City Lunch

Just a small, family owned, hole in the wall. Hotdogs, burger, chips and tea for around $5. Try it made ALL THE WAY...GOOD food and lots of friendly faces and local football talk. Nothin fancy just good!!!

This place has been around since 1957 and is a small restaurant on the Court House Square in Downtown Lincolnton. It's a favorite of the locals and the lunch menu runs heavy on Dogs and Burgers. It's a local favorite with a good lunchtime crowd and it appears to be a favorite with the Firefighters.I went a long time ago when I was active in politics because we had some functions at the Court House and it was just a short walk over but that was something like 40 years ago.A review by a fellow Yelper, Sam J. reminded me of this place so I decided to give them a try. Their hours are limited from 5am till 2 pm and not open on the weekend.With this in mind, tried on two occasions to hit this window only to find them closed both times. The first was a Monday and there was a big funeral in town with a massive Funeral Courtage with most of the Fire Department Equipment in the Courtage. Someone suggested they were closed for this.The following was the next week on a Friday and closed again. Did find that evening that they had a Facebook page and they had posted that they were going to be closed that day. I never refer to Facebook when I am looking for Restaurant Hours or Menu.Bottom line is consider calling first like I did on Wednesday.Walked in and got in line to order at the counter. Took a few minutes but I ordered the #2 Combo with is two dogs all the way (minus Coleslaw - in NC, coleslaw goes on everything) a bag of Chips and choice of drinks which in my case was a 7-UP.Gave me a cup of ice, my 7-Up and bag of chips plus a numbered tent for my table. Found a table and sat down and waited.Took a while but eventually my number was called, and I went back to the Counter to pick up my lunch which was in a Brown Bag. Went to back to my table and proceeded to lunch.The two dogs were excellent with generous amounts of delicious Chile but a bit on the dry side. Copious amounts on Onions as well. The Dogs themselves were some of the best I have had. Nice and plump with great snap and flavor.In other words, the Dogs were great and at $3.25 for the Combo, price cannot be beat.Service is good but since everything is made to order, not instantious so you have to be patient. It is worth the wait however.Ambience is casual and it's more of a hole in the wall but often those are the hidden gems with great food and prices. That's the reason they have been here since 1957.

The food hear is very tasty and the prices are incredible. They have been here at this location for eternity and are the nicest people with great service.

You really can't find 86 cent hot dogs very often these days, and very good hot dogs at that prices are rarer still. This tiny, throw back joint offers both, in the most unpretentious of settings imaginable. Unpretentious to the extent that there is no air conditioning, and there is a screened door at the rear of the restaurant for breeze. Unpretentious to the extent that whether you choose to eat in or take out, you will receive your order in either a brown paper bag or the ubiquitous styrofoam container. Unpretentious to the extent that the warning about consuming raw or undercooked eggs is written by hand on a chalkboard.The menu is tight - a few breakfast sandwiches and plates, and the lunch one is much the same, with a daily special plate or two - and everything on each menu is incredibly inexpensive.. But we came here for the hot dogs, and it was the hot dogs we ordered - one all the way, one without slaw - total bill including tax, $1.84. These are very, very good hot dogs - a respectable wiener, a great gooey bun, and meaty chili, a little on the dry side & and in need of a touch of salt, but full of flavor, the onion are fresh, and the slaw is just right for a hot dog. Some places charge 3 times what these folks do, and still don't get it close.Great cheap eats, and that's often where you find excellent Southern Chili dogs. We did.

I'm a hotdog lover with slaw. City lunch is a historical restaurant specializing in hotdogs and hamburgers. Going to this place is like stepping back in time. The place and price are from a different time. The food is still good!

Love city lunch.They have the best hotdogs around. We also love the breakfast plates they have.

I've been going to City Lunch since I was a young girl and my whole family liked going there, the food is good and you can't beat the prices for a good meal. My husband likes their plate lunches as well

This place is a small town diner that is such a hidden gem! It's hard to believe they serve food so incredibly good at such a low cost. They are very friendly. I always get a hotdog all the way and a cheeseburger that is only 10 cents more expensive than a hamburger. I love this place but I am felling generous and thought I'd tell the rest of the Yelp world.

Been the best place in town to get hotdogs, since I was a kid. There's nothing like a city lunch, hotdog.

Everyone knows who lives here you can't get a better hotdogs. Breakfast is simple and prices are great.