Willie’s Dawgs, the HOT NEW hot dog restaurant on Fifth Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets in Park Slope (same street as the Pink Pussycat) is finally open.
Willie’s is owned by a couple who were in the movie business but wanted to do something else with their lives (I like the backstory already). They spent many months on the stylish renovation. I thought the place would never open.
This is no ordinary hot dog stand. They’ve got challah buns and other kinds of rolls for the dogs, as well as a full menu of toppings. You can choose a beef, turkey, chicken or tofu dog.
I read in New York Magazine that they’re using Karl Ehmer all-beef, natural casing franks, which will be
served on home-baked buns (challah, rye, or multigrain), with sides
like Yonah Schimmel’s knishes and house-made fries and onion rings.
I ordered the Heidi (the dogs are named for dogs the owner know, I think), which has swiss cheese, kraut and German mustard.
I didn’t eat it — Hepcat was starving and he finished off the whole thing. OSFO had a plain dog with ketchup.
The decor is colorful, stylish , and fun (see above) with a big hot dog mural on the back wall. There are also interesting photo/collages by KC Bailey of dogs, who were rescued.
They’ve only been open a few days.
My mom works there and i just wanted to say that that place rockz alot and my mom is the one that makes the bread so if u love it now you know who makes it.
I love this place! I was there the first week it opened and will be back again. My favorite was the “Heidi” dog. You will have to go there and try it yourselves… :)
We went there this weekend and the dogs were great (both the edible ones and the portraits)! The line was out the door so it seems to be doing well – deservedly so.
And they are serving Let’s Be Frank hot dogs, that are made from 100% pastured beef, better than organic, and damn tasty. They call it, as they should, “Best in Show”