sauce served with garlic bread.
- Beef Stroganoff — $23.50
Rinder Stroganoff tender slices of beef with mushrooms in a rich creamy wine gravy served with a dollop of sour cream and garlic bread.
- Goulash — $22.50
Rinder goulash seasoned chunks of beef, onions, and mushrooms simmered in brown gravy smothered over homemade spaetzle served with cornbread.
- Corned Beef & Cabbage — $22.50
Sliced, tender corned beef cabbage, potatoes, and carrots served with cornbread.
- German Combination Dinner — $29.50
Sample three different traditional old world Gerst favorites.
Classic Old World Sandwiches
- Bavarian Bratwurst Sandwich — $13.50
Lightly spiced pork sausage, charbroiled, on a grilled hoagie roll with a garnish of sauerkraut.
- Old Heidelberg Combination Sandwich — $14.50
Hand sliced turkey, baked honey ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and Danish Bleu cheese dressing on rye bread.
- Pork Tenderloin Sandwich — $14.50
Schweinefilet hand-breaded and fried, or charbroiled, with mayo on a toasted bun.
- Philly Kielbase Sausage Sandwich — $14.50
On toasted hoagie roll, smothered with sauteed onions, green peppers, and Swiss cheese.
- Reuben — $14.50
Our most popular sandwich at our Evansville restaurant corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and special sauce on grilled rye bread.
- Turkey Reuben — $14.50
Hand sliced turkey, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and special sauce on grilled rye bread.
- Knackwurst Sandwich — $13.50
Lightly seasoned pork and beef sausage on a grilled bun.
- German Fried Bologna Sandwich — $13.50
A Gerst Haus favorite thick-cut with pepper jack cheese and grilled onion on a grilled bun.
- Kielbase Sandwich — $13.50
- Smoked Mett Ring Sandwich — $13.50
- Berliner Mett Sandwich — $13.50
American Dinners
- Ground Steak (16 oz) — $21.50
USDA choice freshly ground chuck, grilled to perfection.
- Baby Back Ribs — $18.00
Rubbed with our seasonings, slow roasted in special ovens for tenderness, slathered in barbeque sauce and finished on the charbroiled.
- Ribs & Steak (1/3) — $29.00
Slab of our famous ribs with 6 oz sirloin charbroiled on an open flame.
- Ribs & Chicken (1/3) — $27.00
Ribs with 7 oz marinated chicken breast, charbroiled.
- Roasted Chicken Dinner — $21.00
Half chicken, slow-roasted in our special seasoning and charbroiled.
- Salmon Dinner — $23.00
A full half-pound of boneless, skinless salmon filet, grilled to perfection.
- Fried Catfish Dinner — $24.00
Hand cut and lightly breaded filet in cornmeal served with homemade cornbread, tartar sauce, and lemon.
- Fried Oyster Dinner — $26.50
Select oyster, hand-breaded, fried golden, served with cornbread, cocktail sauce, and lemon.
- Fried Cod Dinner — $24.00
Filet of Alaskan cod, hand-cut dipped in our beer batter and fried golden brown served with cornbread, tartar, and lemon.
- Fired Chicken Tenders Dinner — $22.00
Hand-dipped in our batter.
- Charbroiled Chicken Breast Dinner — $19.50
Marinated in our special sauce and chargrilled to perfection.
- Fried Oyster Basket — $21.50
Fresh from the gulf, hand-breaded, served with cocktail sauce, fries, slaw, and lemon.
- 12 Oz Ribeye — $34.00
- 6 Oz Sirloin — $19.00
- Chicken Tender Basket — $17.00
Served with french fries, cole slaw, and cornbread.
- Fried Cod Basket — $19.00
Served with french fries, coleslaw, and cornbread.
- Fried Catfish Basket — $19.00
Served with french fries, coleslaw, and cornbread
Traditional American Sandwiches
- Hamburger — $13.50
With grilled onions and mayo on a toasted bun.
- Cheeseburger — $13.99
- Bacon Cheeseburger — $16.50
- Patty Melt — $15.00
With double cheese and sauteed onions on grilled rye bread.
- Corned Beef & Swiss Sandwich — $11.99
Grilled on rye bread with double Swiss cheese.
- Charbroiled Chicken Sandwich — $13.99
Grilled marinated chicken breast on a grilled bun.
- Bacon Charbroiled Chicken Sandwich — $17.50
Grilled, marinated chicken breast on a grilled bun with bacon and mixed cheese
- Turkey Sandwich — $13.50
Slices of roasted tender turkey breast with a special sauce, lettuce, and tomato on rye bread.
- Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich — $12.50
Baked honey ham and double cheese on grilled rye bread.
- Catfish Sandwich — $15.50
Fresh breaded catfish on a grilled bun with pickle, raw onions, tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon.
- Fried Cod Sandwich — $15.50
Fresh cod on a grilled bun with pickle, raw onion, tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon.
- Portabella Mushroom Sandwich — $13.50
Hearty portabella mushroom with sauteed onions and melted provolone cheese served on grilled garlic and herb bun.
Kid's Menu
- Kids Chicken Tenders — $10.50
- Kids Hamburger — $10.50
- Kids Cheeseburger — $10.50
- Kids Grilled Cheese Sandwich — $10.50
- Kids Corn Dog — $10.50
- Kids Macaroni & Cheese — $10.50
Desserts
- Apple Strudel — $9.50
Homestyle pastry baked in house served with ice cream.
- German Chocolate Cake — $10.50
Three-layered cake with creamy coconut icing.
- Fudge Nut Brownie — $10.50
Rich chocolate brownie with hearty pieces of walnut and served with ice cream.