Dormont Dogs

My husband and I went here for the first time today and it was delicious! I had two veggie dogs: the Louisiana Ave. and Bruschetta dogs. The Louisiana Ave had hot sauce and Cajun cole slaw and it was really hot. Definitely didn’t skimp on portions and delicious. Ingredients were fresh and the pesto on the bruschetta dog was delicious and creamy. I also had a vegetarian sloppy joe and that was eh but we were really there for the dogs. Definitely go and give it a try. The guy there was super nice, too.

Come here for gourmet hotdogs with interesting toppings and funky names. Relive your childhood with their nice collection of Highlights. The best!

Been here twice now, dogs are good, I like how the buns are cut on the top.
Tons of variety, can try something new quite often.
I got the Texas Ave and the Pittsburgh dog, both were pretty good.
Service was a bit slow for hot dogs (10 – 15 minutes) but we did have about 4 of us.
But as a one man shop, i completely understand. Will be back again.

Not your average dog! Takes hot dogs to the next level. The best potato salad I have ever eaten!

Friendly staff, delicious food! My favorite is the parking ticket and the freshly squeezed lemonade.

Yet another 5-​star place within walking distance of my new digs. Where to start? Start where I did — with a Parking Ticket. Not an actual ticket, but the customer-​created dog on the menu. Local bakery-​fresh bun, perfectly toasted. Add wiener to bun. Now add ALL THE GOODNESS. Spicy BBQ sauce, banana peppers, bacon chili, and pepper jack. Winning combo for a party in mah mouth. I’ve also had the Buffalo Dog and the Reuben Dog. None of them disappointing, but the Parking Ticket is still my favorite. Can’t wait to go back to try some more.

Oh Dormont Dogs… I would move back to Beechview just to eat you!!!
I miss this place being right up the street SOOOOOO much… I used to try and go at least 2 or 3 times a month… Same order… EVERYTIME!
Connecticut and Mississippi!!!
I love the people that work there… Everything about this place was great! I will make that drive back soon!

Everyone has mentioned why this place is great! Also, that even people who don’t totally love hot dogs like eating here (me included). I don’t live near here, and I shouldn’t eat hot dogs every day, but I try to stop by when I’m in the neighborhood. We went for dinner yesterday, and were surprised to see no one else in the place for the half hour we were in there, at dinnertime on a hot summer day. Let someone else cook one night soon, and head over to Dormont Dogs so that this place can thrive and we can continue to have lots of independent dining options in Pittsburgh!

I used to «like» hot dog before I stopped by the DD. Now, I must say — I love it.
The toppings is what makes this place unique. Most of the menu is named after streets in Dormont and each has its own unique toppings and sauce. The bun is soft and seems fresh out of bakery.
I’ve been here twice since moving to Dormont and I’ve tried the Texas and the Arkansas Dog so far. The Arkansas Dog was amazingly good with hints of horseradish sauce. I will definitely be stopping here more often for a quick bite and my goal is try a different hot dog each time.
It’s cash only — so make sure to bring «little» cash.

Great! These dogs are anything but normal and that is a good thing. There are so many different ones to pick from. I ate three (I know, I’m a fat kid at hart) and loved them all. I would recommend the Arkansas Ave Dog. MMMM!
The people that work there are also pretty cool. They told as that the outside picnic table was BYOB… nice!

Oh man. This place is a triple threat!
The hot dog. Check. The toppings. Double check. The Bun. HOLY CRAP IT’S AMAZING!
Why am I so excited about the bun? Because it was incredible. It was fresh, it was tasty and it was toasted. That combination is lethally good. I ALMOST want to say it made the whole thing, but I think the toppings combined with the bun did it in for me.
The funny thing is I used to not even really like dogs. I’ve always had them served to me very blandly. The only way I’d eat them later on in life is if they were straight off the grill. But now that there’s all these gourmet offerings, I’ve tried my fair share of dogs around tahn. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this has probably taken over as my favorite.
There’s over 20 different choices of dogs, which is hard to believe. I kinda wanted to try them all, but ended up choosing the Illinois and the special of the day, the Arkansas dog. The Illinois (tomato, banana peppers, celery salt) had a bountiful amount of banana peppers and not too much bacon (which surprisingly, I liked). But I really liked the Arkansas dog (bacon, cheddar and scallions, horseradish) because of the horsey sauce on top and the. The prices aren’t bad at all. Around $ 2.50-$ 3 for what I call a «gourment dog» is great!
I also tried the potato salad which had the right amount of mayo in it. It’s hard to get that nice balance. But I will say, I enjoy a lot of it! Throw in fresh squeezed lemonade and I’m a believer!
I can’t wait to work my way through the menu, because… it. is. happening!

Nothing to brag about but it’s a quick place to get some affordable novel food. Regular meat and veggie hot dogs can both be used for all the combination on the board so get some odd flavor fusion or even try their vegetarian chili. These kind of hot dog shop specialize is quirky toppings.
This tiny little place is located in Dormont around the corner from Potomac Avenue. Only about three to four wobbly tables in the shop to keep you in and out for new patrons. In the summer time they have tables and chairs right outside their windows.

These hot dogs are really delicious and I love the interesting combinations of toppings that are available. The buns are amazing and my understanding is that they are actually produced at a bakery just around the corner from Dormont Dogs. My only complaint is that I wish the seating were a little less cramped, but it’s a relatively new, up-​and-​coming shop so it makes total sense that they are in a smallish space. Dormont is a cool neighborhood so the clientele here tend to be pretty friendly and laid-​back, as do the staff.

having tried all the other hot doggeries in PGH, this one is definetly reigning champ /​top dog if you will … Nevermind station street, nevermind Hanks, etc etc etc…
This is the real deal /​genuine article. Get whichever dog you order in the «double dare» option (2 franks on 1 bun.) so much better, more protein, more taste.
A great destination for hangover-​treatment. Not much room to sit and they sometimes are crowded (very loyal local patrons.) order ahead to make life easier …

Still a great place for Dogs! They still do the fixings right! My fav is the Illinois Dog, similar to a Chicago dog. Yes, it was good! Yes, the buns are fresh from the bakery!
Some very interesting dogs with all the fixings! Most named after Dormont streets. Tried a Buffalo Dog too. While not as good as by FAV, the Illinois Dog, interesting to have buffalo sauce and blue cheese on a Dog!

Very good and no cheese from a can. Some of the best chili I’ve ever had.

Nothing gives me more excitement than being able to post a review about a hot dog shop. I first want to point out that I have been attempting to visit this shop for about 2 years now, and after a visit to Hollywood Theater last night, I was pleasantly surprised to see the lights from Dormont Dogs shining down the street.
The shop is cute, casual, and practical. It’s everything you want a hometown hot dog shop to be. It’s bedazzled with pictures of customers and displays local artwork/​crafts for sale. It is also quite clean and keeps the décor somewhere between no-​frills and hipster chic. The employee was nice and incredibly enthusiastic about his job. If a man working at a hot dog shop can be excited, then so can I, right?
The food (and drink I must add) was excellent! I wasn’t sure what I was expecting, since I was more excited about the novelty and to support a local eatery, but the food was excellent. The buns tasted homemade or very fresh and the variety of dogs to choose from was not only amusing, but quite eclectic. I had the pizza dog and was very happy. My other two compadres had the classic chili dog and the Arkansas avenue dog and both seemed quite happy. I also took a sample and enjoyed them as well.
This is going to be a perfect summer hang out when the tables and chairs are sitting outside, but I will not be a stranger in the winter months as well.
This place is a unique find — look it up!

While my psyche does associate hotdogs with warmer weather, there wasn’t much that could stop me from wandering in on my lady date prior to seeing a Christmas themed horror movie from the 70’s at the Hollywood.
If I hadn’t heard such good things about this place I wouldn’t have ever know it was there. Just a tiny little store front of a shop off the main drag in Dormont. It has a true Pittsburgh feel to it too. Something about it is just so comfortable and laid back. There is a little hutch with various handmade goods, local companies business cards, and interesting bits and baubles. (After further discussion with the AMAZINGLY friendly young man who was making our food, I found out the owner also makes soaps and spa gift baskets too!)
Ordering was no easy task, to be honest. A hot dog is not just a hot dog here. There are so many different combinations of dogs! I finally decided on a Wisconsin Ave dog and a Pizza Dog. My friend is a vegetarian so she got hers as veggie dogs. (Any dog they have they can make as a veggie dog too!)
The smells inside of this place are INSANE. When I think about hotdogs I’m rarely thinking about delicious smells. (I honestly thinking about my grandfather boiling hot dogs and I start to feel a little queasy.) This place is just packed with great smells. From the chili used, to cheeses, to the toasting of the bun when they do the final once over… all so good that it’s making my mouth water now.
The Wisconsin Dog was so so cheesy! Four kinds of cheesy goodness and still not greasy. The cheese sort of encompasses the bun in the end too. Mmmm shell of cheese. The Pizza Dog was better than I had anticipated. It had the perfect balance of sauce, cheese, pepperoni. Perfect ratio.
I couldn’t find something to dislike about this place if I wanted to. If you like cheap fast gourmet hot dogs, this is your best bet.

YUMM. I was hesitant when my friend wanted to go, but oh man, I do not regret coming here.
There’s so many different choices and I got the Pittsburgh Dog. The buyer of the year made it himself. He’s a little boy, but he’s got taste! SO GOOD.
You got the toasted dog, sausage, pepperoni, potato chips, melted provologne, and oil and vinegar slaw.
GET IT.

Oh my God. I thought I didn’t like beef hot dogs until I tried theirs. They are a whole lot thinner and better tasting than Hebrew National or the very nasty Nathans. I probably could have eaten two. But instead filled up on an order of fresh cole slaw. Fresh as in, «Let me make you up a fresh batch,» and then he did.
Amazing.
One warning — the Chicago comes with onions on it but it’s not listed on the ingredients on the board. So, if you don’t like raw, breath-​killing onions, order without.