Top Dog

2534 Durant Ave, Berkeley, California

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+1 510 843 7250

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www.topdoghotdogs.com

In Short :Low prices, late-night hours and convenient location make Top Dog a popular destination for students and sausage devotees of all ages. The walls are plastered with libertarian and anti-government quotations, cartoons and ... more on CitySearch

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The food is very good and made to order right in front of you...i have been going there since forever and will continue to eat there even when im old and gray more on Yahoo! Travel

The chicken apple dog is the best. more on Yahoo! Travel

They have a wide range of hot dogs from Chicken Apple, all beef traditional Top Dog, and even a vegetarian. more on CitySearch

I had a beef Frank ($3.00), that I loaded up on, and potatoe salad ($1.50) which was good. more on TripAdvisor

The lemon chicken and hot link is to die for. more on insiderpages.com

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13 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

I am a UCB grad. class of 81.
Loved it then, love it now.
Was there last week, the football team
could use some help. Get dogs to go
and BBQ them for a special event. In 1980
more on Yahoo! Travel

I'm not big on hotdogs, but this place is great. Plus, I've been going there since I was a freshman over 10 years ago, and some of the same guys work there, which is nice b'c it's like going ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This small hot dog stand is good for a quick snack. The chicken apple dog is the best. However, $2.75 ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Four words, and folks who have eaten there will agree: "Best hot dog, ever!" more on Yahoo! Travel

everything about top dog is great. they have wide selection of dogs.. from chicken apple to hot link to veggie to bratwurst to bockwurst to lemon chicken to etc. they use this magic flat grill that grills the dogs crispy! if you prefer ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Started eating at the Top in '74 and have always been completely satisfied. more on TripAdvisor

Was staying down the street at the Hotel Durant and this place became my dining room (difficult given that there are, like, three places to sit). I especially appreciated the chicken apple sausage dog ... more on TripAdvisor

The Sole Chef was hospitable trying to take care of everyone’s order, cooking, handling money & food at the same time, so it was interesting, yet unsanitary. I had a take-out order of a Chicken Apple ... more on TripAdvisor

As soon as I entered I see one worker only. The cook is eating ,handling money, handling food, and taking orders...Top Dog Berkeley, MONEY is DIRTY and has BACTERIA! when a food handler receives MONEY ... more on TripAdvisor

I've been dining at Top Dog on Durant Ave. in south Berkeley (and on Hearst St. in north Berkeley) since before I had a driver's license, when junior high school friends and I took the bus to Berkeley ... more on TripAdvisor

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Good for students, they open late! Cheap food on the go will take you far on finals week. Try their chicken apple and hot links, they are the ... more on insiderpages.com

This place has the best hot dog in Berkeley. It has even variety of food you can eat. The best thing is everything they sell taste really good and the price are not expensive at all. They also ... more on insiderpages.com

This place is definitely my all time favorite hot dog place. The lemon chicken and hot link is to die for. more on insiderpages.com

Top Dog's are a staple in the Berkeley diet. The people who work there are always a bit odd, but friendly. Top dog is way better than any street hot dog, period. It must be the grilling. It's always fun to read all the faded weird ... more on insiderpages.com

A Berkeley land mark, Top Dog is more than just a late-night (open til 3am) hot dog stand. With a tasty selection of sausages & dogs with all the fixings, its served up by a grillsman (or grillswoman) that can engage the customer, ... more on insiderpages.com