wurst and bier. we recently went here with high hopes since everything looked tasty on the website. upon arrival, we chose to sit at the bar. i tried to order the rattlesnake/pork sausage from the exotic choices-nope, out. ok, give me this belgian beer- nope, out. ok, so i ordered a sausage plate with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. could i possibly substitute the german potato salad for the mashed potatoes? not unless you want to pay full price for the german potato salad (and you still get mashed). ok, can i get some of the free toppings offered for the sausages? sorry, not with the plate - it will cost $2.00 per topping. ok, how about some german mustard? i was handed a jar-upon opening, it was completely empty. i asked for another jar, and it had a very small amount in the bottom that i was able to scrape out with the tip of my knife, then that jar was also empty. apparently, there were no more jars in the entire place. the mashed potatoes were pretty average, with a little parsley sprinkled on top. the sauerkraut was also very unremarkable. the only redeeming quality was that the sausages were very good.
other than the name of the place, and the menu, you couldn't even tell you were in a german restaurant. i lived in germany for a year and a half, and i am a bit confused as to what the owners meant by saying the decor is modern german. as for the dispatch write-up, don't worry, schmidt's--you have nothing to worry about from this place! i did agree with one thing from that article: they are nothing like schmidt's! how appropriate that the hostess was leaning on her hand and yawning as we were leaving.