First time to get just a regular dog. I am very glad it took a bit of time to cook this! I loved it!!! Will be back indeed! read more

Kong Dog - Regular Kong Dog with their mustard packs. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

Ambiance - it's located in a mall food court, that's all you need to know. Service and food - fast food style. Review the billboard menu above the counter, pay, and wait for your food. I think the allure of the place is they offer Korean street food in upstate NY. Where else can you get a Korean corn dog (K dog, Gamja hotdog, 감자핫도그) upstate? There are also versions of tteokbokki (rice cakes in a sweet savory sauce) available, the gochujang version or the Rosé. While I didn't try the tteokbokki, the K dog was an interesting take on a corn dog. The crust is breaded with Panko so it's extra crispy. I don't know if the batter surrounding the hot dog is a mix of corn meal batter and mochi or not. It seems to have a distinctive chew to it. I liked it. It's a good intro to Korean street food. read more

Kong Dog - Kong dog - beef hot dog - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

The corn dogs were pretty good, a lot bigger than you'd expect. My favorite was the sweet chili Doritos one. Their batter is a bit thick so they definitely could benefit from putting a thinner layer on the glizzies. Service was fast and staff were friendly! The spot looked clean and welcoming. read more

Kong Dog - Potato Kong Dog and Sweet Chili Doritos Kong Dog - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

Since this location opened up in crossgates mall, it's been a favorite/must have when we're at the mall. I love that there are no pork products so there's no issue with having the corn dogs all fried in the same oil as each other. Our favorite flavor of all the ones we've tried over the last couple years is the sweet chili corn dog. I love getting half beef half mozzarella so that I get the best of both flavors, my husband prefers getting the full beef corn dog. I highly recommend trying their corn dogs if you've always wanted to try Korean corn dogs! We pair it with bubble tea from berry & berry right across from the food court in the same area in the mall as Kong Dog. read more

Who doesn't love a good corn dog. These are even better. The sweet chili dorito dog was out of this world. I will most likely be back to try all of them. Service was super friendly, served quickly and food was super hot and fresh. The prices are more than reasonable. Also, they've got delicious Korean sodas. read more

Kong Dog - Menu! - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

I love have dipped corn dogs and this place delivers! They have beef or cheese or both & we love them all. Original is great, get sugar if you like sweet & salty Sriacha Mayo & sweet chili sauce are the best to add read more

They're getting 2 stars because they supply me with cheap pop. But the food there is absolutely horrendous!! It's disgusting I feel like it's only in business because of little kids buying it!! please replace this restaurant read more

This was the situation. I was at the mall with my son picking up my daughter. He got some Chinese and I was not in the mood. So I took the walk and looked everywhere. So kong dog was very interesting. All kinds of cool looking options. And veggies stuff too. So I pulled the trigger and got the Doritos and sweet chili dog. Wasn't too bad 5 buck and it was half dog and half mozzarella. Hand battered and fried to order. After a couple minute wait it was pretty darn good. It's actually a jail food but don't tell anyone I know that. I'm a believer and I'd definitely go back. Would have been a five but the lady behind the counter was eating something while cooking and the guy helping with the kiosk ordering system asked for a tip. So the turn offs deducted a half star each. I'd recommend this place ! read more

Kong Dog - The Doritos and sweet chili sauce dog - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

Came here with the wife on a "Date afternoon." Either because it was noon on a Sunday, or perhaps because the hype had died down, there were only two orders in front of us and practically no waiting. I had the "Sweet chili Doritos chicken sausage" corn dog, and my wife had the "Crispy potato half hotdog/half mozz." corn dog. Both came up reasonably quickly. Mine was really good, especially with the side of sweet chili dipping sauce. The crunchy Dorito pieces really made it shine, and they didn't skip on those. The chicken sausage looked just like a hot dog and tasted like one too, but when I brought it up to the counter to ask about it I was told that it really was chicken. I was picturing a white chicken sausage (like the one on their menu board) with a different flavor profile. Next time, I will just order a regular hot dog. My wife's was pretty good too, though I didn't prefer the string cheese portion as much. Once you cover it in friend potatoes, it just starts to taste greasy. All in all, a fun diversion before walking the mall. And it gives me ideas to experiment with at home in my own kitchen. read more

Are you looking for an intense cheese pull to satisfy your need for cheese? If so then I would highly recommend Kong Dog. They're making Korean style hot dogs inside the Crossgates Mall food court. I went for the original dog with half cheese, half hot dog. The crispy exterior was nicely contrasted with the chewy dough on the inside. The outside is also coated in sugar and would appeal to anyone who's into that sweet/savory combo. I'm not lying when I say there's a crazy cheese pull by the way! I was sitting there creating longer and longer cheese pulls for at least a minute before it finally broke, it was so fun! There's more crazy and adventurous flavors on the menu, such as Hot Cheeto dust, sweet potato cubes, and soybean powder (indeolmi). This is your sign to stop by on your next trip to the mall read more

Kong Dog - Original hot dog/cheese half and half - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING AND YOU HAVE TO TRY IT AT LEAST ONCE! If you ever go to foodcourt in Crossgates, you'll see a store on the side. We walked by and noticed the line was very long. We still decided to try it out and boy was it worth it. They sell Korean Corn dogs here with different types of topping and you can also customize what you want on the inside. We got the potato and flaming hot corn dogs. Visually, they look amazing. Price was also affordable, it was around 5 dollars for each and it has pretty high portions. I recommend getting half mozzarella and half sausage so you get to taste both. You'll get some nice cheese pull. Just beware, it does take a while to make it because of the long line. But to me it was 1000% worth it. Will go there again next time to try out different toppings. read more

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It was....fine. I got a plain hot dog (excuse me, "beef sausage") for my son, and a sweet chili Doritos dog for myself. There was a miscommunication, because I didn't necessarily want my son's battered and fried, but it was easy enough to pop the dog out of the batter. I didn't care for the batter (I guess I'm a diehard CORN dog fan) but the toppings were good and tasted good. I appreciated that they batter and fry to order, but I don't know that I'd go again - I don't find myself in the mall foodcourt often anyway! read more

We ordered 2 original corn dogs, one each for my son and daughter. The hot dog texture was very squishy and oddly chewy, the breading was heavy and tasteless. On top of that my daughter had a stomach ache afterwards and my son vomited the entire meal. read more

Look: you knew what you signed up for. A sausage or huge log of mozzarella swathed in crunchy, Korean goodness on a big ol' stick! EVEN IF you get picky and say "Weeeeell... But is it a GOOD food on a stick?" I'd tell you yes. It's it. This is Albany, though. Sadly, most anything interesting or fun or cool that would do well in ANY OTHER CITY dies here. If you understand that, then high tail it over here for a damn fine corn dog/Korean treat! Keep this thing alive! Enjoy the mall, or not. Revel in your hipness (they have locations spreading out in some pretty cool neighborhoods in Chicago, for instance). I've lived in a few major cities. I make it a point to find interesting, delicious places to eat; hidden gems. This is one, so hustle on over before Keep Albany Boring takes over! read more

Interesting.. Kong Dog opened a location this week in the Crossgates Mall food court, which serves up a variety of sweet and savory corn dogs. Since they opened, the line in the food court for Kong Dog has been insane with lots of hype. Before coming to the mall, I just had a very good potato Korean Corn Dog at a local eatery with no long line. Another customer there was mentioning Kong Dog and the long line of 40+ minutes at the mall. I was warned, but headed over to Crossgates. The customer was not kidding about the long line here at the food court. It took about 40 minutes to get up to the counter to order.  They offer 10 sweet and savory Corn Dog choices with choices of fillings including beef sausage, mozzarella, half beef half mozz, chicken sausage, and plant based sausage. lThey had run out of plant based sausage and chicken sausage and no ramen dogs.  I ordered the 4 Churro Kong Dog, 5 Rainbow Kong Dog, 8 Spaghetti Kong Dog, and 9 Sweet Chili Doritos Kong Dog, all with the half beef sausage/half mozzarella filling total was $23.98. After ordering, I had to wait another 30 minutes for my Kong Dogs for my number to be called and order to be ready. When I went over to sitdown to eat I checked all the dogs I ordered. One dog did not look like the picture on the menu, the Spaghetti Kong Dog which looked like a plain crunchy corn dog. I went back to the counter and they gave me a cup of marinara sauce and parmesan cheese to dip or put on the dog. I guess I was all good now. I filled up and sampled each dog which was very tasty, some with the sweet tastes outside and savory taste inside and savory, sweet, and spicy tastes on the Chili Doritos Kong Dog. I would definitely come back to try their other Kong Dogs, but I will wait a bit for the hype to die down. read more

Many of my favorite dishes are foreign cuisine changed up for an American audience--the Philadelphia roll, General Tso's, Taco Salad, BBQ chicken pizza. You might not think the reverse would appeal to someone like me, but I love Kong Dog, which is basically hot dogs and mozzarella sticks made to appeal to Koreans. The dogs and cheese sticks are excellent, savory, sweet, crunchy AF. I highly recommend this place. read more

So good it melts in your mouth I give it 5 stars it is amazing. The service is amazing

Can't stop thinking about this corn dog. By far the best I have EVER tried. I will definitely return and try different ones. read more

Kong Dog - Cheese filled corn dog with sugar coating - Hot Dogs Near Me - Albany, New York

Good, but they totally forgot to add the sugar as it's advertised. It did take from the true experience but overall it was still yummy. read more

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We always get the half beef half mozz. I've tried the potato, hot Cheetos, sweet chili, and injeolmi dogs before. They're all good. The Injeolmi is worth trying. It's sweet and tastes kind of like a funnel cake to me. read more

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For the food itself, it's fine. I ordered the half cheese and half sausage with sweet potatoes. The annoying part was that I have to wait for about 30 mins , because they burn my order and had to remake it. But overall it's fun food. read more

This place is SO good! There is a bit of a wait for your food but it is well worth it. Prices are reasonable and the food is made fresh to order. My kids LOVE the sweet chili and hot Cheetos flavored with cheese. read more

I wanted to love it sooo much I just couldn't I like spicy so I got the hot Cheetos cheese dog ... something was to sweet maybe the batter ( I think they only use sweet batter) or the sauce on top something just didn't work I ended up taking two bite and tossing it even my husband who is a human garbage can couldn't get behind it read more

stood in line for thirty minutes because they couldn't figure out the register just to find out they were out of the plant based sausage. so i got the mozzarella and asked for no sugar on it but they put it on anyway and the sugar made it disgusting. read more