Food is bad!! The floors are sticky I got a hot dog and the chili was watery!!! The sticky floor gets me to every time but it is like they haven't cleaned the floors since the 1900's read more

Family of 4 ate for $42.00. Interesting place, quaint and decorated to the nines with nostalgic stock certificates of old rail lines and what not. Large interior if privacy is wanted. Sandwiches are fresh, well packed with meat and all the trimmings. Unique and recommended! read more

Boston Sandwich Shop - Chicken Salad Bake! - Sandwiches Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

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It is amazing how many times I come to Burlington/Graham/Mebane area from Greensboro to eat lunch. The area just to seems to have more, and better, lunch places from seafood (Harborview & Hursey's BBQ) to BBQ (Hursey's & Simithfield) to Burgers & Dogs (Zacks, Danny's, Skidds, & Jim's among others) to Thai (Dan Thai). I sometimes forget about this place, maybe because I gravitate towards Zack's so much. But this place, just around the corner from both Zack's and Danny's, serves some pretty good, uncomplicated food at breakfast and lunch, and the place has been around nearly as long as Zack's. Breakfast fare is available all day, and I am incline once in a while to have standard breakfast food for lunch. It is good here, and all the usual suspects are available, and good. The burger and hot dogs are solid, small town diner good - not the best I've had, even in Burlington, but solid. The chili is a little different from most Southern chili, in that it tastes more of tomato, with a edge of sweetness - like a lot of the chili you find in Greek run restaurants - Zack's excluded. This time of chili is very prevalent in the Winston Salem area. The fries are good, as well. The serve a cheese dog here - a real cheese dog. A block of cheese is substituted for the wiener, and then dressed as you like. Interesting but not my cup of tea. They serve some meat and 2 plates here, and the spaghetti is very good. The service here is always good, and while the interior is not particular bright and shiny, it is roomy and comfortable. There is counter seating, booths, and tables. The place is always loaded with regulars, a good sign for any diner, and the owner will talk your ear off if not too busy. This is blue collar food, and a good rendition if it. read more

Boston Sandwich Shop - Two chili dogs from Boston Sandwich. They make a pretty good dog. - Sandwiches Near Me - Burlington, North Carolina

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I'm gonna keep this simple. Go to Zack's around the corner. The people here are nice but the place is gross. My fiancé and I ordered 4 total hot dogs but we didn't eat them. This is due to no one in the kitchen wearing gloves and everyone touching food and serving food with the bare hands. Grabbing utensils and grabbing food, touching doors and then prepping your hot dog all without washing hands. This is extremely unsanitary and I refuse to eat that. Their sanitation scores are consistently low as well. Also, underneath some of the appliances and furniture up front, are some really gross floors. This place needs a serious remodel and wake up call to good and hygienic food practices. read more

Great place that's been downtown for many years where lots of locals come, good food and friendly service.

I can't even rate this place because there's no -5 stars. I only rated it one star because it wouldn't let me post it otherwise.This place should be condemned. There is old dried grease and grime on everything, walls, doors. Old grease from years ago runny down the machines near where we were sitting. Even the bathroom was disgusting. I only stayed because someone else took us there for lunch and I couldn't disrespect that person. I won't be going to lunch with that person anymore. I don't know how the health department didn't shut them down 30 years ago. read more

Food and service were awesome! Prices are amazing! Great lunch date for me an my little guy today! Will definitely be back! It was very kid friendly- they even gave my 4 year old son a toy at the register while I was paying! .... oh and they have the food ice - love the nostalgic feel as well- quite charming read more

Anybody who rates this below 5 stars is clearly not a local and does not know what to order. There's a reason this restaurant has been around for 50 years, If you go to to this restaurant, you must get the cheese dog, and a cheese dog isn't a hot dog with cheese on top, if you're worried about these low ranked yelp reviews both urbanspoon and trip advisor rank this restaurant just short of 5 stars. Excellent diner to visit. Just order the cheese dog. read more

1) I don't like that they don't serve grits all day. This is the south. 2) We were in the mood for delicious burgers, and since Sharky's was closed, we decided to try the Boston Sandwich Shop. We ordered the bacon cheese burgers, which turns out to be exactly like a McDonald's burger. We were incredibly disappointed. Please don't get a burger here. For the love, don't order the bacon cheese burgers. read more

We were walking Burlington and came to this cafe. It did not look like much, but we gave it a try. The decor is outdated, but the flavors were not. They have the BEST home fries in the world. The tea is definitely fresh. They cooked an over-medium egg to perfection. The staff were friendly and efficient. All around, this was a GREAT meal. When we return to Burlington, we are definitely stopping again. read more

Made a visit to Boston Sandwich shop located in downtown Burlington, NC and this place is run by a mom & pop. The menu is the basics like all breakfast items, hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, soups and any of the usual sandwich item you find at other restaurants. The prices for items on the menu are just about what you expect. On this visit I had the ribeye steak sandwich with fries. I've had better. Food C Staff C Decor D Location B Health Inspection Grade 95.0 read more

This place has been here for years and for good reason! The hot dogs are amazing! Combination dog all the way is my favorite, it has a thick piece of cheese in it too!! The chili is homemade and out of his world! Yes, the interior is old.... But for me it just makes it homier!! Same owner and waitresses for years, and everyone is super friendly. I rarely eat breakfast, but when I do.... This is the spot! Thanks Boston sandwich shop for never changing! read more

My wife and I have ate here twice now. We found the serve good and friendly. As for the food, we found it ok. The potions are good but the food is bland The burgers and chili dogs are no better or worst than any other fast food restaurant. (Note: I haven't try the breakfast meals yet. I do intend to try them.) The prices are good and you can get a refill of your drink to go. It does need Wi-Fi and tv for a better experience. read more

I would give this dump 0 stars, but Yelp frowns on that. I tried to eat lunch here. Well, I ordered lunch, anyway. Sat at the counter. Waitress growled what do you want? I ordered two hot dogs, loaded. Well, they were loaded all right, I am just not sure what with. The worst chili I have ever had. AVOID THIS DUMP. Go to Zacks around the corner, they actually have good food. read more

Stay away. I agree with a previous post that the food was below mediocre. This was my first and last visit to this restaurant. The staff were attentive, but the whole visit was strange. DO NOT ORDER CHICKEN OF ANY TYPE. I gave it one star because I had to in order to post. I would not give it any stars. read more

A long, lesser known, tradition in downtown Burlington. Always compared with Zack's around the corner. In some ways, it is better than Zacks. Boston has a broader menu, much like a diner where Zacks mostly sells hot dogs and hamburgers. I like Zacks hot dogs better than Boston's but for anything else, go to Boston's. (and for great hot dogs, go to the Roast Grill !!!!!) read more

I think "been there, done that" sums it up. Quality matches the prices, Zack's definitely has this place beat on Hot Dogs, Fries, and Friendly service. read more

This is a local mom and pop shop that has been around for decades. They must do something right, but I did not seem to find it on my first visit. Went for breakfast the other morning. The service was good and friendly as were the staff. I had a pretty basic breakfast of eggs, sausage, home fries and a biscuit. As soon as they put the plate down, something smelled a bit off. I couldn't put my finger on it until half-way thru the meal. The home fries were greasy and tasted sort of off as did the sausage patties. I think it was the grease from the grill. It tasted sort of like lard or beef. I recall seeing scrambled eggs brains (calf?) on the menu. Maybe they did not scrape the grill clean after doing some young heifer's grey matter on a previous order. My wife had the same order and seemed to think things were OK, except her fries were a bit greasy, too. The biscuit was OK and it's hard to screw up eggs over easy. Won't be there for breakfast again, although I might try a lunch as it seems to get good reviews in that category. read more

We eat here a couple of times a week. Been going for 30 years plus. Good food. Good service. Good prices. The decor is small town and hasn't changed since the place was built so it might not appeal to everyone. Works for us! read more

They really need to change the name, being called a sandwich shop and not having even a turkey sandwich is very misleading. The staff is friendly, but for someone not from Burlington and who doesn't understand how it makes sense a chili dog doesn't include the weiner, that just isn't enough. If the name is more along the lines of Boston Diner, I would have given it 2 stars. Either way the food just wasn't up to par, even for the price. read more

Boston Sandwich shop is a great place to eat. The hot dogs rock and they have BLT's in the summer made with local tomato. The bacon is always good. The wait staff, most have been there for years, is always friendly and the owner is personally involved with the whole operation. He is always ready to engage patrons in conversation. I like the atmosphere in part because of the staff but also because the restaurant has a home town feel, not plastic and fake like so many others. But best of all is the food. Whether it breakfast, lunch or dinner there is something for you. Next time you are in there, try the unadvertised fried pickles. They go with almost anything. read more

George, Betty and the whole gang are worth the trip. Food is always good and you can't get better service!!!!! Prices are great too!

We went to boston to eat lunch yesterday. I ordered a hamburger steak with fries and salad. My associate ordered the same thing. The waitress brought our food and then came by to see how everything was. I told her that the hamburger tasted funny like it was freezer burnt or something. She asked my associate how his was and he said it was like some old processed meat. I asked her where the meat comes from and she said Bur-Gra. I told her that i couldn't belive that this meat was from Bur-Gra A few minutes later i saw the owner come in the door. We walked up to the cash register to pay. I asked him where the hamburger comes from and he said the meat comes from IBP, the best you can buy and he didn't know what the hell we were talking about. I asked him three times if he had eaten any of it and he never answered me. I told him that i thought he had lost his mind. He still charged us $9.81. I said have a nice day a__ hole and walked out never to return. read more