Dot's Dairy Den — Restaurant in New Hope

Took my mom here for a treat a couple of weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed our visit!

This little dairy bar has been open a long time. I wanna say it's been since the 50s, but I don't remember for sure. Super small little building in the center of New Hope; it's on the Main Street but still kind of easy to miss as it's just not super conspicuous. There are two metal picnic tables on the side of the building and one small table inside, so it's mostly grab and go. Very limited parking too, though the church across the street might not take offense if you parked there and walked over.

Anyway, we walked in and were greeted by the friendly, hard-working employees. You'll find standard dairy bar offerings here: burgers, fries and onion rings, soft serve ice cream, etc. We both got a hamburger and fries and then split a small vanilla hot fudge sundae for our treat.

Our food came out quickly but was freshly made -- I'd know, since I got to watch from the bar while we waited! The fries are frozen and then fried but they were at least fried fresh and salted correctly. They also have "Dot's sauce," their take on comeback/mayochup sauce, which was lightly peppery, a little sweet, and excellent with the fries.

The burgers and sundaes are the shining stars here, though. Smallish and simple burgers but very fairly priced and a delicious beefy flavor. Simple storebought buns but it doesn't matter when the meat is so tasty. The sundae was smooth and creamy and delightful, with the perfect ratio of toppings. We had a lovely time soaking in the sunshine at one of the picnic tables.

Certainly give them a try if you're in the area and craving a homemade burger. They do a brisk...

They don’t use precooked bacon, which is good. I got a cheeseburger with no tomato, no pickle, & no mustard, as ordered. It was good! I also got a peanut butter milkshake. I ordered a medium, but the server accidentally made too much, so I wound up getting a large for the price of a medium. It was really good!! However, it was a bit of a wait, which I suppose was understandable. (I should’ve asked for a slice of onion on that burger, tho.) Overall, everything was good!

It’s too bad they’ve done away with most (tho not all) of the seating, not including the stools. At least they have a long bench to sit on while you wait...

Currently sitting here watching the women cooking my food rub their face with their hands and then touch prepared food with NO gloves. Literally not a single glove in sight. I've seen 3 cheeseburgers in the past 5 mins grabbed with bare hands, wrapped in paper and then placed in a box to be handed to customers. This woman is literally grabbing pickles and lettuce out of the cooler with her bare hands and placing it on food. Flies are everywhere also. The one servsafe certification on the wall, Is the woman who is touching ready to eat food with NO gloves🤦‍♀️. ...