(818) 788-2700
17000 Ventura Blvd
(at Genesta Ave)
Encino,
CA
91316
34.1597
-118.5033
Neighborhoods: Encino, South Valley
Hours:
Su-Th 11-8, F-Sa 11-9
Price:
$
Last updated 10.14.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Family-Friendly Dining, Outdoor Dining, Cheap Eats
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
What People Are Saying About Stand
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
In Short – Brown-and-white checked oilcloths cover the tables and inside booths, while a large tree-shaded garden dining area is illuminated by strands of naked lightbulbs. More than a dozen hot dog and sausage choices are offered, ranging from beef red-hots to low-fat chicken and apple sausages. A protein plate includes one sausage (sans bun) and a choice of two sides, like baked beans or cucumber salad. Non-dog lovers have several salad options, including a cobb and a Greek. –
Editor's Tips
- Parking:
- The adjacent lot offers low by-the-hour rates, but metered street parking is usually available.
- Look Good:
- Food is ordered and collected at the counter, waiters offer desserts and additional drinks. Be sure to leave a tip.
- What to Drink:
- The restaurant brews its own Honey Blonde Pale Ale; other beer and wine selections are also served.
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| drinks | 66.66999816894531% positive |
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| food quality | 82.53999710083008% positive |
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| overall | 83.33000183105469% positive |
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| service | 100.0% positive |
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| value | 83.33000183105469% positive |
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| wait time | 100.0% positive |
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Good Dogs
by pburstyn
Great place for getting your dog on.
The beef dogs are not bad. They have a nice snap to them if you like that kind of thing. Me personally, I like the dirty water dogs of NYC, just can't take NYC out of the boy.
Their sauerkraut is actually a bit too sweet for my taste. I like a nice sour kick when I eat that stuff.
Ambiance is just right and it is conveniently located.
All in all, not a bad place, not a great place either, but I would eat there again.
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our fave family resto
by robertwhite16
Now you know why the place is packed on weekends...awesome place, great food and reasonably priced. It has been something like a tradition for me, my wife and daughter to go to the stand at least once or twice a month (yeah, even on weekends when its full of people). We just love the food here. I always order hotdogs and my wife loves their burger and salad. Its definitely are fave family resto :)
Not going back
by eastangelino
I am still a fan of the hot dogs, but after my last visit, I may not be back. I've been going here for years. While other hot dog places have come and went, this place has been the best. The Chicago Dog is my favorite. I went today and the women told me that between 3-5 they have dollar dogs. My friend and I ordered them and loved them. We decided to have two more. I went back up to get them and got on line at 4:55. When I got to the front I ordered 2 more dollar dogs and was told by the woman that it was 5:01 and there were no more dollar dogs. I thought she was kidding, so I laughed. She said there was nothing she could do and didn't even apologize. It's strange because the place wasn't even that busy. Not sure if this was just an isolated incident, but thought it was really strange.
- Pros: Great hot dogs
- Cons: Awful service
A great place for the family and good hot dogs!
by bertgranddad
I take my grand kids here a few times a month on the weekend. The food is good and the prices are reasonable. My wife and I are fans.
Clueless & Contemptuous...
by scooterpye1
11:00 am mid-week, the place is empty but for one other customer inside and one on the patio. I drive by and decide I really ought to try this place that was so well reviewed by the Times (tells us much about the Times, as we shall see...), so I stop in, it's pretty pretentious, but it's on par with this neighborhood and order three entree items to get a sense of the place - as I really miss the Weiner Factory and am dying to find a replacement, but that's another story. So they give me my drink cup and I sit at an inside in plain view of the order taker and the cook. At five minutes and ten minutes I make polite "what's up" eye contact with the order taker and other staffers because I don't want to be rude and ask why it's taking so long, and they look back at me but don't react in any way, just the usuall deer in the headlights you get from the dopes that work in food service. Finally at about fifteen I walk the ten feet to the counter and ask what the hell is up because by this point I'm pretty angry and it turns out that my ticket is hanging right in front of the clueless cook but he's doing nothing but staring off into space. So everyone promises to get very busy with my order and by the way it will all be free but food never tastes good when you have to swallow this much idiocy along with it, so I get a full refund and go somewhere where they act like they want my business. The bottom line is - it doesn't matter how good the food is supposed to be when you can't actually get any of it. And the pretentiousness factor is way too high for me - so I haven't gone back.
- Pros: Can't think of a one.
- Cons: Truly contemptuous of their clientele.
The Details on Stand
Place Categories:
- great place
- good food
- big juicy burger
- great quality
- decent prices
- fabulous patio
- great potato chips
- nice fun atmosphere
- always friendly wait staff
- good drinks
- hate kids
- full refund
- but praise nothing
- fresh ingredients
- order salad
- never bad meal
- just yummy chicken apple sausage
- cold french fries
- great deals
- good ice tea
- great music
- amazing sodas
- great hot dogs
- great toppings
- nice people

