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    Bill's Hot Dog Stand

    3.8 (92 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs
    Closed 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Two dogs "all the way".  (They do not supply the paper plate that was all me!)
    Harmon P.

    We are new to the area and kept hearing great things about Bill's, I'm sorry I took so long to try it! This isn't your typical chili dog, and I was quite skeptical at first. I got them "all the way" which is chili, onions and mustard and that will be the way I continue to get them. They are ridiculously good. The chili doesn't look like much, it's more like a paste but has just the right amount of heat and marries the flavor of the additional condiments and dog perfectly. The restaurant itself is barebones but efficient and everyone working there is as nice as can be. I'm trying hard not to make this a weekly habit!!

    Becky F.

    Stopped by this Washington staple on my food tour of Washington while in town for vacation. Service was fast and friendly. Loved the simplicity of the menu. Got my dog with onions and mustard. Delish!

    A wonderful Bill's Hotdog.
    Judson R.

    I was born and raised in GA but I've been coming to Washington to visit family every year since I was a kid. One thing I always look forward to is getting a hotdog from Bill's. I love everything about this place. The old school red link hotdogs, the simple setup, the price, and of course the great chili they put on the hotdogs. It's kind of hard to describe it because it's like a meatless bean paste, but it's hands down my favorite chili dog. The place has been open since the 1920s and every time I pull up for lunch, the line is still out the door. Trust me, they're doing it right.

    People flock here for a shriveled up dog with a tough exterior on a soggy bun with below average taste.
    Karl K.

    What would you say if I told you that I know of a place where you can experience the following: * standing in line for 30 minutes * a hot dog with a soggy bun * A hot dog with an exterior as tough as leather * A hot dog made from tasteless, poor quality cuts of meat * A meatless, spicy-yet-flavorless white bean chili Would you want to go? If you do, then Bill's is the place for you. This is one of those places that I have decried before for being famous because they're famous. Our State Magazine, who misses the mark more times than they hit it when it comes to hot dogs, touts this as being one of the top ten hot dogs in the state. Let me fix it for them: this should be on list of top ten worst hot dogs in the state. They fry the hot dogs in some mystery liquid that doesn't look like oil and doesn't look like water. When it comes out of the liquid, it is nice and plump. They place it on the bun with the toppings, wrap it up, and send you on your way (no interior seating- no seating anywhere). In the time it takes you to get to your car or wherever you're going to eat your hot dog, the mystery liquid that plumped the dog oozes out, turns the bun soggy and gummy, and makes the wiener withered and shrunken (significant shrinkage for you Seinfeld fans). I wanted to go back to the line and warn the people waiting, saying, "What are you doing here? Have you been here before? Leave now! Save yourself!" But alas I'm afraid that some people just don't know what a good hot dog is. It certainly isn't here.

    Looks 1, tastes 7.5!
    Fred B.

    As I age, I find that my perception of some things, and food is one of the primary things because I still eat, change or are altered by that aging process, or perhaps our tastes become more discerning, or maybe they just go numb! My first experience here, a number of years ago, was a bit of a culture shock - meatless chili, that concept stretches the space/time continuum - so I roundly rejected it - yeah, that's the safe play! We were in "little" Washington this week for a very short period, strolled along the River Walk, grabbed a belly busting cheese biscuits at Mom's, some extraordinary fried Chicken from King's (very much like Price's in Charlotte, just saying), and said "what the hell", slid quietly into Bill's at 9:15 AM, and ask politely for a hot dog, all the way - cost of $1.33, including tax - I think one of the ladies smiled at us! This is a very, very different dog - it's a flaming neon red wiener (Bright Leaf?) that is fried in lard to the point that all tissue is almost gelatinous, the bun is steamed (really steamed), the mustard, onion, and "chili" is loaded in first, and the colorful, very playable wiener is loaded on top, in the nude. A total train wreck of a hot dog, that somehow, strangely, works. It is loaded with heat, one may well be enough, and it all comes together - I missed that the first time through - looking for meat, expecting a different texture! They've been around since 1928, interestingly enough, the same year that Paul's in Rocky Point began, another hot dog joint "famous" for their meatless chili - "some" surmise that the whole meatless chili thingy came out of the depression era - seems close enough! This is a "suggestion" as to the make up of the "chili": 2 cups of water 1 onion 4 tablespoons of flour 1/2 tsp of texas pete 1/2 tsp of tabasco sauce dash of red pepper 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp white pepper 1/4 tsp paprika 3/4 tsp dry mustard 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt Cut up onion,add water,bring to a boil and add all ingredients,except flour. Cook 5 mins and add flour. Some have even referred to this as White Bean Chili - well, it ain't. Those white "lumps" are unincorporated flour - these folks don't have no time for no slurry! Interesting dog, totally North Carolina (well not exactly, Sabretts has an Onion Sauce, been around for years), but give it a shot!

    a hot dog with ketchup and mustard

    I came here based on the recommendation of some locals but I am honestly confused by the positive reviews. This was hands down the worst hotdog I have ever had. I bought lunch for myself and a few friends and they were inedible, none of us could even finish them. The buns were tough and stale and the sauce was flavorless, it was literally like eating paste. The hotdogs themselves were shriveled and leathery. I had to douse it all in ketchup to moisten it enough to choke it down. Sadly we don't plan on returning here.

    2 All The Way Dogs by the water ...bucket list item checked off

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    be prepared to watch painfully slow hotdogs be put together. maybe they should have younger than nursing home aged staff.

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    Cheap, cash only. Long lines at lunchtime. Get chili on top. It will fill you up for the whole day.

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    Unique chili-dogs! Carry Out only. Very good Dogs. Will go back for more. Order at service counter. Old school food stand ambiance.

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    Best chili and hot dog I've ever had! Highly support this business and the owners! Awesome business and great people

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    The hot dogs and chips and stuff are good and all don't get me wrong but the presentation is disgusting the hot dogs look nasty(Red Dogs)

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    5 years ago

    So yummy. I purchased 25 hotdogs to take home and freezer. You need to get there early to keep from standing outside.

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