Wienerschnitzel

My guilty pleasure. Ever since I was young I would stop in for fries and a tasty freeze ice cream or a chocolate malt. This is the Original #1 spot. You can relax in the outdoor eating area while watching the cars and people drive by along pacific coast highway. I do wish at time they had a small inclosed area to eat during rain season. But this is one of the spots that will always remind me of home

You can never go wrong with wienerschnitzel! I came here & service was quick fast & easy.
I just had to review this place because the cashier I had was really nice & welcoming. It wasn’t much, but after just having rude & horrible service at the Toms #1 on Anaheim, the fact that the cashier was nice & provided me excellent customer service really made me feel good. I was starting to think people in this city were rude. I wish I had gotten her name I would put it in here as well as tell her manager what a great employee they have. Next time I go I will do that. It is the little things that make a difference & the fact that she was smiling and friendly made my experience here great.
Btw…the food was delicious & fattening as always! Lol Love it! Just now finding out this is the original. How cool!

This place is great. This is the first Wienerschnitzel in the entire USA. I love coming here and ordering chili dogs. Most people get the food to go because they only have patio tables where there’s people and cars going bye. But if you don’t mind this distraction you should eat outside. Over all this place will satisfy you. Please check it out.

AHH! I love love love this place. I’ve been coming here since I was born! Yes, it is the first, it has a plaque and everything. Anyway, get the chili dog with cheese, so goood. Every time I come home I can’t wait to sink my teeth into one of their hot dogs. To get cheaper prices, get those coupons that come in the paper. WORTH IT.

This is the original Wienerschnitzel, founded in 1961. What can I say? It’s a Wienerschnitzel. It’s got hotdogs that are mass processed, enough chili to choke a Texan picnic, and perhaps enough transfats to make a self-​righteous nutriNazi weep in frustration. But it’s THE FIRST WIENERSCHNITZEL, DAMNIT! The first one! That’s gotta count for something, right? You can blame every pseudo-​Germanic hotdog cottage on this one, its granddaddy. So think about that, the next time you see a neo-​Alpine hut o’ pork products gleaming its unnatural orange sheen at you down the street. Wilmington doesn’t have a lot; it has the Harbor, the Banning Mansion, and the first Wienerschnitzel. That itself makes it worth a look.
Also, my uncle was robbed at gunpoint while working here in 1973. So that’s pretty freaking awesome too, right?
I know, I know. Just get a damn corndog, ignore the health brouhaha for eleven seconds, and take a bite of history. Just work out and hydrate afterwards. :)