Berkeley Dog

• Cuisine(s): American, Hot Dogs
  Hours: Sun 11am-8:30pm, Mon-Thu 11:30am-8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm
  Price: $
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
• Attire: Casual
  Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
  Alcohol: None
• Reservations: Not Accepted, Not Necessary
  Parking: Free

Description

Berekeley Dog is a Bay Area institution; known there as Top Dog, it is as much a part of UC Berkeley's identity as not being able to afford to eat at Chez Panisse. Each sausage is stellar: thick, juicy, with strong snaps and enough heft to fill you but not make you feel guilty. It's best to stick with the classics—a hearty bratwurst, a Louisiana link with the right amount of spice, a smoked chicken apple that’s actually enjoyable. And regardless of tube steak, they each settle inside what’s perhaps the sturdiest hot dog bun in the county, a sesame-seeded beauty that could probably survive a dunk in a bathtub and still not disintegrate under the weight of its holdings.