THE OG HDOS LOCATION!! No frills, just your classic plain corn dog. Always the beef corn dog. It's such a quintessential, LA staple from Santa Monica beach since the 1940s. HDOS holds a special place in our hearts since we had them cater our late night snack for our wedding! (Shout out to the Kardashians for keeping them alive and well at their catering parties hahahah; Kourtney tends to hire them more lol) They also have their food truck(s) serving around the greater LA. Love you HDOS. A staple in so many mall food courts from the past to the present. Appreciate you for holding on!!! (their Puente Hills food court location just closed recently....sadness!) And their cute uniforms, love 'em with the definitive primary colors red, yellow & blue! So classic!
Sky T.
The original Hot Dog on a Stick! Pretty cool that this location still exists, but other than that the food was not up to par. The corn dog was a bit cold in the center and had that soggy greasy sad deep fry. The fries were about the same. It is nice that it is literally next to Santa Monica Beach so you could enjoy your meal there. The service was fine and had no issues. I think they just need a morale boost and overall revamping of their frying process, but iconic spot.
J Crowd
I wouldn't rush back. We ordered 1 fry and 1 funnel cake fry and paid $14+ all to find out that they stuff the bottom of the containers with a wad of wax paper so they can give you less. Go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Megan S.
I mean it's hot dog on a stick so yeah it's good but it's also double the price here. I've had better from them in the mall. For a family of four it was almost $60
Michael J. McCoy
A little expensive but if it's your first time, try it. Underneath the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All Beef Corn Dog
C B
More expensive than most HDOAS franchises, but on par with other pier food options. Faster than most pier food options. $30 for the basic bundle (feeds 2). Closes when raining.Vegetarian options: Cheese corn dogs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: American, Fries, Turkey Hot Dog, Turkey
740 Hz
Veggie dog is
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Torie L.
It's 5:50 pm on a Saturday and this place is closed. It says it closed at 6pm, so we drove here with over 10 minutes to spare and nope, they closed early. Not impressed.
Allison H.
My corn dog was so undercooked that i bit into runny batter, the cheese stick was undercooked so the cheese didn't melt. The fries were over-salted. Staff remade the raw batter dog and it was good.
Olivia Niquidet
Gave me the worst FOOD POISONING and ruined half my trip. I had a regular lemonade and within 20 minutes I was vomiting and spent the next 24 hours with a fever and unable to keep any food or liquids down. I don’t know if it was cross contamination or bad lemons, but it was the only thing I ate. How do you eff up a lemonade?
I love this place because it reminds me of my childhood! We don't have this in Phoenix anymore so it was first on my list when we got to LA. Corndogs and cheese on a stick were fresh and so good. It's definitely gotten a little more expensive over the years but it was worth it. We bundled and got fries and a large Pina-berry lemonade (seasonal flavor- very good), then sat and listened to some bad street performers while we enjoyed our food. The service was friendly, I think we waited 5-10 minutes for our food so not bad at all. Fun to be able to grab something delicious and sit near the beach!
Erik Brickmeier
A Beach Treat!Parking: Lot behind...fills fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Corn Dog
Javier Martinez
Keep me young!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Muscle Beach Funnel Cake Sticks, Napkins, Mustard and Ketchup, Bottled Water, Cheetos Flamin' Hot Stick with Chipotle Aioli, American, Muscle Beach French Fries, And Fries, Fries, One Gallon Fresh Lemonade, Beef Corn Dog
Daniel P.
Been going to this Hot Dog on a stick for years. The location is good by the Santa Monica pier.The food is good as well as the service. And as you already know the Ambiance is priceless.(on the beach)
Erik G.
This is a great takeaway spot especially if you like hot dogs on a stick (corn dogs). We ordered two turkey corndogs which is apparently the original and they were surprisingly better than I expected. I prefer my dogs to be all beef so that's what I ordered. They are both delicious and would recommend ordering one of each to decide for yourself which one you like better. If you held me at gunpoint to decide which one I preferred I would have to say the turkey is a bit better than the beef dog on a stick. I asked the cashier which one was better the fries or the funnel cake sticks. She said both were good. She recommend the fries and I wish I ordered the churro sticks. It's not easy controlling your "sweet tooth". The wife will chastise me for ordering too many sweet things in front of our son especially since he had ice cream earlier in the day. I will say that everything is kind of expensive. We had three corndogs, fries and large lemonade and It came out to 38 something which is quite expensive when you think about it. It's like paying ballpark prices, but I guess it is what is considering the area you are in. I would definitely come back, but I will have to share a dog with my wife next time to save money. I wouldn't order the fries they are pretty salty and generic. We ordered the popular lemonade which I don't recall what it was, but it was very refreshing.
THE OG HDOS LOCATION!! No frills, just your classic plain corn dog. Always the beef corn dog. It's such a quintessential, LA staple from Santa Monica beach since the 1940s. HDOS holds a special place in our hearts since we had them cater our late night snack for our wedding! (Shout out to the Kardashians for keeping them alive and well at their catering parties hahahah; Kourtney tends to hire them more lol) They also have their food truck(s) serving around the greater LA. Love you HDOS. A staple in so many mall food courts from the past to the present. Appreciate you for holding on!!! (their Puente Hills food court location just closed recently....sadness!) And their cute uniforms, love 'em with the definitive primary colors red, yellow & blue! So classic!
The original Hot Dog on a Stick! Pretty cool that this location still exists, but other than that the food was not up to par. The corn dog was a bit cold in the center and had that soggy greasy sad deep fry. The fries were about the same. It is nice that it is literally next to Santa Monica Beach so you could enjoy your meal there. The service was fine and had no issues. I think they just need a morale boost and overall revamping of their frying process, but iconic spot.
I wouldn't rush back. We ordered 1 fry and 1 funnel cake fry and paid $14+ all to find out that they stuff the bottom of the containers with a wad of wax paper so they can give you less. Go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
I mean it's hot dog on a stick so yeah it's good but it's also double the price here. I've had better from them in the mall. For a family of four it was almost $60
A little expensive but if it's your first time, try it. Underneath the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All Beef Corn Dog
More expensive than most HDOAS franchises, but on par with other pier food options. Faster than most pier food options. $30 for the basic bundle (feeds 2). Closes when raining.Vegetarian options: Cheese corn dogs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: American, Fries, Turkey Hot Dog, Turkey
Veggie dog is
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
It's 5:50 pm on a Saturday and this place is closed. It says it closed at 6pm, so we drove here with over 10 minutes to spare and nope, they closed early. Not impressed.
My corn dog was so undercooked that i bit into runny batter, the cheese stick was undercooked so the cheese didn't melt. The fries were over-salted. Staff remade the raw batter dog and it was good.
Gave me the worst FOOD POISONING and ruined half my trip. I had a regular lemonade and within 20 minutes I was vomiting and spent the next 24 hours with a fever and unable to keep any food or liquids down. I don’t know if it was cross contamination or bad lemons, but it was the only thing I ate. How do you eff up a lemonade?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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I love this place because it reminds me of my childhood! We don't have this in Phoenix anymore so it was first on my list when we got to LA. Corndogs and cheese on a stick were fresh and so good. It's definitely gotten a little more expensive over the years but it was worth it. We bundled and got fries and a large Pina-berry lemonade (seasonal flavor- very good), then sat and listened to some bad street performers while we enjoyed our food. The service was friendly, I think we waited 5-10 minutes for our food so not bad at all. Fun to be able to grab something delicious and sit near the beach!
A Beach Treat!Parking: Lot behind...fills fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Corn Dog
Keep me young!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Muscle Beach Funnel Cake Sticks, Napkins, Mustard and Ketchup, Bottled Water, Cheetos Flamin' Hot Stick with Chipotle Aioli, American, Muscle Beach French Fries, And Fries, Fries, One Gallon Fresh Lemonade, Beef Corn Dog
Been going to this Hot Dog on a stick for years. The location is good by the Santa Monica pier.The food is good as well as the service. And as you already know the Ambiance is priceless.(on the beach)
This is a great takeaway spot especially if you like hot dogs on a stick (corn dogs). We ordered two turkey corndogs which is apparently the original and they were surprisingly better than I expected. I prefer my dogs to be all beef so that's what I ordered. They are both delicious and would recommend ordering one of each to decide for yourself which one you like better. If you held me at gunpoint to decide which one I preferred I would have to say the turkey is a bit better than the beef dog on a stick. I asked the cashier which one was better the fries or the funnel cake sticks. She said both were good. She recommend the fries and I wish I ordered the churro sticks. It's not easy controlling your "sweet tooth". The wife will chastise me for ordering too many sweet things in front of our son especially since he had ice cream earlier in the day. I will say that everything is kind of expensive. We had three corndogs, fries and large lemonade and It came out to 38 something which is quite expensive when you think about it. It's like paying ballpark prices, but I guess it is what is considering the area you are in. I would definitely come back, but I will have to share a dog with my wife next time to save money. I wouldn't order the fries they are pretty salty and generic. We ordered the popular lemonade which I don't recall what it was, but it was very refreshing.