Well, when I realized there is an actual restaurant in Helen, Georgia that is famous for their FRIED CHEESE, where else would Fleur de Lolly eat lunch??
Muller's Famous Fried Cheese Cafe specializes in German and Czech Cuisine. Their menu offers dozens of breakfast/brunch options including omelets, homemade biscuits, a fried cheese breakfast(!) along with Alpine French toast, pancakes and oatmeal.
They also have homemade strudels and crepes.
Their soup, salad, and appetizer menu choices are varied as well including chicken noodle soup, goulash, fried cheese selections, and house salads, Ceasar salads, and fried or grilled chicken salads.
If those aren't enough choices for you, how about fried cheese sandwiches, burgers, or hoagies??
We started with the Brats Appetizer which had two grilled brats, mustard, bread, and kraut.
The kraut was tangy and crunchy. So delicious. The brats were mildly seasoned and were yummy with a little mustard added.
Now on to the Fried Cheese!
You can choose between a fried cheese kebob, French brie stuffed with ham, mozzarella stuffed with ham, or sharp cheddar stuffed with ham. We chose the sharp cheddar with ham served with roasted potato slices.
Think of two sandwich bread size slices of cheddar with ham in between. It's then breaded and fried. The cheese is ooey gooey around the ham and the crunchy exterior gives so much texture!
The sauce served on the side is a house-made Czech tartar sauce. Again, just the perfect extra to take the fried cheese to another level!
These roasted potato slices were perfection. Thinly sliced and roasted just enough to have a little crunch on the exterior.
I couldn't leave Helen without trying a Schnitzel! Muller's has six different schnitzels! I ordered the Jager Schnitzel which is pork tenderloin, pounded thin, breaded and fried with a creamy mushroom sauce and served with Spätzle (an Eastern European version of an egg noodle).
As you can see, the portions are large! We shared back and forth so we could try both. The pork was nicely seasoned and crisp. The mushroom gravy was rich and thick. The noodles were cooked perfectly. The small side of salad was a welcome addition to the richness of the dish.
Savannah was our server and she was simply a ray of sunshine and efficiency.
We definitely will be back to try more of their menu on our next trip to Helen!
Wow, wish we had one close by.
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