A coarse-ground beef and pork sausage seasoned with paprika, garlic and chili, smoked and served sliced over kraut at Schmidt's Sausage Haus in German Village. Family signature since 1967.
The Bahama Mama sausage is a Schmidt family invention developed at their German Village meatpacker. The family began meatpacking in 1886 and opened the Sausage Haus restaurant in 1967 on East Kossuth Street. The Bahama Mama is served sliced on a roll with kraut at the family hall, alongside the bratwurst, knockwurst and the fist-sized cream puff.
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Schmidt's Sausage Haus ★ 4.6
german-village · 240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's canonical German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 meatpacker.
Schmidt's Bahama Mama Counter ★ 4.5
german-village · 240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
Schmidt's Bahama Mama counter at the Kossuth Street Columbus German Village hall serves the family's signature smoked sausage on a hoagie roll.