All Days Are Dog Days: Destination Dogs in New Brunswick

Destination Dogs
New Brunswick
101 Paterson Street
732-993-1016

Open: Lunch and dinner, daily

Price: $

Style: Large, upscale sports bar with game room and upstairs dining room, specializing in internationally inspired hot dogs and sausages with extensive toppings. The full bar offers exceptional cocktails and a sizeable craft beer list.

The Scoop: Destination Dogs has been a downtown staple since it opened in 2012 in a small space on Spring Street. In 2013, it moved to its current location, acquiring a liquor license.

The Menu: Take your pick of 34 travel-themed dogs with rib-tickling names (and flavors).The Conquistadog (pictured) tops a spicy chorizo sausage with fried potatoes, spicy mayo and scallions in a toasted flat-sided bun. The Hebrew Hammer, an all-beef kosher dog is topped with potato latkes, onions and spicy mustard. The Philly-inspired Rocky Bal-Boar-A loads wild boar sausage and sliced steak with cheese sauce, onions and peppers. The Guten Dog woofs up a bratwurst with sauerkraut, sautéed onions and spicy brown mustard. You can build your own delirious dog. Fun sides include deviled eggs, wings and something called patatas ridiculas.

Heads Up: Around the corner from the Middlesex County Courthouse, Destination Dogs offers a quick lunch if you’re on jury duty. Street parking can be hard to snag, but you can pay for parking at one of the two nearby public garages.—Shelby Vittek