Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern

This place if you like hot dogs as a place to come but I think the price of hot dogs is wrong because you got paid for special toppings to when you go out and buy a pack of hotdogs for $ 3 and pay $ 5 to hear so you mean you’re making a good profit but people like that

What a cool place! I adore that everything is personizable and you can get ANYTHING on either your dog or tots! Make sure to try lots of the dipping sauces because every one I’ve tried has been great. And they don’t skimp on the toppings!
The perfect place to unwind after classes!

Such a fun concept! You get a hog dog and get to stuff it with as many items as you want to make one massive, flavorful hot dog. Their chili is amazing and so are all their sauces. My husband and i loved the curried dijon mustard and the honey mustard. Their aioli sauce was also scrumptious.

Expect to pay either an unnecessary cover charge or be told the kitchen is closed at any given time

I went with a big group of friends on a Saturday night. There was a band playing, and the atmosphere is pretty typical bar atmosphere. A few of my friends got drinks, a few got hot dogs, a few got tater tots. I love the hot dogs, because you can get whatever toppings you want, and there are a LOT of choices, and its $ 5. I’ve gotten tater tots before and those are good too ($ 3). Their service is pretty fast as well.

I’ve always been a huge fan of The Happy Dog, so I was excited for one to open on the East Side. The food and drinks here are always on-​point. I’ve only had consistently delicious dogs, carbs and sauces here. I’ve been here seven times since it opened and there have been a few minor issues that have come up, so I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt and chocking it up to them trying to find their stride.
The all-​beef hot dog and the vegan Field Roast are equally delicious in their own right. As an omnivore who enjoys all sorts of meat, I prefer the Field Roast here because it’s so tasty. Among my favorite toppings are the bacon spiked greens, garlicky escarole, banh mi pickled veggies and fried eggs. They had curried peanut butter for a while, but didn’t see it on the menu the last few visits. I LOVED the curried peanut butter so I hope it returns. The dogs used to be $ 5, but have recently been increased to $ 6. The tater tots are always fresh and at $ 3 for a basket, a steal! I always get them with the BBQ tumbleweed dust because it adds a nice slightly smokey note. My favorite dipping sauces are the Rising Star Coffee BBQ Sauce, the Curried Dijon Mustard, Piri Piri Portuguese Hot Sauce, Garlic Aioli and Alabama Whie BBQ Sauce (slightly spicy). Many of the sauces are complex and well crafted. Also, I prefer the tater tots to fries, which aren’t bad in their own right. Also, the full bar and beer selection is excellent, making it a perfect place to hangout after work, for lunch or dinner and/​or late night.
Sometimes they have shows playing and you’ll need to pay a cover at the door even if you just want to eat. In some cases, they’ll direct you to the rear entrance to go downstairs, which is a small, but cool space where you can eat without having to pay for the entrance. Once I came during a concert and was told I had to pay the cover if i wanted to come in, even downstairs.
On another occasion, we sat ourselves at a table that hadn’t been bussed. We waited 5 minutes and no one came to bus it, so I had to go up to ask that someone clean off the table. Someone came after about 5 more minutes. We waited another 10 minutes for someone to take our order, but no one came, so I went up to the bar again to ask someone to please take our drink and food order. 5 minutes later, someone came by. The kitchen, per usual was efficient and our food was delivered in a very timely fashion. Now there was a short wait for tables that day, but it didn’t appear to be very busy.
I will continue to come back to the The Happy Dogs. Both of them together remain in my Top 5 favorite food spots in Cleveland. I strongly encourage you to come eat, drink and see a concert here.

I have such fond memories of the Euclid Tavern. If you were at the Tavern between 2011 – 2012, I was probably the hot mess on stage doing some drunken Nicki Minaj karaōke. Angelo was the best bartender ever, and made a mean «Angelo special,» whatever that was. My friends and I spent a ton of time at the Euc and loved it!
You can imagine my dismay when I heard it had been sold and was closing. After that, I heard it was reopening as a spinoff of the Happy Dog. Whaaaat?!
I was in town recently, and one of my old Euclid Tavern comrades and I decided to stop by and see what it was all about. Happy that I did!
It’s different than the Euc that I remember in many ways. The stage has been moved. There are arcade games where the pool table and sofas used to be. And maybe more importantly, there’s food from the Happy Dog!
I got a beef hot dog with truffle honey mustard, kimchi vegetables, mushrooms, bacon, an egg, and possibly other things… i was kind of just checking boxes randomly. I was convinced it wouldn’t be very good. Instead, it was delicious. I was shocked a combination of all of those seemingly unrelated ingredients turned out so good. I tried a tater tot, which was also good. We also got a couple of Original Sin ciders for $ 5 a pop. Between the two of us, we spent less than $ 30.
Is it the Euc I remember? Not really. Is it something better? Quite possibly. I don’t know how many drunken nights I’d spend here if I were still in college, but I’d definitely stop by for a delicious hot dog now!

I’ve been meaning to try Happy Dog for awhile. I was actually planning on going to the one on the west side, but stumbled across this one when I was looking for something to eat in University Circle. It’s actually in a great location if you’re at one of the local museums and want to walk to dinner.
Happy Dog is definitely more of a dive bar establishment. You walk in and seat yourself, you get waited on by multiple people, food comes out fast, and service fairly slow. Our waitress was nice and answered all out questions, but wasn’t very proactive about asking us if we had ever been there and if we had any. In the end we figured out the menus and ordered.
We ordered hotdogs and tots (The only two things on the menu). I ordered a customized hotdog, which cost five dollars no matter how many toppings you get on it. I like this because a lot of places that do build your own food add up quickly. The hotdog was great — I got pulled pork, coleslaw, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, white bier cheese, and ketchup. We also got tater tots with bacon and fried egg on top. You can get a number of sauces either on your hot dog or for dipping. My two favorites were the Alabama BBQ sauce and the kimchi ketchup.
Overall I thought the food was great and pricing was cheap. Since I ended up not paying for the tots I got out of Happy Dog for $ 7 with tip. Cheap enough to head for ice cream next door after dinner!

Endless hot dog choices. Good variety of brews and nice speciality cocktails. These are only a few of the pros of these place. The staff are quite friendly. Service is quick and the live music is nice.

After coming back here a few times, I’m not really impressed with how business is being handled. I don’t think things have been smoothed out yet, for it being such a simple concept. Happy Dog 1 4 lyfe.
The Tokyo Tuesday noodle thing was certainly an exciting addition and unusual special for a hot dog restaurant. I’ve tried to get these noodles 3 times and have only eaten them once. The first time, there was a weather related something or other (leak, burst pipe?) in the basement, which OK, not their fault. The second time, we actually got the noodles and my veggie ones were delicious, but my husband had some stomach discomfort after eating the pork. The third time, a friend and I came on Tuesday well after 7, and headed downstairs. There were 2 other girls downstairs, but no bartender, so we sat down and figured he/​she was running an errand or gone to the bathroom. After a couple of minutes, getting settled in, we were met with some serious disrespect:
Guy: «Uhh…what are you doing down here?!»
Us: «Sorry…»
G: «WHAT are you doing down here?!»
Me: «You have the noodles in the basement on Tuesdays, right?»
G: «Uh, no, no, not today, you can’t be down here. There’s no bartender on staff! :gestures like we were supposed to know: I can’t have you down here, no.»
We gather our things and head upstairs feeling like scolded children – the stairs were not blocked off, there was no signage, no one stopped us from heading downstairs, the lights were on at the bar. How were we supposed to know not to head down there, expecting some dinner? He didn’t apologize once nor did he explain why this particular Tuesday was different from another. Completely unprofessional way to handle the situation – not to mention we were disappointed, but not upset, so he could have just gently explained that noodles were canceled. Instead, he was rude and left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
We got hot dogs – not a problem – but I was missing a topping, which only added to my frustration with the whole place that night.

I am not normally a fan of hot dogs, but this spot has VERY good locally made hot dogs (franks), delivered quickly as ordered. I really like the assortment of condiments from the extensive (50 items) list. They also provide a line card to detail what is Vegan, Gluten Free, and Vegetarian. I recommend the tater tots as well. The Black Truffle Honey Mustard and Thai Chili and Garlic sauces were packed with flavor. No bark and just the right bite. Enjoy.
So the place really gets a 4.5 star review now that I see they have a game room to boot. Nicely done!

Great prices and selection of items to put on your hotdog. I haven’t been disappointed yet. Also, I love the arcade in the back. I was beyond excited to see they had the old Ninja Turtles arcade game. Even my fave bar, 16-​bit, doesn’t have that game!

Same sort of ambiance as Happy Dog West, a little more concert clubby than the other. The hot dogs, which of course are the shining glory, were decent. I’m not sure exactly what it was I think it might have been the bun (which was a little stale) and the hot dog which wasn’t hot and most of the toppings were like from the fridge cold so that wasn’t awesome. I haven’t had that experience at the Detroit Ave. location, so it was a little off putting. Very interesting crowd because of the area, the bartenders were nice.
Would definitely go back, would love to go when there’s a concert.

Let me start off by saying, I’ve never been to to the other Happy Dog location, so I don’t have that to compare to.
That being said, I really liked the laid back atmosphere of this place!
The bartenders and servers were really friendly and the food was quick.
At first we didn’t realize that you could put as many toppings as you want on the dogs AND you get as many dipping sauces for the tots as you want. As a general rule, I LOVE foods that come with multiple dipping sauces. So fun!
I had the veggie dog and it was pretty delicious! My husband had the beef dog and he liked that as well.
So, overall we were pretty happy with the food and drink selection.
Then, this place has pinball! Not a huge number of machines, but definitely some fun ones. I’d like to go back to play that AC/​DC machine a few more times.
Another nice feature is that there is a parking lot for the Euclid Tavern right across the street from it — thank goodness, since we came on a night that was a snowy mess with temps below zero.
I think I’d really like to see what this place is like in the summer!

Food was hot, service was good, parking was free across the street after 6pm. On the plus side, I was the DD that night and the bartender kept filling my soda water without me even asking! All too often I get ignored when I’m playing DD. Good on ya!
Like many others, I have fond memories of the old Euclid Tavern and I’m happy to see it live again, even if it’s not the actual Euclid Tavern of old. I like this new upgrade. Happy Dog brought back live music (and now comedy too) to the building and they have good dogs with great toppings. There are a few toppings that differ from the West side location, which is nice. The bulk of the toppings are the same, but the few differences give me just enough fun to make it unique. They still use the same great (and I do mean great) all beef jumbo dog that doesn’t taste like cutting-​room scraps and the vegan sausage is still the same awesome sausage that even non-​vegans love.
Overall, this is a great upgrade to the old Euc. If want to eat good for just $ 5, stop in when you’re around the area.

So glad happy dog made it to the east side! This location is a little spacier than the one on Detroit. Hot dogs just as delicious… I prefer the veggie one, always with a sunny side egg and some of the meats (usually either Carolina BBQ or chorizo chilli) along with other toppings. And of course don’t forget tots and sauces on the side!
Great beer selection. Chill environment with great service!

Happy Dog v. 2.0. Happy Dog II. HDx2.
I just like HD part 1 better, I’m sorry.
I sometimes went to the Euclid Tavern as a wee youngster. It’s totally different now and the ambiance just… sucks. It’s simply not a comfortable place to hang. It’s not easy on the eyes like HD v 1.0, ya know?
But…food is the same. So, there’s that.

Location was pretty busy, and if your a first timer to Happy Dog it’s pretty confusing if you sit down at a numbered table. Plenty of menus available, simple layout, easy to navigate, plenty of unique topping choices. Any bar that serves my Black Label rules, and this location does. However, it was an ok experience.
First hotdog was a coney-​dog style. Hilly chili was decent, added with Irish cheddar, Spanish onions and yellow mustard. Really put off by how cold the hotdog seemed along with the chili. It was FAR from hot. Ate it without complaints. Tator tots were awesome, just wish there was more.
Second hotdog was a little better. Not hot, but definitely not as cold as the last. Added pulled pork, coleslaw, and a really unique white BBQ sauce I was a fan of. Fries this time were bland and something you would get in a school cafeteria. Should have went with the tots again. Avoid fries at all costs.
I might return now that I’m somewhat familiar with ordering. It took 10 minutes of sitting, waiting, looking over the menu for anyone to acknowledge and mention taking your menus up to the bar. Not really understanding the concept of that, especially after being seated at an actual table. Hotdogs «cooked to order»…allegedly. A return remains to be seen at this point.

This place is fantastic. 5 $ hot dog — beef or veggie with unlimited toppings. I got banh mi slaw, fried egg, mushrooms, onions, yum yum sauce. I stopped at one but was so delicious I could have eaten 3. The tater tots are excellent and unlimited dipping sauces provides entertainment. They have pinball machines and arcades. I’m looking forward to my next visit.
Theres free parking after 6pm in a designated lot across the street!

PRAISE BE TO «BOB» AND THE GODS OF GOOD PLACES, THE EUCLID TAVERN HAS RISEN AGAIN!
How long has it been since I’ve been here you ask???
I HAD A FLIP PHONE, THAT’S HOW LONG!
The old class of the Euc has been updated; new, intimate stage, combined with a very nice and well-​stocked bar and ON TOP OF THAT, amazing dogs and tots with a million toppings via the powers of. THE HAPPY DOG!
One of the only difficulties is the lack of parking, but via street, nearby lots, etc., you can find a place and enjoy the same ambiance you would on the other side of town… ONLY NOW IT’S HERE ON THE EAST SIDE TOO!
Me, I’m a happy dog to see the Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern’s doors open again:)