Wienery
Hours
Profile
Neighborhood
- West Bank - Cedar
Smoke-free?
- Yes
Reservations?
- Not Accepted
Wheelchair Accessible?
- Yes
Cash only
$ - inexpensive
American
Hole-in-the-wall joint with veggie dogs and burgers
So you're on the West Bank and need a quick bite to eat, try the hole-in-the-wall restaurant that sounds like it'd be very vegan un-friendly--the Wienery. Here you'll find relatively cheap vegan hot dogs and burgers, as well as vegetarian sausages. As for the rest of the menu, it's pretty centered on animal products.
Right off of Cedar and Riverside Ave.
Added by GBS on Aug 21 05 (updated Apr 27)
Reviews
The food here is good, with lots of vegetarian & vegan options. The place, on the other hand, is trashy. I would come back if they cleaned the place up.
Great Vegan hotdogs and burgers, coupled with the best fries in town make this place the real deal. If yer lookin for a greasy spoon joint then this aught to fill the bill quite nicely.
Some dude: "Pat, why don't you charge more for your food?"
Pat: "Most of my friends are poor!"
could have potential, but i stopped eating there when i watched my hot dog get tossed onto the flattop with all the meat dishes cooking, and then get stirred around with the same utensil. got up and walked out and never came back...
I had a good vegetarian hotdog here. They actually have 4 different vegetarian hotdogs to choose from (although only 1 is vegan.) There's a veggie burger here too.
You won't like this place if:
1.) You are bothered by dirtiness. (I'm not especially.)
2.) You don't like things that are EXTREMELY greasy. (They threw my veg brat in the fry basket.)
3.) You would be turned off at the idea of your veg dog swimming in frying juices that meat hotdogs have also bathed in. (I'm assuming that they use the same basket and grease for all their hotdogs but I could be wrong.)
I had one of their vegan dogs with sauerkraut, ketchup, and mustard. It was pretty good, but it was basically a deep fried "Smart Dog" with the works. As far as the restaurant goes, it was a bit dirty and greasy overall.
here's the lowdown on this place. the decor is that of a hole in the wall trashy bar. the cook was very nice though. i asked him what he could do for vegans and he said that he could get me a vegan hot dog or veggie black bean burger but that the hot dogs were fried in the same oil as meat. i cringed at this and opted for the black bean burger, which was incredibly tasty for only $3! trhe fries are also fried in the same oil i presume.
he was very informative about how he prepared the food he served though and did not hesitate to tell me these things, which i respect. it was a really fun experience overall. the cook seems really nice.