Original Dog Tracks — Restaurant in Barrington Township

Let me start out saying this review is for the food and the food alone. The customer service is great and friendly and I have eaten here too many times to count as it is convenient and there are few other options in the area.

The food is sub par at best. The cost of a simple meal of two hot dogs, fries and a drink is staggering when compared to the quality of the food. Typically around $10. When you compare this to Tommy's $6 price range I'm a bit put off.

I would welcome the cost if the food reflected but it does not.

What stands out most is the buns they use. The bread is light and airy akin to the cheapest possible bread you could find at a supermarket. Which cannot hold up to the steaming for the hotdogs or the excessive amount of grease coming from the low quality frozen burger patties being used. I know that they are frozen because they turn grey when cooked, as well as from my culinary training from a previous career.

The only item i have enjoyed was the gyros, but they soak the meat and pita bread in a butter flavored oil on the flat top which takes away from the dish.

The fries, while themselves are not bad, are cooked in oil that is dirty and clearly not changed as often as it should be.

The chili is bland, thin and gives no indication that it is not direct from a generic food service can.

I could easily pick apart every item on the list but i don't have that kind of patience or time.

If I had to sum up the food in one short statement it would be...

"...public...

Pulled in because it looked like a hole in the wall with a good burger. Nope! Received two of the worst burgers ever! Meat was gray looking, but I was so hungry I had to eat a few bites. Very weird because it looked gray with brown colored char lines. Tomato looked as if it had been sliced and frozen, then thawed, not sure. Lettuce certainly needed help. I believe the pickles were okay, hmm...yes the pickles were okay. Good job on the pickles! Coworker stated "if it wasn't for the ketchup and mustard, there would be no flavor at all!". I am not sure if I should have ordered the burgers with onions (and hopefully gotten more flavor) or dodged a bullet!?!? Gentleman minding the counter was perfectly pleasant. Might have been the owner, idk. None the less, super aweful burger Large Mountain Dews were spot on for this hot day! Try at own risk. 4...

Was delicious, and for the price not bad at all. When you first approach the building it looks like a run down hole, just a stand-alone building, but usually those can be gems and this one was! Their chocolate shake was delicious, it almost reminded me of a Wendy's frosty, but better, and their Italian beef was gigantic very flavorful and just the right amount of juice on it so the bun wasn't dry, but also was not falling apart being soaked thru. I do recommend giving them a try, I will be back to try more on their menu, and maybe get some pictures before I wolf...