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    The Hotdog Shack

    3.8 (50 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    little something for afters...
    Daniel P.

    lunch was almost six hours ago so I'm kinda hungry and nothing fixes kinda like hotdogs. and they's just ten minutes away so why not? a short while later I'm pulling up on a little shack that's advertising hotdogs and figure this must be the place! several tables outside under a roof and when I get inside I find a counter and two small tables. menu is on the wall and laminated sheets list the specials up to and including a 12-dog family pack... cool!! got two dogs, fries, drink, and a dessert for less than $10 so that'll work. mustard, oñion, no relish plus jalapeños did alright by me; dogs are a bit limp but they're also bright red so maybe that's just how they are..? fries are hot and potatoey but not too potatoey and pair well with ketchup so I'm good here too. little packaged oatmeal cream cookie for afters and an orange Nehi to wash it all down. not quite a dinner for the ages but it'll do for tonight. couple young ladies behind the counter doing prep work and taking orders and being generally pleasant and helpful. cook is friendly and got me a punch card so what's not to like? rounding up because I've no reason not to ;-)

    Becky M.

    The hot dogs were everything hot dogs should be! Hot, loaded with slaw (I had white; hubby had red), chili, onions, mustard and ketchup on a fresh, warm bun. The piping hot FF's were the best that we had eaten in a long time. Our lunches were packed into a brown paper bag to go. We also ordered Cheerwine slushies and Moon Pies. We thought about eating at the tables out front, but the noise from the cars and trucks speeding past on US Hwy 52 convinced us to take our food to the Granite Quarry Park. We enjoyed the whole experience immensely!

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    James S.

    This is a place I tried out and tried to like. But it was just no good. This place is just a tiny building on the side of the road. It looks like maybe it was a produce stand in a former life. The parking lot is tiny and not paved. Another yelped mentioned the entrance and it is very rough. There is a limited amount of seating under a covered shelter. The menu is simple hot dogs and burgers. There is a drive through window which is a nice touch. The service was very slow considering they are not grilling anything. The hot dogs were of the lowest quality possible. Ditto for the chili. Absolutely disgusting all the way around. These things smelled so horrible they stunk up the whole car. Taste was bland soggy and just bad. The dogs were not grilled the bun was not grilled. The buns had been over steamed until they were like mush. This was likely the worst hot dog I have ever had in my life. If you come by here fellow yelpers do yourself a huge favor and keep driving!!

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    Fresh hot food. Good price. Great burger and hotdog joint. Friendly service. I love the crinkle cut fries and they are always hot

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    The food had no flavor. The service was excellent. I was very disappointed. Hot Dog

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    It's hard to pass by this little gem without stopping for a hotdog. Quick and easy love it.

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    Been here a few times, everything was always good. We sat inside and outside. It is very small inside.

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    Great hotdogs and burgers. Love the bottles drinks. And the service is fast and friendly.

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    Quick, cheap and delicious! Old school feel and the food is great and affordable. The staff is very friendly and the location is clean

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    This is my favorite cheeseburger spot they make great hotdogs but the cheeseburgers chili mustard slaw and onion are to die for

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    Cagney’s Kitchen

    Cagney’s Kitchen

    2.7(33 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    Cagney's Kitchen offers solid food with many options…read more The 7 of us came in for some good dinner, and Cagney's met most of our standards. Our server was tired (given it was 8:00PM) but was very helpful and was willing to do whatever to make us happy. I ordered a medium rare ribeye, and I received a medium ribeye. My dad ordered a medium ribeye, and received a medium rare ribeye. I guess they put our steaks on the wrong plate?! Idk, but it's fine. I like creamy horseradish with my steak, and asked for the ingredients to make it and said I would make it myself, but our server made it for me! That was very kind of her! They have 36 different sides that you can choose from. I got a side salad with ranch and fries. Their salad came with shredded lettuce pieces which was odd and kind of hard to eat. The side house salad just comes with grape tomatoes and purple onions on it. The ranch is nothing special. The fries had nothing wrong with them and hit the spot! Everyone seemed to enjoy their food, which is a good thing and should be the number one goal of a restaurant (and they met it). I can't be too mad at Cagney's for my medium steak.

    Great breakfast food! LARGE PLATES OF FOOD! Really good. . We didn't have to wait and was well…read moreattended too. Will be back for sure! ( PS to locals .. people it's a dinner not a Michillen 5ster Eatery! Figure according drop your negative comments! )

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    Texas Roadhouse - Side House Salad

    Texas Roadhouse

    3.4(310 reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    The food is delicious and the service is great. However, this is a very loud environment. Loud…read moremusic but the staff dance for you and scream.

    The food here was better than I expected, especially the fries which were hot and well seasoned…read more The burger was tasty and cooked right, not overpowered by heavy seasoning like some steakhouse chains tend to do. Just a solid burger with decent beef. It had been years since I last visited a Texas Roadhouse, and I had not remembered the vibe being like this at other locations in the past. This place was absolutely packed for just before 5PM on a Wednesday, and the atmosphere was loud and boisterous. The crowd leaned very country, and it felt closer to a late-night western bar than a dinner spot. A few guests at the bar were already being cut off from more drinks, which tells you how lively it was. I always enjoy a place with bread service. Logan's still sets the bar for me, but the rolls here are decent. I would say they edge out Outback if you ask for regular butter. The default cinnamon butter is sweet, which just isn't my thing. One thing that stood out is how well staffed it was considering the time of day. For the first time in a long while, I didn't feel like the servers were stretched too thin, although they were clearly hustling to keep up with the nonstop drink orders. I can only imagine how wild it gets on a Saturday night. This is probably the best service of any establishment I've been to in Salisbury, despite the crowd - although if you've seen the service in Salisbury that really isn't much of a compliment. For my taste, the rowdy vibe took away from the experience since I was just looking for a burger and a beer. If you enjoy a high-energy, noisy dinner with a big crowd, this spot will be perfect for you. Personally, I probably wouldn't bring a date or family here unless they were into that kind of scene.

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    Texas Roadhouse - Texas Roadhouse during sunset.

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    4.6(43 reviews)
    4.1 mi

    This local spot in downtown Salisbury is so good! I've…read moreeaten here a few time & it's always been great! The owner made me his favorite dish & it's the grilled chicken stuffed roll with a chipotle sauce over rice & wow was it tasty! Grilled chicken Caesar is always a great staple! Would highly recommend you guys check it out!

    Driving thru North Carolina on my way to Raleigh, my friend and I stopped off and spent the night…read morein Salisbury. Grabbed dinner at Recipe. Not very busy but cozy and excellent service. Our server, I forget her name, was the epitome of hospitality and service. She anticipated our needs (refills, to go containers etc) - chatted about the history or the restaurant and town - providing suggestions not just for dinner but attractions on our way to our destination. She was just so very cool. The food was great - I opted for Greek Spaghetti. Different than I've had before but enjoyed it all the same. It was like the flavor was liquid or broth form, pooled at the bottom of the dish. Another version I had was dry, like Pesto. Anyway - when I figured out all the goodness was at the bottom of the plate - it was all over from there. Mixed it up a little. Toss in a little crushed red peppers for taste. Then inhaled it all until it was all gone. The al dente noodles. Charred chicken. All just right. The service for me made it an excellent experience. Food was good and I enjoyed it enough that if I'm ever in the area again, I'd definitely stop in - but not before trying other places first. But if I lived in the area, I'd be a regular.

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    Inside - special reserved seating section

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    LongHorn Steakhouse - Order an exceptionally tender center-cut Flo’s Filet grilled with our signature seasoning.

    LongHorn Steakhouse

    3.1(126 reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    Food is good but I'd suggest new ownership/new higher management to run this location. On a couple…read moredifferent occasions servers mentioned the owners don't like tables ordering kid steak meals/extra plates. And it seems the servers get pressured from management on this and it negatively shows to families with children who come to this location. And if you ask for an extra plate to share all sorts of negative emotions are displayed from servers. This has happened on multiple occasions. With young kids who do not eat much anyway, not sure why this location wants to pick battles with families with kids. All of this doesn't just flow from the servers, it comes from the management/owner(s) who instead of finding a way to balance margins and customer service, they sacrifice customer service for minimal margin gain by directing their staff and probably reprimanding them for these kinds of situations. We have visited multiple other longhorns over the years and this is the only one that displays a noticeable stinginess and negative attitude with extra plates and kid's meal orders. All other longhorns have provided excellent service when we order the same thing at any other longhorn we go to and have no complaints; the Salisbury location however today decided to seemingly cut one of our kids meal steaks in half and serve one steak as two on separate kids meals. Our server today was sweet and very nice until we ordered, then a noticeable shift took place in the tone and atmosphere, and the staff seemed to try and "get back" at us by providing us with the tiniest steaks possible, literally half the size of a normal kid's steak we have ever received in the years we have been going to Longhorn and getting kids meals. With 3 young kids all over 2 years old present; ordering 2 kids meals and an extra plate with our family of 5 should not be met with this kind of disgruntlement from staff. This kind of stinginess flows from the higher ups at this location and it shows. And of all the days to deliver a passive aggressive retaliation on kids meals to my kids, they chose Father's Day. We will not be returning to this location as it is not family friendly. So now, losing customers and revenue over this pettiness doesn't seem so good for the margins anymore does it?

    We did an order pickup after visiting the N.C. transportation museum. Figured it would be a good…read morestop before checking into our airbnb. The service was fast - took only about 30 minutes on a Saturday night. When we arrived we waited in order check in for about 10 minutes before going inside ourselves to just grab the order: whatever. Not a make or break bc we were sure they were busy. When we got back and unpacked our order it was clear the steaks were completely charred. (Ordered medium rare). I could barely cut my ribeye (doubtful it was a ribeye- the texture alone was completely off). The mashed potato's were clearly some type of powdered mess, but at least they were tolerable. $26 for this. Wow. My husbands baked potato wasn't even thoroughly cooked. His steak (sirloin) was also charred and no seasoning at all. Would not recommend.

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    LongHorn Steakhouse - Not trying it would be a crime! Our Outlaw Ribeye is bone-in, well-marbled, fire-grilled, juicy, and delicious.

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    LongHorn Steakhouse - LongHorn’s New York Strip is fire-grilled to enhance its distinctive flavor, this thick cut is a steakhouse classic.

    LongHorn’s New York Strip is fire-grilled to enhance its distinctive flavor, this thick cut is a steakhouse classic.

    LongHorn Steakhouse - Got the biggest steak in the game wearing our name! The LongHorn porterhouse combines a bone-in strip and tender filet in one thick cut.

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    The Honey Baked Ham Company

    The Honey Baked Ham Company

    3.1(28 reviews)
    3.0 mi
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    Got very fresh turkey sandwich, made to order. I'll definitely order catering when I have family…read moreover next time.

    * Absolutely sick of this establishment! Time after time I tell myself Iam not going back but this…read moreis definitely the last! The time before this it was the nasty attitude of the cashier and the fact she laid my change on the counter instead of handing it back to me as I handed it to her! No common courtesy at all! I swore I would not go ack but due to my mother staying in Salisbury it was the closest Honey Baked Ham store well I unfortunately decided to visit again. The owner and his wife are nice and the cashier was nice this time and I asked before purchasing the items if the turkey was glazed as the hams are and she said yes just like the hams. Due to none of my family eating ham now we decided to buy the turkey breast instead. When I told the cashier I would take two she said it will be a few mins that they were preparing the turkeys in the back and she walked to the back and came right back out with 2 turkeys and I didn't think anything about the interaction until I was preparing plates for family that would not be in attendance to the family meal. The turkey was grey looking and no and I mean not one ounce of glaze on it neither turkey breast. I also have a son in the military who looks forward to anything from HBH. Needless to say he was disappointed. He always looks forward to the HBH but again due to not eating ham he was prepared for a turkey that was glazed like the ham. Unfortunately we were extremely disappointed and I mean extremely! Should I have checked the bag when I got to the car or even asked to check the turkeys before she bagged them??? Yes!!! But I honestly expected them to put quality products in the bag considering how much you have to pay for a 3/4 lb turkey. Again Iam more than frustrated and can't believe I paid right at $100 for crap no one wanted to eat because it didn't look good. Dry, grey, and not glazed! NEVER again

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    The Honey Baked Ham Company
    The Honey Baked Ham Company

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