Zack's Hot Dogs

There are 2 restaurants in Burlington that I've eaten at since the mid 60's - Zack's and Hursey's, several miles away. While Hursey's is still operated by the original family, this restaurant was sold in 2022, ending 94 years of same family operation.Since that time, there has been some corporate turmoil - three additional locations were opened, two of which have been closed. In addition, the original location and the Garden Road spot are now franchise operations, run by 2 different individuals!There have been some changes to the original format - breakfast is no longer offered, there have been some menu changes (for example: a chicken sandwich is now available), the wiener is now of better quality ( there is a bit of snap in the casing), the delicious french fries have been replaced by the atrocious crinkle cuts, color has been added to the logo, and a hot dog costs $4.05 now (a dog was $2.95 a year ago!), credit cards are accepted, but you will be charged a fee!What has not changed is that this is still a very good dog, with a great chili, excellent house hot sauce, nesting in a super soft bun, and the 6 ounce Coke in a bottle remains.Also, there is a different feel about this spot now - less energy, less of a family feel - I miss that!

Service was insanely fast! The building itself reminded me of a Steak and Shake with the 50s diner look. I appreciated how many options you could get with your hot dog, and I went a bit wild (hence the pickles). I always prefer a pork dog so I was happy to find that Zack's uses pork. I also tried Zack's hot sauce and that was fire! It reminds me of Texas Pete but a bit more of a barbecue-style sauce.The fries weren't my favorite, but I also am not generally a fan of crinkle fries. They don't salt them, but they provide salt for you to use if you want it. I enjoyed them with Zack's hot sauce though. Cheap meal and a great place to go if you're looking for a hot dog!

I was in Burlington and saw the sign and said let's try it out. This place is known for there hot dogs so that is what I got which was two chili cheese dogs , the chili was very good and they offer slice cheese or block cheese on your hot dog so of course I got it when block cheese and that's something I will definitely be back to get. They don't salt the fry's which is fine with me they gave me plenty of salt packs plus the bbq sauce was very delicious. The staff was very friendly and informative and the inside was super clean everybody had gloves on.

Zacks has great service, great hot dogs and a wonderful history. There is no better place to get a hot dog (or two). If Joey Chestnut had eaten Zacks hot dogs he never would have even tried Impossible Meat hot dogs.

Wish I could give them gem 10+ Stars!!! The family and I tried a new business in Burlington. Apparently this is a 96+ year business that has been established in the city for almost a year. They took over the old Steak and Shake. It's s cute 70s style vibe. We were seated immediately....not a huge crowd ! The menu has an array of items to choose from. ** They have the ol school Ne High Grape in a glass bottle!! **Food came out pretty fast - it wasn't an extended wait but just right. My entire family devoured our food and left nothing but cheese sauce on the plates. The hotdogs topped with chili/ cheese/ coleslaw was amazing!! Fries = came with chili and cheese. Amazing!! Kiddos got strawberry milkshakes which they loved!!My husband regretted getting the hotdog and chicken wing combo. He said the wings were good but he wanted another hotdog. Cash Discount if paying by Cash!! We will return!! This is a newer location ....the original location is located downtown Burlington, NC.

Just stopped in for a quick bite after our ministry get together. Hot dogs, cheese dogs, fries and sweet teas. Very good.

Zack's hotdogs are the best! I've been eating at the downtown location since I was a kid and it's still one of my favorite places to eat. We tried the Garden Rd. location recently and the guy at the drive through window was super nice and of course the food was delicious.

Hotdogs here at Zack's must be great to many, just didn't agree with my system. Not sure if it was the chili that day or the wiener itself but, it didn't stay down long after consumption. This was at the downtown Burlington restaurant. Since then I see they've open up 2 more sites in Alamance County Area. They do have dedicated customers from near & far. Maybe in the future I'll try again just to see if it's the same thing or different! Stay posted! Also the Restaurant was very, very dirty also. Maybe short staffed that day.

The service here is abysmal, and no one seems to be trained to do anything right. All the young girls at night when i went up there seemingly werent taught about sanitation since they play on their phones with their gloves on, never wash their hands, ect. Its bad. I was so hungry i foolishly tried to eat my hotdog anyway and of course i got sick, Stay Away!!!!

the new uniforms are trashy, the collar shirts are nice but the pants are not, should've never changed it. they've been wearing what ever they want all these years and now it's a joke.