One of the Top 10 Hot Dog Joints in America!
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Our Philosophy
When we started dogTown, we simply wanted to recreate some regional hot dog varieties from around the country. But we just couldn’t stop there. We now offer 18 unique varieties of hot dog toppings on a choice of dogs, nestled in French bread.
The Bread
Locally sourced, fresh daily and hand cut. The perfect start to an absolutely delicious hot dog!
The Dog
Zweigle’s, they’re famous around these parts. We use their German Frank, longer and skinnier than the pop-open, it’s a perfect fit for our buns and toppings.
The Superior Breed
Its not just the combination of a great Zweigle hot dog on fresh bread that makes a dogTown hotdog a superior breed. No one puts more effort into or more unique toppings on a hot dog than dogTown.

What We're Made Of...
- No trans fats on premises
- Real sharp cheddar cheese
- Fresh (never canned) sauerkraut that never sees a steam table
- All dogs and sandwiches are served on fresh French bread - no soggy rolls
- Burgers are locally produced and never frozen
- 80% lean ground beef and no lard ever in our dogTown sauce
- Homemade macaroni salad and coleslaw
- All soups are made by scratch and never contain beef or chicken bases
- Romaine lettuce instead of iceberg
"Top 25 food experiences you must have in Rochester before you die."
Democrat and Chronicle
We love veggies!
dogTown is seriously dedicated to providing quality vegetarian and vegan options at reasonable prices. For example:
- 10 of our specialty dogs have vegetarian toppings and can be made with a veggie dog.
- Every Thursday there's a different Veggie Deal. Handmade veggie burgers and unique entrées.
- Best veggie chili in town (4x winner Best Vegetarian Chili at Great Bowls of Chili.)
- Best Veggie Plate in town - You can also make it vegan!
- All soups are meat-free and made from scratch.
- In addition to our veggie dogs we also offer a Grilled Portobello Sandwich, Veggie Italian Sausage, Mushroom Meltdown, Veggie Burger and our Vegan BLT.

Gift cards available in any amount!
Best Vegetarian Chili
4-time Winner!
4-time Winner!
Great Bowls of Chili
Best Hot Dog
9-time Winner!
9-time Winner!
Democrat & Chronicle
Best Cheap Eats
9-time Winner!
9-time Winner!
City Newspaper
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