Chris' Hot Dogs is a Montgomery institution. Open for 100 years as of 2017, it's a piece of the city's history! We were excited to stop by and try it on our way home to Huntsville.

Like many other reviewers have noted, the restaurant has seen better days -- it's rather dirty and grimy and funky inside. However, that doesn't bother me too much. Dives are fun! But if that's not your thing, stay away.

We were surprised to see that waitresses actually take your order. Totally expecting to order at the counter. There appeared to be two women working tables. Ours was a bit slower and less friendly than the other, but she still did a fine job and our food came out quickly once we placed our orders.

Chris's offers hot dogs, hamburgers, tenders, fries, onion rings, and homemade soup. They're famous for their hot dogs, so that's what we got.

The prices are still pretty good. My parents split a two hot dog combo, I had one plain, and my boyfriend had a hamburger/hot dog combo. The hamburger was fresh and pretty tasty; note that it's a little on the small side, like many old timey diner hamburgers.

Everyone liked the hot dogs well enough. Nothing eye-popping or wildly delicious, but just a good, solid dog. They remind me very much of the red dogs popular in the Carolinas. No casing, disconcerting bright pink color...yum. My parents thought Chris's sauce was unique, sweeter than they were expecting, but enjoyable.

The onion rings were better than the fries. The fries were extra greasy, tasted like they'd come from the freezer, and some of the larger crinkle cuts were under cooked, and therefore hard and mealy in the center.

While Chris's doesn't really wow on its own, it's definitely worth a visit to soak in a piece of Alabama history for a fairly low price.