Brauhaus Schmitz

Excellent German beer selection, many choice and very knowledgeable server. The bartender for the high tables was very attentive. Carly was able to guide us to choose the right beer for our taste palette. German atmosphere is very inviting. All the food is great. Found the place from Visit Philly 11 Pretzels you have to try. Happy hours is very reasonable, need to sit at bar or high tables for the happy hour menu.

Solid German beer and gnosh. Bar staff is attentive and kind. Pretzel hits and my half chicken was both very decent size and cooked nicely. Tap selection is expansive(ly German). Nice they have some TVs for sports but they are placed at a truly neck-straining height for 1st floor viewers.

I randomly stumbled upon this place and am so glad I have it a shot. I enjoyed it so much I came back a second time. I would have gone back a third time but I wasn't staying in Philly long enough. Each time I went I struck up conversations with multiple people while sitting at the bar. The bartenders Devon and Morgan both helped me select beers for a flight. Devon is a really good dude and Philly is a better place bc he lives there.

My husband and I were strolling down South St looking for a new restaurant for dinner when we passed by this cute joint. You’re welcomed by tall ceilings and arches, definitely contributing to the Barvarian atmosphere they were going for. The bar features a warm, rustic design with wooden tables and benches that encourage communal seating, which I thought was pretty reminiscent of traditional German beer gardens. The sausages were obviously the standout item, with various types such as bratwurst, knockwurst, cheese-stuffed sausage. My husband and I shared the variety plate, and all of them were SO good. The applesauce was to die for, and a great accompaniment to the meat. Fries were crunchy and good too. The egg dumplings were interesting, but I probably wouldn’t order again cause it is a little heavy. Loved the vibes, loved the food, and the 24 beers on tap just blew me away. If you love beer, especially German beer, this is the place for you.

I am a sucker for a German beer house. The food here is not great, and I would give it a 2.5, but what it lacks in food, it makes up for in atmosphere and beer on tap. It’s a fun spot, and it’s something different than most of the other South street bars. They have a wide variety of German beers to enjoy. We had the pretzel and the schnitzel. The pretzel was at least housemade, so I give them points for that. It was on the small side, and too fluffy for me. I like my pretzels dense. The schnitzel tasted like fried carnival food. It did its job of feeding us before a night of drinking, but I would not get it again. Overall, come here for the vibes and the drinks!

I enjoy visiting German restaurants as that is where my ancestry comes from. I have visited Germany a few times and love the dish Sauerbraten. I tried the Sauerbraten here and it was okay. The beef was a little tough. I was used to it falling apart using my fork. I had high expectations. The beer selection was great and I tried quite a few. Great German beers. I would stop in again and try some other dishes.

It was packed! We foolishly/fortunately arrived just before Germany played Denmark in the Euro Cup. Donner kebab was excellent. Get the spicy sauce. Really great beer. My hat is off to the staff who were working like madmen to keep up with the crowd.

Attended an Oktoberfest event by Brauhaus at the Armory and it was awful. Let me preface this review by saying we attend a previous Oktoberfest event by Brauhaus at their location on South street, and we had a great time. So we were severely disappointed by this one. Paid $100 per person for Uber VIP. We had a party of four. Uber vip included two drink tickets each, a cheese board appetizer and platters of food. Also a “new and improved” check in process. We were supposed to have “vip” bathrooms. When we got to the venue, the line for vip wrapped down the block and around the corner. It took 35 minutes to get inside. The lone security guard outside kept yelling about concealed firearms, which none of us had. You would think they would specify that on the tickets or on signs out front if it was such an issue. We arrived to our table to have people sitting in our seats eating our food that was mysteriously sitting on the tables already. These people were sitting in the VIP section with no wristband in sight. We explained to the waitress what happened and asked her to bring us new food. The server seemed to be the only one in sight, responsible for at least 5 tables of 12 each. The tables were so jam packed in there you had to climb over people and benches to go anywhere. It seems like there way too many seats sold for a venue of that size and they did not have the staff to manage it. Three times we asked the server to bring us new food after explaining three times what had happened. We never got the cheese board we payed for. We were served cold sausages, never saw what was the “platter” we were supposed to get that everyone else around us seemed to have. When we went to get beer, the staff were witnessed dunking the nozzle of the keg into half full beers to fill them. This is not how you pour a beer, and is a high risk for contamination since you are placing the nozzle of a beer keg you hold into a drink. The beer we received was only 3/4 of the way full. The “vip” bathrooms were gross. I watched some guy vomit in the corner. Probably because the bathrooms were overwhelmed because no one was checking for vip bands, so half the venue was using the two stalls available. Event was clearly oversold, understaffed, and poorly managed. I refuse to further support a business that puts profits over people. It’s such a shame because I used to hold Brauhaus in such good regard, and after attending the event, I do not want to support a business that just does not seem to care.