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| - Received the scolding from the owner, Jonathan L., that I missed the point and took it in stride. Although owners and business partners are touchy when they hear other than positive comments, those unsolicited and frank comments give businesses information that might help them grow and thrive. So sad when businesses falter and go away with the owners saying, "But everyone we asked said it was OK"!
Yelp! can be very useful if a business is interested on just how their business is perceived by the anonymous public. So the reviewing journey continues.
My wife and I just returned from a month in Iceland. We rented a car and drove the island where hot dogs are the rave. Everywhere you go there are hot dogs. Gas stations, separate booths, in malls and along just about any street.
We are not hot dog fans and were stunned as how popular they are there and I thought of frequently about JJ's Ballantyne.
Well, I GOT IT. The Icelanders sell a so-so hot dog, but, like JJ's they have lots and lots of TOPPINGS, which, similar to JJ's is what they want and what they cherish.
Some of the popular toppings were unusual, like white tartar sauce and those canned fried onions and other sauces along with the standard mustards (plural intended) and onions, chopped tomato and other veggies. Icelanders put quite a load of things on their dogs because the hot dog is only a vehicle for the toppings. The toppings are the thing.
I GOT IT!
So my son and I were out and there was a JJ's on East Boulevard in Charlotte. We ordered and on their roof top tried three different selections along with just a plain bun and regular dog. And of course, beer is the perfect hot dog beverage.
The dogs themselves were OK, but once you doctored them with whatever you liked they went down well and we were passing them back and forth to experience them all.
You can read my review on that location and in it I am clear in stating, hopefully to the satisfaction of Jonathan L., the miffed Ballantyne proprietor, I GOT IT.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/jjs-red-hots-ballantyne-charlotte?hrid=cWiEsnjM5FoXIPj8Dzl1vg
If you like unusual hot dogs or I should say hot dogs with clever, unique, themed toppings and/or have children with you, JJ's is the place.
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