10/23/09

The Best!!!

by yoshimi2368

The hot dogs, actually frankfurters, crunch when you bite into them and are so juicy inside. My personal favorite is the mustard hound. The hamburgers are big and juicy, the fries are perfect, the onion rings are delicious! All around one of my all-time favorite places!

• Pros: There are no hot dogs anywhere that are better.

02/27/08

High quality hot dogs and hamburgers.. a food snob's fast food delight!

by mettlerhouse

Simply put.. this place ROCKS MY WORLD! Especially while I was pregnant ;O) The reviews that are fewer than 5 stars are obviously by people that are ok with cheap fast food.. this is soul food for the true foodie. I love the onion rings.. the happy hound is my favorite and the burgers are incredible too. Be prepared to stand in a line and wait a bit. totally worth the wait. :O)

• Pros: A+++++

07/31/07

Best Chili Cheese Dog

by 6chocolate

This place was jumpin'! I have never seen a fast food place so busy. The food comes off the grill HOT. Some in our party had the chili cheese dogs, fries and onion rings. The hot dog tasted like no other (some places it doesn't taste right this was like out of a ballpark) . The burger was very greasy but with two patties, fresh lettuce and onion who could resist this monster! The food tasted fresh. The restaurant is very small inside and not good if you have more than 4 people in your group. If you have little ones that need a high chair or have a 5th person in your party they will be in the way of the doors if the place is very busy.

Parking is tight in the lot. It might be easier to park on a side street. Awesome food. The price is good for the taste, quality and portion of the food.

• Pros: Fast Food that tastes fresh
• Cons: Too small and cramped. Parking is a drag.

03/07/07

Best hamburgers and hotdogs, high quality meat

by lqueez18

I remember reading in the paper about the best old fashion hotdogs and hamburgers at Happy Hound so I had to try. Glad to say I was not disappointed at all. The meat is high quality, there shakes are to die for, and they have some of the tastiest chili dogs ever. If you want an over load of great fries this is the place to go for a huge portion of fries. Their onion rings are so so good too.... If you want quality, good food, and fast service, this is definitley the place to go. The food speaks for itself ! The shakes are made with real ice cream ....i highly reccomend the chocolate! If you want a cheap low quality dog food grade meat burger....Happy Hound is NOT the place to go.......but if you are craving a juicy cheese burger or a cheesy chili hound (hotdog), then I definitely reccomend Happy Hound.

• Pros: The food.....
• Cons: There are not more of them around

02/26/07

This food makes me happy. Best burgers and the chocolate shake....YUM!

by lavon8

I don't go out to fast food often, so when I want to indulge it better be worth it...and Happy Hound was. Hamburger was big and juicy and they put on a thousand island type of sauce that I was licking off my fingers between each bite. The chocolate milkshake was super good, but if you order a large you gotta be able to commit to a big gulp size shake. My friend got the mexidog. I tried that ...yummy! If you get the urge for a super good burger though, the "happy burger" definitely delivers.

• Pros: Excellent food and shakes, huge portions
• Cons: not a lot of seating and gets pretty crowded

02/05/07

Just an average fast food. Not impressed.

by genadyl

After looking trough all these great reviews, I had quite high expectations for the place. Unfortunately it did not stand for it reputation. First the scene - tiny, uncomfortable even comparing to other fast food places. I ordered double cheeseburger, French fries and a small drink, so at about 9 dollars it was quite higher when average for FF. My burger arrived as giant mess, I can't imagine how could you feet it into anyone?s mouth, with huge load of messy sauce on one side. Now it comes to fairly difficult and messy process of separating burger and eating it somehow. This way you will actually get a taste of meat itself and not all the sauce around and it wasn't so great to be honest. French fries have been OK, just about average and for the price I got mostly ice and very little coke - this is probably good for you though!

So at the price what comes very close to some much more upscale places to get burger I got something what I would rate far below "In and Out" for instance. Definitely better when any chain like "McDonalds" or "Burger King", but still hardly enjoyable.

• Pros: Better whenany fast food chain (aka. King, Donnalds...)
• Cons: Scene, parking, higher price, still questionable food.

11/29/06

Best Burgers and Hot Dogs

by lgmax

I have been going to the Happy Hound for many years and have always loved the food, but lately things have been even better everything seems to be running smoother and the food if possible is even more tasty and larger portions , I found out why, the owner is back running everything again.

Good job Mr Hound!

cons- Parking,crowd

• Pros: Great food Great portions alot for the money
• Cons: parking and the crowds

11/19/06

Good burger joint

by rnwyjim

Very basic. Burgers and Dogs. But they do it well and have a lot of toppings to load on it. Not a lot of room, but they do have a to-go window...which is nice.

05/09/06

Quite Good, but skimpy on the O-Rings

by raiderdude

I only tried the Hot Dogs here. My Kraut Dog with Onions, was very delicious, although was disappointed they didn't have jalapenos as a topping. I would absolutly go there again for the dog, but next time I'll try the hamburger as I hear they are excellent. It smelled delicious in there!

I also order a Malted Chocholate Shake, which was everything I could expect it to be; very delicious.

The Onion Rings I ordered were very tasty, but the amount of rings I received for the price paid was way too small. I thought the portions would be like the fries, but when I received them, there was this small heap in my basket, which at first I thought must be a mistake. I will certainly return, but will order fries next time to get my money's worth. I tasted my friends fries and they were delicious!

• Pros: Great Dog, Great Malt, Great tastint O-rings
• Cons: Portion of O-rings, small parking lot, small seating area

The unofficial hot dog and hamburger headquarters of Los Gatos.

by Contributor

The Scene
It's cramped inside and the grill pumps out a lot of moist heat. There's a constant backdrop of sizzling grease. But from the moment you walk in, you know you're going to get great fast food. The best seats are along the short counter overlooking the hamburger-assembly process.

The Food
Happy Hound serves the best hot dogs in the South Bay. Order up a juicy nine-incher prepared exactly to your liking: piled high with cheese, soaked with chili or with a simple streak of mustard. The 1/3-pound hamburgers are almost as good as the dogs. Take it double and add a mess of toppings such as bacon, chili and mushrooms. The fries are stuff of legend: A large order weighs two pounds (or more) and can easily feed a group of four.