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Is Schmidt's Sausage Haus Still Open? Man v. Food Update (Columbus, OH)

Man v. Food, Season 1 Columbus, Ohio

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Schmidt's Sausage Haus is open — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp page for the restaurant, updated August 2026, listed more than 2,200 reviews and current posted hours, and Wikipedia's 2026-07-11 revision independently described the same restaurant's history in German Village. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

Man v. Food (S1E04, aired 2008-12-10) featured Schmidt's Sausage Haus in Columbus's German Village, spotlighting the restaurant's Bahama Mama sausage and cream puffs. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11), Schmidt's has served the German Village neighborhood since 1886 and is a contributing structure in the neighborhood's local and national historic district. The restaurant's Yelp page, updated August 2026, listed more than 2,200 reviews and posted hours running as late as 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday for the East Kossuth Street location. The same Yelp page noted the restaurant's Banquet Haus event space was undergoing a renovation in 2026 while still booking holiday parties, and that live German polka music was performed four nights a week.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 1

Episode 04
Aired
What was featured: German sausage specialties, including the Bahama Mama, at Schmidt's
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

Also in Season 1 Man v. Food

Season 1: 38 of 48 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/schmidts-sausage-haus-columbus-5
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt%27s_Sausage_Haus
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