Tony Packo’s, located in Toledo Ohio’s Hungarian district, just across the Maumee River from downtown, is a Northwest Ohio tradition. Opened in 1932, the quirky cafe/bar is famous for its Hungarian hot dogs (a sort of kielbasa-type sausage). You can get them with sauerkraut, with chili, with grainy mustard, or with all of the above.
Side dishes include traditional eastern European spaetzle (tiny, pressed dumplings), tangy cole slaw, and hot German potato salad. While you’re waiting on your food, have a beer and sample the house pickles and peppers. Every table gets a dish of them. Save room for the strudel, the Hungarian, multi-layered pastry, oozing with apple, cherry, or mixed fruit filling.
The decor at Tony Packo’s is a combination corner bar and Victorian mansion. The walls are lined with autographed hot dog buns, encased in plastic. Burt Reynolds signed the first one in 1972. Since then, scores of entertainers, musicians, politicans, and other notables have contributed to the collection.
Tony Packo’s has five locations in the Toledo area, but you can’t beat the original Front Street Cafe for character and fun.
Tony Packo’s Cafe, 1902 Front Street, Toledo OH 43605; 419 691-1953
(photo credit: dotoledo.org)
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