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| - Oh. My. Goodness.
Went here with my husband last night a little after 10 o'clock for some hot dogs and doughnuts. I got the Coney Island and he got the Plain Ol' Frank. The chili on the Coney dog was a thing of beauty. Meaty, but not too chunky. Spicy, but not too hot. Saucy, but not all sauce. I've found that chili is a very hit or miss thing when you go somewhere new since there are so many different styles and ways to make it. Fancy Franks' was divine. I will most certainly give the chili poutine fries a try next time around! My husband really liked his dog, too, although he didn't opt for anything fancy.
And now, the doughnuts. The glorious, glorious doughnuts. Seriously, these babies are so fluffy and flavorful it's ridiculous. I guess you can compare them to Tiny Toms doughnuts, but really I'd say that Fancy Franks' doughnuts are more like sweet, puffy clouds of deliciousness that Tiny Tom doughnuts use as pillows while they dream of all that they wish they could be. We got one dozen doughnuts - six powdered sugar topped with lemon curd, six glazed cinnamon. Both were wonderful, but both my husband and I agreed that the glazed cinnamon were superior. They tasted like a Disneyland churro glazed with magic. I wanted to eat all of them in one sitting, but my stomach was already too full from the chili dog.
The staff was really friendly, too. Since we were there around closing, they let us know before they shut down the doughnut maker in case we wanted to order some before we left (which we did).
Oh, and hooray for the 15% student discount!
My only two complaints:
- They charge $2 extra is you want some shredded cheddar cheese added to your hotdog, which I think is a pretty absurd amount for a sprinkle of cheese.
- I couldn't seem find their hours posted online anywhere, which was a little annoying. I guess we got there right on time.
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