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Frankfurt Opera building by Nemorino, 2 more photos
So don't be surprised if I suggest meeting here for a bite to eat before we go to the opera. It's not because of the food so much as for the convenient location and friendly ambiance.
Second photo: The decor has an American Midwest Railroad theme, with lots of old railroad signs and artifacts and even a model train that runs around the restaurant up near the ceiling.
Third photo: Heinz (Madschick) and me at the Chicago Meatpackers. Photo by Christine (tini58de). After the meal, the three of us went across the street to the Frankfurt Opera and saw a matinee performance of Mozart's Magic Flute. Have a look at Christine's travelogue 2007: Magic at the Opera.
If I were just to give you my own opinion of the food it would sound somewhat lukewarm (the opinion, not the food) since I am not exactly the world's greatest connoisseur of American cuisine even though I come from there, LOL.
Fortunately I had an expert with me recently, namely VT member yooperprof (Chet), who now lives in Marquette, Michigan but originally comes from Kansas City, so he knows about spare ribs, and he says the spare ribs he had here were fine.
After eating here, Chet and I went across the street and saw a performance of the opera Macbeth, not by Verdi but by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), a Swiss composer who once studied at Dr. Hoch's Conservatory here in Frankfurt. Bloch moved to the United States in 1916. He later became an American citizen and was a professor at the University of California in Berkeley. Leave a Comment Theme: AmericanPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Untermainanlage 8Phone: (0 69) 23 16 59Directions: If your bicycle has a flat tire or something, you could take the tram 11 or 12 or the subway U1, U2, U3, U4 or U5 to Willy-Brandt-Platz. (But don't forget to get that flat tire fixed!)Website: http://www.chicago-meatpackers.de
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Right on the edge of the bustling Willy-Brandt-Platz, and opposite the iconic euro symbol of the European bank, in the shade of Frankfurt's finest skyscrapers, is a little bit of America called Chicago Meat Packers. Not surprisingly for a restaurant named after America's most famous meat making city, and one that shoves the word "meat" rudely in between the name of a now defunct basketball team, it serves up a whole load of meat. It specialises in big steaks and burgers, but there are other dishes on the menu, including, which is a surprise for any restaurant in Germany let alone a big meat serving one, vegetarian options.
Even more surprising it has a no smoking section, another rarity in German restaurants.
The burgers are the best in town: try out the Chili Cheese Burger. Leave a Comment
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We enjoyed this place a lot:
the interior is quite unique with all different sorts of train and railway related items, great food (and helpings!!) and friendly service! Plus the location is more than convenient if you want to go to the opera later on - it is just across the street from the New Opera!
Do have a look at their menue - I find it quite enjoyable!
Heinz and I had potato dishes - both were on the menue as "starters", but we hardly managed to finish them, but we finally succeeded because they were soooooooooooo good! Heinz' choice was potato halves with chicken and spinach and I had potato halves with sour cream and cheese and ham. As I said before: d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s!!
Don had hot pasta, which was not really hot but very enjoyable as well (as he mentioned)!
Beer is served in pitchers as well, which I find sooooooooooo American and sooooooooo nice!! But since we were off to three hours of opera, we only had soft drinks!!! Leave a Comment
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We came here under the recommendation of some German friends. It is not the kind of place I would have walked into on my own but I am glad I did. The food was good. The service although a tad slow due to being so busy was always friendly. It is a pain when 75% of the conversation is in English to find a restaurant but we had a good time here.
We both had burgers this night. I had mine with bacon, of course. They were a nice size and the fires were very crispy. The nachos though were the hit. They were honestly quite good.
If you're there before 19:00 (7pm) you can get happy hour rates on your drinks and the mai tais were quite nice. Leave a Comment
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If you want to catch a glimpse of America in Frankfurt, go to the Chicago Meatpackers. The food is typical American diner food with burgers, steaks, French fries, coleslaw or deserts like pancakes or ice cream (you can find a menu on the web page) – beware of the very large servings!!! The interior is also in American style, as in all the chain restaurants of the Chicago Meatpackers. There are even train tracks right underneath the ceiling, on which a miniature train moves around constantly. There is the usual hubbub of old movie posters and advertising signs on the walls, the decoration surely is plentiful, but I liked it. Service was nice and courteous (we were there on a Saturday afternoon) and the food was delicious. We had burgers which were large and juicy, served with very big French fries. We also had coleslaw which we couldn’t finish as we were too full from the burgers, but the bit we had of the coleslaw was delicious. We first thought the coleslaw was expensive, but you get a very large serving, so you can share it. I’ll definitely go there again, it was just fabulous! Leave a Comment Theme: AmericanPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Untermainanlage 8Phone: 069-23 16 59Directions: It is a corner restaurant right across from the (new) Opera house - Frankfurter Oper - (but not across from the main entrance but from the South side). Go to the large street South of the Opera, cross it, go a bit to your left and there it is.Website: www.chicago-meatpackers.de
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 by superdan12Leave a Comment Theme: SteakhouseAddress: Untermainanlage 8, 60329 Frankfurt am MainPhone: 0 69 - 23 16 59Directions: across the street from the new OperaWebsite: http://www.chicago-meatpackers.de/
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