CityView Magazine

Dining Out Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruise lines and on the Lili Marleen, a sail- powered, 50-passenger cruise ship. Elzbieta gained her restaurant experience in Germany and locally, working at the who’s who of Fayetteville’s German restaurants: Taste of Europe, Imbus Hotbox, Max und Moritz and the former Café Mozart. Wolf’s German American Restaurant is located next to McDonald Lumber Company off busy Hope Mills Road and two doors down from Superior Bakery, where the Wolfs buy their bread fresh from the oven. The front of the restaurant resembles a fenced-in mini bier garden with rustic outdoor seating made of rough lumber. Inside, the décor consists of an eclectic menagerie: the quintessential German beer stein is well represented along with wheat and corn stalks, grapevine, nutcrackers and a suit of armor holding a plate depicting the Wolf family crest. Tiffany lamps spew light over countrified tables and chairs. Scattered throughout the restaurant are posters of Armin’s famous and historic hometown. In the middle of the restaurant is the Stammtisch, a table reserved for repeat customers. It’s a German eatery tradition to reserve such a table. The table easily accommodates a dozen people; however, more tables are often added to accommodate even larger crowds gathering at the Stammtisch.. The patronage is varied, Elzbieta said. Yes, there are the German regulars, but also the Americans and the Russians. One of their best customers is a gentleman from Bulgaria who eats there most Saturdays. The menu is simple and categorized into soups, salads, chicken, pork and CityViewNC.com | 27 Left | Elzbieta Wolf serves dinner to Dustin, from left, Katherine and Curtis Keltner at Wolf’s restaurant, where patrons can eat outside in the bier garden. Top | Zigeunder schnitzel is just one of Wolf’s specialties. Topped with bell peppers and onions, it’s a customer favorite. Above | Start with an appetizer like the salmon, fresh vegetables and bread.

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