Walter's Hot Dogs - Mamaroneck — Restaurant in Town of Mamaroneck

Honestly, I think this place is cute, very cool the history and the building. But it can be confusing, I think it is very aimed at locals of the town, I came here from Long Island because my sister was getting surgery at a surgery center nearby. My dad and I saw a bit on this place and heard it was amazing. I thought it was good, but nothing insane. The sausage you eat is good and different, but I felt the ketchup ruin the hot dog. We gave it another try and got it with just mustard also second time the worker was very nice and helpful. They have a lot of seasonal stuff but I feel like it would not be anything special, I tried a cowboy shake vanilla, got to say that was very good, wanted to try the pumpkin one but felt it wasn't probably nothing special. The puffy dog I got to say was good and I would say maybe be the winner, it was a nice mix and the puffy potatoes on it were very good mix with the hot dog. Egg cream was ok first time, second a lot better. But nothing insane.

So honestly in my ramble I would say it is worth a try and visit for the building alone, but it isn't anything great. Also be warn going around the school year, I guess school allows High Schoolers to leave anytime by foot so it was crowded with high schoolers who lack manners. But workers were awesome and kept everyone inline. Got to give it to them, this place gets slam by workers, students, and just hungry people like me during the lunch hours. I also think this place is better around 12, right when they open the hot dogs tasted very steamed/boil and rubbery but the second time went around 12 and it was much better. Mustard is also very good. Also both times they forgot to give an item, they were very nice and understanding but it is annoying, it seems they make to order so it's a bit annoying. Again I wanna push and say I think they have too many flavors you don't know what is miss, or what is a hit. Still think the puffy dog so far is top!

Final verdict: Walter's is very good, but nothing insane to me, it is different for sure, I feel the menu is a bit too big and even borderline overwhelming, too much special drinks, wasn't sure what shake to get, what refresher, what seasonal blah blah, I think they cater to locals to keep it fresh, a cool youtuber I watch said plain dogs were the best, but I have to say the puffy dog was king, also the fires were very tasty. I think this place is good, worth a visit, but it isn't anything insane. It is a cool building, a beautiful part of NY but that's really it to me. Also all the merch is cute and you can order it online! Some menu items also I feel are bit overpriced, and I feel like some of descriptions of food items are a bit wrong...

Walter’s has been around forever and it’s a favorite among the people living in Larchmont/Mamaroneck. It’s located directly across from the Palmer Ave side of Mamaroneck High School, and during its busy season (and especially on weekends) there’s usually a line about 10-15 people deep. Tourists from around the world visit and enjoy this place so much they send postcards to the owners, who display them right by the ordering window. It’s very casual & people usually take their food to go, though there are a few picnic tables out back (or there were last time I was there). It’s a pretty legendary place....also, interestingly enough (to me, anyway) Walter’s just opened a 2nd location on Mamaroneck Ave in White Plains (across the street and down a block from the fire house). It’s not aesthetically similar to the original, it’s housed in a little restaurant rather than a cool outside hut/shack/building thing in Mam’k, but it is another Walter’s location - something that I don’t think anybody born/raised in the area would have ever guessed would happen in a million years! I haven’t tried the WP location yet, but once I do I’ll post another review. Aside from the hot dogs, which are obviously what the place is famous for, vegetarians (like myself) have some options to snack on also the milkshakes are great and the potato puffs are probably one of my favorite foods in the world definitely...

We were out looking at houses and exploring the Mamaroneck area as we are considering moving to the area and we randomly saw this joint that had a nearly 5 star rating so we decided to give it a try!

And boy are we happy we did!! The hot dogs are great, though small. The double hot dog is more appropriate for an adult and you’ll likely need 2 (or more).

The curly fries are AWESOME! We got one curly and one regular fry to compare and there is no comparison. While both are good, the curly fries blow the regular outta da water!! Then for dessert…. Of sweet sweet dessert…. We got the Funnel Cake Fries. OMG. Next time, i’m getting my own order! Screw sharing! 🤣 In fact, when we move to the area, I will be coming here just to get the funnel cake fries!

Service was super fast and friendly and there are tons of place to sit outside and eat. NOTE: This is a walk up service counter, not a traditional restaurant!

The parking area is gravel and decent sized, so I suspect it could hold quite a few cars before becoming too stressful. They also have multiple food trucks and another location. So you have lots of options to try this place!

I highly recommend this place and can’t think of a single serious complaint. Well it is a little pricey… but not so pricey that I won’t go regularly! Can’t wait to try some of their other...