New Thing #13: The Schnitz

Two things you have to know about me are:

1. While I love trying out new restaurants and eateries, I’m a stupidly picky eater.
2. I have a knack for ordering the wrong thing at a restaurant.

For The Schnitz, the reason I’m not reviewing it is more the former than the latter. I ordered just the schnitzel and fries with nothing else and the guy working the counter looked at me like I was crazy. Which I probably was. Schnitzel (which is the only option at The Schnitz) is more of the delivery vehicle for the toppings, which bring the flavor.

Still, I held my ground and got my plate of battered-thin fried chicken and fries. The fries were whatever; no seasoning and the kind of mid-sized fry between a steak fry and shoestring. The Schnitzel also didn’t have a ton of flavor on its own but when you order from a Schnitzel sandwich place and ignore 90% of the offerings, that’s on me.

The location is not great. It’s in a more industrial part of DTLA and there are a lot of really good eateries nearby. The owners seemed nice so I’m rooting for them but it seems like another dream eater of a location that will probably be something else this time next year.