Edelweiss

In downtown Tuscaloosa, there is a cute little German bakery. And, I still find tons of Tuscaloosa residents who don't know about it. Edelweiss has been open for several years in their location in Temerson Square. And, recently I have been stopping in more and more for coffee and snacks. They will soon show up in the blog post about wifi around town that I hope to post soon.

Recently, I joined friends for lunch on a Friday. We all had the special of the day, pork chop schnitzel. Each day they have a special and then they also have soup, sandwich, and bratwurst options too. The pork chop schnitzel was really delicious. We each received two pork chops and a German potato salad with a rye bread. It was plenty to bring home for a second meal. In case you haven't had schnitzel before, it is pretty much a fried pork chop. The potato salad was very different. It looked like it should be served hot, like a potato casserole. But, it was more like room temperature and not a mayonnaise based potato salad like we are all so familiar with having. Sorry, I don't really have any great ways of explaining the taste. Here is a picture of all the yumminess.

My friend had recently had one of the other daily specials and thought that it was better. So, I am anxious to get back in and try some more things! I know I love the pretzel rolls they have. And, they have been doing pretzel rolls since before pretzel rolls were popular (see Wendy's, Ruby Tuesdays, and Sonic).

I also love a lot of the pastries, muffins, and breakfast goodies. The crumb cake has always been a favorite.  And, I had a ham and cheese croissant for breakfast a few months ago that was great. I should have taken a picture. Here is a picture of my latte and white chocolate raspberry scone from a recent breakfast/work visit.

 And, earlier in the summer I had a latte with an amazing cherry and cream cheese Danish. Yum!

So, if you haven't visited Edleweiss I would suggest you do. They are only open during the day, so no dinner dates here. But, they have a front patio area, so as the weather gets cooler, it will be a great spot for coffee, a sweet treat, or a unique lunch. it is so very cool that we have a little touch of Germany right here in Tuscaloosa. 

Steel City Pops

I am slow getting this post done. I have visited the newest Tuscaloosa sweet treat option, Steel City Pops, three times now and I just remembered to take pictures on this last visit. Oops. Steel City Pops opened a little over a month ago in downtown Tuscaloosa. The location on University Boulevard across from City Hall is conveniently located.

Steel City Pops may be new to TTown, but they have been around Birmingham for a while. I visited the location in Homewood once before so I knew the quality popsicle I was going to get. The location here has a giant chalkboard giving you the flavor options available. They have fruity and creamy. The favors change some with some constants and some that come and go. For one pop, you will pay $3.00. It's not a cheap treat, but it's competitive with what I would pay for ice cream, yogurt, a cupcake or cookies most anywhere else in town. And, I know these are homemade, made with quality ingredients and fairly healthy, as a dessert goes. :)

So,  on this visit I had a fruity pop and so did my friend. Before this visit, I had gotten the coconut, peach, and buttermilk. This time I had the cucumber lime.  The fruity and creamy are basically what you would think. The creamy is a little thicker and heavier but oh so yummy. The coconut is my favorite so far. But, in the hot heat of August, the cucumber lime was very refreshing and a light and delicious option. Neither the cucumber or the lime flavor was overpowering. I thought it was great. 

My friend had the sweet tea pop. Online, it said this was made with sweet tea, duh, and lemon zest.  She was worried the lemon would be too powerful, but she was really pleased and loved her selection.

What a cool new spot in town. You could go daily for weeks and still not have tasted all the flavors. But, it would be fun to try. I think my next flavor to try may be avocado. It just sounds so interesting.