Thomas Beisl has very expensive sandwiches. We went for a late lunch on a Monday, planning to order sandwiches, but these were the four options: two paninis (ham/meunster, peppers/feta), each $12, or viennese meatloaf or norwegian salmon with chipotle mayo. None of these sounded particularly Austrian, so we each sampled a schnitzel. M got the Wienerschnitzel (I guess this is a veal cutlet), and I got cod schnitzel. They were both surprisingly delicious, freshly fried, nicely breaded (with decent bread crumbs), and served piping hot with a delightful side of cucumber/potato salad (vinegary, not mayonnaisy), and a little bit of pickled red cabbage. The wienerschnitzel went nicely with the light but rounded Austrian gruner veltliner M ordered, and the cod was a great complement for my zippy Austrian riesling. Both wines had a touch of sweetness that made them a lot more vinegar-friendly than most. Looking at the menu, there was at most one item (some lamb dish) that would have been red-friendly. Austria!
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