What a bizarre and disappointing experience. My girlfriend and I have both heard several people talk about this place, so we decided to check it out at Krampus Fest tonight. We waited in line for almost 30 minutes while they made several announcements of a dwindling ingredient supply, and that they only had foot long hot dogs remaining. We were within the remaining supply, so we continued waiting.
When we got to the front to place an order half an hour later, I didn't want any of the four (4) whole options they offer, so I asked for a plain hotdog. I didn't think that'd be difficult for a hot dog place, but here we are. The owner(?) told me he refuses to sell a plain hot dog 'at this time' because there are "other customers who want an 'actual' cholo-dog". I said "That's me, I'm the customer who actually wants one of your hot dogs, I will take one normal hot dog". He said "those customers have been waiting for a cholo-dog", which I replied "...So have I, for half a damn hour at this point, I will take one plain hot dog" which he refused again, saying he 'wouldn't do that to his customers who waited', the irony of which was not lost on anybody with a triple digit IQ.
So, out of frustration and not wanting to wait in another line, I attempted to order a chili dog, at which point I was informed they were out of chili. I wish I was making stuff up at this point, but that's just how comical the whole interaction was. Part of the earlier announcement was that they ran out of another option, so now they only had 2 toppings to pick from. If neither of them were what you were looking for, you simply were not getting a hot dog despite wasting 30+ minutes of your time waiting in line and hot dogs otherwise being readily available for purchase.
My girlfriend decided to just go ahead and get one because she wanted to try them. She received a 6" hot dog (not a foot long) despite being charged full price. She could barely eat half of it because it just wasn't good. I ended up going 20 feet across from them to another vendor, ordered and got my food quicker than my girlfriend, and it was actually edible. The kicker was that I ordered a plain hot dog and it was no issue at all - imagine that!
This place literally just sells Nathan's Hot Dogs with four (4) topping options, there's nothing special about them. Next time I want a Nathan's hot dog, I'll go pay half the price at the cart outside the Home Depot, they actually want your...
Read moreI'll preface this by saying I am not one to be negative or leave bad reviews so this just shows you how shocked and baffled I was by my experience. These are just Nathan's hotdogs with toppings. Don't dare disrespect them by trying to order without their toppings though, you will be denied service. The holier than thou act was astounding. I decided on the borracho since I was really hungry after waiting for 30 mins and I was really excited to try them as they cater friends/family's work. I was sadly disappointed in the borracho anyway as it was cold and flavorless. I love Mexican street corn but unfortunately a bad experience. Jordan really needs to work on the customer service. People were willing to pay regardless of what comes on top or doesn't. There should've been at least the decency to let us order a plain hot dog if you were out of other...
Read moreHow can one write a review of Chulo Dogs? I, a simple man, can not do so, only express its impact on my life. Franco of Chulo is a legend for his impact on my life.
Franco attended my wedding.
Franco fed my co-workers.
Franco fed our customers.
Franco feeds all.
No, the Chulo dog is not just a hotdog but the people's food. Chulo dogs are something beyond that... of a street cart. Chulo dogs are what's inside all of us. More than a common dog, no, it is creativity, is flavorful in variety, it is a combination of the beautiful ingredients of life expressed onto a hot dog served by the royalty of Orlando ween slingers.
So to review this place would be to compare it, which it has nothing to compare to... It's a Chulo dog, and you...
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