Downtown Dawgs från Decatur Meny

Finally got a chance to grab a late lunch here a week or so ago yay! Downtown Dawgs has been on my bookmark list for years. Actually, I'm pretty sure I first found out about this place when it was actually downtown. It's since moved to a somewhat nondescript shopping center off of 6th Avenue. That being said, parking is easy! Haha. It was dead when I walked into the restaurant at about 1:45 but the pleasant employee at the register let me know I was lucky to miss the crazy rush earlier, so watch out for crowdedness during prime lunch hours! It's a spacious restaurant, to the point of feeling almost bare inside. There's a TV in one corner and a couple of booths. A large party would probably have trouble sitting together, but it's a great spot for smaller groups. The floor felt a little...idk, not quite sticky, but sticky adjacent? My guess is it was mopped but not all the soap/cleaning solution got washed away. Least it's clean, lol. The menu and all the various permutations of hot dog topping was honestly overwhelming! Pretty much any flavor combo you can think of, they've got it. Combos (dog or 2 dogs plus a side and a drink are still quite reasonably priced for lunch. I was a weenie (pun fully intended and got a hot dog with ketchup only. I thought chips and rotel was a unique side offering and I looooove rotel, so I got that and a soda to complete my combo. I was pleased with my lunch! The hot dog was piping hot, had just enough snap, and a nice beefy taste. I could've used a little more ketchup and I'm sure I could've asked, but I didn't want to be a bother. Would be nice if they had bottles on the table. The chips were crispy and had some seasoning on them and the rotel had nice large chunks of ground beef and subtly spicy cheese. It was a generous serving and made my tummy happy! I bussed my own table and was in and out in 30 minutes. Easy peasy! Give them a try for a quick and tasty lunch if you're a hot dog aficionado. I also saw on their door they do Chicago style Italian beef on Fridays...yum. :

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