Bodo's German Restaurant & Pub

Love this place!   Just ate here for the first time sorry it took us so long to get here.  We live 45 minutes south and Bodo's is worth the drive.  Food is excellent!  Service was too.   Will certainly be back and won't take so long this time.  Also....comment to Margaret P....you really should eat at a restaurant before you give it a terrible review.   Note..parking is free behind the restaurant....you parked next door which is not their parking lot.  I think you missed out on some fine German food!

Ok, so I am genuinely exited about reviewing this place... I was here in March (Easter weekend) with my fiancee and we LOVED hanging out at Bodo's. If I ever make that hellacious drive back to MB from the ATL, we will definitely be eating here again. When we saw on their sign that they were a genuine German restaurant with German beers on tap, we knew we were going to be stopping in (did I mention I'm 50% German myself?). We didn't have any intentions of staying for dinner -- but ended up staying for hours and having a blast!

When we walked in, Axle and his family (sister, brother, who knows who else from his clan) were all grouped around a table up front, going through old family photos. Axle was friendly and welcoming and got us some beers as we sat on bar stools and soaked up the place -- the decor is amazing, there's a living room/fireplace set up in one area, almost all the table chairs are rolling desk-style and it's kitschy and funky all over the place. As we sat through another round of beers, we decided to get an app and ordered the escargot. It was delicious! Axle mentioned that meatloaf was the night's special, so we decided to split it. Each and every aspect of the meal was so tasty, and I only wish I had room to try other items on the menu (but I wasn't scared to bring a piece of German chocolate cake on the road).

We talked with Axle and the other staffers about music, Myrtle Beach, Germany, Atlanta and all kinds of topics throughout dinner, as we were one of two tables in the place. I think my favorite aspect of our time there was the Johnny Cash album, sung in German (yes, by Johnny himself).

Thanks for a great meal and a great time! Hope to see you again one day (next time you guys come to the ATL for a visit to Patak's, hit us up!).

A wonderful dining experience. The man who owns the place- Axel- was also our server. He was friendly and explained briefly that his father (who also created the recipe for the dressing on the salad that came with the meal), opened the place in 1984. One of the signs in the place stated "The only German pub that plays Pink Floyd." This is the truth. We enjoyed a variety of sausages sampler and pork tenderloin while listening to the Rolling Stones. The place itself is full of character and down to earth charm. At the end of the meal, Axel asks his patrons to sign a memory book for him. Some of the people who signed, wrote about coming to this place for three decades and overhearing conversations of soldiers in the 80's,talking about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Highly recommend this place if you're looking for quality food, but pub like, earthy atmosphere.