Raddell’s Sausage Shop

This shop has been my go to shop for sausage for years. This quality and flavor is not available at your grocery store. You have to stop in, because the web site is only what they ship and there is much more available. I would buy everything I get from here again, and I have. If this place is good enough for Iron Chef Michael Symon, it is good enough for me. Just one warning, buy extra smokies, as you will open the package in the car on your way home.

This place is not only famous for its excellent sausages and smoked meats but their nut roll or Potica is absolutely the best I have ever tasted. In spite of the cost, It is well worth the experience.

Dried slovenian and dried italian sausages sliced across like potato chips. UNBELIEVABLE! Whenever I have jobs in Bratenal, I make sure i stop here. Hope you never close.

Always delicious! Always a wonderful experience. I have been visiting Raddell’s since I was young. The shop has been part of my family traditions my whole life and we have never been disappointed.

Raddell’s rules! Great brats and homemade sausage, great fresh kraut, great service. A Cleveland treasure.

Best sausage I have ever had! I live in Chicago which is home to many great sausage shops, but nothing beats the Slovenian smoked sausage at this place! Purchase the fresh sauerkraut and some Stadium Mustard to take home for the toppings. I recently tried the fresh Slovenian sausage and the smokies which are very good too! I have also picked up the stuffed cabbage made locally located in the freezer section. The container is enough for two people. Make some mashed potatoes and a salad and you have another hearty Eastern European meal. Did I mention the prices are extremely reasonable and that the place is right of 90 on the East side of Clevleand? You can get off the exit to pick up smoked links and get right back on the expressway if you are traveling through. It is only a 5 – 10 minute ride from downtown so you may want to try this place!

Definitely 5 stars, not my first visit here, but this is my first review. The bratwurst (fresh and smoked) is delicious, especially on the grill. I’ve also had the smokies and this past visit, I got the homemade bulk breakfast sausage. My family noticed right away that it was not the typical grocery store sausage and raved about the flavor. Highly recommend this place!

I’d prefer their Polish sausage to be about a third less salty (hence knocking off a single ‘star’), but otherwise their Polish sausage is about as close as it gets to the sausage I remember my late Aunt making by hand back in the early 70s when I was a kid. Coarsely ground meat — even chunky — and wonderfully spiced. Truly exceptional. Almost perfect.

Excellent sausage shop with helpful, courteous staff. The smokies are delicious and flavorful and the pork is always fresh. If you’re looking for a thicker cut of pork chop they’ll gladly cut them to your desired thickness, too. They have a good selection of lunchmeats, spices, and a small assortment of baked goods, too.
Best sausage shop in Cleveland!

I come here to get my meat. They will slap ya with it… but thats extra…

Oh so amazing to have a Raddell’s delivery waiting for me after a long day. The smokies are a great size and the Slovenian sausage is just the taste of home I need. If you miss your hometown favorites, you won’t regret placing an order. Just be sure to ask for extra icepaks for safer travels

«Old world» joint with legit good eats. Had a cajun andouille sausage here for lunch. Fantastic taste with a snappy natural casing at a very fair $ 2.75. I’ve paid twice as much before at fancier gentrified spots. I don’t get down with slovenian or their sauerkraut but still saw a bunch of other interesting things in their store. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff, appears to be a multi generational family biz.

Last weekend I stopped into Bachelors II on Chardon post tailgating and they were serving up Raddell’s Kielbasi with all the fixings. Come to find out, its very ‘local’ of you to put these things in a crock pot first thing in the morning and just let sit all day long. WOW, it just gets better the longer it sits in its own juices within the casing. I will definitely be crockin my next couple pounds when company comes over. I quick boiled and grilled my first batch, which were good, but because the casing broke on a couple of them, it allowed some of the juices to release. Back to get more this week (end).

Holy smokes! Killer Slovenian! They serve sandwiches up until 2:45. I got mine with a coke and a smile for $ 3 and change. I do have a background in bread and can be a snob at times because of it. The sandwich came on the blandest of all hotdog buns, but with their sausage it works great. Nothing distracts from bliss of the smoked kobasie. I tried a little dried link that was also superb. I wish they would have had a small bite of the blood sausage cooked up so I could have sampled it, I’ve been wanting to try it for a while and I bet Randell’s would have been a great place to do so.

things i miss from home, by kimmy k:
family
friends
tremont
the cost of living
the beachland ballroom
lava lounge
cleveland Unilocal (even before it really kicked off)
cleveland food.
…and more specifically, slovenian food.
my little slovenian mind was all «hey, sf’s gotta have at least one restaurant/​deli/​grocer in a far corner of the bay specializing in some kielbasa slovenian style. they have everything else…»
wrong.
i google «slovenian sausage san francisco». what do i get?
several threads on those ask-​questions-​get-​an-​answer-​from-​those-​in-​the-​know type sites. what do they say?
«i moved to the bay area several years ago, and have searched high and low for slovenian sausage. nothing comes close. we’ve never found it. we order it online and have it shipped from raddell’s.»
over and over, everyone said they have it shipped from raddell’s in clevo.
my family has bought their slovenian sausage from raddell’s on waterloo for easter a bunch of times. good stuff.
the bay area may have a lot of different styles of food, but when i want something close to my own family experience, i’m glad raddell’s ships across the country.
my next question… if they only ship a minimum of 5 lbs of slovenian sausage, how many of my sf friends will eat a slovenian meal with me? …flippin vegans. ok, clevo Unilocalers, who’s coming over for dinner?

The best sausage shop in Cleveland. Home-​made smoked sausage, home-​made smokies (slim jims), and the bizarre-​sounding but super tasty rice sausage & blood sausage.
Do yourself a favor and stop in for some meaty goodness!