The best Pretzel by whillsjournal on Eaten
Pretzel
12 reviews
AMAZING
1st BIG ASS PRETZEL
The Explorium Brewpub Third Ward, Milwaukee
This is, in fact, a big ass pretzel and does not disappoint its menu name. Served with a nacho cheese sauce with a touch of spice, this pretzel is perfectly salted with a hint of garlic oil. A tender and doughy pretzel great stand-alone or dipped. This is an exquisite pretzel.
2nd GET TWISTED PRETZEL
Big Sky Country Bar & Grill, Germantown
A crunchy and salty outside with a tender and doughy inside, this pretzel is an absolutely delight! The honey mustard is savory with a hint of sweetness, but the cheddar cheese sauce is incredible! The perfect amount of salty and cheesy, this sets a very high bar for German pretzels!
3rd GIANT PRETZEL
Good City Mequon Public Market, Mequon
This is an exquisitely fluffy German pretzel. Perfectly cooked, salted evenly and just right, this is a great pretzel on its own. The beer cheese served alongside is delightful, savory but not too potent, and adding a great touch of creamy and cheesy. Incredible bites!
REALLY GOOD
4th BAVARIAN PRETZEL
Milwaukee Brat House, Milwaukee
This pretzel is massive in every respect. Very flavorful dough and nice buttery coating with the right amount of salt. Comes with three dips: cheddar cheese sauce, beer cheese soup, and cinnamon cream cheese. The cheddar is great, the beer cheese is okay, and the cinnamon cream cheese tastes good standalone but clashes with the pretzel. Recommend splitting it with 3 if not 4 people.
5th PRETZEL BITES
Culver’s, Mequon
Incredible poppable bites of soft pretzel dough with a salty exterior and cheddar cheese dipping sauce! A very nice chew and flavor to the dough, not much more to ask of a pretzel, especially from a fast food venue!
PRETTY GOOD
6th BAVARIAN PRETZEL
Milwaukee Ale House Grafton, Grafton
Cheese sauce really holds this back. The pretzel is nice and doughy with a nice salty touch, but the cheese has a sweetness to it that is just off base and contradicts the pretzel itself.
7th ORIGINAL PRETZEL
Auntie Anne's, Wauwatosa
A good pretzel dough, but wish there was more salt on the exterior. The cheese dip is fine for a processed cheese, understandable for a chain, but wish it was hot cheese or even nacho cheese. Fine bite for a mall food court though.
JUST OK
8th SPENT GRAIN PRETZEL BITES
Blue Moon Brewing Company, Denver
The flavor of the earthy grain far overpowered the doughy flavor you'd expect from a pretzel product. Very okay, but both cheese and mustard dips provided were flavorful and made them at least palatable.
9th BAVARIAN PRETZEL
Skippy's Burger Bar, Thiensville
An overdone pretzel with a tinge of burnt flavor on the exterior, although it remained fluffy and tender on the inside. A touch too much salt on the pretzel, or perhaps more accurately, inconsistent application of salt. The nacho cheese sauce was completely bland. The honey mustard was the saving grace here to provide flavor. I do not understand why this venue has such an issue with over cooking everything.
10th BAVARIAN PRETZEL
Water Street Brewery, Grafton
Pretzel dough was good, but far over-salted, was all that could be tasted. The cheese sauce was rather dull, but the brown mustard was pretty good with a good spice as well... About the only saving grace here.
NOT FOR ME
11th BAVARIAN PRETZEL
Cochon Butcher, New Orleans
Undersalted and very tough dough. The beer cheese was… indescribably off. The mustard was good and strong, but certainly nothing could really salvage this pretzel.
12th FEST SOFT PRETZEL
Crushed By Giants Brewing Company, Chicago
This frankly misses the mark. The pretzel was overdone and rubbery in texture, rather unpleasant to try and eat. The honey mustard was probably the best of the three dips, and it was fine. The cheese was very processed and just not great. Would not recommend.