Weinerschnitzel in this case refers to the Austrian dish, Weiner Schnitzel, not the American fast food chain. The name means Viennese schnitzel.
A schnitzel is boneless meat that has been thinned using a tenderiser (which terms refers to a number of different tools with the same purpose; the most common are hammer-shaped), which is then covered with a mix of beaten eggs, flour and bread crumbs and then fried.
There are many different types of schnitzel - just about any meat can be used in making one - bit a Weiner Schnitzel is a specific type that was first mentioned in the 19th century, although the dish, or precursor variations of it, is quite probably older. The Weiner Schnitzel uses veal (milk fed baby cow) as the meat. Given what the meat is, some people do object to this dish.
In recent times, the name Wiener Schnitzel has become much more generic, and it is sometimes used to describe similar dishes made with other meats, especially pork.
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