Franktuary

Make sure you specify your order and carefully read your receipt as I ordered a BLT dog that never made it to my order despite the worker repeating it back to me.
Food here is pretty mediocre. Tried half a Pittsburgh dog which had no flavor and served on a cheap him that fell apart. Poutine was decent at least. Skip this place.

This was my first visit to the new Market Square location, and I recently tried the Lville spot as well. They were having a Grand Opening week only deal ~ any style dog for $ 2 (a throwback to the original prices when this hot dog shop first opened as Hot Dogma in 2004) between 2−4pm. Can’t beat that for a fancy hot dog. We still had to pay the extra buck fifty for the gluten-​free bun of course, but $ 3.50 is still way better than the $ 7 it would have been normal-​price.
*Btw, gluten-​free folks be wary; based on my experience after both visits, this place doesn’t have the best separation of church and state.*
You walk in the door and up to the counter straight ahead, place your order and pay, and they bring everything to you at your table as it’s ready. There’s bar seating and bar-​style window seating, with a few tables in the middle. We took two spots at the window-​bar and doubled as free advertisement to all the food-​gawkers walking past. The food came out quick ~ Texan grass-​fed dogs followed by baked potato poutine. The grass-​fed dog was the exact same skinny, tough-​skinned frank as the standard I’d gotten at the other location, only a couple of inches longer. Add a mountain of shredded cheddar, a teeny bit of chili, and a couple jalapeño slices and you’ve got your basic Texan frank. Maybe with a different/​less cheese & more chili these would be more interesting. I prefer the flavors of the Reykjavik from my previous visit. The baked potato poutine was similar with another mountain of the same cheese, jalapeños, and sour cream. Again, not my favorite flavor here.
If you’re going to spend your dough on Franktuary hot dogs, I’d say choose your flavors wisely, and make the trip to Lawrenceville for the extra atmosphere. Or better yet, make your own. Unless you can get them for 2 bucks.

Fast, delicious, and located right near several bus stops/Gold’s Gym. It’s a great place if you want to eat something small while you’re at work, at a bus stop, or winding down at the gym.

I’ve been here twice since they opened. It’s nice to see new interesting places to eat popping up in downtown. And Franktuary is one of them. I had the pierogi dog and the Chicago imposter. I moved to pgh from Chicago and it’s great that I have an option for Chicago style food. The staff is really nice and friendly. The second time I went I dined in the restaurant and had a cocktail, the church wine punch, and it was pretty good.
It seems like a soft opening for this location. Often times when I walk by it appears empty. When I dined in, there were only a few patrons. They’re a new kid on the block and I’m sure things will begin to pick up in the coming weeks.
If you’re craving a hot dog, beer or cocktail and want a casual place to relax in, check this spot out.

Nice big fat dog with some interesting selections. Ordered a «Signature Frank» — BLT which was very good, with bacon, mixed greens, tomato and chipotle ranch. The «Frank «was very good and enjoyed the toppings. The menu also has a few salads, a few poutines and other sides. We shared a Quebecoise Poutine that was OK, the fries were good but the gravy was a little cold and just not as good as I was expecting.
We did not have any beer, but there were a list of 9 beers on tap.