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    Olneyville New York System Cranston

    3.6 (113 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    OLNEYVILLE NEW YORK SYSTEM CRANSTON ATMOSPHERE

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    Good for kids

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    Ian M.

    Despite the name, the New York system, hot wiener is a Rhode Island novelty. As with any strange regional food, there are multiple claims to be the first. As far as I'm concerned only will New York system hot wieners are the original. On this trip, I ordered two all the way with fries and a Diet Coke and they delivered exactly that. For the uninitiated, a New York system hot wiener starts with a hot dog like sausage - the hot wiener - place in a hotdog roll topped with mustard, onions, meat sauce, & celery salt. The wieners came out tightly wrapped in butcher paper and hot. They were exactly what I was looking for after a long day. I got to the restaurant in Cranston their second location just after nine and the dining room was closed. But they have a take out window(not a drive-through, but a walk up) and I took my order to one of the two picnic tables in the front of the parking lot. The staff was very friendly and the meal was priced reasonably. If you are local to Cranston or Providence, and you enjoy a good hotdog, you should give Olneyville a try. It's a truly unique Rhode Island experience.

    2 all the way
    Arthur S.

    Went in at 11:30 for lunch, side service window was not open, went in and was in and out in 2 minutes. 2 all the way, first one was overdone, crunchy casing! 2nd one was perfect, great snap...off the rope, onions were great, and the meat sauce was excellent.

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    Christian R.

    Old school feel, pleasant staff. Straight forward grill food. Cheese fries were crispy and drenched! Onions rings were fresh tasting. Chicken club was delicious, crispy bacon with lettuce.

    Kristen S.

    Cane in and had a large order to place. 20 all the way, 3 fries and 1 sweet potato fry-$96.29 was the total. The order came out scorching hot and Uber fast. Everything was great.

    Wieners all the way side of cheese fries
    Amanda J.

    Definitely a place you kind of need to know what's going on when you go. Wieners all the way, is how you order. Hot dogs, meat sauce, onions mustard, and seasoning/celery salt. Delicious, and other menu items as well-listed on the wall . If dining in just go in grab a seat and someone will come take your order. To go give your order to the guy closest to the door. Diner like interior, clean efficient. There are about 6 parking spots outside, otherwise street parking. Try a side street for best bet. Coffee milk on tap. Fun stop for some good nostalgic wieners!

    "Wee-nehs" on the grill!
    Carrie L.

    When you come in the place, you're greeted like a friend! We had the "Hot Weiner Special - all the way" which means with mustard, onions, and celery salt. They are something you've gotta try, just to say you did!

    RI wieners  -- not as cute because we brought them home. Must eat ASAP!
    Rozet S.

    After living in RI for 5 years, a friend convinced me that I needed to try RI wieners. I'm not too big of a fan of hotdogs but decided it was worth a try. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it surprisingly wasn't busy at all. The staff were so kind and got out order to us within minutes. The wieners were good and definitely a great RI staple--but not something I'd crave. I loved it with the coffee milk, what a surprising combo!

    French Fries

    Friendly service- even offered a taste of the meat sauce as we decided. Priced well. Served fast. Definitely that Retro feel. Plenty on the menu, from chicken to turkey to tuna melt to fish n chips to burgers, but we had to go for the classic wieners. Casual and satisfying.

    Matt S.

    Decided to check out the craze about people getting Olneyville hotdogs. The hotdogs were decent but honestly would rather grill my own at home. The fries were alright and could've used more salt. Love these types of hotdogs but wouldn't go out of my way to get them from here.

    Classic RI hot weinies!
    Nick M.

    Rhode Island classic, Hot weinies. Something's you should not mess with and these snappy little hot dogs are one of them. The buns were soft and that's always a positive that makes me happy. Service is quick and no nonsense, place is fairly clean and prices across the board for everything keep going up not terrible but it is what it is, and not bad enough to keep me from going back

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    Dood was done spot on perfect & the service is always very fast; everyone is freindly with no mistakes.

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    The best new york weiners. Great service & food. If the Weiner doesn't snap-!not this system. This place -I recommend

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    Love the NY hot dogs there, with coffee milk. I wish they had more locations. It is important to get then fully loaded.

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    Best wieners around and delicious coffee milk with a friendly staff! Have the wieners "all the way".

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    2 years ago

    Always good service, bit of nostalgia when you go here. Good location as well. Give them a try!

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    8 years ago

    Always the best, all the way! Easier to get to than Providence. Friendly people and lots of room.

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    4 years ago

    Malted fries and wieners it's like a bad addiction but can't help it! Late night comfort food

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    3 years ago

    best hot dogs. The place is old and definitely very 70s, an acquired taste. i don't live near it but the drive is definitely worth it.

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    This location is old, dirty and the food was not very good. Hot dogs seemed undercooked.

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    Olneyville New York System - ri's best hot wiener, small chili cheese fries, coffee milk

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    4.3(620 reviews)
    3.0 miOlneyville
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    Our first stop in Providence. Ordered Hot Wieners to share. Meat sauce with onion was a match made…read morein heaven and tasted great. The wiener itself was cooked well with a nice snap upon first bite. The steamed bun was delightful. Coffee milk was sweet and an acquired taste. Enjoyed the throwback atmosphere of the interior as if we had briefly stepped back in time (to a more laid back era). The menu display (with prices) behind the counter was notably memorable.

    Since Foo was child Foo go to Olneyville. Foo used to live on Steere Ave near St. Theresa's church…read moreoff Manton in house in backyard of another house. Foo go to Nickerson after D'Abate school and go to Olneyville for snack. Sometimes Fountain Royale near Freeway but almost always get gaggers from Olneyville. Foo also sneak into Beer Hill Pub next to Anthony's and get small draft for 45 cent. Foo love being child and all hijinx in Olneyville. The Ling family love everything about Olneyville except hardware store close down. Foo decides to go back to old haunt like Foo is star of Welcome Back Kotter. Foo rides his new Porsche through Olneyville and Foo starts to cry a bit. So much change it scare Foo. Foo, me, the reviewer of this review, was with financial advisor from the Cayman and she ask Foo why so sad. "Foo, why so sad?" asked my money person. "It all change!" "Things do change, you know, Foo darling!" "Yes, but this is cray cray! Where bank, hardware, paint and wallpaper store in mill, fur shop in house with sun bleached sign?" "All gone, but Foo, take a left and a left." Foo drives into Olneyville New York System lot and take deep breath. When Foo go in, George is there! Everyone there. Everything same." "Hey Foo," said George. "Hey George," said Foo. "Usual?" asked George, "Weiner special with coffee milk?" ""Xie xie, you remember Foo from years ago!" said Foo. "Hi hao," said George. Foo believes New York System is like heaven but with nicer people. I get same thing, stand outside to eat and if no eat inside Foo eat outside but not eat gaggers in car because Mrs. Ling like to be angry and scold me, Foo, for loving Olneyville. But Mrs. Ling from Shanghai so she can eat chicken foot, me, Mr. Ling, I smart cookie. I go to Olneyville New York System because it's delicious and I feel peace when eating one, or two, no onion. "Foo hopes Olneyville last forever," "It will Foo, it will," said money lady. And then, with that, Foo take deep breath and exhale and know money lady correct, forever means forever and Olneyville is always promised for tomorrow.

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    3 hot weiners with mustard, meat sauce, onions and celery salt. And a Coke to wash it all down.

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    A&W root beer floats take me back to being a kid and always enjoy grabbing one when I have a…read morechance. Stopped in here as part of RI Food Fights for the Big Burger Blowout and the hamburger was a run of the meal A&W burger. The float was the star of the show food wise as it normally is for A&W. The real stars of the show are the staff here. Younger team, very engaged, positive and welcoming to quickly get your items to you and ensure your experience is enjoyable. Of course ring the bell if it is a good experience! Cash is king here, 4% charge for the use of cards so recommend bringing some crisp bills to spend if you want to save a few nickels. Classic sit in your car or small covered (yet open) seating area outside to enjoy the dining experience.

    What a complete and absolute joke this place is! I wasn't expecting In n Out burger but, fuck …read more.. this was worse than any microwavable burger I've had. A combo meal (burger ... upgrade to onion rings ... and a root beer) was almost $26 after tip!! The burger alone was around $15. This holds the records for: 1. The most expensive fast food I've ever ordered. 2. The worst fast food I've ever ordered. If I paid $10 for this meal, it would have been $8 too much ... but $23 pre-tip? What a fleece! Look at the actual/advertisement side by side I added. That is probably the worst false advertising I've ever seen at a burger place. You literally couldn't have two burgers further from each other than the picture vs. what I got. The 'Papa Burger's' meat is as dry as cardboard and tastes very similar. The cheese was melted and bland. The only real flavour came from tons of ketchup and the pickles. Everything else was like eating a fake burger. I added onion rings for $2 extra in the meal. A small bag with 4 onion rings was what I got ... 4 onion rings! If you add the upcharge to what the original price of the meal was, that's like $5 for a tiny bag. They tasted like burned oil. Without ketchup, they were inedible. Even the famous root beer, which was advertised as 'made fresh daily' tasted like vanilla syrup mixed with soda water. I didn't get any of the levels of flavour one would expect with even a Barq's of IBC root beer. It was just vanilla sugar water. I guess this is the oldest operating 'drive up' restaurant in RI. It looked like any old snack stand to me. I guess you flash your lights and someone will take your order. I just ordered at the window to save time. Seriously, I thought all the other reviews might be exaggerated at how bad this was. Skip this one ... it really is just bad (Dairy Queen-level) fast food. Really expensive for what you get ... I'd take Burger King at over half off any day. The food sucks ... the prices are borderline what you'd find in midtown Manhattan ... and I'm happy to now have no need to go back.

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