Franks-A-Lot

Franks-A-Lot
The restaurant's exterior in 2022
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Restaurant information
Street address2845 East Burnside Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′24″N 122°38′10″W / 45.5232°N 122.6362°W / 45.5232; -122.6362

Franks-A-Lot, or Franks A Lot,[1] is a hot dog restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Previously, the business operated as The Dog House.

Description

Outdoor seating, 2022

Franks-A-Lot is a restaurant in the Whole Foods parking lot on East Burnside Street in the Kerns neighborhood. Housed in a small A-frame cottage, the restaurant has "always focused on quick, take-away, drive-thru dogs", according to Thrillist.[2]

In 2022, Nathan Williams of Eater Portland described the cottage as "faux-Bavarian" and said the business serves "jumbo-sized" hot dogs and hand-made milkshakes. There are seven outdoor tables for seating, only one of which is covered, as of 2022.[1]

The menu has included the Great American Frank, the Long Wiener Frank (a longer version of a standard hot dog), and Chicago-style hot dogs with or without toppings, as well as German sausages, polish hot dogs, and vegetable franks.[3] The Jumbo American has sweet-hot mustard, jalapeños, and sauerkraut.[4] There are vegan options as well.[5]

In 2014, Samantha Bakall of The Oregonian said the restaurant "has the vibe of a Chicago joint" and described the Chicago-style hot dog as an "all-beef frank topped with yellow mustard, relish, cucumbers, red onions, sport peppers, fresh tomato slices and celery salt".[6]

History

The restaurant was previously known as The Dog House.[2]

Reception

Douglas Perry included Franks-A-Lot in The Oregonian's 2008 overview of Portland's best hot dogs.[3] Drew Tyson included the business in Thrillist's 2015 list of Portland's twelve best hot dog eateries and recommended the Long Wiener Frank.[7] Franks-A-Lot had a rating of four stars based on 124 Yelp reviews, as of 2019.[8] Eater Portland's Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of seventeen "places serving Portland's finest hot dogs" and 2023 list of the city's "snappiest, juiciest" hot dogs.[1][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Williams, Nathan (2016-07-01). "17 Places Serving Portland's Finest Hot Dogs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ a b "Franks-A-Lot". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ a b Perry, Douglas (2008-07-04). "Portland's Best Hot Dogs". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ^ "I'd Like to Give the World a Frank". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  5. ^ Damewood, Andrea. "American Wiener". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  6. ^ Bakall, Samantha (August 14, 2014). "The ultimate guide to Chicago's food all-stars in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  7. ^ "The 12 Best Hot Dog Spots in Portland". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  8. ^ "Celebrate the Fourth of July at one of Portland's most popular all-American eateries". KGW. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  9. ^ Williams, Nathan (2016-07-01). "Portland's Snappiest, Juiciest Hot Dogs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
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