Ritz Koney Island - Downtown Grand Rapids (Ionia St)
Wide selection of hot dog varieties. I tried the Chicago Koney and Detroit Koney. What's with the goofy spelling anyway? Someone tell these people that there is nothing trendy about coneys. We stumbled on $1 dog Monday so for the price this place can't be beat (normally $2.25). However, price aside I'll give it a 6 outta 10 all around. Probably would be lower but the friendly wait staff (especially Sara) made for an extremely pleasant atmosphere. The dog itself was of poor quality. Deffinitely not Koegel vienna caliber. The Detroit Style coney sauce had some flaws, it was obvious by it's dark brown appearance. Check here for a better recipe. http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5824 As for the Chicago style. First to call it a Koney is a mistake in itself. Sure they're going for naming consistency in their menu but no one in Chicago even knows what a coney is so let's not pretend. Most of the ingredients were correct. However, they forgot the mustard and relish. Then substituted sliced jalapenos for sport peppers. I'd eat here again. Especially late night after the bars close. However, if I'm looking for a true coney, I'll be over at The Grand Coney on Michigan St.
- posted by Mike @ 12:32 PM