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Categories: Meat Shops, Hot Dogs, German
Neighborhood: University DistrictMon-Fri. 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sat. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
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So I like so many others get off the bus every morning right in front of this place, and no matter how tired (or not) I am as I walk in a trance toward the up the way, I always say I am going to stop in the afternoon for beer. There are banners hanging off the place for Paulaner and Aventis and I want!!!
I don't stop in the afternoon... hardly ever...
So as has been mentioned the service at Shultzy's isn't amazing. Sometimes I have three waitresses and I am not sure who is in who...? If I order beer and food- I might want the beer before the food. And if my beer is gone and I am done with the food... (you've taken the food and I have decline another beer...) I MIGHT want the cheque. I hate hate HATE having to ask for the cheque cause I always feel rude- but here I seem to almost always have to. Maybe they are just used to more transient type behavior with college students. ?
Anyway... I love german beer-- no, I love beer in general, lets be honest and beer they have! Good beer on tap always. And BIG BEER. You can get a full liter at a time, which is awesome but might wreak havoc on your bladder... I'm just saying.
Food-wise they're both awesome and missing the mark. The veggie max is awesome but dry until you add mustard or something. I really was delighted to find that they do have vegetarian options on their menu to supplement the great beer. (though again the server once seemed confused about their vegetarian options...) Their french fries are okay, rather basic greasy fried. They're okay. I've also tried their coleslaw. Even when they bring it to you, I don't recommend bothering to try it. Lacking is the best way I can describe it and I tend to wonder about how fresh it is.
Last note, pricing... watch what you order or your bill may surprise you... and not just from ordering too many brews....
I'll go back for sure, I;d recommend giving this place a try. I would not however say that its awesome on a stick.
The food here is excellent - the namesake "Schultzy" is a spicy sausage patty with cheese, peppers, and onions on a toasted roll and served with great french fries.
However, the service is absolutely terrible. It's been this way for years and they don't seem to care - there aren't enough servers and the ones that exist are pretty bad at their jobs.
Still, I keep going back from time to time simply because the food is too damn good.
I love German beer, and this is where I discovered Kostritzer, a delicious chocolately-looking pilsner that goes well with everything. Sorry America, but most of your stuff is crap. If I want to taste my beer, I go to a place that serves the German stuff. (Incidentally, if you go to Germany, beer is cheaper than bottled water. It shows just how serious they are.)
Shultzy's also has cheese steaks and all manner of other meaty treats to go with that beer. The fries are too salty ... I don't know why they're so popular, but the cole slaw is surprisingly tasty given that I don't normally care for it. You have the option of dumping the slaw for a second helping of fries, but even a single portion is enormous.
One quirk about Shultzy's is that they have a huge menu with a lot of potential for modification: just look at the list of extras on the back. As far as dessert, don't bother. I've tried the Wundessert before, and it was pitifully small. I find it hard to believe that they recommend sharing it, and it wasn't even very good. Breakfast is also so-so. I've only tried the breakfast burritos, but you should really go to Agua Verde for those. (Don't go to AV for anything else, though. I think their breakfast burritos are their only redeeming quality.)
Given that the food is a bit salty and on the expensive side, it may seem that Shultzy's deserves four stars, but I'm a firm believer in grading within context. There are few places on the Ave at which you should feel safe eating without up-to-date health insurance. For that matter, there are some places were I wouldn't even want to inhale as I pass by. The food and beer at Shultzy's is actually good despite the few caveats, the atmosphere is well-lit and fun, the patio in the alley is amazing, and the service is hard to beat. I've actually gone with a party of 10 before, and we all managed to get separate checks even though we didn't tell the waitress until the end. Maybe they just put it into the register like that from the beginning, but the fact they plan ahead like that is impressive.
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I can say I am impressed with this place Great choice for my 300th Review
we walked in the sign says seat your self, and before we could even get comfy a server was there with menu in hand, we ordered a couple Cokes and started to look over the Menu,
First thing I did was search for Chicago Dog as I had read on there web site that they have Vienna Beef Hot Dogs, and they do have Vienna Beef but they do not make a Chicago dog, well at least I know I can get a good Hot Dog its a start
Then a was looking and I see CHAR-GRILLED SAUSAGE BURGERS Hm-mm that sounds good so many choices but finally I decide on the
The Chatalas Burger on a Garlic Butter Roll
The burger version of our popular Ragin' Cajun sausage, The spicier cousin of Andouille. Smoky garlic flavor, but a little more heat
smothered with grilled onions and melted cheddar cheese.
it has a little kick to it that I really like it was Spicy but not overly so that it took away from the taste or killed your taste buds like some places I like to sweat not have my mouth on fire
the coleslaw is tangy and cool it was a great contrast to my spicy burger, and the fries were done just right not under or over cooked, they like shoe string fries and they didn't need more salt or even ketchup in my eyes
they had plain mustard and 2 different Beaver Brand mustard's at the Table, plus Ketchup if you must have it, then it is there
my partner had the BARBECUE SANDWICH
Tennessee Tony's BBQ Beef, Paper-thin slices of Rib Eye beef, simmered low and slow in Tennessee Tony's Bourbon BBQ Sauce
it had Coleslaw on the side also and they little bit I did taste was good I will have to get my own to really bite into it next time
now if you just had the fixings to do up that Vienna sausage right (drag it thou the Garden Chicago style) I would be in heaven
oh yeah we will be back to try other items on the menu
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Yeah, I love me some sausage. But come on: can't you have more than one or two items on the menu for under 10 dollars? Like, give me a small sausage with no sides or something... I need a little variety. Suffice it to say, the food is extraordinarily good. Good fries, good burgers, good saurkraut... And they have a nice German beer selection. Also, Sunday has happy hour all day (you need that drink after church) so that made me at least forget about having to pay 11 dollars for their sausage.
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Great alternative to the typical Ave fare. Very nice remodel, and love the Chatales Sausage - perfect for lunch or dinner. Good spot on the lower Ave.
I've been here almost weekly this summer for their weekly charity trivia nights (every Tuesday at 8), and it's safe to say that their rotating beer selection is excellent. The food, however, can be a bit pricey for what you get compared to other places on the Ave.
I generally go for one of their cheesesteaks, but there's also a decent selection of burgers and sausages. Each sandwich comes with a bunch of fries, so it's quite fortunate that each table has 4-5 different kinds of mustard! That may seem like overkill, but it's also really tasty. If you aren't hungry enough for a sandwich+fires, get the chili cheese fries--they're excellent.
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I went here expecting delicious Sausages... maybe I'm crazy?
The beer selection was decent, and I enjoyed that. The food was just not great at all and seemed over priced.
It wasn't that busy but the service was poor. The waiter got to the point where i think he was avoiding us because he knew he had lost all hope at a tip.
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One star less for you Shultzy's! And that's because of the following conversation I had with my server:
Me: (Pointing at the wine section of the menu) What is your house red?
Her: Um, I dunno. Are you sure you don't want a beer? We specialize in beer.
WTF? What kind of server asks "are you sure you don't want beer?" Yes I'm sure! I don't drink beer. In fact, I'm positive I don't want beer. And how totally uncooperative to not just say, "I don't know, let me check on that for you," and then give me an appropriate response to my question.
So I would like to amend my previous review when I said "If you are like me and don't like sausage and beer, let me reassure you that you will not go hungry and thirsty here." Apparently you will go thirsty here if you unlucky enough to get that server.
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For the Ave, this is a decent place to go to eat and drink (read: it's clean). We have been going to… Read more »
I went there on a Sunday evening and just wasn't in the mood for beer, although the beer selection looked great. They have Oktoberfest specials (1 liter mugs!!) with three selections at a time rotating throughout the season. The food was ok, I had a burger and it was a little dry and not quite worth the ten bucks I had ot pay for it. I do like the German theme and my friends really enjoyed the more traditional German food, but still not quite worth it for the price tag. I'll skip the food next time and just have some beer.
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super good fries!!!
3.99$ half liter special every day.
i had the hoegaarden..
mmm i love my half a litre o' hoe for 4 bucks.
and their service has always been awesome, never had a bad experience with that there.
and their sausages are good too, but their fries are the best.
i would only go here to drink beer though.. cuz their food is a tad more expensive than i'd like my ave food to be.
Succinct version: poor value, poor service, decent food. The decent food saves it from getting one star.
Shultzy's used to be decent--a few years ago you could get a beer, sandwich, and fries for a little over $12 including tax and tip.
Nowadays the same combination costs about $17, but the portions have gotten smaller and the service has gotten worse.
Over the last year I've experienced consistently bad service (though it's worse in the evenings). Water refilled infrequently, difficult to order more drinks, even outright contempt from the server when we flag them down to order more drinks (this doesn't make any sense), takes way too long to get the bill.
When you're with a large party, all of these things make the automatic 20% gratuity even more irritating.
It's also ridiculous that the beer "specials" are $4-5, which is more expensive than a regular beer at most other bars nearby. I know they have nice imported beer but some of the stuff is local and/or domestic, so what gives?
All that being said the food is decent for what it is (greasy and in need of an accompanying beer), though more sausage and less fries would be nice. $10 for a small sandwich and a pile of fries is way too much. $8 would be slightly pricey, $7 ideal. I gave up on ordering any of the sausage sandwiches (patties or links) because they almost always come out too dry, and go for the cheesesteaks instead.
Their service can be a bit spotty at times, but for tasty brats and sausages, it's a tough place to beat. Also, they have those tiny little fries where you can eat about four or five fries at a time and not have an obnoxious stuffed mouth. Their coleslaw is superior too, some of the better slaw I've had in Seattle.
Every single day, they have a special on a .5 L beer. Saw a few tables of people hoisting boots as well (clarification: glass boots with beer in them, not just boots, that would be weird to see people hoisting boots).
They have a decent outdoor seating section out back, which is almost impossible to find on the Ave, and if it's full they have a few tables facing the Ave that have giant windows that open up and let a nice breeze in.
Finally, according to the sign out front yesterday evening, the soup of the day was a beer sampler. I always knew German's loved beer, but that's just overkill. Soup of the day should be SOUP. Some things are not to be trifled with.
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Well, my review will be a little weird. I went there at 3pm so it was a little early for beer (I needed to head back to work afterwords), therefore I didn't get the chance to review that half. But, I did have a delicious "Hot Italian" sandwich with very nice fries. The fries were pretty much the exact way I like them: thin, crispy, a little greasy but not overly so.
The food was a tad pricey for what it was, honestly, but I guess part of that is just the convenience of being right there. I think it's solidly in the 3 to 4 star range, and I might as well round up
Great burgers and fries - I'm not necessarily a sausage person, which is why I am so glad this place has something for everyone. I love their happy hours and how they always have a beer special every day.
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I've been pestering my friends to go to Shultzy's with me for a long time... I love good sausage [ha] and it's always been appealing to me... my friends always countered with how expensive it was. I figured $10 for a really good sausage and fries is a reasonable price to pay, and I was really excited that today I was finally out with people who had been to Shultzy's and wanted to return. Yay, success!
Everything was just sort of meh, and for the price I paid I expected a better tasting sausage -- seriously, I would have preferred a plain old Mariner Dog to this, and that is sad :( I had the Ragin' Cajun, and there was no heat to it, at all. Not even really heat temperaturewise, it was just sort of warm... The bun wasn't anything to write home about [think Costco food court but not as good]. However, the toppings were delicious [grilled onions, peppers and I added some sauerkraut for an additional fee] -- so I continued to eat it. The fries were very thin cut and generally mushy, and they came out just warm, not hot. It wasn't food that should be sent back [unless the request was "put it in the microwave,"] but it was not worth the cost.
The service was slow but friendly [I think they were disappointed only one of us got a beer -- I know refilling waters sucks], but the wait time was reasonable because they were busy [lots of UW departmental commencements] so I give servers the benefit of the doubt in instances like this, so my two-star rating only takes into account food and the cost vs the value of the meal.
I still stand by with the belief that a good sausage can totally be worth $10... however I know now that that $10 on a good sausage will likely be spent elsewhere.
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For the AVE, it's pretty good. It's a cozy place with friendly service and big private booths. They also have some outdoor seating.
$5 chili cheese fries during happy hour. It comes on a huge plate big enough for 2-3 people to share. The one downside is that everyone has to get at least a $3 drink to receive happy hour prices.
For dinner, they have decent cheesesteaks, great pulled pork BBQ sandwiches, and a tasty bratwursts. They have reasonable prices and it's in a convenient location just a block from campus.
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I've had pretty good experiences here in the past and recently came by towards the end of a Friday HH.... and found it almost completely packed. I was pretty surprised and glad that two of our friends were late, because there weren't any tables open when we got there (so we sat at the bar).
The service was great. We were in a hurry because we had plans to see a movie about 45 minutes (after the late friends arrived), so we mentioned it to a server. About 15 minutes later another staff member came by and checked in to make sure we're still on track for getting to our movie on time. The staff actually communicates!?! This is kind of amazing!
HH deals.... eh. They're alright. Food-wise you're kind of limited because they only had two options of wings, chili cheese fries, (three) mini burgers, and their junkyard dog. It was pretty tasty, but each food item cost $5 and that didn't really feel like a great deal. The HH beer specials give you a choice of the daily micro or the daily German... and they were so-so on that day. I learned that I'm not a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale kind of girl.
I'd give Shultzy's a 3.5 if I could. This is a tough one... but, it's been flavorful and service has been good, so.... I think a 4 sounds better.
Random tid-bit: One time I saw a woman walking out of there with her ~13 year old sons and saying "If you go to UW, you are not going to eat here! This place is WAY out of your budget!" I was kind of sad to hear she was putting such limitations on what they should expect to amount to.
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I love Shultzy's. They have great food, decent to OK service (really should not be seat yourself and hope someone notices you), and delicious free refill sparkling lemonade.
What sold me?
One of my good guy friends and I go out to lunch quite often since he usually has time to kill before work and can meander my way for my lunch break.
We always get one bill, and it's always set in front of him. This might sound like a stupid thing to be annoyed with but (1) Why does he get the bill? Girls can pay too! and (2) It's a friend date! Just because we're opposite gender doesn't automatically mean we're a couple and it's the type of date where one person is paying. Get with the times people!
*ahem* My point - The waiter at Shultzy's gave us separate tickets. Didn't even ask. He just said, "Hey, if you didn't need these separate, it's not a problem for me to put them on one card. Just thought it'd be better for me to print them separately in case that was easier for you guys."
I love you, random waiter at Shultzy's. You either got our friend date vibe, are psychic, or know well enough that the man does not always pay for the meal.
Best part - my guy friend bet me 10$ that the waiter would put one check down on his side of the table, since this phenomenon is something we talk / joke about a lot. I, of course, refused due to every other place we've ever been to proving that it never happens. Should have taken the bet, dang it!
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The most reliable place in the University District, and one that's friendly to the Boston sports scene (a bonus for me). The sausages and fries are consistently good, and while it's more expensive than the other places in the area, you get what you pay for. Service is good enough; I've never had complaints.
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What can I say... good beers and waitresses with cute rears :) This was the ol' watering hole every Friday back when I was a college student at the UW--we'd all meet up after class, get some chilli cheese fries (or cheese-steak sandwiches if really hungry) and down some choice ales. Only a few other places in the U-District have the same quality/price for beer as this place during happy hour; food is a bit expensive though.
This is a great place. The sausage is excellent. It is somewhat far away, but whenever I'm in the U-district I try to stop by. I love their bratwurst and cajun sausages. Their philly cheesesteaks are good too.
The fries are way too salty.
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Never came here until about a year ago, but I'm sold! The fries are out of this world (you can sub extra fries in place of coleslaw if you want). Even though it costs extra, I always get ranch to dip them in, although recently there have been some issues with their ranch. Sometimes it is the delicious stuff, and then occasionally it is this weird, thick, creamy mess that is sweet and tastes like the sauce for coleslaw - yuck. I always get Tim's BBQ Cheesesteak, w/o bbq sauce. The other plus about this place is their huge selection of beers (I'm not much of a beer-drinker myself) and the fact that they have three different kinds of cider. Also, their $4 margaritas on Tequila Tuesdays are fantastic (and twice the size of the $3 ones during happy hour at Atlas on Mondays).
Only once have I had a bad experience, but it was turned around in the end: I went in with a group of five friends (there is 18% included gratuity for parties of six or more). Service was incredibly slow (yes, it was a busy Friday, but that doesn't excuse a 30 minute wait for food), they didn't have bacon (which two of our meals called for) and they put peppers and onions on three of our meals (when we had asked for them to be excluded). Because of this, we didn't want to pay the 18% included gratuity. We asked to speak with the manager (who was actually our waitress), and when we explained, she immediately not only removed the 18% included gratuity, but also comp'd all of our drinks (including my friend's beer)! It was a perfect example of great customer service, and we ended up giving the waitress a better tip because of it.
All-in-all, a fun, casual, cozy place to come with a group of friends any night!
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This may be my first review on yelp but don't let my amateur rank sway you, i've been passing by this place almost daily for the better part of three years and last sunday my plus one and i finally decided to give it the time of day. Our scrutinizing tastes aside S.S.'s cozy decor with a modern bavarian spin offers good eats at a moderate price. There is a seat yourself policy which can make it difficult to be noticed by the staff so make sure they know your there, it might have taken ten minutes to get menus. Which is fine! I can sympathize with busy eateries, as long as they put out a quality plate.
(this is a largely unnecessary paragraph i know)
we were seated adjacent to the street next to window flanked by the fireplace as the weekend was dwindling to a close. The two days leading up to our outing here i had been consuming alcohol on the regular, okay maybe two weeks prior (gimme a break i just turned 21), but had not been able to procure an ounce of delicious, darkest of the dark, far superior to any Bitburger, Mirror Pond, or Black Butte Porter combined, Guinness Draught. So fist thing i consumed on the sunny sunday was a malty chilly syrupy guinness, and for this i am eternally grateful to shultzy's. Huzzah.
getting to the grit, the food. I ordered the Schultzy, the classic sausage sammich that started it all. It was good. plus some. perhaps great, but not quite unsurpassed 11 shades of awesome. my beef (pun not applicable due to pork content) with the schultzy was the proportion of the portion to the price ratio. of course a mid-range place like this is going to put you out a couple more bucks than U-Teriyaki next door but would've like a couple more bites for a ten dolla sammich. But there are redeeming qualities, the auxiliary foods are definitely on par with the main dish. Skinny fries fried to near char broiled status with plenty of salty spice and chilled fresh coleslaw with just the right texture of creamy goodness. Lots of fries too, almost compensating for the slightly meager sammich.
So i'm giving four stars, because they're good in many ways, but not great in a more all encompassing sense. if i could give 3.5 stars then i would because i want to push shultzy's to be great, which i believe they have the potential to be. and they really made my day with the aforementioned guinness which is also why i'm going with four.
Wednesdays = Hoegaarden and dinner at Schultzy's. $3.99 for a .5l is nothing to scoff at, but when it's washing down the most delicious sausage gumbo in town... just forget about it. Think a really dark roux with lots of okra and their homemade sausage that has just the right amount of kick to make that Hoe come in handy. Their fries are crave worthy, their chili is yum, and I would definitely recommend their breakfast as well (and the hair-of-the-dog cocktails available to make that 'morning after' a little brighter). Bonus: The staff is GENUINELY NICE and attractive to boot.
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They have a great bratwurst and the happy hour $5 pulled pork sliders are really tasty!! They have specials (beer) every day too that run all day so even if it's not happy hour you can usually get a deal on something. Last time I had their sweet tea which is actually one of the best ice teas i've had! And with free refills for $1.85, that's awesome!
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This place deserves props based on their fries alone. $5 chili cheese fries at happy hour are… Read more »
The more I go to Schultzy's the more I like it. It's:
--close to campus
--got veggie burgers that don't suck
--beer
--chill staff
--open late
--beer
--"the wurst restaurant in Seattle"
What more is there to know?
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Oh, Shultzy's, I would be happy to give you four stars for your yummy food, decent service and a grown-up atmosphere (i.e. clean, unlike so many other places on the Ave).
But I can't, because you are so, so expensive. A basic bratwurst and a cup of coffee cost me $11 or $12 bucks. On my second visit I brought my best appetite, hoping I would feel like I got my money's worth. I ate every last crumb and drop of german style mustard, and it was good, but I still cringed when the bill came.
In an area filled with restaurants (okay, mostly teriyaki joints) that sell more food than you can eat for $5-$6 , this place looks mightily overpriced.
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Fresh Food, Amazing Brews.
I believe in credible reviews.
I worked here for about a year (through the remodel) prepping, serving, bartending and cooking (when it was slow i liked to dabble.)
Some tips from a former employee..
If they have Spaten Oktoberfest on tap, get it. It's smooth, balanced and slightly sweet. In my opinion, a great match for anything on the menu.
Spicy Chicken (or any chicken sandwich)-Ask for it on an Amorosa roll. The shape is perfect and the Amorosa holds up better than the normal hamburger bun.
Fries--don't need much improvement but try dipping them in a side of "burger sauce"--they'll know.
*the burger sauce is not vegetarian, at least not when i worked there. It has worcestershire in it, so vegetarians and friends of the vegetarian, be careful!
Cole slaw--just try it. I hear at the moment they're assessing whether people really like the cole slaw. Personally, I love it. From the beginning of the day to the end!
Sausage Chili--LOVE this Chili. I used to hate that I loved it cause I had to make it so damn much... I'd always put the chili over some rice (red beans and gumbo style) mmm..
Skip the happy hour food. It's decent but the regular menu is what you came for.
Tip your waiter! You're really tipping everyone!
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I love cheesesteak sandwiches. I love the cheesesteak sandwiches at Shultzy's. That's all I ever eat there. And the lemonade, I also eat that. And the hotdogs. I eat those too rarely. Mostly the cheesesteaks.
I've been away for too long. I came back to visit. They had doubled in size, cleaned the place up a bit and taken the "MacDaddy" off the menu. Still. I love this place. Fries and slaw are great. My one wish: WhizSteak! Please Shultzy's!
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Used to be better when it was just a hole in the wall...I still have my round tuit from shooting nickels up over the cook's head.
If you know what I mean you were an Ave rat in the 90's or before!
Love the andouille sausage, but the fries? not so much love.
Service was pretty okay, especially since the recent visit had us all there including the 3 year old octopus-boy.
My recommendation is go back in time and try the old Shultzy's.
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Dear Schultzy's,
I wish I could give you a better rating cause your food is pretty decent and your fries rock. But, the last time I went there I got horrible service. Several minutes went by before we were even acknowledged at our table, it took even longer to order and get our food, then when all we wanted to do was pay and leave you couldn't even get that done in a timely manner. You weren't even busy. So, like this letter our relationship will be brief and short.
Sincerely,
Disappointed in Seattle
P.S. You got a whole star alone only because of the fries.
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Not bad. I came out here right before closing on Friday. Loved the college atmosphere. Food was pretty good. The sausages were great, but the hyped up chili was just ok.
The wait staff isn't the greatest. They seemed to be very slow (even though it wasn't busy) and aloof.
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I have been a fan of Shultzy's for a very long time...I am one of those pre-expansion customers...my favorite dish is the mushroom burger! Yum!
Okay, I am giving them 4 stars because I love love love the food. Everyone who has reviewed this place in the last few months are dead on about the service. Just the service gets 1 star and I am being nice! The last time I went to eat, I had a server who decided watching a football game on TV was more important than..I don't know...doing his job. We saw him once, when he took our order and that was it! I ended up writing on the back of my receipt how disappointed I was with his service and that while this place was my favorite, I might stop coming here solely because of the terrible service!!
Great food though and my favorite place to hit before a husky football or basketball game.
This place makes me laugh, because there was a whole lotta puking and bathroom visiting while on my 3rd visit.
But I laugh because it was a charming young buncha frat gentlemen. I don't know if it was too much of the sauce, or too much of the Shultzy's, but it definitely got the best of them.
And bless their hearts, they actually tried to clean up the muck, so that you could actually put your hands a little bit into the sink before you touched any of their leavings. Sweehearts!
They do sausages nice. They do fries nice. You'll spend $20 and feel like wikipedia-ing "food borne illness" just to make sure about... something.
And then you'll feel inclined to look up whether the Seattle health department's ever shut them down. Brats a-go-go!? Meh, just give me a beer.
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Yum. Now I haven't had authentic cheesesteaks, but I enjoyed the swiss mushroom steak. I've also had the Wild Alaskan Salmon Filet. Both were delicious. I love their fries.
Service is good and quick. Haven't tried their beers but my friend raves about the dark brews.
Outdoor patio seating in the back alley allowed my dog to sit with my party!
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It's a fairly odd thing when I'm actually craving for hot dogs and cheeseburgers at the same time, because it's almost always cheeseburgers. But go to this place, and you can have the best of both worlds. Their fries are crispy, tasty, and oh-so-delish. (I'd probably just come back here for the fries alone.)
Their service could be a little better though, napkins are almost always necessary when eating with your hands in my book (unless you like wiping your greasy hands on your pants/shirt), which I don't. They must've ran out or they were rationing.
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I was cranky. It had been too long since I had something in my mouth. I longed for something to fill my void. I couldn't take it anymore. I needed something to fulfill my needs and what better than a big, fat, juicy sausage?!
Maybe it was the fact I was a bit hungover, or maybe it was the fact I hadn't eaten all day, but DAMN that was some good food. We sat in the front by the fireplace and watched the football game, and despite the fact the Seahawks got owned by the Packers we enjoyed our meal. Really enjoyed it. The food was fatty and a bit greasy, but oh-so-delicious. I usually hate shoestring french fries, but these were perfectly seasoned - salty, but not too salty. I highly recommend the cheesesteaks and of course, the sausages. The sausages are huge and come in between some really soft buns. Ahem!
Not only do they have hearty, greasy baskets o' yummy food at reasonable prices - they also have lots of reasonably priced alcohol. I noticed on their drink list that they have DAILY drink specials (yes, daily, not just for a few hours) and the drink specials were cheap - right around $3 to $4. They offer lots of great imported beers from Germany, Belgium and England as well as some local microbrews.
I felt comfortable and cozy in this place. The service staff was friendly and very attentive. Even though there was a football game going on, the customers weren't rowdy or obnoxious. The open kitchen adds to the ambiance without making it feel pretentious. I would consider this place more of a restaurant than a bar and in fact, they actually close at midnight - so I think they consider themselves that too.
All in all, this is a great, cozy place to get drunk and shove sausages in your mouth. My only gripe is that this place is in the U-District. I hate going there and trying to find parking! But, I will be back. Good sausage always keeps me coming back.
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Schultzy's is one of my favorite guilty pleasures! Almost always when I go the U-District for a movie or whatever, I somehow seem to find my way here.
The sandwiches (I always go for a hotter sausage or something in the chicken family) are consistently good and the fries are heavenly. You can get a glass of house wine very cheap -- especially if you happen to be there during happy hour.
The staff is friendly, helpful and efficient -- and for that I'm guessing the management is to thank since the same as been true for years.
I found it odd that the sausages (at least the one I had) was served like a sandwich. The link was split length wise and was laid flat in a hoagie-type roll. The over all experience was pretty bland. The sausage was over cooked and the seasoning was nothing more than a lot of salt pepper. The sauted veggies were soggy and frightfully limp.
I also think a guy sitting in the table next to me farted. That did not help my over all Shultzy experience.
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