Curtis Famous Weiners

This is an original, established in 1918. I think they have updated some things in the early 1960’s. It cute and simple. Order what you like, no combo specials here, all alecarte.
Of course you have to try a coney dog. For $ 1.75 get two or three. Are they huge, no but who cares they are perfectly made so that you can pick them up and eat them. Comes with mustard, coney sauce, and onion. You can of course order without.
Now if your looking for some fancy place then look somewhere else. This is nostalgic.
Should have tried the shake, maybe tomorrow!

Whether you have an appetite or not, after having one you’ll be asking for another. I was concerned about the preparation being sanitary. Gino is awesome, he is very entertaining.

I drove 350 miles to eat here. I make the trek as often as I can. Best chili dogs I know. Family owned and operated since the 1950’s.

For the life of me I can’t see why people like this place. The hotdogs are their marquee product and they’re tiny, tiny, tiny! Hotdogs tiny and the custom «sauce» is dry and crumbly and flat out doesn’t taste that great. Dogs over priced by a long shot for what you get.
You can get two hotdogs with good chili sauce and cheese at Sheetz for less than what you would pay for one of Curtis’ underwhelming dogs. And they taste better too.

Great hot dogs. Awesome price. Nice staff. My daughter didn’t know what brown mustard was so they let her try some. Great experience.

Cheap hot dogs and buns you buy at grocery store with watery chili on top for way too much money… small thing of fries for way too much money… spent $ 20 and had to go buy more food at McDonalds to fill up… and had to pay to park in a small Podunk town. Nice people though

I would like to know how the health department does not shut this place down. Why do people think it it is okay for the cook to line your hotdogs up on their sweaty arms? Is this the secret sauce? I am sorry, I have been to alot of great hotdog stands around this country, and personally never came across one that allowed this.. To me this place only compares to the real one in name only. — Sorry.

Today was shop small business day so we went downtown in Cumberland and went to Barkin’ Basement and an antique store close by. Had a great time and walked away with half a dozen very full shopping bags. Once we had taken the bags to the car, we abandoned our ideas about the grille and pub nearby for the Experience of Famous Hotdogs. Good decision! Divey atmosphere and good, cheap food. As others have said CASH ONLY but it’s ok since the change in your pocket can buy a good meal. As I show in my pic, I had a Chocolate Rickey for the first time (outside my home and childhood). I usually don’t like «chili» on a hotdog but went with the custom and got everything on two. My companion had a fish tail (fish sandwich) and more than three hotdogs. :) We got the sunny booth by the window, which is good in cold weather in Cumberland. Give it a try folks! BTW, I found all the restaurants from this trip with the Unilocal App.

While on the return portion of our family vacation, we decided to get out of the family truckster for some hot dogs at Curtis’ in Cumberland. Great decision! Here’s why:
(1) Good hot dogs. They’re small. The sauce is good. They’re tasty. If you want some kind of gourmet weiner fashioned from Kobe beef and served with an Asian-​fusion sauce inspired, in part, by the chef’s childhood summers in Nairobi, you are at the wrong place. If you want some crazy-​ass old-​fashioned hot diggity hot dogs, you’re golden.
(2) Cheap. I pinch pennies harder than those hand-​crank souvenir machines and Curtis’ passes inspection.
(3) Fun place. The surrounding old downtown neighborhood is cool (although it is capable of baffling your phone’s navigation system a little). The restaurant itself crosses into time machine territory. It’s got that «lived in, ate in, slept in – all for a long freaking time» vibe about it. Character.
(4) Awesome staff. The head hot dog guy in charge was insanely nice. He offered to snap a family portrait outside of the restaurant for us and patiently took multiple photos due to a (potentially intentionally) blinking 5 year old. He was a heckuva nice guy and seemed to actually give a hoot whether or not we were having a good experience even though he knew we were unlikely to ever wander from Kansas to Maryland on a lark to buy a few dogs again.
All hail Curtis Famous Weiners.

I ordered fries and of course a hot dog. As the waitresses brought the fries to the table she dropped about 5 actually on the table so she goes to grab all the fries she had dropped and continued to put them back on the fries that haven’t fell onto the table. I know this isn’t a 5 star restaurant or anything. But come on. And the hot dog really wasn’t that good

A can’t-miss and Cumberland tradition! My favorite is a dog with sauce — a recipe so secret that only owner Geno knows what goes in it. Add onions and mustard if you’d like. Fries are plentiful to share. Eat in to enjoy the old-​school booths and waitresses who have worked there forever, or order at the counter for carry out. First visit? Watch at the food prep counter to see a big order of dogs stacked up on a server’s arm to learn the reason behind the nickname «sweat dogs.»

Great hotdog shop. Reasonably priced. The staff was super cool and very attentive. They had legit Coney Island style hotdogs. The inside is old school and has a hole in the wall feel to it. Ill be back for sure.

I’m normally not a hot dog lovin kinda guy but a trip to Cumberland without stopping at Coney Island (Curtis’ Weiners) is just a big disappointment.
Always order the same «three with» and an order of french fries and a large white milk. MMMmmmMMmmmm

Best hot dogs I’ve ever eaten. And at 1.65/each, they are a steal. They aren’t that large, but I could eat like 10 of them, which would make my meal less than $ 20! Now that’s value!
Also, as a randomly lost Canadian at 9 pm on a weekday night, Curtis, the tatooed cool owner is super nice.

This place is quintessential Cumberland. No frills, great food. My only complaint is the hot dogs themselves are a bit on the small side — but regardless, get ‘em with everything and thank me later.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: This place has been around since 1918, and it isn’t going anywhere. The owner Geno is always there talking to people, getting’em going and taking care of every detail. Great deli style-​big city hotdogs and fries. Try a Chocolate Ricky and make sure you tell them Garrett from the video game store sent you. He gets a kick out of things.
The only draw back is it’s CASH ONLY! I forgot about that once and Geno let me slide. Like I said this is a town landmark.
Stop in.

Great, local place for a hot dog with pretty close to the real thing — coney sauce.
A classic in Cumberland. Not much inside seating — be ready with your order. Be sure to order two hot dogs — one will not be enough.

Stopped on our way to Pittsburgh at Curtis’s Coney Hot Dogs in Cumberland per Unilocal reviews. Hot dogs were cheap, but you get what you pay for. Wasn’t that impressed with whatever the sauce is that was put on the hot dog, but I did eat the whole thing. Fries were hot and crispy. Everyone was friendly. Should mention for those who care that the rest room needed cleaning.

You don’t live in Cumberland and not eat at Curtis’. As long as I can remember I’ve been going with my family and friends. I don’t visit frequently, but if you’re in Cumberland, get yourself some dogs. My go to is two without (with sauce and mustard, no onion), fries, and a cherry smash. The staff always makes you feel welcome, and the service is lighting fast.

Same family since 1918, Gino is now the owner, main chef. Wieners with chili… about $ 1.56 each. Really authentic and fun place. Gino is great… very nice person who works hard for his business.
I really think this is the type of place any adventurous person should try.
The atmosphere is fun.