The Hot Dog Diner

First time at the diner. Brought my wife and her 97 y/​o mother for lunch. WOW what a find! Burgers were so large and fresh made. Shared a large fries, could see why they were a people’s choice in the area’s best fries contest. Owners were super friendly. We’ll definitely be back. Awesome!

My husband and I come here regularly. The owner is so welcoming and personable, and the service is always friendly and prompt. The menu has so many great choices. My «usuals» are either the loaded potato burger, the panini dog, or the wagon train dog… along with some fresh cut fries, of course! There are «snappy» dogs in a natural casing, and jumbo all-​beef dogs, both of which are delicious. Tons of different ketchups, mustards, and barbecue sauces that they make in house, too! They’re starting to be recognized in the local media and for good reason. Check ‘em out!

First timer! Loved it. And the owners are so sweet! Had the Looney Laney and it was delicious!

Dogs and fries were great. Fast friendly service. It ain’t fine dining, it’s a hot dog diner. And a rally good one at that.

Nice place for good dogs! Lots of interesting selections for the hot dogs and it’s not too expensive.

Only average at best. I like coney dogs so that is what I ordered. The coney sauce is on the sweet side. Nothing special about it that would make me want to go back again. The hand cut fries were awful. They did not look or taste fresh. I won’t be going back.

Trying the hush puppies and some things I haven’t had before… as always, great service, great food… just a great local food experience!

Good experience, staff extremely friendly and outgoing provided very welcome feel. We tried burgers, fries and hot dogs. Burgers were fresh made and fries were fresh cut, cooked perfectly. They have a wide variety of homemade BBQ sauces, mustards and ketchups which provides a fun adventure.
One tip, they have several types of hot dogs you can choose beyond the toppings styles. They have regular, snappy, jumbo, etc. Be sure to ask about the difference. My wife got a regular and found it small. She should have ordered a second one or perhaps another type that would have been larger, but she didn’t notice the options. Counter person was eager to answer any question, we just didn’t ask that one. They have an extensive menu which is really great but harder to navigate for a first-​timer.
Would definitely go back to try more options.

Great variety of toppings for hot dogs! Make sure you get the loaded tots! Great service and 100% all beef hotdogs.

Lots of sauces and a pretty cool atmosphere. The staff are always very upbeat and friendly. They also offer a lot of different kinds of hot dogs. Fun place for kids.

We stopped here on our road trip thanks to Unilocal.I had the BLT Gyro and it was awesome. The fries are just the way I like them and everyone else loved their food. Too bad it’s not in my neighborhood. That may be good for my health.

not as good as it looks compared to quality of the food compared to other hot dog places in the area. rumor has it they cook stuff ahead of time and leave it in warmers overnight which is not good. I like fresh quality food and all beef hotdogs not the chicken/​pork hotdogs they sell, better off making your own or going elsewhere

I loved this place! It’s got a really great dive feel, but it is sooooo good. DEFINITELY have the loaded potato burger! fries & sour cream and onions and bacon on top of a burger?!? It’s a must.

I got an order of the redneck spuds and a perogi burger when I went here, and the burger turned out to be second best compared to the spuds. Great food, great people, worth a visit!

I really like this place even though I don’t order the hotdogs here. First experience was with the burger that was so tasty I can’t be motivated to move off the burger menu yet. The fries are cooked to order and arrive hot and cooked to perfection. I’ll update after I find the courage to go cold turkey from these superb burgers! The owner has been here every time that I stopped and is very friendly and service-​oriented. They make it very hard to pass this place by.

Hotdogs were bomb, service fast and very courteous. Multiple ketchups, BBQ sauces etc to top your dogs off. Great dining experience

Not bad– for Cleveland. Ordered the Windy City dog. Had to add tomato and pickles. For pickles, all they had were hamburger chips, so had to make do. Forgot to have them put cheese on it. I think the dog was grilled (not boiled-​good, but not char grilled– would have been better). Not as big as a Weiner Circle dog, but tasty none the less.
Had a small order of fries with cheese sauce that was excellent. One of the most unique aspects of this place, outside of occupying an old Taco Bell, is their selection of ketchups, mustards and bbq sauces (see picture).
This being Parma, they also have a Pierogi Burger. I was going to have to stop back another time to try one of those, then decided to get one right now. A third pound fresh beef pattie topped with a potato and cheese pierogi, grilled onions, sour cream and cheese sauce, on a toasted, fresh buttered bun. It was awesome!!!

This establishment is not the best building but inside it is very well setup and it has a very large variety of different things on the menu. I got two dogs and a burger. And they were very well prepared and I recommend this to anyone who is feeling a hot dog or burger.

I have ate my fair share of hot dogs and burgers in my day and this hands down is the best bang for the buck you will find and also the best regardless of price. The burgers are simple and delicious and the hot dogs are right up there with Happy Dog in Cleveland or O’Betty’s in Athens. I recently had the chicken sandwich and it was great also. The fries are fantastic as well and if you factor in the fries I would put it above In N Out as the best burger and fries for the money anywhere!

One might say I have a weakness for hot dogs. Ok that is an understatement as I eat about 5# worth a month. So naturally I would eventually end up here.
The building is one of the original style Taco Bells. Y’know those ones from the late 80s? It’s surprisingly well kept. Anyhow for those that recall ordering in those ones will have a flashback here, because the order/​pickup is exactly the same. /​end nostalgia
The owners are quite possibly the nicest people I have ever met. Seriously, they make you feel like family.
I got the snappy windy city dogs. Got to love neon anything on food. They were very good with just the right amount of peppers. The hush puppies were ok. I should have probably gotten them without the cheese and chili, so that could be my mistake. Don’t get me wrong, they were still good. Chili and cheese enhances everything.
Note: the website does not list the entire menu. They have grilled cheese and several other versions of hot dogs, like a rueben one.