Brauhaus Schmitz

I've been to Brauhaus Schmitz twice so far.  The first time was as part of a Living Social Beer Tasting Trolley tour and it was a fantastic experience - the owner talked to us and gave us a bunch of cool beer information, the beers they had for us to taste were all great and the snacks we ordered were delicious.

The second time I went (just this past week) was still enjoyable, but not as great of an experience.  Our beers were awesome (as always - the beer selection here is hard to beat), but the service was a little slow (which was kind of frustrating because it was the middle of a weekday and the place was kind of empty) and we had to ask for a few things more than once because our server forgot about them.  The food was pretty tasty, but the stars of our meal were definitely the sides and appetizers we ordered - their fries and potato pancakes are always safe bets and the "blue cheese & almond honey" appetizer (served on a thick slice of pumpernickel) is a delicious combination of salty, sweet, creamy and crunchy.

Great place with great beers to choose from. Too bad I'm not into German food that much.

I absolutely love this place.  The würsts are authentic, the schnïtzel was great, the soft pretzel is an absoulte MUST.  Gets loud, but you expect that from a german beer hall.  Phenomenal selection of beers and well worth the trip. One of my favorite places.