Man Bites Dog
5222 Burnet Rd.
614-1330
Lawrence’s Comments
What you have here is a vending cart transformed into a small restaurant storefront. If you like hot dogs, they’ve got hot dogs (as well as corn dogs and a few appetizers).
And they do good hot dogs. The Hair of the Dog, wrapped in a fried egg and bacon, was quite tasty. And the pulled pork mac and cheese appetizer was pretty good as well.
The place is pretty crowded on a Saturday night. I’m surprised they were actually able to keep up as well as they did with only two people working. The ambiance is fast food functional, with a handful of games on hand for the entertainment of children of all ages. I got to teach Dwight’s niece and nephew that Connect 4 is indeed just another variant of Lawrence Always Wins. Unfortunately, they’re another place that uses that weird Maine softdrink dispenser setup, and their diet cola still sucks.
The biggest drawback to the place, at least as a regular candidate for my own patronage, is that dog dogs are pretty easy to fix. I can make a hot dog as good or better at home quicker and cheaper than I can get one here. And if I do feel like getting out of the house to eat, I’m probably not going to opt for hot dogs.
However, if you are down with the concept, Man Bites Dog executes on it pretty well.