Daddy Dogs (Madison) — Restaurant in Nashville-Davidson

YES!!! I have driven by this new location almost every day since it was announced!! I love Daddy's Dogs but driving to one of the other locations is a bit difficult with traffic. I live in Inglewood and this location is right around the corner from my house.

It is the first sit down location they have opened, the other locations have tables but they are all outside. This location has tables inside like a regular fast food place. However, this is not your average sit down fast food restaurant. Daddy's Dogs are unique and have any combination you may be craving.

In addition to Gourmet Hot Dogs, they have Tater Tots, Chili, Mac & Cheese, Slaw and chips. You can get the Tater Tots loaded with chili, onions and cheese. OR you can get Elote Tater tots which is topped Daddy's Chili, Bacon, Onion, Jalapeño, Grilled Corn, Cotija Cheese, Daddy's Secret Sauce and a Lime Wedge. They also have a kids combo which is your standard dog with tots and a drink.

This location has alcohol as well. They have locally brewed beer and the Famous Forty on Ice, which is 40oz of Miller High Life served in a Bucket of ice. PLUS the Daddy's Drank with is Daddy's Special juice spiked with Ol' Smokey Mountain Moonshine, it comes in Red, Purple and Orange. You can guess the flavors by the colors. LOL.

The Milkshakes are standard Vanilla, Strawberry and Chocolate BUT you can get "munchies" added to them. And each month they have a special flavor just like with the hot dogs, they have a Dog of the Month.

Augusts Dog of the Month is the Hawaiian Dog(Dog of the Month for August! Daddy Dog topped with pineapple, bacon, jalapeño and Daddy's Secret Sauce.) The Milkshake munchies of the month is Key Lime Pie. This location also has the Mac Daddy dog that not all the locations have which is a Daddy Dog topped with Mac and Cheese, some extra Cheddar and Daddy's Secret Sauce. I had never gotten it before but like all the dogs I was not disappointed.

Shout out to the actual Foot long Corn Dog, it's massive and amazing. The batter is fried to perfection, so crunchy and with a great savory sweet taste to balance out the dog inside. Also perfect for those who like hot dogs but have trouble deciding so they just get it "simple" and request a corn dog. Best of all worlds but without all the toppings.

The service is exceptionally fast especially since they cook all the food as you order it. No food sitting out waiting to be order here. Which I really love especially if I am just picking food up and don't have time to eat there. Prices are what you expect for a gourmet hot dog shop, not super expensive but not 2 for $5 cheap like we used to have in Madison.

Best part is this location is open until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Perfect for those late night munchies. Ya'll stay safe out there and CHECK...

Big disclaimer ahead -

I'm a corn dog guy and this review will be primarily based on 3 Daddy's Dog's corndog experiences (I never leave a review after just one experience, it's unethical imo) and 4 non corndog hot dog experiences. Corndogs have been in my top few favorite foods for years. As a traveler, I always make a point to stop and get a corn dog from a non chain restaurant at every possible chance, so I'm reviewing with 100+ of the worlds best corndogs in mind.

The Corndog itself -

Overall really decent. Can compete with about 70-80% of county fair style corndogs, but lands directly in the middle of comparable specialty hot dog shop in my experience around the country.

The frank itself - 7/10 quality but nothing absolutely special. A small step above a Costco 1/4lb frank.

The corn - this is where I had issues. The cornbreading is overall everything you'd want. Light sweetness, slightly crisp on the outside, with a bready chew hugging the frank. My problem with the 3 corndogs I had, was that they were all very different.

I get it, frying food well is hard. However, my first corndog at Daddy's was about an 8.5/10. Fantastic proportions of meat/corn. YUMMO.

The second was a little worse, and the most recent was a thin layer of chewy sad breading that made me wonder if it was a different restaurant.

I'll obviously be going back, and will change my review if I can get that first corndog I ate here, but time will tell.

Happy corning, happy dogging dear friends.

(the other dogs were fine, too topping heavy for my...

Maybe another time......

Today my son and I stopped to grab a couple hotdogs. First thing as we walk through the door, guy ripping huge clouds behind the counter, at least it's wasn't a cig, still an individual fine for the business if caught. That same guy didn't wash hands or put on gloves during my visit. He did prepare food, and had I wanted extra spit, I would have said something then. When I got the food, i asked for the drink cups that I ordered. The lady that took my order said that I didnt order drinks but she would give me the drink cup rather than the water cup. I then pretty bluntly said "NO,I don't want the drink cup if I didn't pay for it, but i do want my receipt." Pulling receipt she says "you did pay for drinks, sorry but you just said you dont want the drink cup." To which i replied. "If I paid for it i want it."

Why is the world more and more expensive but the service is just lacking everywhere? The guy vaping inside and not washing hands, touching his face and prepping food with no gloves, gross. Girl with the poop attitude, meh miscommunications can happen, and it was a long day for me too. Check the tapes for proof of his hygiene, my receipt said 6:45pm 18Mar25.

Stick to the walk up counter where...