Dick’s Devil Dogs

I just ordered five of the «specialty jumbo hot dogs», and paid nearly $ 5.00 per dog, only to experience the same hot dog being served at 7 – 11 gas station for a $ 1.50. As a hot dog fanatic (Sonoran dog being my personal favorite) I’ve never been more dissapointed than «Dick’s Devil Dogs».
To name a few problems with this place.
1. It’s in the ghetto
2. It’s dirty
3. Pepsi products
4. Hot dogs are the same as 7 – 11 if not worse.
5. If you’re on this side of town go to Kathy’s wings, it’s right next door and although it’s dirty it has much better food.
The Jumbo dog was literally the same exact size of a standard gas station hot dog. Dissapointment… Mr. Dick needs to return back to Chicago until he learns how to serve a proper hot dog, at a proper size, with a proper price… DO NOT GO.

Having recently moved from a major food mecca, which contained such doggy delights as those created by Joe F. of Fab Hot Dogs in Reseda, I admit to being a bit spoiled. But I am not so fervent of a foodie as to dismiss a good try and I didn’t feel Dick’s made one at all. While there was a slant toward Chicago style dogs, I’ve been to many Chicago style eateries and not been *this* underwhelmed.
I ordered a chili cheese dog. Simple enough, right? Hard to screw up? Well, when it’s made with manky canned chili and canned cheese, not even grazed with a freshly chopped onion, I was flabbergasted at the lack of effort. I find it difficult to believe that Chicagoans favor their hot dogs smothered with crap from a can. The dog was reasonably flavorful, however, and made me sad that it was being masked by such grotesque culinary foes.
Big E had the Coney Island. Sauerkraut and brown mustard. There was indeed kraut, but not very tasty. However the toppings at least served the tasty dog reasonably well.
We’d used a Groupon, and I didn’t realize we were «forced» to order combo meals. Having had Gastric Bypass surgery, I don’t always need a «combo.» But with the addition of canned jalapeños and more canned cheese onto our fries (which I’d foolishly assumed would be freshly grated cheddar and either canned or fresh jalapeños), we ended up paying another 4 dollars above and beyond the $ 15 which I’d paid for the Groupon, only to be so grossed out we didn’t finish our food. I have two words to describe my feelings about the quality to cost ratio… RIP OFF!
I’m not sure if we dealt with Dick himself, but I’m assuming it was considering he was dressed in much too nice of a shirt to sling wieners. I found the man behind the counter’s demeanor to be extremely unpleasant and bossy while his one employee was quietly making up things to do. It was clear we’d never been in (and were the ONLY patrons in the establishment at 2 PM on a Saturday afternoon), and while I wanted to take my time to look over the menu, he kept on us as though we weren’t getting it done fast enough. Considering there was not one other customer in the vicinity but us, that was extra irritating and started things off rather badly. While I also get that this man may have been the proprietor, I found the boldly stripped dress shirt to add to the unfriendliness of our experience. Sir, it’s hot dogs… nobody’s going to have less respect for you if you’re in a tee-​shirt with the company logo on it! Please, loosen up and consider parking your pretty Corvette round back (save the parking for the paying customers)! When you go to a dog joint, you want to be relaxed and eat a quick and tasty meal, maybe relax and chat up your friends a bit, and not feel like your boss is looming over you.
I’ll keep and eye on future Unilocal to see if anything improves. But I don’t expect to be back… if quality doesn’t start matching cost… it won’t *be* there to go back to.