Dog Haus has been bookmarked on my Yelp for who knows how long. I was on a recent stay-cation with some friends that came into town to celebrate the New Year and we stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino which just happens to be right across the street. I personally am not really a fan of much of the food options that the Hard Rock has to offer so my friends and I ventured out while staying there and I saw the sign for Dog Haus and just had to stop by to finally see what the hype was about.
When we arrived it was on a Friday night so I was expecting there to be a bit of a wait which it was but nothing too major. After previewing the menu prior to arriving I was already sold on the "Old Town" haus dog which consisted of smoked bacon wrapped dog, caramelized onions, chipotle aioli, pickled jalapeƱos, cotija cheese and a side of chili cheese fries. After I ordered they gave me a number to bring with me back to the table.
Cool thing about this place is they have a bar you can utilize while you wait! They offer both dine in and take out orders so having a drink in the meantime always is a good idea! I noticed while I was waiting the sign that advertised a happy hour which is another plus! Mon-Fri 3PM-6PM..."Late Night" 10PM-4AM and "Sunday Funday" 11AM-4AM. I'll have to be back to see how they are during one of those time frames.
My overall thought of the haus dog was that it was okay. I think that the concept that they have here with serving the hotdogs on Hawaiian bread rolls is different and can set them apart from any other hot dog place but I just didn't get that WOW omg factor from it. I know they offer like an upgrade or something you can do so maybe next time i will do that to get the taste out of the basic category. Same thing with the chili fries they were just meh for $5.99. I think I might just have to try a different type of haus dog or even one of the haus sausages or even one of the burgers.