Olle's Restaurant (Reservations Requested)

"Went on the last day of the season. Nice place. Very friendly. The food portions are huge but it's so delicious I tried to eat all of it! I had the schnitzel with spaetzle. Tasted just like what I've eaten in Germany."

"Olle’s Restaurant on Compass Lake is a wonderful place to eat. Everything is prefect. The view of the lake, the food, the soft music and great service. If you plan to go you need to call to make a reservation. You will love the experience."

"We were directed here by my son in law for his birthday dinner. He had heard good things and I am happy to say it was well worth the trip. To start this appears to be a family operation and it shows in the food. I have had many offerings that are labeled German food but I tell you this is the real deal. Our dining party had everything from a pretzel appetizer to the homemade cheesecake and everything we had was great. I had the schnitzel and it was pounded thin and fried just so, not greasy or salty, my wife had a stuffed chicken schnitzel and the mushrooms and gravy was out of this world. We were all so excited to eat that I forgot to get enough pictures. I will remedy that next trip. This was a great experience and everyone in our party was happy with what they got, which is a first I tell ya. There is definitely nothing around here like this so make sure you give it a try. Just remember reservations are highly recommended as this is a small operation, but you won't be disappointed!"

"Made a reservation for 1. Owner contacted me to make sure it was correct, I stated yes. I get to the restaurant and the owner says I didn't confirm my reservation and that it's unusual to have a party of 1. I said it's just me and I did confirm and had the email to show her. She had many tables open and I asked to sit by the window area to look outside and she said no. She made me feel unwelcome and was not polite. So I ordered the jagerschnitzel and the spatzell. The food was Not good. It was burnt and had no flavor. She said it was burnt because the cook wants to make sure the meat is cooked. I've had this many times at other german restaurants in Chicago and it was never burnt and the meat was always cooked. The spatzell was flavorless. I spent an entire 30 minutes there, since I felt unwelcome. Bad service and bad food. I will not go back."

"Olle's is truly a local gem, it's a favorite of our neighbors so we all went together for the first time. Yes you do need to make a reservation because it's literally the husband as the chef and the wife as the waitress and no one else but the service and food were still 5 stars. I ordered the pork schnitzel with the German potato salad side and I was blown away. I've never had either before and I'll be ordering that again. The schnitzel was the size of my face. The restaurant itself is dated and nothing special but it was clean, and personally the food is what matters over atmosphere. Kinda makes it charming. Definitely recommend and will be going back!"