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“Not answering to a "higher authority," but fantastic in their own right”
Review of Nathan's Famous

Nathan's Famous
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Ranked #6 of 129 Quick Bites in Brooklyn
Price range: ₱0 - ₱1,164
Cuisines: American
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Good for: Large groups, Families with children
Dining options: Breakfast, Late Night, Dinner, Lunch, Outdoor Seating, Takeout
Neighborhood: Coney Island
Reviewed August 24, 2023

A trip to the Boardwalk on Coney Island is a must for any tourist visiting New York City. Our first view after exiting our train was the defunct Parachute Drop tower. However, we were more interested in The Cyclone, one of the last wooden roller coasters in America and possibly the most famous. After enjoying this Luna Park historic ride, we ventured along the boardwalk to search out Nathan’s Famous, which is still famous for Joey Chestnut’s antics every July 4th downing copious quantities of hotdogs, bun and all. We enjoyed our Kosher style beef “dogs” with all the fixings including mustard, relish, sour kraut. Others in our party had them with ketchup (What a travesty!) but, what do they know. The hotdogs were great but I enjoyed the crinkle cut French Fries even more, served in a cardboard dish with wooden picks. They were so good that I went back for a second order. It was a fun afternoon. Too bad we didn’t bring bathing suits as the water looked inviting.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Thank Marvin G
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Reviewed August 15, 2023 via mobile

I had 2 hotdogs they are so good. Simple classic and now you can get them anywhere. Street venders and I had some at summerstage in the park. A great quick meal

Date of visit: August 2023
Thank Brownkiwi99
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Reviewed July 13, 2023 via mobile

Just by chance we went at 10 in the morning so can’t really comment how busy it gets as there was only a handful of people on there at that time. There’s a great range of food on the menu, it isn’t just Hot Dogs.

As well as a hot dog I had the fish sandwich, which I was expecting to be similar to a fish fillet. However, it was so much bigger than that, it was two big pieces of fish with pickles lettuce and tartar sauce. The hot dogs were also pretty good as expected.

Date of visit: July 2023
Thank w-t-america
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Reviewed June 29, 2023 via mobile

We tried the cheese fries our first night there, 10/10!! The cheese itself was hot and flavorful and the fries were the perfect amount of crispy.

We tried the famous hot dogs for lunch the next day. I had a cheese dog and my girlfriend had the bacon cheese dog. The hotdog itself was average, but the cheese and bun were delicious!

Nathan’s Famous is definitely worth checking out if you are in the area!

Date of visit: June 2023
Thank Ashley B
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Reviewed June 7, 2023

My fiance is from Brooklyn, I am from New Jersey. She loves Coney Island and always asks to go to Nathans for fish and chips dinner. We have been there many times before over the past five years we've been together. This last time, we ordered the fish and chips and a soda but when we went outside to eat at the tables after opening everything up, we found that we were not provided with utensils to eat it with. I went inside to obtain them and walked up to the counter. I waited a bit and noticed a man standing there close by who was wearing the Nathans uniform shirt and apron. I explained to him that I had just bought food but they neglected to provide utensils. His comment to me was "Oh ,yeah?" to which he just ignored me. I said to him, "I'm sorry, I must have mistook you for someone who works here." He replied "Let one of the girls take care of you." and went right on ignoring me. Eventually I caught the eye of some young lady who was nice enough to help and she handed me the utensils I needed to eat our food. Before I left I photographed the person who refused to help and told him I was going to nominate him for "employee of the month". The food was good as always but this "employee" really left a bad taste in my mouth. This last time we spent over thirty dollars for the food and I found it a pity that Nathans has an employee who has such an attitude that he does not care about the customers enough to help out. I seriously doubt I will be back, not because of the food but the attitude.

Date of visit: June 2023
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1  Thank Dwight M
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