Wienery — Restaurant in Minneapolis

A YouTuber made a video of this guy's place without his consent and with the intention of making money and gaining clout instead of ACTUALLY helping people. I am a proponent of helping as many people as possible, but it is ridiculous for people to spam this business with negative reviews because of an influencer who is fake and takes advantage of people's vulnerabilities and weaknesses to profit. JoshLilJ needs to help people off camera more instead of embarrassing business owners on camera and taking advantage of lesser privileged people on camera, as well. It's always a good thing to help people. It is never a good thing to manipulate people's weaknesses and exploit them (especially without consent) just to get a viral video. Any review talking about his attitude here is primarily from a fan of the aforementioned YouTuber. Anyone referring to him complaining about making multiple hotdogs is part of that attack. It should be illegal to break down a business because of that. Although I think it is kind to help when necessary, people running businesses have costs to consider and cannot always afford to just donate things. The majority of food related businesses end up run into the ground---especially local businesses---and that is WITHOUT falling prey to every YouTuber who wants their name in lights. Not to mention, a tip is not the same as making a purchase. If JoshLilJ really wanted to help people then he'd purchase the hotdogs himself WITHOUT filming and exploiting an unassuming civilian. Yes, he makes money from the content to perpetuate his services, BUT filming non-consenting individuals is not necessary to make money from social media. Please be wary of people like JoshLilJ. He is equally a menace as he is helpful and I hope he goes on to actually be just helpful without...

This place is a go-to when you need a place to find lunch and a good place to have a hot dog (as well as hamburgers). Supposedly, they also have breakfast hours. As I came in to dine, and thankfully the place wasn't too packed (on a 1:45pm lunch), I was greeted by the person who owns the place (though, now I feel guilty not knowing his name). Right off the bat, he'd give you a soda cup to fill in the soda of your choice (mind you, the soda machine didn't have a wide variety of drinks: Coke, diet Coke, Mellow Yellow, Root Beer, and water). I ordered the Combo, which was $7.50 and comes with a Vienna Hot Dog with a style of your choice and a generous amount of fries🍟. The food, particularly the hot dog, was WAY too good to eat rushingly. Also note that you pay when you finish dining, and when you do (and I know this sounds like the Minnesota nice) let the guy know you're finished. He the only one who's cooking the food for everyone, but he's willing to take CARE of you. I ended up paying $8.10 because I paid with card, so do bring cash. I think the price would have been $7.50, otherwise (me being cheap). I would definitely recommend the Chicago style for your hot dog. I ended up feeling fed and satisfied. Highly recommend. (But do mind it's a...

The Wienery is exactly what I wanted it to be. It feels familiar, in a way. The friendly couple that runs it felt like extended family. You know, you're not the same people but you have this mutual understanding about people and the world? The cook (or, I would say chef given the hot dog slinging skills) has a bit of Minnesota twang that you don't find so often in the city, and it makes this place feel like a hug. A greasy hug with a giant swordfish watching over you, sure, but a hug nonetheless. Warm and Minnesotan. The hot dogs are—well—sometimes I forget about hot dogs. The Wienery hot dogs are everything you want a hot dog to be. Highly recommend one of two things for your dog experience: Briny dog with spicy Italian sausage The Cadillac (hot dog wrapped in a pancake), but you MUST put both mustard AND syrup on it. And get the regular ol' dog on the inside. It will change your life.

For your non-optional side (I'm saying non-optional because it would be a sin to visit the Wienery and not order it) is their fries, hand-cut to order. Choose one or two potatoes, and I'm a moose's mother if they're not the best french fries...