Ted's Hot Dogs — Restaurant in City of North Tonawanda

Not the same Ted's that I grew up with. Seems like the overall standards may have dropped from what I remember. If you've never been to Ted's, it is a staple in WNY for their chargrilled hot dogs and hamburgers. Known for the unique flavor of being cooked on a cast iron grill over real charcoal briquettes. You place your order for hot dogs, burgers, French fries, onion rings, and such at the grill. Once your meats are cooked, you tell them what you want to drink and which toppings and fixings you want on the hot dogs and hamburgers. They also have soft drinks and shakes. I went here for dinner, and there were about 6 people in front of me in line. Usually, the line moves fast as they are quick to take orders and get everything cooked and moving along. Not this visit. They were shuffling employees around as employees were asking to go to the bathroom and go on break. The line moved very slowly, and I ended up waiting over 30 minutes in line with only 6 people in line ahead of me. I ordered two hot dogs and a hamburger. They had my burger cooked very quickly, but they then let it sit for a while before it was my turn to tell them what toppings I wanted on it. My burger was cold and dry by the time it was topped and handed to me. Hot dogs had the wrong toppings on them, but the French fries were good. As suspected, the burger was dry and cold. All in all, it was not a good experience and a complete reversal from how I remember Ted's being when I grew up going here regularly. I usually don't visit the North Tonawanda Ted's, so maybe this location has always been mediocre at best. Nothing positively memorable about...

Everyone that knows me - knows I love this place but this location has me really questioning my life. Been to this location around 200 times over 10 years. I ordered a hot dog and fries, and asked for the hot dog to be on a little bit longer- because I like them burnt… the grill cook left right away for a break, and by the time I got to the register, paid for my food… there was no food. So they were cashing people behind me, while he threw on another hot dog for me… 2 minutes later it was “done”. If you ever bite into a cold uncooked hotdog, you know it’s enough to ruin your night. They changed the fries a few years ago, and now they taste like garbage so they couldn’t even save the day. This isn’t an isolated incident, this is the end of a long string food poisoning, bad service and overall annoyance. What was once on my mt Rushmore of fast food, is now on my do not go list. I do not hastily give out bad reviews, but it was such a bad experience it pushed me over the edge. I have such cherished memories of this place, but for me- I may...

I feel bad giving this place only a 3-star as it has a lovely charm along with food that my teenage kids really loved. I'm sure they would have given it a 5-star. As a Canadian from Toronto, I heard about Ted's Hot Dogs and was truly looking forward to giving this place a try. I ordered Polish sausage dogs with onion rings and fries for myself and the kids. The onion rings were great, but the sausage dog was meh, nothing special although my kids loved it. For those of you who have been to Toronto, you may know that the city is famous for its street hot dogs served by many street vendors and hot dog stands. As a fan of Toronto's street hot dogs, I was hoping Ted's Hot Dogs would be just as good if not better. Unfortunately this is not the case. The Toronto hot dogs are way, way better, in fact out of ball park better compared to Ted's. Not only are they bigger and tastier, but there are also far more choices of condiments. In fact, Ted's management needs to make a trip to Toronto to learn how hot dogs...