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| - It takes a lot to get me out of the house to socialize with other humans. But the promise of a $5 vegan hot dog with unlimited topping choices (from a list of a gazillion) is enough for this girl to get her butt out the door and into the world.
I had been there once before but I was not aware of this magical hotdog menu and I thought it was just another crowded bar with lots of tall young men with curiously thick beards and girls with tattoos. (No offense to those people- my boyfriend is tall and has a beard and I have tattoos)
Not until I read on Greendogwine.com (the fun website of a local foodie chicks' adventures) that this place was not your average bar.
I took a friend of mine to Happy Dog on a Saturday night. The place was packed wall-to-wall. Like, hard to move or breathe packed. We each had to pay a $5 cover charge to see a band I wasn't interested in seeing, which is kind of annoying because I just came for the food but I was on a mission and nothing was going to stop me. Except ALL THESE FREAKIN' PEOPLE IN MY WAY.
There was no place to sit, not really even a place to comfortably stand without being way too intimately close with a stranger BUT the hotdog gods were watching us that night. We lucked out and got 2 seats at the bar that a guy was saving for some friends that didn't show up. Hallelujah!
Food: We ordered beer (don't ask me what kind, I only drink beer with intention to loosen my uptight ass up a little- or a lot) and got our hotdog checklist and little pencils. This moment felt so sweet, I was giddy. I got the vegan dog with kimchi, a pickle, tomato and something else that I forgot and fries with 4 different dipping sauces (I would have gotten all the dipping sauces but I didn't want to look too greedy). My friend got the regular hotdog with kimchi, a pickle and a fried egg on tip and tator tots smothered in cheese.
I expected to wait awhile since they were so busy but I was surprised and pleased when we got our dogs in about 10 minutes. My vegan dog was everything I wanted and more. A few bites into it I thought "Damn, I'm gonna need another one", but I actually got full really fast and couldn't finish my last bite. The fries were great and the dipping sauces were fab.
Service: Nothing but smiles all around. They were appropriately staffed on such a busy night with the sweetest tattooed lady bartenders. We never once had to wait for a beer refill, someone was always right there to swoop in and get us more drinks. I was very impressed with the tight ship they run there.
I would be so overwhelmed with that crowd but they worked it like pros. And the speed in which my dog was delivered to me was exceptional.
I will be back. Soon.
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