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| - This was my first time to Brian's. Had frankly been kept away by some early reviews of the place but, I found myself with a hot dog hankering this afternoon so, this was as good a time as any to give them a try.
I can only review the one thing I ordered which was the foot long Carolina dog. They charcoal grill all their dogs/sausages, etc. so they get real points for that. I was interested in trying the Sahlens dog since I've heard good things about them on Yelp and elsewhere. Frankly, I was not that impressed. It's a natural casing dog with a really nice snap to it but in terms of flavor, I found it to be on the bland side, even with the charcoal grilling. Nowhere near the garlicky goodness of another NY favorite, Sabretts.
The Carolina dog comes with mustard, chili, slaw and onions. Beyond the dog itself, the chili was not bad and the slaw had a good vinegary bite to it. Price wise, it was $4.32 for a foot long which is basically two dogs in one so, I was not taken aback by the price like some other reviewers. I could see things adding up quickly though if you add fries and a drink. Think I saw on the menu that making it a combo added another $3.50 to the price.
Overall, I would come back if the dog jones were to bite me hard again but, don't think I'll have Brian's on my quick bite regulars list.
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