Used to have the best hotdogs around. New owners have driven this place so low, I can get a better hotdog now at Johnny's Falafel Hut. Wouldn't go back if it was the only place around, and I needed hotdogs to live.
ATourist2day
Bad news. The new owners closed the left side of the business. No more counter where you could watch them make your food at the grill. That was the whole charm of the place. They cook in back now and you wait forever for the food. Several people were complaining that they got the orders wrong and waited too long. People don't want to go in and sit down and order. The place was known for its lunch counter, good hot dogs and fast service. It's all gone now. Why buy a place and totally change it? 50 years of tradition gone. It will be closed in no time.
Jared C.
Zero Stars! This New Barts is tasteless and you will be charged extra for any condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, etc.. To bad I didn't go to the original Barts. Save your money go to the McDonald's.
Gary P.
Food has changed dramatically with new owners. Hotdogs were terrible. Hamburg look like it was cooked two days ago. Definitely not the Bart's we all know and love!! New owners do not have a clue. Also, bathrooms were disgusting!! Stay far away.
Safari48290826552
The food was terrible. The hotdog was disgusting. The hamburger look like it was cooked two days ago. It is not the bart’s we all know and love. don’t think the new owners have a clue on how to make American food good!!! Also, the bathrooms were disgusting!! Would advise you stay away.
K B.
Don't waste your time, new owners not the same menu and food taste like it could have been sitting there forever.
Shay C.
This was my second time visiting Bart's, but the first time under the new ownership. They closed the walk up bar, so I had to enter through the Beanery Bistro. I thought I would walk in to a pleasant smell of coffee, but the restaurant smelled like old cooking grease. I ordered a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on a hard roll. It came on a sesame seed burger bun. The sandwich smelled like it had been cooked in old grease which was unappetizing. The sandwich didn't taste good at all. The girl at the counter was nice and gave good customer service. I hope they're able to improve the food.
Greg J.
NOPE! What was once the local place to be on a typical summer weekend afternoon and evening for me growing up and then my kids is now just another grease hole with no personality or anything good to remember it for. One of the main attractions of Bart's was the open kitchen/order counter but that's gone since they closed off that area to the public. I saw the doors closed and no cars in the parking lot on a beautiful Saturday afternoon so I thought it was closed until I drove up to it and saw one single person at the register looking like he wanted to be anywhere but there. We figured we'd give it a chance. The food was only ok. The dogs are still long and they do give you a fair amount of toppings but the amount of fries was disappointing to say the least. No ice for soda and only cans which isn't a deal breaker. Heading outside to the picnic tables, they were at least clean but the overflowing garbage with bugs flying around it wasn't a good look and maybe the kid playing on his phone could have taken a couple minutes to empty the garbage. People can multitask. Long story short, it's not the place to be anymore. With local businesses going away everyday,, they need to bring back the format that was working and what they were known for. I don't mind paying a little more if this is what needs to happen to get the old Bart's back but they never should have changed it in the first place. If a business model already in place is working, there's no need to change it. Sadly, their time is over and I won't be going back. While I don't expect the loss of business from one lifelong customer to hurt them, it's still not good optics for a local business. R.I.P. Bart's.
Joseph F.
Ordered 2 simple hot dogs . One with mustard only , one with ketchup & relish. This next step should have warned me to run. Paid with a credit card . She handed me the receipt to sign . I laid it on the counter in front of me and signed . When I went to pick it up , it stuck to the filthy ancient wooden counter . After carefully peeling it off I handed it to my non English speaking waitress. We waited and watched as an older woman came in to order a coffee and her request for what she wanted in it was milk . That's it.... milk . Impossible to get that request through this waitresses thick skull. My orders up , so I take it and go back to my car. My wife opens her hot dog and it is drowned, I'm talking soaking wet , absolutely covered in ketchup and relish. COVERED. Did I mention Covered. So much there was no way to contort her arm/ hands to lift it from its wrapper with being covered in these soaking wet condiments . Moving on I open mine and it's covered in a river of ketchup. I bring it back in and "clueless" takes it from me and hollers through the 2 foot square hole in the wall , to the "nit wit" cook to make me another one. This time with the requested mustard . And this time , just a little bit of mustard. I wait and wait and wait for what seems like way too long to cook a hot dog on an already hot grill. He finally passes it through this 2 foot square hole to the waiting waitress. I go back to the car. My wife has finished Her hot dog after wiping it off with 7 napkins. I open my hot dog . Yup its mustard this time. But it looks like it ways lifted up with a pair of tongs and shoved into a baking pan full of mustard . I can only see the 2 ends of this hot dog and only the bottom half of the bun. We are laughing and my wife knows me well enough to stop me from going back inside and seeing if I can fit this into Gordon Ramsey's ear hole . I get out and throw it into the trash barrel along with my wife's napkin mess. I don't even go back in for a refund. Smart move on my part . No ambulance or paddy wagon. Stay away from the disgusting slop house restaurant. Seriously, you'll be sorry .
Roving50778516637
Ordered 2 simple hot dogs . One with mustard only , one with ketchup & relish. This next step should have warned me to run. Paid with a credit card . She handed me the receipt to sign . I laid it on the counter in front of me and signed . When I went to pick it up , it stuck to the filthy ancient wooden counter . After carefully peeling it off I handed it to my non English speaking waitress. We waited and watched as an older woman came in to order a coffee and her request for what she wanted in it was milk . That's it.... milk . Impossible to get that request through this waitresses thick skull. My orders up , so I take it and go back to my car. My wife opens her hot dog and it is drowned, I'm talking soaking wet , absolutely covered in ketchup and relish. COVERED. Did I mention Covered. So much there was no way to contort her arm/ hands to lift it from its wrapper with being covered in these soaking wet condiments . Moving on I open mine and it's covered in a river of ketchup. I bring it back in and "clueless" takes it from me and hollers through the 2 foot square hole in the wall , to the "nit wit" cook to make me another one. This time with the requested mustard . And this time , just a little bit of mustard. I wait and wait and wait for what seems like way too long to cook a hot dog on an already hot grill. He finally passes it through this 2 foot square hole to the waiting waitress. I go back to the car. My wife has finished Her hot dog after wiping it off with 7 napkins. I open my hot dog . Yup its mustard this time. But it looks like it ways lifted up with a pair of tongs and shoved into a baking pan full of mustard . I can only see the 2 ends of this hot dog and only the bottom half of the bun. We are laughing and my wife knows me well enough to stop me from going back inside and seeing if I can fit this into Gordon Ramsey's ear hole . I get out and throw it into the trash barrel along with my wife's napkin mess. I don't even go back in for a refund. Smart move on my part . No ambulance ? or paddy wagon. Stay away from the disgusting slop house restaurant. Seriously, you'll be sorry .
Bart's In Name Only. Granted it's been 10 years since I was there last, but have gone 1-2 times every summer for nearly 40 years prior. I was told things had changed and gone downhill but I like to judge things myself. The area where we used to order inside the big doors in front of the grill is now closed off. The girl at the register greeted us right away and handed us menus. Let's just say her friendliness and the fries were the only positives. The sit down area is slightly familiar but oddly furnished now. Food now comes from the grill through a small cut-out in the wall. I'd give 1.5 stars if I could. 2 is just too generous. Crinkle fries were hot, crispy and lightly salted. The only bright spot. Although the canned sodas were cold so they've got that working for them, too. Ordered a cheeseburger for my son. Almost stale bun, small overcooked patty, at least the lettuce and tomato looked decent. In the past I've always gotten fried fish or clams. Was just in the mood for a dog so I ordered a Bart's Famous Chili Dog which has a load of stuff on it. Chili, onions, tomato, ketchup, relish. I'm usually a no ketchup on hot dogs guy but figured it's famous so I'll go with it. I have no idea what was on it besides relish, ketchup, mayo and mustard. There was no meat-based chili in any form. There was what appeared to be what most people would know as sweet Thai chili sauce. Not at all what it was expecting and just an odd mess of flavors. Maybe they always put sweet Thai chili sauce on it. Why?? There is no way I would trust any of the seafood here if they even still offer it. Major disappointment nostalgia- and food-wise. I won't be returning unless something drastically changes for the better. It's a shame since it's such a cool location and has such a great history. If you're looking for great grilled dogs and burgers with an old-time atmosphere, skip the new Bart's and take a 10 minute drive south to Augie & Ray's!
John W.
I used to goto Bart's for hotdogs and hamburgers! They were great! Unfortunately not so much anymore. The business was sold not to long ago, per an article that I read online. I ordered a cheeseburger and curly fries with an orange soda. The cheeseburger was s supposed to come with lettuce , tomato, mustard, Mayo an ketchup. I barely got a cheeseburger, no lettuce, no tomato. The orange soda was the best part of the meal unfortunately. Won't be going back anytime soon. I would give half a star if I could.
James G.
I've lived in Windsor. we would go as a family To enjoy the clams ,Hamburgers, and there famous Foot long Hotdogs it's been awhile so we went for a hotdogs and french fries we had the worst experience They must've sold the business to a Indian family Looked a menu all different ways to order a simple hotdog I can remember we used to go in when they opened up the garage door so you can go right up to the counter and order your meal. Watch them cook it in front of you. now I have to go next-door and order it, and all though little cubbyhole which they pass it through from the other side of the building. I ordered a foot-long with mustard, onions and sauerkraut when I finally got it the rolls soggy because the sauerkraut was way too wet. My daughter ordered the chili dog which is not really a chili dog. It's a chili sauce that was terrible and my wife ordered a hotdog with spicy mustard and onions, and the onions were big chunks of onions they should be chopping it up finer, so another words we won't be going back there anytime soon
Todd P.
Very disappointing lunch today. Long wait, poor quality, overvalued. Burgers were shoe leather. Shakes watery and warm. New owners should get in another business.
Nelson's R.
I have been going to Barts for over 40 years. I went there today for a quick breakfast. The woman was so confused. I ordered a bacon egg and cheese on a hard roll. The hard roll was a hamburger bun The bacon tasted a week old amd was chewy. It was unedible and i had to throw it out. I hope they can read all the bad reviews and improve based on feedback. Its a great location and a classic road side stand.
Used to have the best hotdogs around. New owners have driven this place so low, I can get a better hotdog now at Johnny's Falafel Hut. Wouldn't go back if it was the only place around, and I needed hotdogs to live.
Bad news. The new owners closed the left side of the business. No more counter where you could watch them make your food at the grill. That was the whole charm of the place. They cook in back now and you wait forever for the food. Several people were complaining that they got the orders wrong and waited too long. People don't want to go in and sit down and order. The place was known for its lunch counter, good hot dogs and fast service. It's all gone now. Why buy a place and totally change it? 50 years of tradition gone. It will be closed in no time.
Zero Stars! This New Barts is tasteless and you will be charged extra for any condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, etc.. To bad I didn't go to the original Barts. Save your money go to the McDonald's.
Food has changed dramatically with new owners. Hotdogs were terrible. Hamburg look like it was cooked two days ago. Definitely not the Bart's we all know and love!! New owners do not have a clue. Also, bathrooms were disgusting!! Stay far away.
The food was terrible. The hotdog was disgusting. The hamburger look like it was cooked two days ago. It is not the bart’s we all know and love. don’t think the new owners have a clue on how to make American food good!!! Also, the bathrooms were disgusting!! Would advise you stay away.
Don't waste your time, new owners not the same menu and food taste like it could have been sitting there forever.
This was my second time visiting Bart's, but the first time under the new ownership. They closed the walk up bar, so I had to enter through the Beanery Bistro. I thought I would walk in to a pleasant smell of coffee, but the restaurant smelled like old cooking grease. I ordered a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on a hard roll. It came on a sesame seed burger bun. The sandwich smelled like it had been cooked in old grease which was unappetizing. The sandwich didn't taste good at all. The girl at the counter was nice and gave good customer service. I hope they're able to improve the food.
NOPE! What was once the local place to be on a typical summer weekend afternoon and evening for me growing up and then my kids is now just another grease hole with no personality or anything good to remember it for. One of the main attractions of Bart's was the open kitchen/order counter but that's gone since they closed off that area to the public. I saw the doors closed and no cars in the parking lot on a beautiful Saturday afternoon so I thought it was closed until I drove up to it and saw one single person at the register looking like he wanted to be anywhere but there. We figured we'd give it a chance. The food was only ok. The dogs are still long and they do give you a fair amount of toppings but the amount of fries was disappointing to say the least. No ice for soda and only cans which isn't a deal breaker. Heading outside to the picnic tables, they were at least clean but the overflowing garbage with bugs flying around it wasn't a good look and maybe the kid playing on his phone could have taken a couple minutes to empty the garbage. People can multitask. Long story short, it's not the place to be anymore. With local businesses going away everyday,, they need to bring back the format that was working and what they were known for. I don't mind paying a little more if this is what needs to happen to get the old Bart's back but they never should have changed it in the first place. If a business model already in place is working, there's no need to change it. Sadly, their time is over and I won't be going back. While I don't expect the loss of business from one lifelong customer to hurt them, it's still not good optics for a local business. R.I.P. Bart's.
Ordered 2 simple hot dogs . One with mustard only , one with ketchup & relish. This next step should have warned me to run. Paid with a credit card . She handed me the receipt to sign . I laid it on the counter in front of me and signed . When I went to pick it up , it stuck to the filthy ancient wooden counter . After carefully peeling it off I handed it to my non English speaking waitress. We waited and watched as an older woman came in to order a coffee and her request for what she wanted in it was milk . That's it.... milk . Impossible to get that request through this waitresses thick skull. My orders up , so I take it and go back to my car. My wife opens her hot dog and it is drowned, I'm talking soaking wet , absolutely covered in ketchup and relish. COVERED. Did I mention Covered. So much there was no way to contort her arm/ hands to lift it from its wrapper with being covered in these soaking wet condiments . Moving on I open mine and it's covered in a river of ketchup. I bring it back in and "clueless" takes it from me and hollers through the 2 foot square hole in the wall , to the "nit wit" cook to make me another one. This time with the requested mustard . And this time , just a little bit of mustard. I wait and wait and wait for what seems like way too long to cook a hot dog on an already hot grill. He finally passes it through this 2 foot square hole to the waiting waitress. I go back to the car. My wife has finished Her hot dog after wiping it off with 7 napkins. I open my hot dog . Yup its mustard this time. But it looks like it ways lifted up with a pair of tongs and shoved into a baking pan full of mustard . I can only see the 2 ends of this hot dog and only the bottom half of the bun. We are laughing and my wife knows me well enough to stop me from going back inside and seeing if I can fit this into Gordon Ramsey's ear hole . I get out and throw it into the trash barrel along with my wife's napkin mess. I don't even go back in for a refund. Smart move on my part . No ambulance or paddy wagon. Stay away from the disgusting slop house restaurant. Seriously, you'll be sorry .
Ordered 2 simple hot dogs . One with mustard only , one with ketchup & relish. This next step should have warned me to run. Paid with a credit card . She handed me the receipt to sign . I laid it on the counter in front of me and signed . When I went to pick it up , it stuck to the filthy ancient wooden counter . After carefully peeling it off I handed it to my non English speaking waitress. We waited and watched as an older woman came in to order a coffee and her request for what she wanted in it was milk . That's it.... milk . Impossible to get that request through this waitresses thick skull. My orders up , so I take it and go back to my car. My wife opens her hot dog and it is drowned, I'm talking soaking wet , absolutely covered in ketchup and relish. COVERED. Did I mention Covered. So much there was no way to contort her arm/ hands to lift it from its wrapper with being covered in these soaking wet condiments . Moving on I open mine and it's covered in a river of ketchup. I bring it back in and "clueless" takes it from me and hollers through the 2 foot square hole in the wall , to the "nit wit" cook to make me another one. This time with the requested mustard . And this time , just a little bit of mustard. I wait and wait and wait for what seems like way too long to cook a hot dog on an already hot grill. He finally passes it through this 2 foot square hole to the waiting waitress. I go back to the car. My wife has finished Her hot dog after wiping it off with 7 napkins. I open my hot dog . Yup its mustard this time. But it looks like it ways lifted up with a pair of tongs and shoved into a baking pan full of mustard . I can only see the 2 ends of this hot dog and only the bottom half of the bun. We are laughing and my wife knows me well enough to stop me from going back inside and seeing if I can fit this into Gordon Ramsey's ear hole . I get out and throw it into the trash barrel along with my wife's napkin mess. I don't even go back in for a refund. Smart move on my part . No ambulance ? or paddy wagon. Stay away from the disgusting slop house restaurant. Seriously, you'll be sorry .
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Bart's In Name Only. Granted it's been 10 years since I was there last, but have gone 1-2 times every summer for nearly 40 years prior. I was told things had changed and gone downhill but I like to judge things myself. The area where we used to order inside the big doors in front of the grill is now closed off. The girl at the register greeted us right away and handed us menus. Let's just say her friendliness and the fries were the only positives. The sit down area is slightly familiar but oddly furnished now. Food now comes from the grill through a small cut-out in the wall. I'd give 1.5 stars if I could. 2 is just too generous. Crinkle fries were hot, crispy and lightly salted. The only bright spot. Although the canned sodas were cold so they've got that working for them, too. Ordered a cheeseburger for my son. Almost stale bun, small overcooked patty, at least the lettuce and tomato looked decent. In the past I've always gotten fried fish or clams. Was just in the mood for a dog so I ordered a Bart's Famous Chili Dog which has a load of stuff on it. Chili, onions, tomato, ketchup, relish. I'm usually a no ketchup on hot dogs guy but figured it's famous so I'll go with it. I have no idea what was on it besides relish, ketchup, mayo and mustard. There was no meat-based chili in any form. There was what appeared to be what most people would know as sweet Thai chili sauce. Not at all what it was expecting and just an odd mess of flavors. Maybe they always put sweet Thai chili sauce on it. Why?? There is no way I would trust any of the seafood here if they even still offer it. Major disappointment nostalgia- and food-wise. I won't be returning unless something drastically changes for the better. It's a shame since it's such a cool location and has such a great history. If you're looking for great grilled dogs and burgers with an old-time atmosphere, skip the new Bart's and take a 10 minute drive south to Augie & Ray's!
I used to goto Bart's for hotdogs and hamburgers! They were great! Unfortunately not so much anymore. The business was sold not to long ago, per an article that I read online. I ordered a cheeseburger and curly fries with an orange soda. The cheeseburger was s supposed to come with lettuce , tomato, mustard, Mayo an ketchup. I barely got a cheeseburger, no lettuce, no tomato. The orange soda was the best part of the meal unfortunately. Won't be going back anytime soon. I would give half a star if I could.
I've lived in Windsor. we would go as a family To enjoy the clams ,Hamburgers, and there famous Foot long Hotdogs it's been awhile so we went for a hotdogs and french fries we had the worst experience They must've sold the business to a Indian family Looked a menu all different ways to order a simple hotdog I can remember we used to go in when they opened up the garage door so you can go right up to the counter and order your meal. Watch them cook it in front of you. now I have to go next-door and order it, and all though little cubbyhole which they pass it through from the other side of the building. I ordered a foot-long with mustard, onions and sauerkraut when I finally got it the rolls soggy because the sauerkraut was way too wet. My daughter ordered the chili dog which is not really a chili dog. It's a chili sauce that was terrible and my wife ordered a hotdog with spicy mustard and onions, and the onions were big chunks of onions they should be chopping it up finer, so another words we won't be going back there anytime soon
Very disappointing lunch today. Long wait, poor quality, overvalued. Burgers were shoe leather. Shakes watery and warm. New owners should get in another business.
I have been going to Barts for over 40 years. I went there today for a quick breakfast. The woman was so confused. I ordered a bacon egg and cheese on a hard roll. The hard roll was a hamburger bun The bacon tasted a week old amd was chewy. It was unedible and i had to throw it out. I hope they can read all the bad reviews and improve based on feedback. Its a great location and a classic road side stand.