Hungry Hound — Restaurant in Santa Clara

My 2 favorite burger joints are The Hungry Hound and The Happy Hound. Both are very similar in many ways with a few differences. Both also have very diverse menus but both are completely unrelated. This is a Hungry Hound rating. The old boy in the back makes his burgers out of fresh hamburger. He showed me the mix no pie made frozen patties. I got a bacon cheeseburger no onions. That's how it came as I ordered it. Only thing missing was pickle. Not sure if that's an extra charge add-on or just not offered. They however were quite generous with the lettuce and tomato. I did need to add my own ketchup and mustard but they have it right there. Would love to see more variety like mayonnaise, bbq and hot sauce. They do charge a whole extra dollar for certain sauces that most places don't charge at all for so that's a major down score on points but the quality of their bacon and cheese and the burger meat itself adds major points. The burger was amazing and this may be my new favorite burger spot. No customer restrooms is also another major downfall which not enough can be said about that. Overall, still a quality place to eat and worthy of my 5 star rating. Prices also for the basics are favorable for the type of establishment and within range of similar places. Maybe even on the lower end. They have varying daily specials that looks very attractive as well for a reasonable price. I'm craving going back there right now even though I just left. They also have outdoor seating where you can sit and...

Hungry Hound: the cure to hangry. I was really super hungry after waiting for a service person to finish up their job at our home. I was in the mood for sandwiches and Hungry Hound was super close by and matched what I wanted.

When I got there and saw the menu, my craving for a burger promptly pummeled my craving for a sandwich. We definitely over ordered during our visit, but I also could have done worse. 🤣 (I was eyeing the cheese dog in addition to everything... Good thing I didn't.)

What we got: avocado burger cheeseburger small fries (omg the portion is huge) onion rings chocolate milkshake

In my experience, it's always the most unassuming places with the best milkshakes. Hungry Hounds was just the right thickness and texture, with a great chocolate ice cream flavor.

The onion rings are a hard pass. To be honest, I don't think I've had a good onion rings anywhere in decades. The batter overpowered the onion.

The fries were great. Hot, crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. Just the way they should be! The portion was super generous and I'm really glad I didn't get a large. My eyes were definitely larger than my stomach for this meal.

The cheeseburger was super standard with all the fixings: lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo. It was delicious and totally hit the spot. I didn't have the avocado burger, but I could see they gave some generous slices of it!

I'll definitely be back to try their sandwiches and hot...

Hungry Hound is a small, casual diner. There are seven wooden tables with wooden benches indoors and a few tables in front. Only one indoor table has chairs with back support, so if a customer has back problems, then avoid this place or eat in front if weather permits.

The place had a friendly feeling to it. The one think that bothered me is that it was hot indoors. So either Hungry Hound has no air-conditioning, or they keep the temperature turned down too low. I think outdoor the temperature was mid-80s (F).

I ordered a hot dog and French fries, which were OK, nothing special. But the Hungry Hound had a special – shakes (several flavors) on sale so I ordered a Strawberry shake and it was excellent. Yum. I have not had one in about 10 year and this one got me to thinking maybe I will buy another one this summer.

From what I could tell, the only parking available was on the street (no meters). Perhaps there is parking in back, but I do not know.

The customer orders food at the cashier’s and she calls your number to pick up the food.

From what I could assess, I suspect that the customer should buss their own food by retuning plates etc. to the front counter or into a...