The Dog House — Restaurant in Blue Lake

My family and I are from London UK and on a holiday in California. We were on a road trip driving back down south from the Redwood forests to San Francisco. We needed a quick stop for lunch off of the 101 highway and the next exit was Blue Lake. It must have been fate that brought us here. I googled ‘cafe in Blue Lake’ hoping for a quick coffee and a sandwich, but we discovered The Dog House. A locally run small hotdog/food hut which served the best hotdogs we have ever had. I had the Korean Dog, which had the most amazing homemade kimchi in it. I am obsessed with kimchi so it was meant to be. My husband had the Chilli Dog and my mother in law and kids and regular dogs (puppy dogs for the children, which were the perfect size). The friendly owner (I forgot to ask her name) was very warm and friendly and chatted to us for a while. They also do salads and dinner in the evenings.

It is small finds like this that make our USA travels so special. Small towns, good people and good food is what life is all about. If we lived in Blue lake we would be there every day.

My kids loved the owners actual small dogs who greeted us when we arrived!!

Thanks for the hospitality and great food we would recommend to...

We stumbled upon The Dog House searching for a quick lunch. It’s 4 minutes from the Blue Lake Casino Hotel, where came for the holiday weekend. The Dog House is a quaint rustic enclave loaded with flavor fulness in every bite, a true foodies delight. I ordered the heavenly vegetarian sandwich loaded with yummy fresh vegetable, pesto spread, pepper jack cheese, and cowboy candy (sweet jalapeño sliced peppers) with a side of light creamy jalapeño soup. A perfect balance of heat and dairy. Darcy, you really put your foot in that jalapeño soup!!

My partner went with the more traditional chili dog loaded with homemade sauerkraut, cheddar cheese, and more. We can’t wait to come back for the mountain high stacked nachos. Thank you for a wonderful...

I’ve had smash burgers here, always good so this time I had soup and a sandwich both were delicious. It was Chicken poblano soup, lots of chicken and excellent flavor. The sandwich was a special. I don’t remember the name but it had apple and Brie cheese with arugula, Larrapin mayo, and balsamic vinaigrette reduction.It was a panini sandwich and very good. It needed more apple as there was only two thin slices so I really...