Tasty and great quality pretzels! Gnarly Knots was paaaaaacked for a Tuesday afternoon. It's a…read morepretty minimalistic rustic spot that has all the essentials. All the tables were full and customers were constantly coming and going. I can see why after checking em out. Pricing is fair. If you compare it to auntie Anne's they are cheaper with better quality ingredients being used. Service was very quick - there is a kiosk at the front counter or you're able to order with a staff member. Within 5 mins our snack was ready. My husband and I tried a salted pretzel with nacho cheese sauce and creamy mustard sauce. The pretzel itself was cooked perfectly. Texture wise it was somewhat crispy on the outside with a very fluffy center. The nacho cheese sauce was better than cheese sauces I've had before. The creamy mustard was reallll good, we ended up taking the remainder of it home so we could use it for something else.

Went at the Lilac Arts & Craft Festival today and stopped into Gnarly Nuts for the first time. It…read morewas quite busy because of the festival, but the line went quickly and the staff was on top of everything. My husband and I ordered a pretzel dog and the Monte Cristo stuffed pretzel to share. I loved the pretzel dog, it was my favorite. A good sized hotdog wrapped in pretzel with salt sprinkled on top, so yummy! The Monte Cristo stuffed pretzel was served with a raspberry serrano jam. It was tasty, but my husband and I thought it tasted better with mustard. It was good, but their pretzel dog won out over that. Next time I'm in the area, I'm going to revisit this restaurant. They have a lot of pretzels and stuffed pretzels to try.

Fantastic service!! Huge thanks to Ricardo for his kindness and 10/10 recommendations. Great food…read more Great time. Thanks Ricardo for making our first visit to Wetzels so special!

Stopped by this business to get myself a pretzel and lemonade after my busy shopping day on…read moreSaturday! Staff was super friendly and kind and very efficient. Prices are a bit high but worth it because of the friendly staff! Will definitely be going back to this establishment instead of their competitor Auntie Anne's who never greet me with a smile, how terrible! Recommend Weztels to everyone!

I miss their pretzel sandwiches more than life itself. Thinking about them used to get me through…read morethe day and I wish they were still in the mall.

Good pretzel. It was a little tough, but it still had that wonderful buttery and salty flavor. I've…read morehad about a dozen pretzels at the Ottawa location, and those pretzels have always been soft, so I'll just stick to that location. The workers at the Peru location were friendly, and there was a constant stream of customers.

umm i feel weird reviewing the pretzel store inside meijer but I love ben's so i am doing it…read moreanyway. This place is great. Their pretzels are huge and fluffy and their fake cheddar cheese is great. I come here when i want to fill my heart with happiness. However - they are sometimes out of cheese, and sometimes, theyre even out of pretzels. Once I got the pretzel bites and it was a traumatic experience. The once on the top of the cup were hard and the bottom of the cup was soggy. not cool, ben. However, on a normal day - 10/10 would recommend. I go to meijer just for their pretzels frequently and u should 2

This place is great. There menu has a lot of options. There pretzel fills you up but but a little…read moreexpensive and the pretzel doesn't taste that good without any dipping sauce but that's my opinion.

We were so happy to find a Wetzel Pretzel at Oakbrook! Pretzels were so butter and we treated…read moreourselves to the jalapeno cheese this time and it had the perfect amount of spice. They are also very friendly and added extra salt to our pretzels. We will be back everyone we visit the mall.

Whoa. Never heard of this place before now but let me tell you …read more. 1) They have Boba 2) Their lemonade can rival CFA but without the whole extra baggage 3) The pretzels now include funnel cake style and some dessert styles with strawberry syrup 4) The owner actually works the stand. They are in the basement/lower level next to Starbucks across from the candy bar. They take all forms of payment via Toast (their system emails or print and text receipts). Frozen lemonade has Blue Raspberry and Strawberry available.

If you know me even just a little bit then you know customer service is a HUGE part of my…read moreexperience. I love, love, love Ben's Pretzel's. Way more than a diabetic should. So I eat here way more than I should. ^_~ But the customer service today was horrible. I mean, the worst I've EVER had. From anywhere. And I go to a lot places. There was no one else in the store but the girl behind the counter was acting like I was holding her up. She was snarky and rude. Thumping my pretzels on the counter as if it wasn't my lunch... Omgoodness. I was starving. Still I didn't say anything. Cuz I'm nice. I let her finish up packing up my order. Paid her. Then was gonna leave with my pretzel. When she said, in her snarky, rude manner... You're welcome. Then I was done. I looked at her and told her I didn't thank her cuz she was rude. And proceeded to walk to my car. Seriously. If I hadn't have been STARVING I would've given it back to her and asked for my money back. But did I mention I was starving?! I will just never be a skinny girl... #shrug But I am happy to leave the one star that Yelp requires because the pretzels really are so yummy. However, if she's working I'll just starve. I won't go back. For real though. 1.24.19 1:45 PM

Hector and Josh made sure I had the best pretzel experience ever! Great, honest recommendations…read moreand I was blown away with the quality taste and flavors. A myriad of refreshing beverage options and if u go there on your birthday you get a free pretzel. Business owner be proud of these amazing employees

As a Chicago resident of over a decade, this was my first time visiting Crushed By Giants! After…read moresome shopping with my future in laws, my partner wanted to give this place a try! He picked it based off the beer and "the sports bar feel". It is very much not a sports bar and there were no tvs! Haha Anyway, he gets an A for effort! All of our food was amazing! The wings were so good we got a second order! The fries are natural cut and pair well with their garlic aoli! Classic burger was a hit! Kind of reminded me of In and Out! So delicious!! Now let's talk about the SPICY chicken sandwich, ITS SPCIY!!! Ha My partner and I split the burger and chicken sandwich! The sandwich is delicious and I was barely able to finished my half, my poor lips were on fire!! I would definitely get again! Our server was great! Made amazing beer suggestions and never let our water glasses go empty!! Looking forward to our next visit!

Had their flight all of their beers were excellent. I really liked all of the Pilsner that they did…read moregreat atmosphere perfect spot. Go try to find it. It's right across the street from the Marriott. Maryland friendly staff as well!!

A little pricey for inside the Meijer but the only pretzel place in the area. You would have to go…read moreto the Lincoln Oasis or Orland for Auntie Anne's. Hot dog in the pretzel has Swiss cheese which my kids did not appreciate. The pretzels have several topping available as well as dipping sauces. The shop was not very busy for a Saturday which max explain the high prices. We will probably return if in the store but I doubt it is a destination location.

They can't seem to open on time! I have been there six times within the last two months and they…read moreare either not there at all or just arriving thirty plus minutes late of their opening time which is 11:00 to 8:00 p.m. I think this has been going on forever, I just happened to stumble on this recently because I am trying to buy a pretzel on my way to work and not the usual time in the middle of the day on the weekends. I happen to be in the store--Meijer shopping with my significant other on a week work day around the 11:00 o'clock hour not realizing their hours at the time I was disappointed they were not open since I happened to be there shopping with him; however, I returned close to noon before going to work and it was pitch black in their corner! Wow, I said to the greeter/security guy, what time do they open? He said they running a little late today--they open at 11:00 and the first batch of pretzels are on the counter at that time. So I kept coming back before work a few times with the same negative results. I would arrive ten to fifteen minutes after 11:00, either they weren't there or just arriving pulling out their equipment. The crazy part about this is that it was different people most of the time except for one time it was the same person. This is why I say it's been going on for ever because they all were late! I am going out of my way in the opposite direction to work to get a pretzel with negative results every time! Other than not opening on time, their pretzels are delicious and I give them four stars for the taste, size and price. I happen to ask one of the servers/cashier about the $2.00 pretzel price I had heard about and she told me that the $2.00 price was only on Tuesday all day. I have not been able to confirm the $2.00 price yet via a paper menu or something because I would like to know is it only on Tuesday, which I would miss out since they cannot seem to open up on their scheduled time before I go to work, or is it Monday thru Thursday between certain hours that was mentioned in another review--I would like to know. I just confirmed the $2.00 Tuesday, I didn't ask but it probably started out $2.00 from a certain time during certain days when they first opened. I talked with the greeter again today on Saturday May 27, '17. He said look who over there, she opened up on time and the Pretzels were out & ready at 11:00. He went on to say they have opened up as late as after two o'clock. He said he personally know the owner and he said he can't find any body that wants to work. Today, there's a Caucasian woman working, the other days they were people of color--my color! I guess it's a "Black" thing?

Was looking for German food again when I came to Chicago for a work trip. I already tried the one…read morein the loop so I ventured out to this place. The reviews advertised authentic German food. As a German I had to try it. The potato pancakes were a good start, tasted like mom used to make. The Platter had a lot of food. I don't know what region this place is from, the sauerkraut and Blaukraut were not Bavarian, the Spätzle felt ready made and not home made. The Bratwurst was too fine for me, I'm thinking north German. The strudel was good tho. The service was fantastic! From host to server they took care of me and made sure I wanted for nothing, so I can't complain there. Decor wise this looks like what you'd imagine a German restaurant looking like in the US. Lots of banners advertising beer and German flags hanging on the walls with a collection of steins everywhere you look. Overall it's not "authentic" for me, but the food tasted good and the service was exceptional.

The Staff here at Edelweiss Restaurant is dressed up nicely in Bavarian, Black-Forest, Rhineland,…read moreand Saxon-German outfits, like Lederhosen, Dirndls, and other Disneyland-style Costumes, which makes things extra fun, especially when the accordion starts being played in an "Um-Pah" way. At Christmas time (Weinachten), the staff at Edelweiss Restaurant decks the entire places out like a Christmas Market (Weinachtmacht) in Munich. It is Delightful. I have eaten here many times, over numerous decades. It is a 5 minute drive from the cemetery where my entire family is buried. Oktoberfest 2025 begins on Saturday Sep. 6 and goes until Sunday Nov. 2 (it is a lot of fun if you like beer and live traditional German songs. I almost always order one or more of the following: Steak Tartar (as a starter), followed by Leberknodel Soupe (liver dumpling soup), and then either the Bavarian Pork Shank, or the Sauerbraten, or the Wiener Schnitzel (a breaded & fried veal cutlet that's as big and pounded flat as a large pancake) as my main. Get these with the Spätzle and the sweet stewed Red Cabbage for the best experience. There is truly no reason to order the burger or the salmon.

It's spectacular! Beers food service …read more Food is absolutely delicious & so much you always have at least one full meal. I love the schnitzel cordon blu - which is served with ham and Swiss. Double mashed and whatever delicious soup they serve! And did I mention beer....ummmmmmmm

We're big foodies. Shared four entrees and two appetizers. Thought it was good and definitely a…read moreplace to go to for an occasion. Lots of great dishes, a few not so great. The curry wurst was the bomb but needed more sauce. The sauce was heavenly though. The potato pancakes great and flavorful. The cabbage rolls tasty. The liver soup not my favorite only because it had a liver taste--which if you like, then you'll like it. The saurkraut and purple cabbage the best Ive ever tasted and worth getting. The spetzel so-so, not much flavor. Son liked it though. The bread dumplings ok. More like white bread. The big pork shank that is the prize-it was good but not as stellar as we thought it would be. And we did make sure to order it crispy like it said to and it wasn't. Looked like it was a little browned but even my young son said the fat isn't rendered. I think it would have been a lot better if it had been crispy like in other pictures on here. Disappointed. It's like $35. Not cheap. The beef with sauce (sauerbraten) was good, the sauce great, the beef ok. The special that was going on, the beef roulade. Nobody liked it at all. The stuff just didn't taste good together in it. Overall, it was a good experience. The waitress Rosie was amazing, most of the food was great to awesome. The ambiance was German and cozy. Our favorites: the curry wurst sauce, the saurkraut and red cabbage and the stuffed cabbage rolls.