Founded in 1922, this joint known for mini-hot dogs also offers burgers, cheese fries & milkshakes. Based on 651 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
629 Saratoga St, Cohoes, NY 12047
Phone: (518) 235-4494
Hours
| Tuesday | 10:30 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
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Reviews
Janet Gundrum
Hot Dog Charlie’s is a local institution; I can remember going there as a kid in the 60’s. The hot dogs are good and the counter service is always fast. The restaurant is a bit dated with only small tables close together.
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Samantha Herriot
Having not sampled a classic mini hot dog from the area before, I was excited to try this local treat! And I wasn’t disappointed. A mini hot dog with mustard, onions and meat sauce… delicious, even if it was a little bit greasy. It was definitely fast-food vibe so not a place you’d go and sit down for a fun dinner, but a great quick snack or take away.
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D Hart2
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.I have been a loyal Hot Dog Charlies customer since 1965. Today is sadly the last time I will ever eat there again. There were two of us ,the bill was $32 Regardless of the incredibly rude women taking our order I out of pure habit gave a $5 tip when I placed our order.. we ordered two vanilla milkshakes as we always have, mini chili dogs and cheese fries. The first disappointment came when we took the first sip of our vanilla milkshakes but these are no longer milkshakes they were a lukewarm soft serve nasty tasting fluff like material, they are no longer made with vanilla ice cream and milk I brought one of the milkshakes up to the window where the two very rude elderly women working had handed us our food I told one of the women that the milkshakes were not very good, they were made how they used to make them and if I could please just have a soda instead I never even asked for my $12 back that it cost me for the two shakes (they are now charging $6 per shake!)she was extremely offended by this and told me I had to go stand in line again to get my soda so I had to go stand behind four people taking a good 20 minutes before I finally got to the the register all while my hot dogs and french fries were sitting on my table getting cold.. at that point one of the elderly women began yelling at me telling me there’s nothing wrong with the shake it was a brand new “machine” confirming that it’s no longer ice cream and milk, it’s soft serve a non dairy chemical mix..they were using a soft serve machine..and charging $6 for one of these “shakes” she gave me my soda and wanted me to pay for that as well but considering the fact that she was being so rude and didn’t even offer me a refund for the shakes I just walked back to my table where my friend was attempting to eat his hot dogs I noticed that he was not eating them as quickly as normal and there were quite a few still left he told me the sauce was horrific it had so much salt on it that it barely edible , it was NOT the same chili sauce that had been sold to me for the ptevious 50 years, and the cheese fries tasted like fish and had the fake orange cheese on top the whole meal was horrible, absolutely horrible, we ended up throwing at least half of the meal away, and to top it off, the entire time that we were sitting there the two women working were talking as loudly as they possibly could about how much of a jerk I was because I did not like my shake..it was a terrible experience I will never go back. If the current owner of Hot Dog Charlie’s should read this review I would like a refund in full and if that should occur I will update my review.
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Itz Garrett
Great food, but don’t walk in expecting good customer service. Elderly woman behind the counter will go out her own way to make it known she’s miserable with her job and she’s known for it. God forbid you order takeout and politely correct her it wasn’t a dine in order. Pick a better location if you can, and hopefully the rest of her days are as pleasurable as she is.
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Theresa H
Hot Dog Charlie’s is a Capiral Region classic. We always buy a jar or two of sauce to take home. Staff is super friendly too!
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Leslie Burke
The dogs were great, just thinking of them makes me want some and the hamburger was good too.
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Anne Staples
Food is always great great place for hot dogs too bad they switch to Coke soda that’s really bad for business
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LostM
First time here got the clam roll it tastes good but for the price it was to small. Tried once not coming back. They have a decent parking lot.
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ralph navarro jr
I’ve been going there for most of my adult life and I’m old. Best mini dogs around this area and beyond.
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Joseph Yusaitis
Nice place for hot dogs and fries.
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