I pass by this place all the time and there is always a large line forming in front of the shop. My friends and I decided to try this place after dinner earlier this summer. Because of the pandemic, only 3 persons are allowed inside so there are two lines. One for ordering and one for picking up the food. The staff member that was responsible for organizing the lines did a great job keeping it organized, spaced out, and moving along. Inside, they got an open kitchen so it was interesting to see all the hundreds of hot dogs ready to be cooked. The store staff were pretty fast and friendly. Ordering was pretty straight forward. Line up, order the hot dog, line up again, wait for your bill number to be announced, pick up the hot dog, and choose your toppings. From ordering to receiving our hot dog, we were in and out in about 15 minutes. There were around 7 or 8 people in front of us so there was a bit of a wait.
I chose the double cheese hot dog for $6. Their hot dogs are usually around $5-$7. It has very stretchy gooey mozza cheese on one side and cheddar cheese on the other side, with a small hot dog in the center. It's then deep fried with sticky rice batter. The cheese was suuuper stretchy! When I bit into it, I was surprised how far the cheese stretches! The deep fried rice batter was softer than I thought. The baby hot dog was in the middle in between the thick layer of the surrounding cheese. It didn't add much in terms of flavor but it interestingly added a different type of flavor other than the gooey cheese. When you order the hot dog, the shop let's you choose from around a dozen different types of condiments like BBQ, teriyaki, mustard, ketchup, teriyaki, chili sauce, cheese powders, sugar, etc.
I must have chosen the wrong combination of condiments to put on my hot dog because it didn't quite reach the amount of rich flavors that I would have liked. I just tried a bunch of random sauces that sounded good on it. It was kinda bland if you talk solely about the taste. But the texture of the extra gooey melted cheese stretching and the sauces combined with all that fried rice batter is SO GOOD every time you bite into it.
If you add a lot of sauces like I did, the hot dog will be messy to eat so either don't overboard on all the sauces or just take as many napkins you need. My hands and mouth were sticky and sauce covered when I finished my hot dog.
Overall, for $6 for the double cheese hot dog i tried, i think it's a fair price and it's worth trying at least once just for the experience of trying this super unique type of hot dog. I have never seen anything like it! I'll come and try their famous squid ink hot dog to see if it's any better next time.
I rate it a solid 4 out of 5 stars for this super unique, messy to eat but oh-so fun to eat cheesy hot dog! read more