Hardee’s Chili Dog
Price: $1.50 (2/$3 promo)
Ingredients: Hot dog, bun, chili, mustard
Nutrition: Not on the website.
Based on the frequency of Hardee’s posts, you would think that we are on the Hardee’s payroll, but we are not. I promise.
Hardee’s was having a mix and match deal with 2 items for $3.00. I decided to choose the chili dog as one of them. I love a great chili dog during the summer at a drive in with some root beer.
Not really sure how to “review” this. It is a fast food hot dog and it was as good as I expected…and I didn’t expect much. The chili was good, but the hot dog needed to be fresher. the hot dog had mustard on it….and I am really not in love with the mustard chili combo. I am not sure how they prepare them, but I have a good feeling it could be microwave…Hardee’s, please correct me if I am wrong.
Would I Buy It Again? No. It was edible and cheap, but go with a chicken sandwich or Thickburger here.
-WIBIA
Although not a winner here…I still think hot dogs are under utilized in the quickserve industry. Especially the larger chains. Good to see Hardees at least has it on the menu.
I like the fact that Hardees has hot dogs. But I hate their chili. It has a spicy taste that seems “off”. I like spicy chili, but this just tasted bad to me. WIBIA, you said you liked their chili. Did yours have a spicy taste?
@ cress. The chili wasn’t spicy at all. It was a good “hot dog chili,” meaning…. I wouldn’t eat a bowl of it, but on top of a dog, it wasn’t bad. what I liked about it was that the meat was fine grind. I hate when there are beans on a hot dog chili or chunky pieces of meat.
@ryan. Agree with you. A cost basis of about $.15 cents and selling it for $1.00-$1.50, this is probably one of the more profitable items a fast food menu could have. I just wish they were better. McDonalds promo-ed Johnsville Brats a while back, too expensive, big flop.
Interesting. Maybe it is a different version where I’m at. Mine definitely had heat.
First fast food hot dog I ever had was on a road trip to NC when I was a teenager, at Hardees. I couldn’t believe a chain like Hardees would sell hot dogs.
Reading you review they were definitely waaaay better back when [oh, lo those many years ago
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And I am with you on the chili on top – no big chunks or beans – that is for the bowl.
Hardee’s is one of my favorites but they say on the blog because they stay fresh with new items all the time. I have another Hardee’s breakfast review coming up.
SONIC!!!! all the way…chili dogs suck balls..that chili CHEESE dog is where its at…and you get that…at SONIC!!!!
where do they order there chili from bc i love it and they stopped making it at our hardees plzz write me back if you know lol