Slipstream - June 2010

Happy Hour at Bavarian Grill
by Chris Christensen
Sprechen sie Deutsch? It would
be fun even if we did remember
just a little of our High School
or College German for that matter. We
all know the story today regarding our
European friends, most speak at least
two languages fluently. So if you want
to practice your German while downing
a few Pilsner brews it is entirely possible to do so at the
Bavarian Grill. Look at this way…if you visit often enough
you may even become fluent or at least well indoctrinated in
German biers and wines…or both. Andrea (the owner) will
happily accommodate and reciprocate in perfect English if
need be.
What a cool place to have a Porsche Happy Hour and
we might add immensely popular with Mavericks. About
40 Porschephilles showed up with an array of their Porsche’s
parked in a more than ample parking lot. Parking is much
appreciated when we have to park our beautiful cars, so it
is especially nice to park next to another Porsche – then we
know they will not be dinged – right? We are also sure the
executives at Zuffenhausen would approve of the Bavarian
Grill and what also is amazing; so many Mavericks came
out on tax day…wow! Those returns must have generated
some extra cash! What is also interesting is the number of
Porsche’s in the Metroplex, and the size of the Maverick
membership – about a thousand folks in all. And that
represents just a small segment of local Porsche owners. If
all those non-members knew they were entitled to a PCA
discount at the local Porsche dealers maybe more would
join – spread the word!
Since Happy Hours seem to focus around Mexican
food, mainly because it is very prevalent in the Dallas
area and also because of its moderate pricing, it is a nice
change of pace to partake of German food. The Bavarian
Grill advertises the largest Schnitzels in Texas! Well what
exactly is a Wiener schnitzel anyway you might ask? Really
it is just a thin cut of meat coated in bread crumbs and then
fried. (Hey we never promised healthy-just good). It is
a very popular part of the Viennese and Austrian cuisine.
Traditionally it is served with a side of lingonberry jam or
cranbury sauce. The traditional Wiener is made of veal and
sometimes pork.
One of the highlights of the Grill is the service. We
had a pretty big crowd and the service staff was very
professional…hats off to them, they work hard. So milling
around we discovered some new faces in the crowd…and
please if we missed anyone we are very sorry. Maybe we
need to have a sign-in table for all those new Mavericks.
Joining us at HH for the first time was Brad and Jen Nesbitt,
who recently joined PCA and drive a 1999 Boxster,
welcome to you both and we might add a good choice for
your first Porsche. Also Charlie Capers who just joined as
well, Charlie drives a 2008 Cayman S. Again, our apologies
if we missed including anyone.
We are sure everyone enjoyed listening to Rich Keesecker
and his expert renditions of Bavarian folk music, we were
well entertained. Rich is a member of the Bavarian Music,
Culture, and Folk Dance Preservation Society of Dallas.
And then there was a surprise with Ed Mullinex keeping the
beat on the spoons, and singing along in key. Who knew?
We have lots of talent in our group! Happy Birthday was
played on cow bells by the staff – Happy Birthday again to
Mike Lockas! We won’t ask how old Mike…
The next Happy Hour will be back to the Wild Wood
Grill in Southlake. Located at 2700 E. Southlake Blvd.
See you all there!
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