BierBeisl Austria, via Beverly Hills

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Opening Monday in Brandon, Brenda, and Donna's abusive BF Ray's backyard, BierBeisl claims to be LA's first legitimate Austrian restaurant -- a Von Trapp-approved upscale beer 'n sausage hall w/ a communal-tabled interior, a list of hard-to-find Alpine brewskis, and a wiener-filled menu that's considerably schlonger than you might expect.

The kitchen'll be run by an actually Austrian dude who once masqueraded as a kindergarten teacher in order to find a drug dealer, only to fall for one of the teachers, who ends up surprising him with more than love did time at Patina, and'll milk-simmer meat tubes sourced from a Glendale butcher, including classics like Weisswurst and brats, and not-so-classics like cheese-infused Käsekrainer, and the spicy/thin Debreziner.

In case you don't like dogs, you must like traditional Austrian fare (or, ew, cats), which he'll also whip up (the Austrian fare, not the cats), like a duo of sweetbreads w/ creamy "potato cheese", quail egg, and black truffle; Vienna schnitzel w/ pork, veal, or turkey; venison loin w/ brioche dumplings; and pork two ways paired with Champagne cabbage “fleckerl” and doused with a pork jus that's got mustard in it, not unlike that tramp Mrs. Peacock.

Because you can't drink juice boxes all day, you might as well throw back a few of their hard-to-find Austrian/Euro beers (Stiegl Weisse, Staropramen Lager), as well as a full, unfortunately Pucker-free schnapps bar, which'll carry a range of brandies imbued w/ odd, fermented fruits, ensuring that even the pickiest cocktail drinkers don't feel shafted.

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BierBeisl

Published: February 22, 2012 at 4:00am EST

9669 Santa Monica Blvd

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

310.271.7274

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