Rudy’s Hot Dog

As soon as you walk in you can visibly see grime on the floors. Then the lady that made put together our food didn’t use gloves. Bare hands on the buns in the tub of onions and in the tub of cheese. Then I ordered onion rings with my meal and I had to wait on them. Which is fine. Till I saw two other people after me walk out of the line with onion rings. When I finally got mine they were burnt black. I couldn’t even eat them. Since I was hungry I forced myself to eat the hot dogs she put together with her disgusting bare hands and left the onion rings alone. If you want the good food of Rudys I suggest the one on Airport Highway. This one on Glendale was repulsive.

I stopped there tonight and ordered a Fish Sandwich. Drove home and found the had forgotten the Tarter Sauce. I called and asked that they make a new Sandwich and I’d be there shortly. Upon my arrival the manager said he would not remake the sandwich but instead put it in the microwave. I was absolutely pissed off at this point. I asked for the owners # who agreed to replace my order anytime. Please continue to enjoy this local restaurant as one employees idiocy does not speak for a local landmark. Jaquan is the manager just for general information.

I’m in love with Rudy’s! The décor is all 70’s, I swear you can see the grime on the 40 year old booster seats that have never been cleaned, and the employees are completely emotionless. BUT! The chili dogs, OMG! They do it right! The onion rings are amazing too. Plus thy have a drive thru! Perfect hangover stop. I can’t even hate the cons about this place because they just make it funny.

Place was not very clean
Dogs are mushy
Chili on the dog was good but that’s it
Not going back

Not sure what the hype is about. The hot dogs are really what you would get out of an Oscar Meyer pouch. Milkshakes are comparable to burger king, and the rest is just meh. Service is good, however very pricey for what you are getting.

Far be it from me to dispute the, uh, loquacious Pug P., but I wasn’t impressed by the onion rings. Or the hot dog for that matter. Only after my meal did I see the sign advertising «new» jumbo all-​beef dogs for $ 1.99. Those weren’t on the regular menu. Too bad: I would have liked to compare their beef dog to what I am used to in Chicago. The regular dog took me back to the days of elementary-​school cafeteria lunches. Oh well.
This joint has a 1970’s fast-​food setup but it’s actually not annoying or goofy; it seems to work. The first two staff members that I encountered were rather dour, but the third one who took my milkshake order was very pleasant. She wished me «Good night» cheerfully both when I got the shake and when I walked out of the store a minute later.
Either the shake or the soft-​serve ice cream which formed it was from a machine, but it hit the spot. $ 2.15 for a medium chocolate malt? Sold.
I was inclined to give two stars, but the friendly third employee and the yummy fake-​shake bumped them up. After all, they accomplish what they are trying to be. It didn’t hurt that I got some great warm-​fuzzies a few minutes later as I barreled east on I-​80 with the top down and the setting sun in my rearview mirror, my belly full of real Americana and not chain toll-​plaza food. That is certainly worth something.

For decades Rudy’s has been delivering just what you expect. Get a shake, and onion rings.