Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Smitties Soft Pretzels

    3.9 (16 reviews)
    InexpensivePretzels
    Closed • Closed

    Smitties Soft Pretzels Photos

    Business Info

    More like Smitties Soft Pretzels

    Recommended Reviews - Smitties Soft Pretzels

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ed S.
    17
    86
    101

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Unsalted pretzel was really good. Would definitely stop again, want to try the garlic butter one next time.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jon B.
    3
    380
    2588

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    A classic York county treat! Hot dogs and sausage are a delicious snack for any time of the day! Love the classic pretzel with cheese:)

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ken W.
    64
    305
    17

    9 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    These are the best Soft Pretzels on the planet! There is nothing like them in the world. I miss them here in South Carolina.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Al C.
    15
    9
    4

    10 years ago

    Love these pretzels. I stop by whenever I pass to pick up a bag full or just get a dog in a pretzel roll for a quick and easy lunch.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jim S.
    3
    41
    0

    16 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    Ask the Community - Smitties Soft Pretzels

    Review Highlights - Smitties Soft Pretzels

    “If you are in the area you have to stop by their roadside shop.”

    Mentioned in 2 reviews

    Read more highlights

    Hammond's Old-Fashioned Hand Made Pretzels - Fresh hand rolled pretzels straight out of the oven.  So good!

    Hammond's Old-Fashioned Hand Made Pretzels

    5.0(20 reviews)
    29.3 mi
    •$$

    Hammond's Pretzel Bakery is a historic pretzel bakery that opened in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in…read more1931. It was founded by baker William Lichty and his grandfather William Hammond. At the height of the Great Depression, Lichty had an idea to open his own pretzel bakery. He enlisted the help of Hammond: his grandfather and next-door-neighbor. Hammond had worked as a pretzel baker in the 1800s and brought with him an excellent recipe for sourdough pretzels. They set up shop in their adjoining garages, where the pretzels were rolled by hand and baked in a brick oven. Other family members soon came on board to assist in the operation. Lichty's daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Tom Nicklaus, took over the business in the 1970s. Today it is run by their son and daughter Brian Nicklaus and Karen Achtermann. Hammond's Pretzel Bakery is the oldest continuously family-operated handmade pretzel bakery in the United States. Still operating in the same location, and still rolling pretzels by hand, Hammond's bakes 1,500 pounds of pretzels on a daily basis. My family and I recently visited Hammond's Pretzel Bakery while we were traveling through Pennsylvania's Lancaster County. The area may be known for its rich Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but it's also known for its rich pretzel history and production. It just so happens that pretzels are my favorite snack! The bakery has a small retail shop for customers to buy pretzel products directly. It smelled amazing when we walked in. We also enjoyed watching the freshly-baked pretzels coming out on the conveyor belt. Hammond's produces a large variety of pretzel snacks: the most popular are their classic old-fashioned sourdough pretzels which come packaged in an iconic five pound orange-and-green can. We decided to stock up on multiple flavor varieties to snack on while we were on the road, including: "Buffalo Ranch", "Dill Pickle", "Garlic Herb", "Cinnamon Sugar", and "Chocolate Covered Clusters". They were all delicious! We don't get to Pennsylvania often, but I think it's safe to say that we'll be ordering more pretzel products from Hammond's online store in the future!

    My Brother and I stopped by here on our way from York to Philadelphia. What a cool spot!…read more The shop in front is pretty tiny, but has enough room for a few folks to mingle around. The pretzels from the oven come out right there in the gift shop on the conveyor belt. They even gave us a fresh pretzel off the line. So delicious! I bought about $20.00 worth of pretzels for family and friends back home in AZ/CA. The 2 ladies in the shop were very kind and helpful. They even gave us the tip to look in the 3 back windows of the building on the way out. We did, and we saw about 10 people hand rolling pretzels. YES....they hand roll each (big) pretzel. What attention to detail! Simply amazing. Must stop if you are back in Central PA.

    Photos
    Hammond's Old-Fashioned Hand Made Pretzels - Interior

    Interior

    Hammond's Old-Fashioned Hand Made Pretzels - Interior

    Interior

    Hammond's Old-Fashioned Hand Made Pretzels - Flavor Menu, and freshly baked pretzels coming out on the conveyor belt

    See all

    Flavor Menu, and freshly baked pretzels coming out on the conveyor belt

    Zook's Soft Pretzels - menu

    Zook's Soft Pretzels

    4.8(5 reviews)
    14.6 mi

    I love Zook's Soft Pretzels! These pretzels are so good that there is typically a line wrapped…read morearound the stand. The line goes fast and you get to watch the employees make the pretzels as you wait. They have the whole process down to an art! It's fun to watch how quickly they can twist a pretzel. The original pretzel with salt is a great snack. Salty and extremely buttery. It has a slightly crispy outside with a warm soft and fluffy inside. A delicious combination! I always mean to try the other pretzel flavors (like the cinnamon and sour cream and onion) but I know the original is so good that I think "why ruin a good thing?" I have tried their ham and cheese stuffed pretzel. I always ask them to add salt to mine and they do. (It does not need salt, it's salty enough but that's just a preference.) The ham and cheese stuffed is so delicious and I've grabbed it a few times for a quick lunch. Very satisfying. I'm originally from closer to Philly. Philadelphia pretzels are great and I grew up eating them, but these pretzels beat them every day of the week (in my opinion!) Yum!

    Zook's pretzels can be found in the downstairs section of the West Shore Farmer's Market. Their…read morepretzels are fresh and DELICIOUS. They are consistently soft, salty, just a little sweet, and overall a buttery goodness. The original salt soft pretzel is a great go-to. I opted for the no salt pretzel, but I want to go back for thr classic! I tried the sour cream and onion flavored one as well, which was also tasty. Nothing beats the original pretzel, though.

    Photos
    Zook's Soft Pretzels
    Zook's Soft Pretzels - Menu

    Menu

    Zook's Soft Pretzels - Sour cream and onion pretzel

    See all

    Sour cream and onion pretzel

    Dutch Country Soft Pretzels - Nothing says central PA more than an Amish buggy with a pretzel decal!

    Dutch Country Soft Pretzels

    4.3(30 reviews)
    42.0 mi
    •$

    Best soft pretzel in Lancaster county! The stick pretzels have been a staple in my family for…read moreyears. They have expanded their store and menu and have a lot of options like pretzel logs, ice cream and chocolate covered soft pretzels. They carry a few other local food items as well. Ice cream is from Fox Meadows. Prices are fair. Plenty of parking. Stop by and try some samples!

    We were driving through the New Holland area and stumbled across this little shop/market that has…read morehuge pretzels on its signs and exterior walls. If you're in the area, be sure to check it out! We decided to have lunch and ordered a couple pretzel sandwiches. Mine was called a Dutchman, which had ham and cheese and a creamy sauce made of brown sugar and mustard. My wife ordered an Italian sausage pretzel sandwich that she devoured. We of course had to try a plain soft pretzel too. The market sold a lot of touristy Amish stuff like maple syrup, soft pretzel mix, bacon dressing, and empty pretzel casings for hot dogs (pretzel dogs). Probably the only reason we didn't give 5 stars is because of its rustic bathroom. It's a single porta-potty that sits outside the store. Better than inside the store I suppose, but eww! No sink to wash your hands, just hand sanitizer. So be forewarned; take care of your private business somewhere else before dropping by.

    Photos
    Dutch Country Soft Pretzels - Here's where the pretzel sandwiches are displayed.

    Here's where the pretzel sandwiches are displayed.

    Dutch Country Soft Pretzels - Free sampling!

    Free sampling!

    Dutch Country Soft Pretzels

    See all

    Smitties Soft Pretzels - pretzels - Updated September 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...