Crif Dogs

Reviews

• Dimitrios D.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  Crif Dogs is a much hyped hot dog place, and for good reason.  
  
  The hot dogs are unique and delicious.  
  
  One of my favorites is the Tsunami (a bacon wrapped crif dog, with teriyaki, pineapple & green onions).  It's salty and a little sweet and just amazing.  
  The cheese tater tots are spicy and addictive, too.  
  
  The loud music and the clientele can be a bit annoying at times, but overall it's still a classic NYC hot dog place for a reason.

• Ed J.

  star star star star_border star_border 11 June 2026

  This is a place I've been coming to regularly for a few years.  My daughter and I always make a Fathers Day pilgrimage to Crif Dogs and Fathers Day 2019 was no exception.
  
  What was different - very different- this year was the inside atmosphere of the place.  We entered into loud hip-hop being piped over the speakers synced-up to a monitor displaying the music video.  What caught me off-guard was what we were hearing and seeing.  Lyrics with "mother f**ker", "b*tch this and b*tch that", "ni**er", "she'll do anything for c*ck", while the video displayed a female giving the singer a lap dance.  I'm no prude, but this all struck me as totally unnecessary.  The music was at a high enough volume that my daughter and I needed to speak to each other in raised voices, as did other customers.
  
  The weird thing was there were a couple families with young kids in the place.  This didn't seem to make any difference to the Crif guys.  I'll still return, but I hope to a more respectful environment.
  
  Or...maybe it's just me, but I kinda doubt it.  I'll see next time I'm there.

• Jasmin T.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  First of all, why did I even get in into this place?      Service-Cashier is either high or drunk. We were all pissed off at how we have to repeat our orders 4-5 times per customer. I thought I was the only one getting upset that she was taking so long to take our order but it happened to everyone else behind me too.
  
  Food- It was probably the worst hotdog I ate. I didn't even know hotdog can taste bad. It's a hotdog, just a hotdog; yet they managed to still mess that up. It tasted so sour and smelled spoiled too. The bun was nothing special. It's the same bun you can find at a grocery market. We came in here to have an experience; a good experience. Instead, we were all served by a drunk cashier and given sour hotdog. Oh and the fries? overcooked, super hard, and cold!
  
  Price- For a sour hotdog and hard cold fries? It's not worth a single penny and is a waste of time. Save yourself the trip and money, and just grab a hotdog from the street vendors.

• Ryan C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  Not worth it unfortunately.   Love a good dog but prices due to location do not represent quality or anything more extraordinary than a hot dog cart.

• Gabriella A.

  star star star star star_border 19 May 2026

  I have been here 3 times, and it always satisfies my junkfood cravings! I have tried the good morning and the chihuahua. The good morning is a hot dog wrapped in bacon with cheese and a fried egg, so you can't really go wrong ordering that!  The chihuahua is the same bacon hot dog with avocado and sour cream, which I thought was super tasty!  We also got the cheesy tots, which of course were great, because cheese whiz, duh.
  The only reason why I give it a 4 is that the place seems a bit dirty.  The tables and chairs were kind of dirty with spilled drinks, crumbs, condiments etc etc.  The bathroom also kind of grossed me out, but I think it's also because it's kind of dark so I can't really see well.  I know it goes with the vintage/laid back vibe, but I think this place would be perfect if it were just cleaned a bit more frequently.  Otherwise, this place is really great!