I grew up in Bay City. Back in the '70s there were, I believe, three or four Mr. Hot Dog restaurants. Sadly, today, there is but one left. As the name suggests, they specialize in ... Hot Dogs! They have 3-4 four variants: Plain, Coney (with Coney Island sauce), Coney Plus (the former PLUS onions and a dill pickle spear), and Coney Plus Cheese. Frankly (pun intended) I LOVE their hot dogs! Just the right combination of flavors on a Kogels [better-than-average] frankfurter in a soft bun. Their hamburgers are fairly awful, and always have been for 30+ years; ditto for their fries. But the 'dogs are as good as they always have been. They recently introduced the Coney 'Burger, for about a buck. I tried one and it wasn't all that good. But then, I think it was sitting in the warmer for "a while", whereas the dogs are made up on demand. They have fish dinners of some sort, but I've never sampled them. And they USED to have Mr. Pibb, a Dr. Pepper soft-drink clone that may be hard to find outside of Michigan. But now it seems they have Coke products only ... which isn't a bad thing. --- What did the Buddhist Monk say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me One with Everything." read more

Mr Hot Dog - The old Mr. Hot Dog on Broadway in Bay City, MI, now out-of-business. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Bay City, Michigan

Be Careful, I ordered a bucket of chicken and when I got home they dumped all their white meat on me. Had I asked for it that would have been great but you have to be very specific in what you order because they dont care. In addition you can never call to discuss any problems. read more

Love that they have a great variety on the menu! The fried chicken and fish are both so good! I've never had anything there I don't like.

The first I decided to eat at this location due to nostalgia, when I was a child Jim Peyton was a weatherman on WNEM5 and did drawings when advertising for Mr Hot Dog while doing weather reports. It's the last Mr Hot Dog location that is still operating. I was a bit disappointed due to the quality of the food. This time the food was excellent and I will be eating there again when I travel to Bay City. I had a Cheese Coney Dog Plus and a order of fries, the fries weren't overly salted and were perfect. The Cheese Coney Dog Plus had excellent favor. My wife really enjoyed the seafood pak. The restaurant plus parking lot was very clean, definitely not a greasy spoon type of place. read more

If you want a good hot dog, just go to Rally's. Or, Costco. Very over priced, 4 hot dogs, share a fry, share a drink....and almost $20? Very strange this restaurant is still open. The chili sauce for the hot dogs is extremely bland. Frys were cold. They also charge $0.25 for refills....for an already overpriced soda. Unfortunately will not return. read more

Great food and service! I go there at least once a week. I would recommend to anyone that wants good food a a good price.

Stopped in yesterday for coneys and chicken. The chicken was awful! Tasted like it ws made the day before and warmed up. All of that plus a big price increase. See you around Mr. Hotdog!! read more

I have been coming here for 59 yrs. Food is excellent. Service is professional. Atmosphere is excellent. I even worked here 50 years ago.

Just an old fashioned coney island serving up home style fast food, but doing it right. To this day when I think of eating a coney, the flavor profile is that of Mr. Hot Dog read more

Garbage food and even worse service. incredibly mediocre. McDonald's tops this place easily

Love their fish dinners! They sell a lot of those on Sunday, but you can order them any other day also. Place is also CASH ONLY. You need to go inside and order and pay at the counter. Pretty quick on getting the food out to you also. They do have inside seating, and you can usually pick up free wifi from a close business. Clean bathrooms. I only wish they were located a lot closer to me, and I'd be there pretty frequently! read more

I've eaten at Mr. Hot Dog restaurants on and off my whole life. Now there is only this location, but it's exactly as I remember it as a kid. The hot dogs are both good and cheap, the onion rings and mushrooms are both good, and the shakes are alright. Overall, a staple Bay City restaurant if you ask me. read more

Still a great Kogel coney! Hershey Chocolate malts are on point. Hand dipped onion rings! Heads-up, it's cash only.

Ordered a bucket of fish and large order of fries... got home had the bucket of fish, no fries and 2 coney dogs that we didn't order... tried calling them only get an answering machine with their hours...for the amount we paid, sure would be nice to get what we paid for... read more

Food is always as it should be! Simple and done right would be a few words to describe Mr Hot Dog! Don't forget, they are cash only!

Another of Ken's Bay City institutions - when I want to really look like the wonderful wife I'll say 'We should get Mr. Hot Dog before we leave', and I'm golden for a couple of weeks. I'll admit that it has grown on me over the years - I hated the coney sauce my first time there. Cash only read more

Mistakes happen, I get that, but when I order French fries and they have not been salted- don't adopt an attitude with me and snarl at me that they definitely were salted- especially when you can look at every single French fry and SEE that you're wrong! Snarling is for rabid mutts, woman! Do you need to be put down? read more

The food was good, the steak sandwich and onion rings were delicious. The restaurant however, was a bit dated with lots of burnt out lights and dripping water from the ceiling, but overall a good experience. Oh and don't forget to bring cash as they are still stuck in the 90s and not excepting credit cards. read more

Amazing Bay City eating establishment! Love this joint! The fish and steak sandwiches are inexpensive and feeds the whole team.

The owner was yelling at customers who didn't get what they ordered, and throwing cups of coney sauce at his employees, and customers

Ordered 3 hamburgers with ketchup, pickles and onions, NO Mustard. Got 3 hamburgers with ketchup, onions and mustard and no pickles. How hard can it possibly be to get a simple order correct! read more

First and only time visiting mr hot dog. The women that work their totally cool, chill and friendly. The older guy either the owner or head cook very rude. Its a rainy day and I walked there, (don't have a car to eat in) and we were not allowed to eat in the lobby, empty clean lobby with no one in there. So the head cook reminded us that the lobby was closed so we then went outside to eat our food in the rain. Someone tell the head cook to get the frankfurter out of his ass. read more

The ONLY reason I gave this place 4 stars is their fries. Better than McDonald's, because you can tell Mr. Hot Dog's fries are pretty much just potatoes, hot oil and salt. The place has a homey comfortableness and the prices are unbeatable. I love that they serve Koegel's, but my hot dog came out cold. My dining companion's coney also had a cold dog, but the coney sauce was warm enough and tasty enough. I like their hamburgers too, which are just what a cheap burger should be. My dad, a Bay City native and long-time Mr. Hot Dog patron, says next time to just tell them to heat the dog up. I would have done so at the time, but I was too busy scarfing down the fries. read more

Clean. That's a good first impression. I ordered the steak sandwich which was hot and flavorless. My friend ordered 2 coney dogs, nice soft steamed buns but definitely NOT Flint style. It was a Koegel but missed the snap of a Vienna. Very reasonable prices. The 1 dollar hamburgers were good. read more

Every time i get back to Bay City, I must have my Mr. Hotdog fix. Unfortunately, in doing so i have to patronize the worst owner and boss I have ever seen. This man berates his employees in front of customers, maybe because he thinks he is the coolest among cool owner of a hot dog joint. Get over yourself Mr. Hot Dog boss, you are the WORST example of a business owner i have seen in a long time, humanize yourself please. It is NOT pleasant to see you make an employee tear up, and today's visit was the last straw! Though it will be difficult on my craving, i will never set foot in your establishment again. Badly done, sir. read more

Good old Mr. Hot Dog. A Tri-City icon for decades. Yes the place is stuck in the 80s. Yes it may need some renovations. But the core product of coney dogs and the fish meal are the best anywhere in this part of the state. And the stuck-in-a-time warp hook is charming and has its place. My most recent trip just a few days ago did not disappoint. It's the same exact meal I can remember from years past. If you enjoy food that has remained the exact same as you remember it, give Mr. Hot Dog a try once again. read more

Mr Hot Dog - a closed sign in a window - Hot Dogs Near Me - Bay City, Michigan

OMG,holy disgusting! Everyone would be better off making hotdogs at home. These are so horrible.no flavor (gray is not a flavor )listless,watery, And tastless! my five year old wanted to come....even she wasn't impressed. Its sad,they could be better if they made the extra effort like grilling the hotdogs or shoot even derpfrying them would be better then boiling them and letting them sit in water all day.sure hope we Dont get sick! It needs a new owner. Some one Could really turn this place around. read more

Mr Hot Dog - Dead...i wonder why. must have something to do with crappy managment and even crappier food - Hot Dogs Near Me - Bay City, Michigan

Very good, simple food. I am a bit biased aboit this place having grown up on Mr Hot Dog but if that's what you're looking for then thus is the place. The coney sauce(also know as hot dog sauce or chili sauce, depending on where you're from) is excellent and has a bit of sweetness tobit. Overall good, simple food. read more

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Mr Hot Dog, a Bay City institution, a destination fast food restaurant. Walter gets the Double Double (two hamburger patties two pieces of cheese) with everything PLUS coney sauce. read more

This place is the Best Place For Coney Dogs when they go on sale for .79 each I buy 50 dollars worth and eat them for 2 Weeks you can't get HotDogs like this in Florida they are Horrible no meat standards.at Mr Hotdog they use Koegels = #1 in my book. Next time they will be .79 cents will be JULY 2016 read more

So this must be a common theme of this place to mess up orders and then be treated like a second class citizen when making a complaint. I ordered six coneys, and they gave me just plain hot dogs instead, no coney sauce. So I go back to get a refund, and the owner gives me my money back but then says, "People like you are why businesses fail, take your money and get the f**k out of my restaurant, before I pound your face in and knock your teeth down your throat jackass". I really don't believe this guy is the owner, he can't be, is he? What kind of owner of any establishment regardless of what it is treats his own employees and customers like this? And by the way businesses fail not because of the customer, but because of managment, and it starts at the top. And the only reason to go here is the cheap price for a coney, but beware of the fact that ordering a coney from here late in the afternoon is a bad idea, the sauce is always cold and dry, best to get one around noon, lost a customer in me. This review keeps getting removed, because it's the truth. read more

This is the White Castle of dogs. They are fantastic! Sorry to see them struggle, but mostly because of a lousy Bush/Obama economy. You didn't build that! said Obama. Trump rebound happending I'm interested in franchise! 1984 Handy High School read more

I remember these fast food joints from my childhood. I thought they all had closed. When I saw one still in business I knew I had to try it. I had a Coney Island hotdog, fries and Pepsi. The dog was subpar, fries greasy. The restaurant is in desperate need of a make over. If that's not affordable then at least a thorough cleaning. Food is very cheap, $1.64 per dog. I'd recommend going elsewhere for your Conies. read more

Yesterday I ordered 2 hot dog and fries for each of us.( 3 people,). The hot dogs and fries are usually good, but today nothing came hot. Hot dogs and fries were both cold. Won't be back. To many other places to eat to get a hot meal. read more

Oh the memories! And, one of my first stops when I get to town. Really! Their fish is absolutely the BEST! I've debated getting the family bucket and eating it by myself. Cheese coneys? Keek um coming. Steak sandwiches, cheeseburgers and let's not forget the onion rings or fries. Did I mention shrimp? Well, I should have. Wish they were closer. Next time I'm in BC you can bet that first stop will be Mr Hot Dog! What I'd give for a fish dinner right now. read more

The hot dogs are great and is a nice family restaurant.But it's not the best it could be a lot better then what it is.

An iconic local fast food restaurant. My wife has been going here since she was a kid. If the words "Double, Double" don't mean anything to you than you need to stop in at Mr. Hot Dog for a greasy feast. McDonald's has nothing on them! read more

Great place for those good ol' fashioned Coney Dogs. Best french fries in Bay City!

Delicious food been around time for a long time prices are good. Horrible part is the staff there. If you want to see upset grumpy don't care about their job faces then here is your place to be. Just bothers me where's the customer service... read more

The five stars is not for the quality of their other food items or for the decor or ambience, but rather for the best coneys in town. The buns are unbelievably soft, the coney sauce just the right combination of tangy and tasty, and the hot dogs are Koegels. I like mine slathered in mustard and covered in onions. You can order them any way you like. The coneys are cheap, delicious and will warm you up. Mister Hot Dog was once owned by Mike Lefkiades, a true renaissance gentleman with a flair for the funny story and a deep and abiding love of history and politics. Mike recently passed away and he will be missed. Fortunately for Mister Hotdog, the coneys are just as good now as they were hen Mike ran the show. read more