Black Forest Kitchen 545 Southwest 3rd Street, Corvallis, OR 97333

"Great space but I am continuously disappointed with the food. I hope that a 100% honest review will help. I’ The German food needs a complete reset. The German spatzle don’t taste anything like spatzle. The paprikash just honestly had no flavor. It’s like American people who decided “hey I can make German food”. I would LOVE to the recipe change and actually be more German if you’re going to call it German food. It’s just the entire menu is lacking. Maybe look at others in the area who have had success and see what they’re doing. You can still be yourself but just see how they’re approaching it. Stammtish in Portland does it right. I feel like with German food you gotta go 100% or not at all since the ingredients can be expensive. Please do better."

"Via DoorDash: Ordered the Chicken Paprikash and it arrived (from a 3 minute drive away where the driver had to wait for the order) barely lukewarm, as though it had been reheated and not at all to temp; it was a clear safety issue and I was unable to continue eating it. It should have still been piping hot. Also for those expecting something different, this dish uses what tastes like smoked (vs sweet) paprika which was jarring and not particularly pleasant. The Nussecken flavor was fine albeit quite a bit softer than I expected. If lifted, it would have fallen apart that is how wet it was. Not sure if over-drenched or if the shortbread was not cooked all the way."

"My daughter and I enjoyed it, have not had German food in a long time. A pleasant surprise tucked away in Common Fields' shared food truck venue! And I was able to grab a nice mulled cider at the CF bar, too :) Great for a December dining out. Will be back for more sausages!"

"We brought our 5 year-old son (who is a choosy eater) with us to dine, and he loved it! We all did. My husband has traveled extensively in Germany and especially enjoys schnitzel and he was happy to have found such a nice recipe being prepared here in Corvallis. Friendly owners, fresh salad, delicious flavors! All around 5 stars!!"

"Disclaimer: My mom is from Germany, specifically Franconia (a region in Bavaria) and she worked as a chef in Germany so I have expectations about how schnitzel and spaetzle should taste. I love that Corvallis now has a place to get German food! I don’t except every Bavarian restaurant to cook dishes exactly like my Mom’s since regional dishes vary depending on who’s cooking them. The schnitzel was crispy and hot and I really liked the texture of the spaetzle. However, the mushroom goulash sauce was a little bland. I saw that they have a spaetzle with cheese sauce on the menu which I initially thought was kasespaetzle but it seems like it’s more of a Mac and cheese with spaetzle swapped in. I would love to have traditional kasespaetzle with fried onions and Swiss cheese. I will be returning to sample some of the other dishes like the rotkohl and desserts soon"