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What is the name of the Hotdog Place on Freret?

Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:26 am
Posted by jsquardjj
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:26 am
Passed by it on my way to Company Burger the other day. They have a big patio with a lot of painted furniture.
Any good?
TIA
Posted by Winkface
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:30 am to
Dat Dog
Posted by Playground Menace
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:34 am to
Dat dog
Posted by PBeard
DC
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:39 am to
I heard they like totally sold out with their new building and raised prices
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29309 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:42 am to
Can we please start the price debate again? I went in there the other day because Company Burger was closed and it was $12 for a sausage, fries, and a coke. And to top it off they still don't take credit cards. Surely they can afford the 30 cent credit card fee as they charge $7.25 for a sausage. I will still eat there every once in a while because it's pretty good and I'm a red-blooded hot-dog loving American and the location is convenient for me, but less so than before.
Posted by threeputt
God's Country
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:43 am to
New buildings don't pay for themselves ..


He'll I wish they would double their prices .. That maybe less people would go and I would not have to wait in enormous lines ..
Posted by AreJay
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:49 am to
quote:

New buildings don't pay for themselves ..


He'll I wish they would double their prices .. That maybe less people would go and I would not have to wait in enormous lines ..




yea i have not been to the new building, but i sure see that it is very often crowded as can be, lots of people dont have price issues
Posted by Rickety Cricket
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 9:53 am to
I don't see how their employees could stand working in the old building during the summer. A small aluminum box with no AC, running hot grills in the middle of South LA summer.
Posted by PBeard
DC
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:03 am to
What's the best thing to get? I've never been
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49627 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:05 am to
quote:

Can we please start the price debate again? I went in there the other day because Company Burger was closed and it was $12 for a sausage, fries, and a coke. And to top it off they still don't take credit cards. Surely they can afford the 30 cent credit card fee as they charge $7.25 for a sausage. I will still eat there every once in a while because it's pretty good and I'm a red-blooded hot-dog loving American and the location is convenient for me, but less so than before.


I just don't see where this is terribly high. It might be on the upper end but certainly not out of line.
Posted by Rickety Cricket
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Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:08 am to
I've had the hot sausage, German beat, standard dog. The bun is awesome, but large, and you get unlimited toppings. They also have pretty good chili cheese fries.
Posted by TigerWise
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:22 am to
quote:

What's the best thing to get? I've never been


Says the guy who said they sold out
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
288632 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 12:13 pm to
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I just don't see where this is terribly high


OT baller
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49627 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 2:39 pm to
I don't think I'm ballin at $12.00. I think a lot of people just like to bitch about what something costs and have no clue what it takes to get to that price point.

And then out of the other side of their mouth they will complain about the chains and how we need more local mom and pop places.

The cost of:

Sausage, bread, potatoes, soft drink, cup, hot dog holder, condiments, utilities, labor, labor burden (which includes workers com' state and federal taxes) general liability insurance, rent ( or mortgage) fuel, advertising, general maintenance and cleaning and a few other items I'm forgetting...

All come to the $12.00 price tag. Put a real number on it and the profit margin of that combo meal is not making a hot dog stand owner rich by any stretch of the imagination.
Posted by DEANintheYAY
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Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 2:47 pm to
quote:

I don't think I'm ballin at $12.00. I think a lot of people just like to bitch about what something costs and have no clue what it takes to get to that price point.

And then out of the other side of their mouth they will complain about the chains and how we need more local mom and pop places.

The cost of:

Sausage, bread, potatoes, soft drink, cup, hot dog holder, condiments, utilities, labor, labor burden (which includes workers com' state and federal taxes) general liability insurance, rent ( or mortgage) fuel, advertising, general maintenance and cleaning and a few other items I'm forgetting...

All come to the $12.00 price tag. Put a real number on it and the profit margin of that combo meal is not making a hot dog stand owner rich by any stretch of the imagination.


Agree 100%!

Plus, being out here in SF that quality of a hot dog + fries + a coke would be more than $12 for sure.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29309 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 3:08 pm to
quote:

don't think I'm ballin at $12.00. I think a lot of people just like to bitch about what something costs and have no clue what it takes to get to that price point.


I'm not an idiot. I know exactly what goes in to running a business. I just think $12 for a sausage lunch is a little high, especially when you don't take credit cards. That's borderline stadium prices.
Posted by Bunsbert Montcroff
Boise ID
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/22/12 at 3:16 pm to
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$12

quote:

That's borderline stadium prices.

that 12 bucks will get you one beer at dodger stadium
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49627 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 3:16 pm to
Well you asked to start the price discussion so I'm discussing. I don't think credit cards matter one way or another.

$5.00 for a hot dog, $6.00 for a sausage, $3.00 for fries so I'm guessing two bucks for a drink plus tax will get you around $12.00

For a very good lunch. I don't get the complaint. You get a good meal for that. You want cheap hit Exxon on the Run 2 for 2 dollars. Then compare.

I just don't think you do understand what it costs. I do. I pay all of the associated costs listed in my previous post for all of my businesses and THEN I get to see if any is left for me.

If you know exactly what goes in to running a business you would not have brought up a complaint about a twelve dollar mom and pop, local owned GOOD meal.

Be realistic.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
288632 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 4:11 pm to
If I want cheap, I'll could buy a pack of sausage, potatoes, and buns for $12 and eat 5 meals off of it.

I understand what they have to pay for. Do you think an 8" link of sausage costs $7?

That's an incredibly high markup. As well as $2 for a 12oz can of soda.

I mean if they made their own sausage maybe I'd give them more credit. Maybe you could justify the price at that point. I don't think you can justify the price by saying they have to pay for things. In this economy it has to make sense to the buyer.
Posted by TigerWise
Front Seat of an Uber
Member since Sep 2010
35131 posts
Posted on 5/22/12 at 4:12 pm to
I think it's a fair price for that quality meal. And it's a deal when compared to places like Subway. These aren't your run of the mill hot dogs.
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