Dinner at Haus Murphy’s

Went for a farewell dinner last night at a German restaurant. In my 34 years of life, this is my first time eating in a German restaurant (Mal is luckier, he had his first at 3 years old). The restaurant, Haus Murphys is located in the heart of Glendale’s antique district. The hometown of American Idol, Jordin Sparks! It just occurred to me that we are staying SO CLOSE to the American-Idol-to-be!!! Was shopping at the mall the other day when some kids exclaimed right into my face ‘WE KNOW HER!!!’ and upon closer look I realised I was standing right next to Jordin’s very own Hollywood star. I digressed.

At the restaurant, we were welcomed by lively folk music played from an accordion. The musicians were 2 men old enough to be my grandfather. We were glad to be seated right in front of the band as Mal was so fascinated with the music. His attention and eyes were glued and fixated at the band for a long while. Deciding what to eat was a challenge, as we were swamped by German which we had problem pronouncing. I ordered Beef Rouladen, their traditional beef filled with pickle, bacon and onions serve with red cabbage and spaetzle. The descriptions in English did help a bit but we still had no idea how the food will turn out. Luckily the food turned out nicer than it looks. Mal wasn’t very interested in the main dish and was already happy and contented after his bowl of soup and my glass of raspberry ice tea.