Because, theres going to be a class field trip to san fransico, and my teacher says we are going to a place for lunch called Tommy's Joint which has Hobrau style food. I want to know what exactly Is Hofbrau style food?
2007-02-19 13:14:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
In most parts of the United States "hofbrau" means German cuisine, but on the West Coast the term has taken on a more specific meaning.
In Germany a hofbrau is a brewery with historical ties to a royal court. These breweries often had indoor facilities or outdoor beer gardens where food was served along with the regal brewskies. When the term crossed to America, hofbrau came to mean the particular kinds of food served along with the beer: usually roasts of beef, pork, and ham sliced up on the spot to make warm, hearty sandwiches, accompanied by steam-table side dishes. A few decades ago San Francisco and the greater Bay Area had many hofbraus where office workers could grab a hot sandwich and a cold brew for lunch. Besides Harry’s Hofbrau’s four Bay Area locations, two survivors of the genre are Lefty O'Doul's on Geary Street and Tommy's Joynt on Van Ness Avenue.
The local hofbrau concept seems to be a historical descendant of a vanished San Francisco innovation: the "free lunch." From the late 1800s until the 1920s, saloons here lured lunchtime drinkers by offering extravagant buffets of free vittles with the purchase of each 5¢ beer. Rudyard Kipling admiringly remarked in 1889 that "for something less than a rupee a day, a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be bankrupt."
Basically its good
2007-02-19 13:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by Baby Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tommy's Joint is my after show stop when I'm performing at the Next Stage.
Great sandwich's [their meatball sandwich is da bomb], fresh carved meat, buffalo stew over rice and a big pickle jar full of yummy kosher dill slices.
They also serve a stiff drink and have 30 + beers to chose from.
An institution with good reason.
Make sure you walk around and look at all the photos, a great history lesson with an inexpensive stick to your ribs meal!
Enjoy!
2007-02-20 01:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by ajtheactress 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Tommy's Joint is more American Hofbrau than anything else.
They have Roast Beef, Ham, Turkey Breast, and all the side dishes to go along with it.
They make great sandwiches.
Enjoy it you will have fun.
2007-02-19 21:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by PARKERD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tommy's Joynt is a gas. It is famous.
You walk in, and get a tray.
Walk along the counter, and order buffalo stew, a hand carved roast beef sandwich, or other hot meal. Like a buffet, but with a Germanic/European feel to it.
You will not leave hungry.
2007-02-20 01:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you will love tommy s joint
2007-02-20 07:40:58 · answer #5 · answered by spiritsf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bratwurst with mustard, all on a hard roll....bretzels, beer, sauerkraut,
or all kinds of sausages (white, brats) with curry-ketchup....
2007-02-19 21:17:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋