Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace Opens This Week
After over a year of delays and setbacks, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace is scheduled to officially open on Wednesday, July 1st at 4pm. Hot dog fans will be treated to a variety of menu choices with toppings ranging from Sriracha Slaw to Beef Brisket to Kim Chee to Indian Mango Chutney.
Drinks include Frostop Root Beer, Cherry and Lime Slushies, a variety of specialty draught beers and one-of-a-kind cocktails.
The interior of the restaurant has been completely revamped, and includes a bright red-and-yellow color palette. In the photos below, you can see that the walls are adorned with paintings by artist Thom Lessner.
We have PDF files of the menus posted up here: drink menu / food menu. Dirty Frank’s is located at 248 South Fourth Street and will be open every day of the week from 11am to 2am. More info will be online soon at DirtyFranksColumbus.com.
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June 28th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
What a great way to launch National Hot Dog month!
June 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
One more reason to love love love Columbus.
June 28th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Awesome!!! I can’t wait!!
June 28th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Here is the story
http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-foodcast-episode-39-dirty-franks
June 29th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Yay, I was hoping it wouldn’t happen while I was on vacation. I will eat at Dirty Franks Wed, Thurs, and Fri before I leave, ha! Dreams about slushies are inevitable now.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:05 am
YES!! It’s about time! The menu looks awesome - so many great flavor combinations! And only two blocks from work. I CAN DIG IT!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Can’t wait!
How much seating is there inside, Walker/Liz?
June 29th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Absolutely awesome.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:10 am
mbeaumont Says: How much seating is there inside, Walker/Liz?
It’s a fairly small space. Similar to Betty’s, or maybe Surly Girl without the back room. Liz or Harold can answer better than me, but I’m going to take a guess and say it seats maybe 12 at the bar and another 40 at tables?
June 29th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Oh wow, that’s bigger than I thought it was going to be. That’s great.
Thanks!
June 29th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Queen bee was tiny. so really it comes down to how they developed the space. also if they were able to use the upstairs. curious about a patio on that street as well. guess we’ll have to see. also, this will be a lunch place for me, so hoping for lunch hours soon. (edit, my bad. looks like they are starting off with lunch hours now, that will work out great!)
June 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
would it be wrong to camp out in front of the door?
June 29th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
I could be overestimating on the seating. Was hard to judge in there yesterday with most of the tables still shoved into the corners. ;)
I think it’s going to feel very different from the other Lessner joints though. The table seating is all standard height, and not high “barstool” type table seating like you find at Betty’s, Surly Girl, and in the back of Tip Top.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Bon Appetit Magazine is apparently taking a cue from Liz Lessner and company:
Around The World In 80 Dogs: http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2009/07/international_hot_dogs
June 29th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Hello, I’m a long time ‘lurker’ who is super excited about trying out Dirty Franks…but I have a question…Dirty Franks is listed in the CORA restaurants supporting Operation Feed, which is tomorrow June 30, which is a day before the official DF’s opening on July 1. If I can get a Sriracha Slaw Dog tomorrow, I’m there, otherwise I’ll wait till Wednesday. Thanks!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
K+M, I think they were originally hoping to be open by tomorrow, but got delayed a bit. So I think we’ll still have to wait. :(
June 30th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I think I will swing by on Thursday. Been wanting a good hot dog for a while.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Only one more day! :D
June 30th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I see a lot of Chicago love in this place because the dogs are from there, that’s kinda of a turn off for me. Hope to see some Tribe love going on.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/3675080253_a2bf2977d4_m.jpg
Abstract of the frozen drink machine in Dirty Frank’s, taken by GM Harold LaRue with my camera.
lifeliberty - the Clippers are represented in there.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I think the Chicago fandom comes from Liz being from there, and a lot of the Philly stuff comes from Thom Lessner (the artist) who lives there now. I noticed some great Clippers and CPD memorabilia and photos on the wall too. It should be a nice mix. :D
Also, I was very excited to see that the little curtain above the service window was made out of an MLB bedspread from the early 80s that I had on my bed as a kid.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I’m diggin’ the Hall and Oates cutout! :D
June 30th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Good to see, hope she is successful. Just one question though. If Ms. Lessner’s various concepts become too successful (I hope they do), how long will it take before I start hearing the usual anti-corporate, anti-chain liberal bull-s$#t that I often hear about directed towards her enterprises like I often hear when we get a whiff of future improvements/developments in the area that involve anything related to the dreaded “c” word. ‘Every revolution eats its children’
July 1st, 2009 at 5:36 am
The big difference is Liz’s personal commitment to community though. Her involvement in CORA, Dine Originals…not to mention her engaging every other initiative that comes down the pike that could benefit Columbus…set her apart a bit, at least in my mind.
July 1st, 2009 at 7:38 am
Plus, as long as all of your restaurants have different names, different concepts, and different co-owners, you don’t really have a “chain” on your hands, right? ;) I would imagine that Jeni’s is going to face the chain stigma sooner than Liz’s places will. And I think it will be minimized for them too. There are quite a few chains that seem to rise above being “just a chain” either with a higher standard of company ethics, a superior food product, or both.