REVIEW: BARK Hot Dogs

pic via my shitty ass iPhone--sorry

Ok, so FINALLY I hauled my lazy ass over to Bark and indulged in some hott diggity dawgs.

And, basically, they rocked my fucking face off.

I ordered:

*A slaw dog

*French Fries

*A fancy shmancy diet "kola"

and, uhm....

OK FINE, we also split a chocolate shake and a mini whoopie pie for dessert.

The hot dogs themselves def don't taste like street hot dogs. For me they were a bit "meatier" and more flavorful--but def delish. The coleslaw was an eensy bit disappointing as I like my slaw with a little bit more of a "bite," but it was still good.

The fries were Belgian-esque and came out well done (as someone who always orders fries well done, I very much appreciated this).

Everything at this place is artisinal and fresh, and that includes their soda. They have a little card on each table that explains where al the stuff comes from.  There is no Dr. Pepper or DC--instead you get Diet Kola in a lovely glass bottle. And though I was suspicious, the shit was yum!

The whoppie pies are from One Girl cookies and the shake was divine (though it was $6).

Now everyone and their brother was bitching about the prices at this place when it first opened--$6 shakes, $6 hot dogs, blah, blah, blah. After having tried it out myself, I'll happily tell all y'all to just STFU. If you want a $2 wiener, go to the fucking hot dog cart in front of Prospect Park. Bark has a hot dog that you can eat for DINNER, not one you eat to pass the time while your kid is throwing dirt at someone in park. Some Austrian sausage maker dude is pumping out these things on his fucking farm in upstate NY...the dude at the park went to Costco. I mean, you do the fucking math: of course its going to be more expensive.

I mean, yeah, you can find similar items for less money at other places...this is fucking NYC. But that's not the point. Hamburgers don't usually cost $50, but they do at DB Moderne; pizza isn't normally $5 a slice, except when you go to Di Fara. It is what it is, and I did not feel the slightest bit gyped.

And if you're soooo effin cheap, just order yourself one of their dinner or lunch specials (dinner is hot dog, fries and a Six Point beer for $9); they even do an all you can drink draught beer thing on Fridays and Saturdays for $15 (annnd, they have a nice selection of Sixpoint draught beers; also some great bottles/cans (IPA, Penn Dark Ale, etc) and even a few v. decent wines).

To top it off, the place is completely adorable (great wood communal tables, nice lighting). And everyone there is so friggin nice, you practically feel guilty not inviting them to come sit down with you while you eat your Snoop Doggy dogg.

Also, sidenote: these bitches paid ATTENTION to their logo and brand marketing. Their menus, their signage, the silly notes on their condiment bottles--shit looks tight. I really wish more restaurants would pay attention to that sort of thing, because it always makes a big difference for me.

You go on witch your bad self, Bark!

Oh, and p.s. they even had a jar of dog biscuits in there! Despite the fact that its clearly totally illegal for a dog to even walk into the joint = BONUS POINTS!