Fancy Franks

Very yummy hot dogs with a lot-​a lot of options. Staff is very nice and they’re always really chill. I love the atmosphere — has that old-​school Coney Island-​type vibe. They also make killer fries & poutines. Good selection of pops/​juices and they make those mini donuts too! Student deals & good drunk food.

I had lunch today at Fancy Franks.
You can read books about hot dogs as you eat your hot dog. Seating is communal or you can sit by the window.
I ordered the Fancy-​zza hot dog and a Diet Coke. I’ve never had a non-​basic hot dog before … the only ones I’ve bought have been off a hot dog vendor on the street. At $ 7.50, it was definitely more expensive than «street meat» but it was good. The bun was super soft. It tasted like a pizza burger on the top and a hot dog on the bottom.
I was still hungry so then I ordered six mini donuts dusted with cinnamon sugar ($ 3). They were hot and freshly made and delicious.

Franky goes to Buffalo was just what I needed. That Buffalo kick was the win and i felt like I was eating a chicken wing, but the panko dog mix was good. I want to try to Seoul dog and pbj the next time.

The staff must me treated right, as it shows through their costumer service. Always friendly and really great with the kids that come in with the families. The hot dogs are always delicious too! I hope the owner reads this, and let’s the staff know that their hard work shows!

I am embarrassed this place exists in my neighbourhood. I prefer the dwindling dollar stores and cash checking establishments to this abomination of a business.
The service is lovely and this is by no means a comment on them, however, if I could unilaterally close one business for good, it would be this one.
We were interested in visiting this place after it opened a couple of years (?) ago and after a very long time my husband and I stepped in tonight to share a hotdog. I am having a hard time describing how disgusting my half hot dog experience was. We ordered the Coney Island dog. The hotdog itself was a steamed/​boiled injustice to texture, taste and meat. The chilli was equally bad. It was unappetizing from the first look and bite. I imagine this is what prison food tastes like. Redic we paid $ 10 for one S-​t Ass hotdog.
Ps– the rodent/​roach traps visible in the washrooms didn’t do anything to change our perception. Wish I had seen them before we ordered.

Seriously — why would anyone pay close to $ 10 for a hotdog with stuff on it? I was not impressed at all — and hungry after.
I’m not a fan, but appreciate it’s an addition to an area that lacks food.

If a burger is Batman, a hot dog is Robin so I’m not surprised to see a surge in hot dog joints as an offshoot of the current burger craze. I was taking a rare drive along Bloor West and saw the Fancy Franks so I decided to pop in and grab a dog for road. I figured while I was slumming I’d grab some donuts too.
These dogs have some Beverly Hillbilly prices. Perhaps I’m spoiled with the ability to consume $ 1.50 coney dogs in Detroit, but I was a little shocked at the almost $ 8 price tag. That said, they did some justice to this important piece of Americana.
Holy powdered sugar, Batman! The donut machine wasn’t working either!
All in all, an interesting novelty but I’d tend to still get my dog for ½ the price and the smiling street vendor down the road.

It’s pretty good, the pulled pork southern one was OK. have had the Coney Island as well, standard fare. id eat here again, although one hot dog is too small for a big person, you’d need at least 2, but then its gets to be a bit $$$.
the doughnuts are pretty tasty as they are fresh. no manager ever checked on me though.
I dont mind the good ol’ street meat too though. would be a bit cheaper no doubt

Came here for a poutine today but hot dogs menu looks pretty extensive and creative!
A casual place fashioned akin to a burger joint. The walls are lined with single seat bar seatings, plus a large communal table to one side that can fit roughly 16 people sectioned in half by a red trowel holding various condiment bottles.
Milkshake appears to be mixed with fresh milk with zero freezerburn. You might argue that it’s something that should never be expected anyway, but it’s a pretty good indicator considering it’s currently dead of winter.
Fries are cut not too thick nor thin, the perfect medium for the audibly squeaky curds and salty brown gravy which is thick enough to coat the fries without being goopy. A veggie gravy is also available, if that’s your Fancy (wakaka, see what I did there?). Will have to come back to try the hot dogs sometime…

So happy this place opened up the street from my house. Great menu selection, super friendly/​upbeat staff. All different types of sausages and hot dogs, buns white or whole wheat, steamed or toasted, with a bazillion toppings. Very nice sides as well — poutine, chili, awesome French fries with gravy — and to top it off, their homemade donuts with a variety of toppings are simply amazing.

Great vibe and well run. Went with kids and each of us had a dog, shared an order of fries and an order of mini donuts. All of us left full and couldn’t finish it all. Lots of variety to choose from and the manager came over 2 – 3 times to check on us. We’d definitely go back and we’d go a lot more if we lived closer!

Had a Coney Island… tasted just like Detroit! But two hot dogs, a poutine, and two cokes would not cost you 30 bucks in the Motor City. Was more of a snack (2 of us) as I left hungry. Poutine was good!

I am not a big hot dog/​sausage fan but I would definitely come back!
I like that they offer fresh ingredients and whole wheat buns. They offer your buns steamed or toasted, now how’s that for fancy?
We ordered the Po Boy and the Southern hot dog along with a breakfast poutine.
I probably wouldn’t order the Po Boy again even tho the shrimps tasted really good it was just not easy to eat with my hotdog especially when I had it loaded with tons of veggies etc. If they made the shrimps into smaller bits then it would be better. The poutine was very good and the gravy wasn’t too salty which I prefer.
They have yummy little donuts for dessert, I like the nutella and the cinnamon and sugar flavour!

Great spot for lunch. Thanks for being in the ‘hood. Hot, tasty sausages and hot dogs. Clean spot, fast service. Perfect for a lunch time treat.

So I was walking past here, had seen the other location and wandered in. The décor is nice, it’s a large place, huge communal table in the centre of the room (am sort of okay with this for a sorta fast food kinda way), friendly guy at the cash who greeted me right away. Clean, snazzy font, great signage, oh, along with tons of weiner choices and gobs of toppings — they have some interesting sounding doughnuts on the menu too (didn’t realize until I came home and did some research that they’re made in-​house — too bad, would’ve def ordered them — the one with lemon curd sounds interesting).
I like how you get a choice of steamed weiner (yes) and steamed bun (why not) and whole wheat or reg bun options. My hot dog was tasty, I just chose horseradish mustard (has bite), relish, and sauerkraut. In hindsight, I should have added ketchup or tomatoes to balance out the kicky bite. Hot dog had the proper consistency and flavour. Service was friendly and quick. They have washrooms (a little hidden, you have to ask unless you’re already in the know) whose hallway is on automatic sensor (yay) as well as in the individual washrooms themselves (yay again). Clean. Interesting menu. Will come back.

Stopped off for lunch with my wife and 2 year olds. My wife had the 90 210 dog and I had the Chi dog. We got a junior frank for the kids with fries and a chocolate shake. Everyone including myself enjoyed the meal. We were surprised when the manager offered us complimentary donuts which was a big bonus. The place is well designed and very clean. We will definitely be back. Nice to see a great place like this set up in BloorCourt.

I was really excited to try Fancy Franks because how could a done up hot dog be bad. The menu is pretty cool, very good selection BUT… Yes there is a but. The hot dog was not what I was expecting, it reminded me of a sausage/​hot dog mix and the casing on the dog was much too chewy for my liking. Peanut butter & Jam is impossible to mess up so it helped to mask the odd hot dog experience I had. I finished the hotdog and still had half a generic dry bun left lol. All in all, I would probably not go back :(it was worth a try though!

Not bad I like it alot cool looking place good food a little expensive for hot dogs but the sausage is amazing and so are the poutine I also really enjoy there chilli it’s top notch great milkshakes as well

I had the Po Boy, it was good, but not anything like the po boy I had in New Orleans. I think this place has potential, it hits a popular price point and there fore very affordable. This will be a place to watch. it could take off. You would think they would have had a Montréal Classic on the menu but no suck luck. Shame on them for not cashing in on a one hundred year tradition.