No One Leaves Hungry Tastes of the Old World infuse the menu at German Place in Newhall, where the filling entrees include sauerbraten, Wiener schnitzel and more. Twenty years is a pretty good age for any restaurant in the Southland. German Place has survived this great transition, I think, by hard work. It doesn't have a printed dinner menu. It's a spare but homey sort of place, with little decor on the walls but photos of German wildflowers and a few sets of antlers.
Dinner always includes a green salad in a tangy cream dressing and a pretty good cup of soup.
That might be chicken cordon bleu or Wiener schnitzel, but most choices are stewed or roasted pork or beef. There always seems to be meaty pork roast with brown gravy, sometimes roast pork stuffed with apples. The sauerbraten is just barely sour, but the velvety sauce has a understated ginger flavor with an occasional burst of coriander. My favorite dish is the German version of the French roulade. It's a steak rolled up with a filling of thin-sliced ham and a couple of pickles, wrapped in bacon and roasted quite brown.