Himmel's

Great place! The pizza is fantastic and the German fair is flavorful and delicious. Service is top notch. Can't wait to go back.

The last time I had really good German food was when I was in Ohio. I have to say Himmel's was spot on. The food was super fresh and well worth the wait. I will recommend the pizza rustica and the champignon rahm schnitzel! And the waiter we had recommended dishes and was very friendly to my friend and I! I will defiantly be coming back again. And on the weekend they have fresh pretzel bread for customers and live music!

We took our dad here for Father's Day. We had a good time with food and ambiance that did not disappoint. We arrived at opening and got seated right away. The weekend we went, they had entertainment with a live accordion player. Despite staffing challenges, the host and owners did their best to keep things moving. Most things ordered were outstanding especially the following:* Steak Tartare* Lachs Toast* Bayerische Platte - A charcuterie of meats, spread, pretzels and cheese* Champignon Rahm Schnitzel*Cherry StrudelThe house made bread was pretty good too. Parking in Lincoln Square is hit or miss but if you time it right and arrive at opening or off times, you can find a spot. Enjoy and Prost!

Himmel's might be the only restaurant that you can get authentic #German and #Italian cuisine in the same place . They have all the German favorites like schnitzel, bavarian pork shank and sauerbraten , but they also have been serving pizza that is hand crafted and baked in a wood burning oven that came from Rome, Italy. I love this family owned restaurant (two sisters) that sits on the Northside Chicago in Lincoln Square . Every time I think I feel like I've been waited on by a family member so it seems so homey. They also have a great selection of German beer on draft served in steins. This is a great place to have a family dinner and good times!

The chicken schnitzel was good, but there were a couple issues. I found it a little odd that you can only have vinaigrette salad dressing in a restaurant. I've never been to a place that's only offered one dressing, but whatever that's minor. Also, we ordered a couple side plates of the German fried potatoes and 2 of the plates were almost black in color. No respectable chef would have sent them out of their kitchen. I'll post the nicest looking of the bunch, but even though they were nicer in color than the others all 3 batches were firm to raw in the middle.The service was also rude (seems a handful of reviews have said the same thing about this guy lately). There was an event going on when we went and every single table was reserved. Would have been nice if they posted that on their website and that reservations would be needed that day instead of giving attitude when paying customers come in. A family of 4 was sent away for not having a reservation while we were just sitting there waiting forever for our check so we could leave. Also forgot about pop that was ordered at our table and the table next to us, but eventually got it. Also, the table next to us came in after us and was finished eating by the time we even got food. I'm pretty sure they forgot to put our orders in and then had to rush the potatoes which is why they were burnt on the outside and raw on the inside. Giving 2 stars because the schnitzel was pretty tasty.

We sat for nearly 2 hours and never got our food.The German festival is going on and the restaurant was really busy, so at first we were understanding that service was a little slow. We were seated around 8:55pm last night and got our drinks fairly quickly. But it was nearly an hour before they brought the appetizer and soups/salads that came with our meal. Since soups/salads should be quick and easy to bring out, we asked a couple times for this but still they only showed up about an hour after we placed our order. At one point the manager apologized for the slow service saying that the kitchen was inundated. He didn't offer us anything to compensate, like a round of drinks perhaps.By 10:15pm the place was half empty, we hadn't seen our waitress in at least half an hour, and still no sign of our food. By 10:35pm we had had enough, we calculated that the drinks and appetizer we did receive was about $55-60 so we left that much on the table in cash and got up to leave. Seeing this, they told us that our bill was $199 but of course we didn't get any of our entrees, and the manager (who had apologized for the slow service an hour earlier) appeared surprised that we never got our food (obviously he hadn't followed up on us) and tried blaming the waitress for not putting our orders in. It seems like several of the staff dropped the ball. Which is a shame because I was really hoping to try their schnitzel with käsespätzle. At nearly 11pm, we had to settle for dinner at McDonald's instead.

This is truly an authentic German restaurant with incredible service from this family owned gem . Excellent beer selection and so many German favorites, combined with live music, will keep you coming back again and again.

I cannot say enough good things about this gem of a restaurant! The staff here are so kind. They treat you like family from the moment you enter the door. The food is spectacular. My favorites are the Obatzda appetizer, Pear And Gorgonzola Salad, Pizza Patate & Rosmarino, and Kasespatzle. Go on Thursdays for live music!

The food was terrible. This is not the real deal folks. Very cold atmosphere inside. The guy who said he was a server acted crazy . Really aggresive and weird. The place definitely had bad vibes. Pick another place if you want to be comfortable. Food was the worst. Champignon Rahm Schnitzel was like rubberAmbiance was creepy. I guess the crowd here has one thing in common and I think it is political in nature. Can you guess? We paid for our food and could not eat it. Chicago deserves better and so do you..Tom BrennerChicago

Step inside and it's as though you've been transported to Old World Bavaria in December. The small dining room is adorned with all manner of knick-knacks and Christmas decorations. This place morphed from Pizza D.O.C. to Himmel's about 9 years ago but they kept the pizza and other Italian specialties on the menu. While not exactly fusion cuisine, Himmel's menu provides an opportunity to mix or match German and Italian classics. The mere thought of sauerkraut pizza makes my intestines frown.Our party dined here during Oktoberfest. We had the honor of being served by one of Himmel's co-owners. Their special Oktoberfest menu featured German classics (10 entrées, all sturdy, none 'light'). Of course, some apropos imported beers are offered on tap. I regaled my palate with a half-liter of Hirter, an Austrian dark beer dating back to 1270.All entrees include a basket of delectable pretzel bread and a choice of soup or house salad. The only salad dressing offered, red wine vinegar and olive oil, was so tart it made my mouth pucker. Substitutions are verboten, which certainly does not set well with anyone having a food aversion.I ordered sauerbraten. The meat should have been fork-tender, but I found it to be quite chewy and the flavor less savory than at other places where I've had this dish. The accompanying spätzle and red cabbage were superb. My Missus' chicken schnitzel was a much better entrée than mine. Boneless white meat was pounded thin, breaded, and fried to a juicy crisp. Others in our party gave high marks to the Wiener (veal) schnitzel, Champignon Rahm (mushroom & pork tenderloin) schnitzel, Schwammerl stew (mushroom stew with bread dumplings), and calzones.Portions were super-generous and our server Diana was great. Only two desserts were offered - apple strudel and cherry cheesecake. You couldn't have the former a la mode because there was no ice cream. Live music began around 6:30. A talented musician with a guitar forwent traditional Teutonic oom-pah-pah, crooning instead pop standards such as "Here Comes the Sun" and "Mrs. Robinson."