JJ's Hot Dogs — Restaurant in Fairfield

BEING BORN AND RAISED IN THE CITY OF NEWARK N.J.AND NOW BEING A PART OF THE BABY BOOMER GENERATION WHO ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS WHO GREW UP IN NEWARK'S NORTH WARD. THERE WERE THREE HOT DOG TRUCKS, ONE WAS TONYS ON LAKE STREET AND PARK AVENUE, EDDIE HOT DOGS ON BLOOMFIELD AVENUE AND LAKE STREET AND THE LAST ONE WAS J.J.S ALSO ON BLOOMFIELD AVENUE AND LAKE STREET . NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THERE WAS FRICTION BETWEEN JJ AND EDDIE'S HOT DOGS EVEN THOUGH MY MEMORY WAS THAT EDDIE'S WAS THERE BEFORE J.J.S. EVEN THOUGH THE TWO HOT DOG TRUCKS WERE PLACED APART FROM EACH OTHER. WHEN EDDIE'S OWNER PASSED AWAY, JJ HOT DOGS TRUCK STOOD THE TEST OF TIME IS STILL THERE TO THIS DAY. NOW J.J.S HAS A STORE IN FAIRFIELD, N.J WHERE I JUST WENT TO THIS MONTH AND IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF MY DAYS OF GROWING UP IN NEWARK'S HAY DAY. NOTE:FOR US BABY BOOMERS WHO HAVE MOVED TO THE WEST ESSEX AREA AND SURROUNDING TOWNS, STOP BY JJ'S AND MAYBE YOU TOO WILL REMINISCE ABOUT YOUR YOUNGER...

Where do I start? This place seems like it will be here for a long, long, long, LONG time.

What looks like an unassuming little hole in the wall is actually a portal of unfathomable delectable's and HUGE flavor. They should just call it "Portal to Flavortown" rather than JJ's but I guess JJ's sounds a bit better.

ALL of their hotdogs are aaaaaamzing. I like to think that I'm somewhat of a Hotdog sommelier and a connoisseur of fine meats packaged in buns. And I have to say the hotdogs are pretty much the apex of hotdogs.

Really you can just close your eyes and pick anything at random and it'll be awesome. But their "the works" and "belly buster" are something you'd need to try once before you leave this life.

On a more logistics note the dogs a little small but if you eat enough of them you'll be full. Problem solved. 5/5 will eat here again. Oh. The prices are stellar as well. Can't beat the value.

Eat here. Be happy. Live a little. Trust...

I have frequented their truck on the Ave many times over the past 20 years, but Wednesday was my first visit to the Fairfield brick and mortar. I delivered a few orders of theirs back to back for doordash and I couldn't resist going home for the day without getting myself my favorites: a sweet works, a hot works and a chili w/raw onions. Perfection as always! The ladies behind the counter were so kind and welcomed me immediately upon entering. The way it's decorated inside was brilliantly done - from the walls lined with classic food truck steel siding, to the cherry blossom painting and street sign of Bloomfield Ave & Lake St. Will definitely be back in the future for delivering DD...and I'm sure the smell taking over my car will once again end with my belly full of dirty water dogs on...