Welcoming:8/10
Menu Choices: 8/10
Food Presentation: 7/10
Food Temperature: 8/10
Food Taste: 11/20
Service: 8/10
Ambiance/Music: 8/10
Architecture/Interior: 9/10
Air Quality: 8/10
Total: 75/100
More about: Hotdog & Beyond HamraHave you ever felt like eating a hotdog somewhere in Lebanon, but don’t know where to go… Hotdog joints have boomed lately, but not a dine-in place, rather hotdog trucks like Freddy’s, Friends and Ron & Ray’s available in several places around Lebanon. This is not until HD&B opened its doors in Le Mall Dbayeh a couple of month ago. The management of HD&B had no experience in the restaurant industry but they have proved to achieve what others are still struggling to do for years now.
- Very high ceiling that is relaxing to the mind
- Concrete grey and polished flooring
- Reddish ambiance of neon lights and printed materials
- A bar build under the stairs with their individual industrial-style metallic stools
- Bricks covering all the walls and glazed in a special way never seen before in Lebanon
- The signature black chains with the HD&B logo printed in the middle
- Neon lights everywhere on the walls with red flashing effect and another in a rainbow coloring
- A welcoming bar overviewing the open kitchen
- Go up on the first floor where the toilets are and enjoy a cozier space of two tables with their leather sofas
- I’m in love with the wood tables and the relaxing chairs
- An american diner feel that is beautifully designed and finished
- Bigger hotdogs compared to the competition
- Special burger and hotdog bread produced especially for HD&B by the famous Prunelle.
- A special mayonnaise they use seasoned with herbs
- iPads are distributed to all tables for free surfing and games playing
- Hotdog and beyond offers for the first time in Lebanon a free coffee refill with a free internet access
- The presentation of the dogs is nice: A simple hotdog in the middle with the add-on slices around, covered with a thin layer of cheese and a zigzag mayonnaise or ketchup line.
- I like the music, soothing and relaxing
- The peanuts are very enjoyable, served in a red metallic bowl
- Pictures need to be added to the menu the soonest. Come on guys! We are in Lebanon, a country where everybody is in a rush and no one feels like reading. “I need to see to be able to choose”. I need to see a beautiful picture that will stimulate my fives senses. Reconsider this point! URGENTLY!
- A new, thicker and more professional menu is a must. This cheap thin piece of red paper is not up to your standards.
- Chef salad (fresh iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, black olives, tomatoes, boiled egg, ham & cheese, served with mayo dressing)
- Swiss Mushroom Burger (Grilled beef patty, fresh mushrooms, lettuce, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions & Swiss sauce)
- Original Hotdog (Ketchup, mustard, mayo, onions, relish, chips& melted cheddar cheese)
- Mushroom Swiss Hotdog (Grilled mushroom, Swiss cheese & Swiss sauce)
- It all started by the salad that is generous and fresh. Thick pieces of crunchy French lettuce, topped with thin layers of a boiled egg, tomatoes cut in cubes, a couple of cucumber slices and some black olives. A simple yet tasty mix I liked, considering I rarely order salads.
- The original hot dog competes with Freddy’s the street sandwicheria but surely using higher-end ingredients and a softer feel.
- Finally a thicker meat (160g) and a tastier burger. But something’s missing here. A thinner bread maybe? A juicier meat? Thinner tomatoes?
- The mozzarella burger should be a competitor to the SpielMozzarella of Crepaway but HD&D’s needs a lot more of fine tuning. I would definitely remove the tomato and some fluffy un-needed bread, adding more juice to the meat for the bread to absorb it and becoming softer.
- Nutella individual packages served with the waffle that is addictive
- The brownie with its dark chocolate and crunchy bits of nuts are very tasty. I would only make it harder. It’s too watery, for a brownie.
- The cheese cake provided by one of the best pastry shops in town (Oslo) is delicious even though it’s a cheese cake without enough biscuit. A cheese cake has to have a thick layered crust of biscuit under the cheese: Sometimes creativity has a limit! Do not mess with traditions.
- I love the stainless knife and its sharp blades
- The hotdog sandwich bread is premium. A delicious soft melting piece of bread.
- The brownie improvement with its crunchy nuts and ice cream scoop deserves an applause
- The waffle is purely addictive
- I really loved their coleslaw salad: Thin slices of cabbage with a tiny bit of sweetness and a hint of mayonnaise. Not heavy, not watery and super tasty
- My favorite today is the mushroom n Swiss hotdog
- Work more on the “original” hot dog sandwich. It doesn’t have what makes me close my eyes while eating it like at Freddy’s. The feel of bread is unpleasant
- Remove the tomato from the mozzarella burger: imperatively. It has nothing to do in here.
- The cheese cake needs a thicker biscuit crust layer
- Use french fries with their original skin: un-pealed. They fit better with hotdogs and burgers. They are crispier and look nicer
- The burger meat should be bigger to fit exactly the size of the bun: Chewing the corners of bread and ketchup is not that nice, right?
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