Address: | 645 Tenacity Dr, Longmont, CO 80504, USA |
Phone: | +1 303-772-2364 |
Site: | twodogdiner.com |
Rating: | 4.4 |
Working: | 7AM–2PM 7AM–2PM 7AM–2PM 7AM–2PM 7AM–2PM 7AM–2PM 8AM–2PM |
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John Malconi
Looking at the outside of Two Dogs in trendy Prospect area of Longmont, I expected something good. This present with the pretty wrapping paper and red bow turned out to have a lump of coal inside the box. The food at this place is not up to par and sub-standard, for example: ice cold bacon, burnt potatoes, wet dishes making all of the food on them soggy. Though there were only a half dozen tables eating that morning, it took them over 25 minutes to make pancakes and bacon. The pancakes were soggy, burnt, and under-cooked, and the bacon was soggy and cold. The tables are dirty, sticky, and wet. The bathroom, and kitchen looked like a 3rd world country being covered in dirt and flies. I saw the owner and cooks using the same towels to wipe the dirty counter, stove, and plates. Thats a great way to get food-poisoning. Sure enough, I was afflicted with diarrhea, dizziness, and intense intestinal pain the next day and for may days after eating here! When I saw the high prices here, I expected some sort of quality. I dont mind paying extra at a place if the food is worth it. Each and every time Ive eaten here, Ive left feeling ripped off by these two-bit amateurs. Two Dogs serves the most mediocre of food, leaving a bad taste in my mouth, and queasy feeling in my stomach. The owner was a bumbling idiot with an, Im important, and youre NOT attitude. This could be excusable if the food or service was good; unfortunately, that is asking too much here. It was like this guy is saying to every customer who comes in his door, "Eat the over priced garbage I make, and if something is wrong, keep your damn mouth shut, cause I dont want to know!" If something is wrong (there will me more than 1 thing) and you say something, the jerk owner has the stupidity to curse at and attempt to degrade a paying customer trying to help him! Eating here is playing Russian roulette with your health. You have a great chance of getting bad vibes,crap food, and real sickness here. I have to think that everyone who eats here is a first timer. Those of us that have experienced this place will not return. I for one will never go back!
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Howard Slacum
A mixed and mediocre dog. I got a bit spoiled by my last dining experiences in Longmont, enough so that I started thinking anyplace I went would be an instant 4 or 5 stars. And given the name of this place, I thought my bias would make it infallible. Those concerns have been chased off like a too-hump-happy-Chihuahua. Dont get me wrong--its not bad. But you dont want to keep experiencing it either. The name and theme are the best parts. The staff was acceptable--friendly but in the Im-just-doing-my-job sense. Nothing wrong with that, but its the low-dogs-water-bowl mark. To be fair, its difficult to be more when youre busy. Id have to have been a hungry pooch to have wanted to eagerly woof down the food--and Ive known spoiled dogs that would have looked at me for a minute to be sure this was what they had to eat. On the positive side, the potatoes were cooked to textural perfection. A thin, golden, crispy exterior held an impossibly airy interior. I dont normally care for diced, fried potatoes, but those worked. The taste was a bit odd, but not off-putting. The bacon was cooked to dog-bone hard and salt was the dominant flavor. I know some people like the Milkbone-style bacon, but Ive had tastier bacon in that style. Maybe I should try a Milkbone for proper flavor comparison. If the bacon pushed the meal to dog food comparisons, the eggs pushed it into off-brand canned food territory. They were served with far too much uncooked white. Ive wiped up a lot of doggie drool this trip and the eggs seemed infused with it. The sausage and the waffle were unremarkable. I really wanted to be (bow) wowed by this place, but this was 3-
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Neal Jack
First, I love traditional breakfast diners, the kind you see on the 70s sitcom Alice. This place had that kind of feel, but with a a little more class. We left for a hiking trip in Estes Park early with the intention of stopping for breakfast. The entire day was planned by Angie...and I taught her well. She looked up breakfast diners reviews and came up with Two Dog Diner because of its great reviews and it was on the way. The diner is in a trendy new neighborhood which seems out of place when compared to its surroundings. The neighborhood is very modern with brightly colored homes and buildings. Like I said it seems out of place, more like it belongs in south Florida or California. I guess it makes us California transplants feel more at home, but hey Ive been here 15 years and I dont really long for anything California anymore...other than the ocean. Angie ordered the pancakes and vegetarian sausage patties. We were surprised that the vegetarian patties were available. Both were good, not great. I ordered the popular chicken fried steak, which again was good, but I felt it had too much chicken fried batter on it, so was slightly disappointed. The decor in the diner is adorable, but I got the feeling it was trying too hard to cutesy when it should have been focusing on great food. Two Dogs is a little overpriced for a breakfast joint, not expensive, but Ive had much better breakfast for less. I guess they have to pay for the cutesiness somehow. I think Ill give it another try but maybe lean toward the juevos rancheros, the guy next to me seemed to be enjoying them.
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Jack Frost
Awful customer service. Tables were open while guests are standing and waiting to be seated. There is no clear indication whether you should seat yourself or wait to be seated. Hostess (?) told a group of waiting guests that they could not be seated due to the kitchen being behind. Id rather be seated at an open table and offered coffee instead of standing in front of their door, across from their pass through. Tables are far too close together, at one point a waitress was serving the table to my left and stood with her rear end inches from my face. Mind you, the table on the other side of theirs was empty. Everything is sticky as though the hood has not been cleaned in some time? The food was just not good. I ordered the Two Dog Special, (Two eggs, Two bacon, Two sausages with a pancake) The plate was delivered without the sausage. The eggs were so overcooked and hard I had to cut them with a knife. One piece of bacon was overcooked bordering on being burnt, the other undercooked and gummy. How do you do that? I will not be going back, simply not worth spending my money there.
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A Private User
So there is a trick to this place. The menu has some real creativity in addition the the typical diner fare. I love when restaurants try to new things, but the truth is that that kind of variety is hard to do well when your cooks are specialized in a certain type of food preparation. The typical diner food is spot on, chicken fried steak, eggs and burgers are done well and to your specifications. Simple food done well is a skill. Some of the more exotic dishes arent as good, they are okay, but not great. You get a basket of freshly made potato chips on the house while you wait for your food, delicious. There is never a long wait. The environment is everything a diner should be and more. It has a modern twist on everything while maintaining the great appeal of a traditional diner. Its very clean, service is great, they have an attentive staff.