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Frankfurters

February 21st, 2008
564 Lincoln Ave
Bellevue, PA 15202 

 

Ambience
Frankfurters is located on the main drag in the small, yet plenty of charm town of Bellvue.  It was nice and cozy inside.  There were about six high-set round two person tables and two larger four to six seater tables.  The tables were of the worn/old beat up style wooden variety.  Lots of character, they reminded me of the Rathskeller for some reason at State College.  One large chalk food menu on the wall made it simple to scan over the plethora of dog choices.  The walls were accented with a grayish flat stone which really added to the basement dungeon type atmosphere I felt.  I really enjoyed beatin up my barker in this setting.  The only thing that was missing was a beer for sale.  Overall 4/5.

 

Accoutrements
A co-worker and I decided to split an order of fries.  Mmmm Mmmm good.  Fresh cut potatoes fried up just a tiny tad bit too long.  A hint of soggyness and maybe a changin of the oil was necessary.  But they were fresh and my fav type of fry.  I doused a little salt and red hot and occasionally dipped into a lil ketchup to cool down the steamin fries.  Along with the fries and barker I washed it all down with a bottle of Old Fashioned Boylan black cherry soda.  The soda contained the all natur’al sugarcane.  They had a wide variety of soda choices and I was very pleased with the choice.  Lastly as you can see in the picture on top of the barrel was a plethora of seasonings and sauces to top off the desired bite, kick, kabam - thank you Ma’am type of taste you wanted.  Overall 4.5/5. 

Service
Two nice folks were working behind the counter and prepin/cookin the food.  They were very attentive and informative.  All kinds of question were bantered on about all the different choices of franks and toppings.  You gotta have patience to deal with the five pack of wild hungry barker lovers comin in all at once demanding nothing but the highest quality of service.  Overall 4/5.  

 

 

Hot Dogs
I have to say this place could suit any type of hot dog fan.  They had turkey dogs, ball park dogs, silver star natural casing dogs, all beef kosher dogs, and finally the 1/4lb all beef kosher dog.  Can’t complain about selection here.  There’s at least a half dozen specialty wieners to choose from and I went with my default when available the Chicago dog.  I was a bit disappointed upon arrival as I quickly noticed that it wasn’t a poppy seed bun, nor was the relish neon green.  Frankfurters also offered a change of pace to their style of Chicago dog with just 1 big tomato wedge and 1 big sport pepper, and 1 giant pickle spear.  At first I thought oh cool, its not authentic by no means but I give them credit for having their own style.  First bite I noticed the bun fresh, but was chilled and not steamed.  I know, I sound picky, but I’m just trying to explain the feel and taste.  The pickle spear seemed to overwhelm the whole taste of each bite as well.  Overall the dog was just okay, I give credit for the unique style of 1 giant topping but the big pieces were a little difficult to handle and sometimes overpowered the taste.  Overall 2.5/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall
Frankfurters is a must stop for the dog lover.  It’s full of charm and has that rustic basement atmosphere I often crave with a dog shop.   Please don’t misunderstand the basement feel with dark and gloomy, the place has plenty of natural sun light.  Anyhoot, I’m kinda losin focus, ramble ramble ramble.  I can’t wait to get back and try another one of the franks they have to offer and give yet another review of Frankfurters.  I’m thirsty, need a beer.   Overall, 15/20

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