Wursthall: For serious fans of Serious Eats.

Beer fans and readers of Serious Eats must all head out to San Mateo to taste what’s brewing at Wursthall.

 

About Wursthall in San Mateo

Wursthall in downtown San Mateo is a German-Austria bierhaus with modern flavors of classic beer hall plates and pints. In the communal spirit of a bierhaus, the restaurant has ample long tables and close seatings to create that sense of community among co-workers, friends, and families of all ages.

Aside from the food, one of the main highlights of the restaurant is co-chef owner Kenji López-Alt, the famed James Beard awarded chef and food writer of Serious Eats. With his technical, food-science teachings, a food fan will certainly come into Wursthall with expectations.
 

What to Order at Wursthall

If you love a good beer, you must start with one of the 28 beers on tap which are locally crafted, Belgian, and German. Plus, there are local wines and a fun selection of non-alcoholic choices.

Pair that first drink with one of the few starters offered. The great thing about limited choices on the menu is that those items are typically all really great. So try them all – the pretzels, deviled eggs, and house pickles.

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A couple of beers (including one pint of Pliny the Elder!) with deviled eggs and house pickles. A beer hall encourages you to have a couple of beers leisurely while pairing them with a few plates of food.

For main plates, the restaurant specializes in their wursts. Other popular dishes include Kenji’s Korean Fried Chicken, the spaetzles, chicken schnitzel, and smashed cheeseburger which can also be ordered as an impossible burger.

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Kenji’s Korean Fried Chicken, one of the restaurant’s signature dishes which feature two large pieces of double fried chicken thighs over a scallion-cornbread waffle with kimchi butter and house-fermented hot sauce.
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You must save room for dessert! This is Stella’s Brownie with an added order of ice cream. This brownie is named after Stella Parks, James Beard awarded pastry chef and Serious Eats’s pastry wizard. A must order for chocolate fans and Serious Eats readers.

 

Address & Hours

Wursthall
310 Baldwin Avenue, San Mateo
+1-650-931-4282
Sunday to Wednesday, 11am to 10pm
Thursday to Saturday, 11am to 11:30pm
 


 
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