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| - Retro Dog is a cool place to stop if you are out in the Cuyahoga Valley or at Blossom and feel like a snack or some ice cream. Kind of separate from anything else, you will see a large take out with parking out front where you can have the food brought out to your car or go in to the cool dining area. The decor is bright and in your face in a good way, kind of a very modern expression of a 50's diner. The menu consists of hot dogs, sandwiches, sides and plenty of ice cream based desserts.
I have had the veggie retro dog, the fries, onion rings and a couple of milk shakes, overall the food is good, not great. The veggie retro dog is a pretty nice veggie hot dog with veggie coney sauce, mustard and onions on a wheat bun. The mild hot dog has a nice snap but it could have used more of the toppings, especially the coney sauce, which is a mild veggie chili. The french fries are fresh cut, but were not terribly crisp. The onion rings missed the mark with the fried batter overpowering the flavor of the onions and they seemed a bit overcooked.
The 2 milkshakes I tried were the best items I had at Retrodog; prepared fresh with soft serve ice cream. The flavor selection is extensive and they have some unique flavors for you to try. The chocolate banana was a nice balance of the banana milk shake with hot fudge; the salted caramel was a nice balance of sweet with a hint of salt. Overall good shakes, especially using soft serve ice cream as the base.
Retro Dog is probably not worth a special trip or the place for a full meal, but if you are in the area and need a snack it is worth a try.
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