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| - Happy Dog is one of those places that if your order sucks, it's your own fault.
But chances are, your order won't suck.
Happy Dog has four main menu items: hot dogs, veggie dogs, tater tots, and french fries. Of course, there are over 50 topping to add to said main items.
If you're overwhelmed like I was, they have a handy cheat sheet of ideas to choose from. This is the route I went for. Everyone else at my table just picked their own toppings. And go figure, they all LOVED their choices while mine was just "okay." I don't blame the restaurant. I blame myself.
My dog had crunchy peanut butter, red chili chocolate mole sauce, and applewood smoked bacon. If I could order all over again (which I hopefully will soon), I'd get the peanut butter and their jelly sauce. I tried the jelly sauce on my tots and loved it. No idea why I didn't think to put it on my dog alongside the PB. Silly me. The problem was that the mole overpowered everything else.
My boyfriend topped his dog with chili, bacon, a fried egg, potato chips, vodka sauerkraut, bakes beans, and nacho cheese. It was a monstrosity but he loved it. I'd get sick if I even attempted the thing. He has a stomach of iron.
I wish I could tell you what sauces I tried for the tots, but as it was a Yelp meetup, our table shared at least 10 different sauces. My favorites were the grape jelly and chili sauce,, the black truffle mustard, and the chimichurri. It's really all a matter of personal taste, though.
My boyfriend and I have decided this is going to be our "go-to" place when we want a cheap dinner away from home. A hot dog and fries will run you a mere $7.50 total, and the dog is pretty big. All toppings are free of charge, so if you load up like my boyfriend did, you'll get more than full from your meal.
Beyond the food, i love the feel of this place. It's down-to-earth and full of real, laid-back people. No prissy atmosphere here. The staff are super friendly, helpful, and patient (which is saying something when you have a group of 20).
Highly recommend this place for good comfort food and a relaxed atmosphere.
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