“I moved into it too fast to begin with,” Torres said. In the meantime, she’s also making changes to make the space more inviting for diners. The restaurant has been closed for a short time as she’s regrouped, she said. Torres had taken a run at running late-night hours to capture the end of night bar rush, but those hours have been scratched - at least, for now - as it turns out that the late-night revelers in that area of downtown are more intent on grabbing a taxi, Lyft or Uber ride and getting home than looking for food. She said she will extend the hours, running 11 a.m. according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. She’s been operating Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m.

“We have made an executive decision to start opening for lunches,” she said in a Jan. Two weeks after opening, Torres said lunch would be on the menu. At Rebecca’s Cake Pops in the Market Line, you can enjoy cake hot dogs.Before opening, Torres said she would look to attract the late-night bar crowd. Hot Dog Heaven is so much more than a little restaurant started 44 years ago by Jack. Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated it also poses a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission. Korean corn dogs (really, rice dogs) are a fad that won’t quit, and Chicago dogs continue to appear with regularity, both welcome recent additions to New York’s hot dog landscape. And vegetarians can enjoy them, too, since meatless versions don’t always taste that different, especially when heaped with luscious toppings.Īfter a lull in popularity that happened in the years right before the pandemic, hot dogs are back and stronger than ever, as more cuisines make use of them in innovative ways, and new places are beginning to open up. Frankfurters, wieners, red hots, floaters, tube steaks, or hot dogs - call them what you will, weenies are perfect convenience fare, readily portable, and relatively inexpensive - even in their more effete evocations.

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