Old Heidelberg Inn - German Amercian restaurant once located on Hwy. 40 (Colfax Ave.) at exit 259 off I-70. The restaurant was opened by Ed Sellers on October 16, 1967, and later destroyed by fire on Sunday, June 29, 1986 due to arson.<br /><br />An ad in the "Colorado Transcript" February 26, 1980, ran this short history: <br />Old Heidelberg Inn has been serving excellent German/American cuisine for 13 years!<br />Quality food, quality service and quality of both is what makes a successful restaurant according to Ed Sellers, owner of the Old Heidelberg Inn. The restaurant is in its thirteenth year of operation in Golden.<br />The Sellers opened the Old Heidelberg Oct. 16, 1967. Although they don't own the building, it was built to their specifications. The 13,000 square foot restaurant boasts four dining rooms and a lounge. Ed Sellers attributes his success partially to the atmosphere, the handcrafted wookwork, the fireplace, the specially commissioned picture above th bar and the quaint alpine surroundings. Sellers spends 12 to 13 hours at the restaurant each day. His wife, Karin, spends a good deal of time there too and the family adjusts its schedules around it.<br />To make sure his food is consistentyl good, Sellers tastes about 50 percent of the items he serves on a daily basis. He sits at different tables in the restaurant and no one knows what he'll order until he actually orders. The cooks of Old Heidelberg use Sellers' recipes only.<br />Golden has been good for the Sellers. The four dining rooms can serve 450 to 750 in a banquet. "We like people to think of this as their restaurant, to accept it as part of Golden," Sellers said. He added that he doesn't think you can find a better town or city to operate in than Golden.