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| - I've been here a few times before and each time I ordered THE BEST HOT DOG I'VE EVER HAD!
It's called the FRANCHEESE. What is the "Francheese," you ask? Well, it's a simple hot dog injected with cheese, topped with cheese, and served on a toasted bun. Simple enough, yes?
Seriously, it's delicious!
Along side that, I also ordered a side of a newly discovered favorite of mine (which I initially discovered here my first time): Wet Fries.
What are "wet fries," you ask?
Wet fries are french fries topped with a brown gravy.
Most people thing "Ew, that's gross," but think about it for a minute. What are french fries? Mashed potatoes. What typically goes on mashed potatoes? Gravy! It's perfect enough to work, right? (Just as my similarly strange love for ketchup chips)
Well, it's an east coast thing, or so I hear (though I had trouble finding it most of the places I went on the east coast).
Regardless, the two items I've listed above made for an incredibly excellent meal the few times I got to order it.
Now, why on earth would I give a 3 stars on one of my top favorite meals?
Because I went back a few months ago (Mind you, I live 6 hours away from the nearest 5&Diner) and they had entirely REMOVED the Francheese from their menu and it's not just this franchise, it was all of them that I contacted. They all got rid of their cheese injection machine and now my favorite dog is nowhere to be found.
5&Diner has potential to be a five star restaurant if they would only just bring back the Francheese [Please!]
That aside, they still carry the delicious "wet fries." They also have delicious ice in their drinks (I like ice that has more air bubbles in them because it just break really easily in your mouth. Give it a shot, great ice.
The service is okay. They don't come by all the time to fill up your drink, unfortunately, and sometimes they let you sit for too long waiting to order or for a bill, but I'm never in a rush because I typically go there passed midnight.
And, best of all, most of them are open 24 hours and they have a pretty sweet diner theme with juke boxes and all the works.
If you could all help me, maybe we can coerce them into bringing back the Francheese. Haha.
That'd definitely help me change my review back to a 5-star.
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