Nathan’s Famous

This review is for the 7^th Ave and 50^th Street location. One word: Run! Away that is. If you think you can remotely replicate your Coney Island experience, you are wrong.
We waited about 15 minutes for a mixed order — hot dogs, burgers, chicken strips, to be prepared. The burgers were dead on arrival, the buns — stale, cold, and hard, and the fried chicken strips looked so sad, small and lost in the paper tray, that I thought maybe they gave me a returned, half eaten order by mistake. When I asked if this is what I get for $ 9.29 combo price, the answer was: «Uh, yeah».
Of course, I take full responsibility for this gastronomical disaster, after all, as a New Yorker, I should have known never to go in a midtown touristy location, not to order burgers and chicken fingers at a hot dog place, and not to believe the pictures on the menu, after all Falling Down is one of my favorite films.

Whatever you do, DON’T EAT HERE! You’ve been warned! My husband and I had tried Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island and fell in love with their freshness and flavors. We were craving Nathan’s today (7÷29÷2013) and decide Coney Island was too far to satisfy our craving so we went to this location. We ignored the ratings and to our disappoint, this was NOTHING like Nathan’s. The quality was incomparable, nothing was fresh and the service, well it was awful. I couldn’t even finish my food, it was that disgusting.
I’ve warned you, YOU WILL REGRET IT! Save your appetite and eat at any of the hot dog stands outside, it’s 100x’s better than this location.

This review is actually on Nathan’s on 761 7^th Ave., but it operates exactly like the Broadway location. All would-​be Nathan midtowners be warned.
I stopped in today to grab some quick food to take back to the office.
I waited at least 10 – 15 minutes for a chili cheese dog and a cheeseburger. In another fast food joint like McDonald’s, my meal would’ve been free.
At one point, a manager even hollered at the two workers to speed up for another customer, who had been waiting longer than I was.
They talked back to him — and me. I told them they took way too long for the order, and they denied that it took this long, offered no apology, and seemed defiant.
These workers may be overworked or underpaid, and I understand that. But the least they could do was own up to their own disservice. Whatever the reason for their incompetence, customers should NOT have to put up with it.
I returned to work late and won’t be using this store ever again.
By the way, the lady in front of me tipped them a couple of dollars, and they spent maybe five minutes helping her get her drink in the right-​size bag. You can see where their priorities were.

Nathan Handwerker (the founder of the Nathan’s Famous chain) must be spinning in his grave when he sees what’s going on with this location. It’s convenient and there are other choices inside (Tim Hortons and KFC). But I had hoped that a Nathan’s dog would be decent. It wasn’t. The frankfurter was overcooked and the bun was oversteamed. I would suggest that you go elsewhere. There are way better Nathan’s out there.

I try not to eat here, maybe only once a year when it is 4^th of July but honestly the hot dogs here aren’t that good. It can be quick soggy on the buns many times which is just GROSS!!. The people at the counter aren’t as friendly and if u don’t know exactly what you want then don’t bother going up there or the person will give u a attitude. There are so many other hot dogs places in nyc so why even bother going to any of Nathan’s. That hot dog just SUCK!