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| - I drove sixty miles today to sample JJ's Red Hots for the very first time.
ORDER: The Double Dog combo, featuring a Char Heel ($3.49), and a Joliet Jake Chicago dog ($3.99). My side was their "soon to be famous," Onion rings. Coke.
* * * * * LOVES * * * * *
-- I loved the location, and the chill rooftop seating.
-- I loved the restaurant's cool lay out, decor, and the high ceilings.
-- I loved the pumping blues music that puts energy into the room.
-- I loved the friendliness of the employees, and the fact that they know how to smile.
-- I loved the cleanliness of the restaurant.
-- I loved that the owner's/manager's are present and involved.
* * * * * LIKES * * * * *
-- I liked the taste of the Char Heel. The charred wiener imparts a delicious campfire grilled taste to the hot dog. My first bite was delicious, after that - meh, not so much.
-- I liked that the drink dispenser had Cherry Coke.
-- I liked the multiple seating options: booths, tables, and raised bar seating.
-- I liked that there was a fairly large parking lot.
-- I liked that the bathroom was clean.
-- I liked their pickle bar.
-- I liked that they had Dale's Pale Ale and other quality beers available. It was overpriced, but it was available.
* * * * * DISLIKES * * * * *
-- I did not like the Joliet Jake Chicago hot dog. It was about what I expected - no thank you, Chicago can keep it.
-- I did not care for the flimsy, barely warm, super greasy, sad excuse for onion rings. They remind me of the onion rings that are designed to be put atop a burger at places like Pinky's. I would not order them again. McKoy's Smokehouse and Sauceman's Barbecue have FAR superior onion rings.
-- I cringed when I saw that my bill for two hot dogs, broken up, greasy, onion rings, and a soda - was over $10.00. A hot dog should never cost $3.49 each, much less $3.99 for the Chicago dog.
-- I did not like the fifteen minute wait for my order, given that there were only three dudes in front of me, inside the otherwise empty restaurant.
-- I HATED that there was a sign in the parking lot that said that I was subject to having my car towed if I parked in the wrong place. Welcome to Charlotte!
SUMMARY: An above average hot dog, selling for triple of average prices.
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