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Our server was Ja' Nessa and she was an absolute peach. She tended to our needs and answered all of…read moreour questions. The food was very good! The pirogies were so tasty! I loved the paprika and sour cream sauce. I ordered the roast beef sliders with the horseradish aioli on the side. They were amazing! I wish I could cook roast beef like these sliders. (I learned about the sliders on their website promotions page.) My husband had the Classic Hot dog with macaroni and cheese. He ate every bite! We ordered the Lemon Strudel with ice cream for dessert. I loved the signed buns hanging on the walls. Fun decor! I am glad that I was able to come here for the very first time.

Classic. Historic…read more Eastern European Comfort Food. And yes indeed, there is a gift shop. Oddly, this place was on my coastal sister's radar long before I moved to the midwest. Why? Her partner at the time was deeply into pickles. And Packo's is almost synonymous with pickles. If there is any doubt, stick your head into the gift shop. As good as everything is, the pickles may be the best part. For the sake of full disclosure, I am still continuing to dial in my perfect order at TPs. I think I was pretty close on the last trip with stuffed cabbage and a Hungarian "hot dog" with chili, onions, and mustard. Personally, I find adding this cheese to these hot dogs does not add much beyond calories and fat (and not the kind of fat that equals flavor, there is already plenty of that in the sausage and chili). But the hot dogs come with pickles. And they are magnificent. It's kind of like the fun that comes with eating shishito peppers. You never know which one is going to be the spicy one. The spicy ones are especially delightful. One of these days I'll get the fried pickles. I am sure they are divine, and may bring the place up to 5 stars. But I need to bring a crew with me, and regrettably, my family just isn't into this type of cuisine. For me, the stuffed cabbage tapped into some ancient ancestral memory and brought me an unreasonable amount of joy. So it goes. Personally, I found the pierogi to be a bit dry, but my basis for comparison is Polish. Perhaps this is precisely how pierogi are prepared in Hungary. But the bottom line is that Tony Packo's is a regional treasure. If you haven't been, go. If you've gone, visit them again. These are trying time for restaurants and if we do not support them they may shutter. That would be a tragedy.

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Rudy's Hot Dog

3.4(50 reviews)

6.9 mi

We had a morning of running around trying to get breakfast or pastries at a couple of places and…read moreended up striking out, so we figured why not try Rudy's or Tony Packo's instead. Tony's opened later than Rudy's, so Rudy's it was. The staff was nice and accommodating, and while I did look at the breakfast options, I decided while in Rome...get a dog at a place called Rudy's Hot Dog. I had a dog with chili, onions, cheese, and mustard. It was pretty darn good. Beef...breakfast of champions?

Jeeeeez, this place is FILTHY!…read more As I was waiting for the hot dog chef to acknowledge my presence, I was looking around the food prep area and noticed that the place was filthy. There were bits of cheese, sauce, and mustard all over the prep area where they make the dogs. There was grunge all over the grill and the floor was dirty. As I was "received" by her majesty, the hot dog chef/queen, I saw her place my dog buns directly into the cheese, sauce, mustard grunge on her prep area. I asked her to start over and to place my dogs on a plate, not the prep surface. Seriously, the kids need to learn that these surfaces need to be wiped down after every order or at least when the surfaces become soiled. As I rounded the corner, I went to grab some silverware. Soup spoons and knives. No forks, no teaspoons. I also noticed that the milkshake machine was also encrusted with goo. As I waited for the cashier to pay up, I waited and waited and then waited some more. He was busy helping the girl assemble someone's drive through order. So, he was handling money and food... Nice. I never saw him (or anyone) wash their hands. At this point, I'm not sure why I didn't walk out. I guess I was just really hungry for some hot dogs. So, I used to go to Rudy's with my grandmother every other week or so. She loved hot dogs as much as I do. She passed away 10 years ago, and I really slowed down in how many times I would go to Rudy's. Grandma couldn't see or I'm sure she would have wanted to go elsewhere. That said, we usually went to the Rudy's on Sylvania or on Summit. They were the cleanest. Now, the other Rudy's really need to clean up their act and clean prep surfaces as needed. They need to sweep and mop the floors and clean the equipment before the end of the day (please confirm it does get cleaned at least once per day...). I can't say that after eating my 2 dogs that it was worth it. The "kids" working there were rude, the place is filthy and it was $10 bucks for 2 dogs and an order of onion rings. Next time I want chili dogs, I'll just make my own.

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Monroe's Original Hot Dog Drive-In

4.6(65 reviews)

25.4 mi

The food is amazing and the root beer is too, the waitresses were nice and friendly, and the…read moreambiance, even though most of the experience is in the car it's still amazing.

Won't come back. I normally go to Vince's, but they were closed. This place has no menu, or prices…read moreup front, just your bill after you order. And the menu consists of dogs, chips and root beer. No fries. When I ordered my almost 3 year old a hot dog with ketchup and mustard it was so overly loaded with ketchup that he could not feed himself, and I had to hold the dog and feed him. Absolutely ridiculous. For 5 dogs and a large root beer, it was $17. The dogs were meh. The service was not worth the tip I had to give before service was completed. Smh. I won't do that again. I had to flag down another server in order to get the tray on the window taken back so I could leave. My server never came back after she got her money.

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Rudy's Hot Dog

2.7(49 reviews)

0.9 mi

Rudy's has apparently been around for a long time and has 3 locations…read more This was my first visit. The drive-thru was busy so we decided to eat inside. The interior is a step back in time to maybe the 70's. Lots of indoor seating. You order at the counter and wait while they prepare it. Service took awhile because they were doing the drive-thru traffic. Once we got our food we waited at the end of the counter to pay, sort of cafeteria style. My all beef King dog was very filling. And the onion rings were fried to perfection. My hubs said the chili cheese dog was tasty. The prices are very affordable. So if you are looking for cheap eats this is your place. Oh and "Weenie Wednesdays " dogs are $2 all day!

Entered the Rudy's Hot Dog location on Glendale Ave in Toledo on May 20th at 1:15pm. There was a…read moregroup of about 7, including small children who were eating at a table. There were also 5 adults in line, but not all together. None of them were able to order because a small middle aged man, who appeared to be in charge, was screaming at a young man who was also behind the counter. Most of his language consisted of cuss words. The family folks quickly asked that the screaming and cussing be stopped. The young man who was the target of this tirade also asked the supervisor to stop this behavior in front of the children. Within a couple of minutes, those of us in line, rapidly left the building, in fear that we may be soon witnessing a physical fight or worse. On the way out the door, we were asked by those in the drive through what the hold up was. When they were told, they started to leave. Thought that ownership should know what is going on at this store. This situation was totally one sided. No one should have to put up with that kind of treatment.

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Jans Famous Chili Dogs

3.6(14 reviews)

5.9 mi

We have passed this place so many times and always say we're going to try it. Well we finally did…read moreand I think we found our favorite ice cream in Toledo. They're known for their chili dogs so I had to give their chili Mac a try and wow! It's the best chili Mac I've had in a long time! The chili flavor was perfect and the ice cream was perfection. A great spot to drive thru or to stop and sit outside.

Very disappointing trip to Jans! We ordered 2 regular chili dogs, an Ice cream cookie sandwich and…read morean Artic blast. The bill was just over $20!!! My ice cookie was terrible, as soon as you tried to bite into it the ice cream came smashing out due to the hardness of the cookie. YUCK! I ended up having to eat the ice cream with a spoon and could barely eat the cookies. The chili dogs were ok. Nothing to brag about, like in the name type of bragging. The bun was soggy and fell apart, again had to use a spoon to eat it. Ima eating a chili dog with a spoon ‍ I would not recommend eating basically anything here. Way over priced and terrible quality!

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Central Hot Dog

2.4(19 reviews)

7.3 mi

Tasty chili dogs and hot crispy fries. Cheap and hearty. They make their own chili and it's…read moreexcellent.

Do you crave a LATE NIGHT DIVE? This is your place. Small…read morebut mighty. The breakfasts are awesome. Pancakes and potatoes YUM Can't beat a Chili Dog, patty melt or burger and fries. Long time Toledo tradition here. It's 5 Star in Diner! Great friendly characters. This is Toledo.

Limited seating inside

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Rudy's Hot Dog

2.9(43 reviews)

3.7 mi

We stopped by Rudy's Hot Dog during our recent trip to this area. Obviously they serve hot dogs but…read morethey also serve, sandwiches, sides, as well as some breakfast items. I went with the namesake hot dog with chili, cheese, and mustard. The hot dog was pretty big and really tasty as was the chili which was nice and meaty. I got an order of nachos which while a very basic variation with just the chips and nacho cheese on top was very tasty. The service was excellent as they were fast and got us what we exactly what we ordered. All in all this was a really good and inexpensive lunch during our trip.

I prefer the Rudy's on Glendale. My husband and I ordered 5…read moredogs, an onion ring and fry. The guy making our food looked unwashed, like he just rolled out of bed. Greasy unkempt hair. The hot dog buns were so stale they crunched when I chewed it. The sides were 100% dbl dipped in the fryer. The onion rings were so Greasy I couldn't eat them and the fries were dry. Like you bit into them and there was no moisture. Waste of money. None of it was good. Also the ketchup bottles were disgustingly caked at the top with ketchup and the bottles themselves were incredibly greasy. We were there early in the day. The filth was definitely not from that day meaning these things aren't getting wiped down daily which is foul. Whoever manages this restaurant should be fired.

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Rudy's Hot Dog

2.9(48 reviews)

8.8 mi

Yay! Rudy's! Chicago…read moredogs. Baklava. Cherry pie. Breakfasts. It's like Waffle House but without the police being called. Or making your own burger. Or dodging spitballs. You know what I mean. Meaning that the menu is big and varied and the food is good.

Positive side, service was good but going to the bathroom you can see a ton of black mold in the…read morekitchen

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Storefront for Rudy's Alexis Rd.

Tony Packo's

3.4(68 reviews)

1.4 mi

Came here as we traveled through. Remembered from long ago Klinger from MASH mentioned it…read more 2 dogs and a chicken sandwich. Food was good. The chili brings back memories. Service was poor. The 3 people we interacted with left us feeling like we were a bother being there. I mentioned this was our fort first time there - no desire to help. Answers were given with the least words possible. Hard to know what to order or what came with. Even with questions the answers were incomplete. Food as expected Service very poor.

You can never go wrong with Packo's! It's just comfort food. Always tasty and a Northwest Ohio…read morestaple! Service is about normal for any made to order place. Staff never really seems all too enthused to work or help at this location. Just being honest. I give it a 5 star because the food is good. Restaurant is usually pretty clean so nothing bad to say there. Be sure to hit up the pickle bar for those AMAZING Packo's pickles & peppers!

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Frankly Plant Based Kitchen

4.6(74 reviews)

6.1 mi

Have stopped at the food truck a few times. Always fabulous. Hard to get to it when we're in the…read morearea since we don't live close by. But when we can stop, we certainly do! We've had the Mac n cheese and many of the dogs. Everything is fabulous. Never disappoints.

YES. This vegan food truck is known for their house made hot dogs which are available in a variety…read moreof iterations, including: -the Improv (ketchup, mustard, sweet relish, onion) -the Jon Stewart (sauerkraut, 1000 island) -the Chicago (mustard, relish, tomato, pickle, sport peppers, celery salt) -the 313 (coney sauce, chz sauce, onion) In addition to hot dogs (which you absolutely SHOULD try because DELICIOUS) they offer sides and accompaniments such as: -stacked fries (topped with coney sauce, chz sauce, ranch, pickled jalapeños) -mac N chz (no explanation needed) -tofu dippers (battered and fried, served with dipping sauces) Pricing is quite reasonable for a vegan food truck serving house made items, which the majority of their offerings are. My only complaint is that they're based in Toledo, which is very far from me so I won't get to enjoy them as often as I would prefer.

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Salty fries, chick'n dippers, breakfast dogs, side Mac, 1/2 stacked fries

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Don D.

7

39

9 years ago

Great place for chilli Mac and chilli dogs.I been coming here for years it's my comfort food. Never tried anything but that. It's the must stop if your in Toledo read more

Abbey M.

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5

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10 years ago

Best breakfast! Cheap and fast! Most of the workers are extremely friendly and remember you time and time again! Great place to go!

S H.

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12 years ago

Been coming here for 17 years. If you like dives with amazing food and staff, it does not get better than this!

Joe T.

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8 years ago

I go for breakfast always good fast and reasonably priced in and out in 30 minutes

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