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| - I've always been a huge fan of The Happy Dog, so I was excited for one to open on the East Side. The food and drinks here are always on-point. I've only had consistently delicious dogs, carbs and sauces here. I've been here seven times since it opened and there have been a few minor issues that have come up, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt and chocking it up to them trying to find their stride.
The all-beef hot dog and the vegan Field Roast are equally delicious in their own right. As an omnivore who enjoys all sorts of meat, I prefer the Field Roast here because it's so tasty. Among my favorite toppings are the bacon spiked greens, garlicky escarole, banh mi pickled veggies and fried eggs. They had curried peanut butter for a while, but didn't see it on the menu the last few visits. I LOVED the curried peanut butter so I hope it returns. The dogs used to be $5, but have recently been increased to $6. The tater tots are always fresh and at $3 for a basket, a steal! I always get them with the BBQ tumbleweed dust because it adds a nice slightly smokey note. My favorite dipping sauces are the Rising Star Coffee BBQ Sauce, the Curried Dijon Mustard, Piri Piri Portuguese Hot Sauce, Garlic Aioli and Alabama Whie BBQ Sauce (slightly spicy). Many of the sauces are complex and well crafted. Also, I prefer the tater tots to fries, which aren't bad in their own right. Also, the full bar and beer selection is excellent, making it a perfect place to hangout after work, for lunch or dinner and/ or late night.
Sometimes they have shows playing and you'll need to pay a cover at the door even if you just want to eat. In some cases, they'll direct you to the rear entrance to go downstairs, which is a small, but cool space where you can eat without having to pay for the entrance. Once I came during a concert and was told I had to pay the cover if i wanted to come in, even downstairs.
On another occasion, we sat ourselves at a table that hadn't been bussed. We waited 5 minutes and no one came to bus it, so I had to go up to ask that someone clean off the table. Someone came after about 5 more minutes. We waited another 10 minutes for someone to take our order, but no one came, so I went up to the bar again to ask someone to please take our drink and food order. 5 minutes later, someone came by. The kitchen, per usual was efficient and our food was delivered in a very timely fashion. Now there was a short wait for tables that day, but it didn't appear to be very busy.
I will continue to come back to the The Happy Dogs. Both of them together remain in my Top 5 favorite food spots in Cleveland. I strongly encourage you to come eat, drink and see a concert here.
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