The business, in operation since 1886, is a contributing part of the German Village historic district, on the local and national registers of historic properties.

The business is the oldest concession stand at the state fair.

He opened the Schmidt's restaurant two years later nearby the original building, which has since been demolished and replaced with apartments.

[3][4] In 2014, the restaurant's "Bahama Mama" sausage on a roll was voted as Columbus's official food, in a Columbus Dispatch contest for readers.

The restaurant's cream puffs are also highly regarded, though they have been served since the 1960s, while Schmidt's has been making sausages since the 1880s.