Dog Day Afternoon
Hot dog restaurant · Brooklyn
266 L, Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Highlights
Authentic Chicago-style hot dogs & Italian beef sandwiches
Authentic Chicago-style hot dogs & Italian beef sandwiches
"You'll need some shade after your run, and you can find it underneath a Vienna Beef umbrella outside of Dog Day Afternoon. Swing by this Windsor Terrace nostalgia emporium for a chocolate milkshake and a Chicago dog topped with sport peppers and bright green relish, and enjoy these things on a little bench in front of the shop. While you wait for your food, you can dig through some old vinyl records and play a vintage Pac-Man machine." - bryan kim
"Chicago Dogs are officially part of New York City’s hot dog ecosystem, and the ones at Dog Day Afternoon in Windsor Terrace are some of the best. This kitschy little shop keeps a Vienna Beef diagram next to the register, so you can cross-check your dog and make sure it matches up. The poppyseed bun is especially soft and flavorful, and the combination of a Chicago dog with an orange whip on the sidewalk outside the restaurant is one of our favorite meals on a warm day." - bryan kim, willa moore, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick
"This month is going to get dramatique, but it is Leo season. You might have to wade through some tension with family and friends for a bit, but it’ll be a good time to “find your joy,” somewhere like Dog Day Afternoon, a Windsor Terrace spot that makes excellent Chicago-style hot dogs and sandwiches. Customers, neighborhood folks, staff (who knows, really; the lines here are blurry) will lounge on lawn chairs scattered along the sidewalk between the storefront and the street." - neha talreja
"Going to Dog Day Afternoon is like stopping by your neighbor’s place for a bite, if your neighbor had a Ms. Pacman machine, a sick vintage record collection, and enough wit to name a hot dog joint after a classic heist movie that was shot in the neighborhood. This standing room-only spot makes excellent Chicago-style hot dogs, sandwiches, and sausage-oriented sides. Everything is best enjoyed with an orange whip, a frozen drink that tastes like hopes, dreams, and the eternal optimism of youth." - carina finn koeppicus
"Commemorating a 1975 Al Pacino film shot in the neighborhood, I enjoy an early cheap supper here and always go for the Chicago-style hot dog ($8) with its whole catalog of toppings—pickles, tomatoes, peppers and more—and then take a stroll in nearby Prospect Park." - Robert Sietsema
