Arbetter`s Hotdogs — Restaurant in Cocoa

Arbetter Hotdogs- Cocoa - 4 Stars

Simplicity at its finest.

Do you ever get a craving for a real honest to Gdańsk Polish sausage? Well, the next time you do head on up to Arbetter's in Cocoa, FL. Any restaurant that has been in operation in the same place for over 30 years must be doing something right. I am here to assure you that Arbetter's is doing a lot of things right.

First off, one should not be discouraged by the minimalistic approach they took to furnishing their establishment. While there is ample seating indoors, along with outdoor seating as well, the wall decor is not much to look at. It is nothing fancy to be sure, however; what they do is extraordinary. I approached the counter and was greeted enthusiastically by Alex and Ambrosia. Both were aptly named in my opinion as Alex was great in her service and Ambrosia was as pleasant as food from the heavens. Speaking of food from the heavens, or in this case European inspired, I ordered one freshly brewed unsweetened tea, one Polish Sausage with everything, and I mean everything on it (see the picture of the receipt, notice glorious grease stains) and one Italian sausage with onions and peppers in order to give the Axis a fair shake.

My ever-present dining companion, my mini-me, ordered the childhood favorite of a hot dog with mustard. Ambrosia brought our food out with pleasure and obvious pride, as well she should. The Italian sausage was amazing. It was grilled to perfection so that it had a slightly crunchy skin and a juicy, tender interior. The onions and peppers were sauteed to perfection and added just the right amount of flavor to make it really pop on the palate while the bun was fresh and tasted previously unfrozen, they way they should always taste. The Polish Sausage? What can I say about their Polish Sausage that will adequately describe par excellence on a bun?

The chef was showing us her A game for sure that day as the Polish Sausage was grilled to absolute perfection. You know when a meat tube with a natural wrapping is grilled to perfection as there is a slight "snap" when your teeth break through the outer skin and sink into the juicy meat hiding inside. I gleefully "snapped" my way through the whole shebang as fast as I could. By the time my attention was drawn back towards my partner in crime, her plate was spotless. I assume her hotdog with mustard was just as good as my sausages were as she met my gaze with a satisfied smirk and a smile in her eyes.

The Big Boy says, "Go, go and then go again." #bigboydiningout...

Came to the drive thru and ordered a bbq sandwich combo and two dogs KETCHUP MUSTARD CHILI SLAW my wife ordered 2 dogs KETCHUP MUSTARD CHILI SLAW went to window to pay and asked if we could order another dog the same way well the young girl with an attitude said how do we want it we told her the same as the others and she said we ordered two different dogs. WHAT?!?? I told her it was the same she said exactly KETCHUP MUSTARD CHILI SLAW then she said CHILI MUSTARD KETCHUP AND SLAW!! I said it’s the exact thing you just said it in the wrong she had an attitude rolled her eyes and added it and told us our total. This is the 3rd time coming here and the people that are working there should be made to show respect to the customers or they should atleast be able to actually hear the words that are coming out of their mouths. I saw a help wanted sign so maybe once the sign is down I’ll try it one more time if not I’m sorry. This makes this business look bad I absolutely fell in love with this place and the food is amazing but the customer service skills is not the owners should monitor better or find better people if they don’t like working there or the hours don’t work there. Shout out to the owners though cause they have...

The girl at the cash register was the only redeeming value at this place. The wife ordered the gyro combo I ordered the clam strips combo price was almost $17. Received food pretty quickly. French fries are okay the drinks you get with it are probably 16 oz sodas. Gyro had a sufficient amount of meat but the sauce inside of it was very runny when she asked for more sauce they told her it cost another 50 or 60 cents for another 2 oz of sauce clam strips are horrible. They were burnt the oil was either bad or they left them in the fryer way too long. All I could taste was burnt breading and no clams. The inside of the restaurant is very very very dated tiles on the floor all cracked tables are splintered and peeling restrooms are outside of the store. Although the place wasn't especially dirty the paint, ceiling and everything else is so worn out it just appears really really dirty I will not be...