Price check
As National Hot Dog Month comes to a close, the Downtown Hotdog Company is offering another reason to celebrate: lower prices. Gourmet dogs (the kind with lots of specialty toppings like peanut butter, mac-n-cheese or pineapple) are now $3.95 (veggie dogs, too!). Custom dogs start at $2.95. Throw in a side of tater tots, finish with some funnel cake and you’ve got yourself a party.
Stay tuned
Patience, foodies. Commonwealth Restaurant & Skybar, says owner Alex George, is still looking at a much-anticipated August opening. Whether that means the Downtown Mall spot will open early, middle or late August, still isn’t clear.
“The date’s kind of a moving target at this point,” he says. George will have a better idea once permits start to come in, which he says will happen this week. The restaurant was also awaiting a verdict on its certificate of appropriateness, which the Board of Architectural Review approved last week.
As for the actual restaurant (which passers-by will notice still looks unfinished), George says, “You just gotta be positive and stay strong.” We’ll know more next week after a walk-through. Check back for more info.