Schmidt's Sausage Haus

Schmidt's patriarch J. Fred Schmidt, opened his eponymous Meat Packing House in 1886 in the heart of Columbus's German Village, quickly becoming Central Ohio’s most well known name in the meat industry. Just over 80 years later, J. Fred’s grandson, George F. Schmidt, opened the company’s first restaurant just around the corner from his grandfathers’ meat packing plant. Using meat recipes from the packing days and dessert recipes from the German ladies hired to run the kitchen, Schmidt’s Sausage Haus became an instant success and today, four generations later, is a Columbus landmark.

Whether you're stopping in for their legendary Bahama Mama sausages or the larger than your dinner plate cream puffs, the authentic look and sounds (think live polka bands) of Schmidt's have people celebrating Oktoberfest all year round in Columbus.