Dog Haus Biergarten Kentlands (Gaithersburg) — Restaurant in Gaithersburg

updated October 17,2020: Rating is still around 3.5 star, but I would consider coming again if and only if there's a very good coupon on the app of if one tries their happy hour offerings...otherwise, price is still painful to me, but maybe people who really like alcohol is okay. This time I tried the So Cali due to the brand's anniversary or something liek that. I still got tate tots because onion rings cost more and I was satisfied withe tate tots. The So Cali was okay. The bun died. The hot dog is strangely messy to eat. A friend called it like a salad on the dog and when i showed a second pic, called it like a banh mi dog. the dog does not look like the picture on website. it looks much greener. The stuff I liked on the dog included the avocado, arugula, and fried onions, though i'd probably still go after the old town dog instead. updated September 16, 2020: I went again due to different promo and the experience has much improved! It only took 4 minutes, well within my patience. I was very satisfied with the old town and tater tots. At the same time, there were more manageable number of people, though the social distance signs were not so obvious and there were people who were not wearing masks, though they could be said to be drinking...I'm not sure. The old town had jalepeno peppers though there's no kick or spice to them on this dog. The tater tots were good. I still think it's slightly overpriced, but I think they improved in getting food out to the customers. This experience would be closer to 3.5-4 star. So current average rating is closer is 3 star. Original review was 2 star and in august For better or worse, I was able to try the Downtown(?) due to a National Hot Dog Day promo on the app. I went for the first time during the promotional period. I do not know if the location is always like this, but when I went in, there was only maybe 2 customers ahead of me. However, while I was waiting, more than 10 people showed up also waiting, mostly for the mobile app orders. I saw the 2 people ahead of me finally get their food and they FINISHED EATING their food before I got mine. Heck, some of the mobile people who came in after me got their food before I did. My receipt said I ordered my 1 downtown and 1 fries at 1154 for dine-in. I only got my food at 1225.That's over 30 minutes for 1 hot dog and fries. The hot dog was okay, the fries left a lot to be desired. The hot dog size is closer to a brat/thicker sausage than what most people think of for a hot dog. However, one could barely detect the bacon wrapped around the weiner. The hot dog was maybe 6" long if that. I needed to ask for ketchup for the fries after I received my food. The fries were very disappointing as this location is across the street from a Five Guys. For the amount of time it took for the food to arrive, I was sorely disappointed. If I paid full price ($8 dog + $3 fries; i had water for my drink) and still had to wait for over 30 minutes; I'd be enraged. As it was, I do not think the wait and the taste of the food justifies the cost of the food. Sure, they have carmelized onions (tiny bits that I'm not sure about) and red peppers (same with these) and a fancy soft roll wrapped around the thick(?) hot dog that's supposedly wrapped by bacon, but I was beginning to think they were trying to catch the pig first in the amount of time it took for me to get my food. The amount of mustard/ketchup/mayo looks a lot, but it's just enough to keep it from going dry. I'm not the cleanest eater and the only mess that resulted from my meal was the amount of carmelized onions on the little paper tray portion. Nothing else spilled out. When I (along with other waiting customers) asked about the length of time and where was the food, the staff was curt. When I finished, I found the trashcan, but no real place to put the big tray. (decor(?) is black wood/metal feeling, so I wasn't sure where exactly was...

Good food, always delayed and lack of social distancing. Even though we love your food, we will be considering twice before ordering from here. Here are my observations from yesterday:

1. Order placed 810pm, promised 830pm. Arrived at restaurant 840pm. Food brought out 906pm. In usual circumstances, I wouldn't mind waiting- would have a beer or two. But given current situation and need to reduce time of exposure in a place with lot of people, this was not worth the risk. This brings me to my next point.
2. Zero social distancing. Absolutely no one in the staff was enforcing social distancing the order line. Groups of people stood right behind one another talking to each other while waiting in line. In one instance a couple of folks even came over and hugged a few folks standing in the line. This was right in front of folks waiting for their food. Secondly, MD got and CDC rules clearly state keeping tables 6 feet apart. None of the 4-5 tables outside were more than 3 feet apart. Some of the tables had 4+ people on them. This is a crowd of folks drinking, speaking loudly- all without a mask. So go figure!
3. Bartender not wearing a mask. Instead it hanging on his chin. This was all with a friend of staff/ post-shift employee was talking to them from across the bar, again without a mask. I would not worry about the person across from the bar, except on multiple occasions, she and the staff behind the bar were engaging in conversation with customers there to pay . The young lady across the bar was always without a mask and the beforementioned Bartender (tall, curly short hair) was making people's drinks while engaing in conversation with the aforementioned lady without a mask. Mind you, everyone else in the staff around them was religiously wearing a mask. So why...?

I would request the owner to take this behavior and these prevention measures.more seriously. Increased cases in Texas were attributed to bars and young people in bars. You don't want to be responsible for such an...

*Update 11.28.24 Thanksgiving. Decided to come here after a big gym session for the holiday. It did not disappoint. This is hands down my second favorite spot for burritos. I got a burrito, tots and a chicken sandwich. I went from totally empty to needing to go for a walk after lunch! 😆 Definitely recommend the burritos 🌯 haven’t tried too much else here.

*Update 10.30.24 Today after a nice fall day outside I was starving after a long walk & the gym. I went to Dog Haus and got a Octoberfest Hot Dog and a Cali Burrito. Wow! The ingredients at this place, runny egg, crunchy tots just makes everything mesh on the burrito and the hot dog was amazing. Highly recommend this place. I usually eat here a couple times a month on my days off. It’s worth a little extra cost for a quality meal. 🥳

*Initial Review Overall I really enjoyed my experience here. When I approached the counter the young lady greeted me and I told I hadn’t decided on which burrito to try. I asked her for a recommendation. I went with The Mule which she stated was her favorite because it has jalapeño in it and avocado. I did notice that they had sweet potato fries which is a personal favorite of mine. I also got a fountain drink. She gave me a number and my cup and told me she would bring me the food when it was ready..

I would say between 5-10 mins she brought my food out and gave me some spicy mayo. Which was amazing. The burrito had some crunch with the over easy egg inside made it all so yummy. The fries had the right amount crunch. 😋I was watching F1 qualifying on my phone while enjoying this yummy meal. The place was clean and the environment seemed lovely. Would definitely come back again for a burrito! 🌯

When I finished I thanked the lady at the counter for her...