Rasselbock Kitchen & Beer Garden LA

"This little biergarten in Mar Vista is a great place for a low-key meal that involves brats—both the German sausage and misbehaved children—and possibly too many doppelbocks. The currywurst is one of our favorites, but we also love the jägerschnitzel, a breaded pork loin that's pounded thin and topped with mushroom cream sauce. Rasselbock even has a patio with games and toys for kids. There’s also an equally kid-friendly location in Long Beach." - brant cox

"Rasselbock has everything you’re looking for in a biergarten: an excellent selection of craft beer and plenty of hearty German food to go with it. Head straight to the picnic tables on the back patio, and pick something from the all-German tap list full of beer styles you don’t often see in LA, like quads or grand crus. If you’re here to eat, we like the veal schnitzel and the excellent crispy Brussels sprouts, but no matter what you order, you’ll walk out full—the portions are huge for the price. Next time your beer nerd brother is in town, or if you feel like you need another biergarten in your life, this is the place to go." - Brett Keating

"New beergarden and German-centric restaurant Rasselbock makes its Mar Vista debut on March 19. It’s the latest from the Wirsthaus team who opened the first Long Beach Rasselbock location in 2016, after opening sister-joint Wirsthaus on the border of Fairfax and Hancock Park in 2011. Owners Bjoern Risse and Bülent Yildirim initially estimated an opening closer to mid-2019 for the Mar Vista outpost. Just like the Long Beach and La Brea locations, they converted an old space into a casual indoor/outdoor biergarten with communal tables, wines, cocktails, a mostly-European draft selection, and full menu. The Mar Vista spot also features a 13-seat bar as the center of the approximately 2,000-square foot restaurant. The drinking menu maintains plenty of respectable brewers, with twelve beers on tap including an Austrian radler, a Belgian sour, a Dutch quadrupel, and a Weihenstephaner lager from a brewery that’s been operating since the year 1040. Expect Rasselbock’s food menu to have some contemporary selections amongst the mostly German dishes. Picture brussel sprouts, kale salad, and pork belly sliders with beef goulash, schnitzel, wurst sausage, and spaetzle or German egg noodle dumplings. The menu is fairly friendly to the gluten-free and vegetarian crowds. With a location like this, residents near the bustle of Venice Boulevard and Centinela will favor a new walkable neighborhood option. It’s a block away from the Bowlero bowling alley, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Oaxacan favorite Quiadaiyn, and the newly-expanded accomplice bar, whose reopening was delayed due to an electric fire in the adjacent yoga studio. Initial opening hours will be Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. until midnight, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 am, and Sundays 11 a.m. to midnight." - Mona Holmes