Wienerschnitzel — Restaurant in Escondido

Food: 3.5/5 Service and Setting: 2.5/5 Value: 2.5/5

It is a shame that one of my favorite fast food restaurants, Wienerschnitzel, is so far away from the Carmel Mountain area. I think that one in Convoy literally got burned down. RIP. This location has kept its unique triangle shape with a very short drive-thru and small parking lot. Be warned that if you do go into the drive-thru, you will not be able to turn back into the parking lot and be forced to turn into the main street. Service was good but the speaker is a bit hard to hear and service was very slow, shockingly slow. I had a digital coupon with a code and the worker helping me at the time turned me down. I haven’t had issues in the past, so just be prepared with your physical coupons here. I just want to end this intro with the shock I have that Wienerschnitzel is extremely expensive now. I remember being able to get a solid meal for 2 with $10, but now that barely covers a solo meal.

Chili Cheese Dog: 3.5/5 I need to admit that the standard for a chili cheese dog is indeed Wienerschnitzel’s, but that standard starts at 70%. The hot dog, chili, cheese, onions, everything is super mild and barely passable as “real” food, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. I love the hotdogs they use here for their smooth and not overly aggressive salted flavor, but the lack of any sort of snap is really sad. Something that worries me is that the chili is shockingly starchy and translucent rather than a thick hardy chili. This does satisfy a craving that no other place can really do though.

Mini Corn Dogs: 4/5 Just as legendary as their hot dogs, Wienerschnitzel’s corn dogs, especially their mini ones are just as good. The coating is crispy with a slight sweetness without being overly greasy. The batch I had today was very aggressively salted, but normally that is not the case. The hot dog inside is the same as they use in their other hot dogs and has a very mild taste that allows that cornmeal batter to shine. A great option for...

I love that their brightly colored sign beckons you from the road and gets your appetite doing a jig in your belly. More than that, I love the quick and friendly service, the order accuracy, and food is delivered hot. Who wants a cold hotdog? Served hot, tasty, and they added chopped onion to my mustard dog on request. This is my one go to place to cure that craving. If you’ve ever had Casper’s Hotdogs in the Bay Area, you know a great hotdog when you’ve had one. This place kicks out a Chicago Dog that comes so close to Casper’s, that it reminds me of my childhood. The good parts at least. Whoda thunk I could get a great hotdog in San Diego that is as good as Casper’s? Well you can. And you can take that...

I got there pretty late and the employees were still nice. There were two gentlemen working. One younger, that took my order. One older, that was cleaning and helped make my order. The younger man was wearing a mask and gloves but the older man wasn't wearing either. This really bothered me, cause it's a pandemic and I don't know that guy or if he could have covid. Not to mention, I just saw him cleaning and touching his face. I don't know of he washed his hands or not. I ended up throwing away my chili fries, cause I didn't want to risk it. That's my main complaint. It'd be great if all the employees wore masks and gloves, for...