That aside, what was even worse was the taste. The bun was shaped differently, and obviously intended to accommodate the hot dog that was considerably smaller and thinner. Once the hot dogs arrived, my colleague immediately noticed a difference from his past experience. Of course, NOBODY should put ketchup on a hot dog, but it was needed for the fries.
Our server, Zach, had done a nice job making sure the proper condiments were supplied, and whether we were “mustard” or “ketchup” hot dog people. Once we both got them, he quickly wished he hadn’t. In fact he couldn’t have recommended it more strongly based on an excellent past experience. I was interested in giving Hall’s another try because I had a gift card, and one of my regular lunch group highly suggested an interesting menu item- the Allen Brothers Steak Hot Dog (4oz Prime Beef hot dog, pepper relish, served with Parmesan fries, $8 for one, $12 for 2 hot dogs). We were given only a small downwards adjustment in volume, so I can only suppose that volume 10 was the planned ambience for lunchtime now. It was blaring contemporary country at a volume more reasonably expected (perhaps) for Happy Hour. We were seated in the bar area, and so that we had some small chance of conducting a conversation, I immediately had to ask if the PA system could be adjusted. With our recent lunch, it landed with a resounding and disappointing thud. It fell off our list of late because, frankly, the experience had been on a downward spiral. Over the years we’ve celebrated Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, and even a couple of Restaurant Weeks at Hall’s.
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