Larry's Chili Dog
Hot dog restaurant · Northwest District
3122 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505
Highlights
Classic diner serving chili dogs, burgers & breakfast burritos
Classic diner serving chili dogs, burgers & breakfast burritos
"With chipped green paint, red booths, and walls decorated with license plates from almost every state, this old-school spot has been on Burbank’s lunch rotation for 70-plus years. The menu is full of greasy spoon staples (including a very good breakfast burrito), but the chili cheese dog is the namesake for a reason: a plump all-beef Hoffy's is sluiced with thick, faintly spicy housemade chili and shredded cheese that seeps into every inch of bun. Get onions and mustard if you want to break up the gooeyness." - garrett snyder, sylvio martins, brant cox, cathy park, andrew ryce
"Though there’s plenty on the menu at this old-school Burbank spot, the dogs at Larry’s are the star. These range from Louisiana hot links, Polish sausages, hot dogs piled with New York- or Chicago-style toppings, to even a bacon-wrapped danger dog just for Los Angeles. Chili-cheese-smothered fries, tots, and tamales grace the sides menu, as well as sweet potato fries and onion rings." - Eater Staff
"Larry’s in Burbank has been a part of the neighborhood’s lunch rotation since the ’50s. The chipped green paint, red booths, and walls decorated with license plates from almost every state make this old-school institution look like the real-life version of Bob’s Burgers. The smell of grilling dogs drifts down the block as you walk up, and the menu is full of greasy, griddled staples perfect for families, solo diners, and people who clearly just rolled out of bed and showed up hungry in pajamas. There are burgers, breakfast burritos, and hot dogs in just about every style you can imagine. But anything with their thick, meaty housemade chili is the move—they’ve nailed their formula after 70 years of ladling it over dogs and burgers. Food Rundown Chili Cheese Dog The iconic order for a reason. The snappy sausage is loaded with chili that isn’t too spicy but still has plenty of depth, and a molten layer of cheese that melts into every crinkled inch of the squishy bun. It's heavy and messy, but exactly what you want when you’re at Larry’s. Add onions and mustard if you want to break up the ooziness. photo credit: Matt Gendal Chicago Dog The poppyseed bun barely holds together this neon-bright pile of relish, tomato chunks, and a vinegary pickle spear. The sausage is small and gets buried beneath the toppings, but this one is more about the tangy chaos anyway. photo credit: Matt Gendal" - Cathy Park
"Chili is, quite literally, the name of the game at Larry’s Chili Dog in Burbank. Don’t expect fanciness or frills here, just chili served a hundred ways, including over classic dogs with lots of finely shredded cheese." - Farley Elliott
"While it’s hard to pass on the signature chili dogs at Larry’s, hone in on the breakfast burrito for serious comfort. Every burrito comes chock-full of bacon, eggs, sausage, hash browns, cheese, and a spicy green salsa." - Farley Elliott
