Cannot believe the negative reviews of this place, especially the middling two out of five on Yelp, this place rocked! Perhaps our timing, a casual relaxed Sunday lunch, is the way to do it here. We were greeted and welcomed into an open inviting atmosphere. The staff seemed a bit uncertain to make a peach smash so early in the day, but embraced When in The Fatherland mentality immediately glancing upon the draft chalkboard. And what a win it was, smooth bourbon kissing peaches and ripe for the sipping. Us three guys and toddler quickly went fully amazed at the first surprise, chicken tenders. Probably the best I have ever had! Perfectly cooked and juicy, the word succulent came up, possibly by me, and was agreed by the table to be the definitive description. Who knew the Germans where the one's two best in America at its own bird love affair? Two garage beers showed up, very easy to drink well balanced bitter and light notes. My friend's holy aioli Burger showed up, a double Smash Patty between Hawaiian rolls. Looking as right and wrong as Hawaiian pizza, it made us jealous. I wished for the other plates even as my kielbasa appeared lettuce wrapped, gluten seems to dislike me, but only for appearances did I eye other plates. I had added more toppings which the screen station made easy. So neat to have extra items for free, I always recommend restaurants aware of prices and valuing customer's happy to throw on more like pickled jalapenos and mushrooms without cost. That boos combination on my fancy hotdog was the bee's knees. Only the toddler's slider and half a big smash burger ended up in take home box. We were still talking about this beer garden hot spot later that night, will be back!

Dog Haus won't leave you in the dog house. Another Thursday and another day of killing time exploring nerd stores with Tim. This time we stopped by the Dog House for our afternoon feast based on Tim's suggestion. Previously a SmashBurger location, the layout is very much the same if you've been here before. I was expecting this place to be more of a restaurant but its more of a fast casual place. You order at the counter and they will bring it out to you. Tim and I needed a few minutes to look over the menu but once we placed our orders, it took maybe 10 minutes to get our food. I think the cashier was also the cook. Since Tim ordered first, I saw his burger come out (something garlic-y) and saw they used hawaiian rolls for buns. I was super hoping mine was on normal buns as the rolls were way too much bread for my liking... but alas... mine had the same 4 rolls for buns. No worries, The Hot Chick sandwich I ordered still looked pretty good and smelled tasty. Side note, the sandwiches don't come with a side so you have to pay extra for fries. There was a chunk of chicken hanging off the burger so I bit that first and instantly regretted skipping on a drink, thinking I could put down a burger and a fry before I could snag a tea or coffee while out and about. When they said it was a spicy chicken sandwich, they weren't kidding. After I let the burn subside, I got to the actual sandwich and I gotta say, it was pretty tasty. The sweet rolls helped mask the spicy side of the sandwich almost to the point of neutering the heat too much. As a spice head, this was a bit of a bummer for me. Tim devoured his garlic burger and cheesy tater tots like it was going out of style. They are his go-to and said it was just as good as every other time he's had it. There is a bar you can sit at if you want. But the casual nature of the place leads me to think that not a lot of people enjoy the adult beverage side of things. But again, maybe it being 3pm on a Thursday is different than what goes on at 6pm on the weekend. The rest of the interior was your standard fast casual restaurant in the 20th Century. There was a fun sign to take a photo with, which you can see above. My only real issue with this place aside is the price. For the fries and burger, it was about $16 or so after tax. It's not that the price was too high for the meal because you definitely get your money worth for the quality... I just wish there was a way to make it a combo so you aren't having to pay full price for each individual item. I would've gladly paid $15-17 for this meal as a combo. Individually, adding a drink would've easily pushed it to $20+ territory and that's just too much for a fast casual restaurant, in my opinion.

Came back to try the corn dog...wish it had more root beer flavor, but was still decent. We learned our lesson the last time, order sides to share...portions are huge.

We walked in, never being here before. Made our selections at the counter. Drinks are small yes but you can refill tea and soda so it's fine. They had an extensive liquor lineup. Didn't try those. My husband loved the Hangover burger. I had the Bad Mutha Clucker. I read reviews before we were served; our food was hot. Fries maybe not as much but the sandwiches were. Waited 15-20 mins for food. Overall I thought it was a good experience.