"this half Kraut"
I once had a ladyfriend who was half German and half Irish. She's the one whose ex-husband had given her a Lawn Boy for her birthday, and it seemed appropriate because she was such a workaholic. I joked with her that she would have a little more fun in life if she would allow her Irish half to fill in once in a while for her dominant German half ...<g>
German food tends to be a little heavy, doesn't it? Can see how it wouldn't fit in with your diet, or maybe you just don't like that style of food? I've rarely been to a German restaurant here in Houston, but when spending a couple of days in Fredericksburg, it's hard to pass up the German food at dinnertime.
As for Bandera, my only dining experience there was lunch at a cafe on the main drag .. barbecue, I think it was.
Justin