There’s a restaurant in the Hudson Valley that’s still making traditional German dishes from scratch like they did in the 1950s.
The story of the Mountain Brauhaus actually goes all the way back to 1917. That’s when Emil Ruoff and his two brothers emigrated from southern Germany to New York City. Eventually, Emil settled down in Gardiner, New York where he opened a restaurant on the corner of Route 299 and Route 44/55. Originally named The Sugar Bowl, the business was primarily a burger joint. But Emil and his German employees couldn’t resist adding some of their favorite recipes from their homeland to the menu. Eventually, word got out about these incredible dishes and The Mountain Brauhaus was born.
Since 1955, The Mountain Brauhaus has been run by three generations of the Ruoff family. All aspects of the business are handled by family members from running the kitchen to tending to the beautiful garden and even sewing the traditional German clothes worn by the servers…