Wienerschnitzel No 60

Elite '08

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Jennifer G.

Foster City, CA

I spotted the yellow and red sign as I was dropping a friend/co-worker (don't you hate it when you can't figure out what to call someone at work?  are you friends?  or are you just friends because you're friendly at work?  what about your boss - if you like him/her and you hang out sometimes, does that make you friends? do you still intro them as "my boss so and so"?)off to pick up her car from the shop one day.  could it be?  a der wienerschnitzel??? oh joy, it's been so many, many years since i've had a dw dog.... I could barely contain my excitement.  

As screeched into the dealership to drop her off, I had to stop myself from planting my foot on her ass and screaming "get out goddammit! i gotta see a man about some dogs!"  i controlled myself...barely.

anyway, as i swung a u-turn to make my way back i realized i had a choice.  I could keep going, get on the freeway and get my gluttonous self home to have a nutritious dinner with the family...or, I could succumb to my desires, hit the drive-thru and feast in the car...on my way home to eat a nutritious dinner with the family.

as I sat in front of the order box/menu thing, I was giddy.  chili cheese combo!!! oh my god, i don't remember ever seeing such bounty...for $6.95 you can get a chili cheeseburger, chili cheese dog, chili cheese fries and a large soda. "holy toledo batman, i fear a chili cheese bathroom incident is imminent".  ugh.   since i still had dinner to look forward to i held back, instead ordering only a chili cheese dog and a kraut dog with mustard. i am the picture of self-restraint....haha, right.

oh the bliss....there's nothing better than scarfing down a surprise fast-food feast on the sly....and yes, it was just as good as i remember and perhaps even better just because it was illicit.

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Lenore S.

Santa Clara, CA

Wienerschnitzel always scared me.  And truth be told, I simply didn't have the experience of Wienerschnitzel's to base it on... they just seemed ... scary.

This Wienerschnitzel makes it to my mommy drive-thru list because just like the choice to drive-thru is not usually the first choice when you are feeling on top of your parenting game, this is not the best, greatest eating establishment there is.  But it *is* convenient and it's not the same old greasy chicken nuggests & french fries.  

Variety counts for something I suppose and this place has been useful when we have all 3 kids loaded up in the car to go see daddy's softball games.  Ideally, I like to bring nice costco polish sausages/hot dogs with the works, waters all-around, and a churro to split as we watch the game, but Costco parking is hell, the lot is dangerous with distracted kids-in-tow and far from the food line, the line is super-long and they don't accept my favorite credit card.

So, when we're all just trying to get to the softball game- with hot dogs as a atter of tradition, we go to Wienerschnitzel.  The hot dogs are so-so.  The kids' hot dogs are just about the cheapest you can find. Fernch Fries are so-so.  They do have toys in the kids meal-- less bling than the major chains with their off-brand running hot dog. But it gets the job done.

My recommendation: don't get experimental-- keep it simple and set your expectations low.  If you're willing to eat a hot dog in the first place-- you have to realize that you're willing to eat just about anything... :)

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