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31. The Hot Dog Inn on Lorain rd, Cleveland ... WTH? It closed after 92 years.
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 12:57 PM
Aug 2025

CLEVELAND — An iconic Cleveland restaurant will shut down for good at the end of March.

Old Fashion Hot Dogs in Ohio City will close its doors on March 29, according to Tom Sorma, one of the owners.

The Lorain Avenue building in which Old Fashion Hot Dogs rents space has been bought by a developer, My Place Group. The developer, Chad Kertesz, offered the owners the chance to stay and reopen the shop in the new building that will go up in place of the current one.

By email, Kertesz said in part, “We have done everything to keep [the shop] open to preserve the business including making an offer to buy the recipes and name, in addition to other attempts to keep them going. The owner declined and has told us he prefers to retire.”

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Not exactly fast food, but I loved the clam rolls at Howard Johnson's. 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #1
Me too Walleye Aug 2025 #3
Yes, I liked the clam rolls too. I like the fried clams the best. Thank you 3catwoman3 debm55 Aug 2025 #6
Their ice cream cones were the best! My next favorite would be A&W Root beer at the counter in a frosty mug Deuxcents Aug 2025 #7
When I got married we would stop at Howard Johnson's on our way to Boston. Loved their cones. debm55 Aug 2025 #20
Yeah loved samplegirl Aug 2025 #28
Or at Friendly's. marble falls Aug 2025 #32
YES!!! elleng Aug 2025 #54
I went to Friendly's a few weeks ago and got a clam rolll Bluestocking Aug 2025 #57
Gee, Sorry. How old was she---17? debm55 Aug 2025 #58
We had Geno's before McDonald's. They had a great hamburger that was much better than the big Mac. Walleye Aug 2025 #2
Thank you Walleye. We had an Italian family in my town that made great pizza. No subs though. We got our subs from debm55 Aug 2025 #10
Dairy Queen Brazier sorcrow Aug 2025 #4
Thank you very much sorcrow. They were good too. debm55 Aug 2025 #11
Bronco's in Omaha. Best burger. Onions and mustard only. OLDMDDEM Aug 2025 #5
Thank you very much. for telling us about Bronco's. No ketchup???? debm55 Aug 2025 #19
Mustard and onions only. Mmmmm good. OLDMDDEM Aug 2025 #26
Dairy Queen or Pizza hut, those were within walking or biking distance. mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #8
Thank you very much mwmisses4289, I wish I had them growing up. debm55 Aug 2025 #17
McDonald's was the weekend treat. Eugene Aug 2025 #9
Thank you very much Eugene. As a child we very seldom went out to eat. As a teen I would stop at Roy's on my home from debm55 Aug 2025 #16
Growing up, the closest thing to fast food in our town was A&W, rsdsharp Aug 2025 #12
Yes, when I was growing up , we had no McDonalds in my small town either. debm55 Aug 2025 #15
We only even had one pizza place, and that was a bar -- Ray's Pass Time. rsdsharp Aug 2025 #22
Sounds like my hometown, At ten years old, I used to go to the bar and order fish dinners for Lent.and bring them home. debm55 Aug 2025 #59
big boys AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 #13
Thank you very much, AllaN01Bear. I always liked their statue of the Big Boy out the restaurant. debm55 Aug 2025 #14
White Castle! lucca18 Aug 2025 #18
Thank you lucca18, When I had workshops in Pittsburgh , we would stop at White Castle. Loved their unique burgers. debm55 Aug 2025 #23
I preferred Burger Chef to Burger King before Chef went out of business. House of Roberts Aug 2025 #21
Oh yes, I remember Burger Chef. They had 15 cent burgers. Thank you House of Roberts. debm55 Aug 2025 #24
A&W Sneederbunk Aug 2025 #25
A&W Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #27
Frankie's Dairy Bar, Amelia Ohio. SamKnause Aug 2025 #29
We were Traildogbob Aug 2025 #30
The Hot Dog Inn on Lorain rd, Cleveland ... WTH? It closed after 92 years. marble falls Aug 2025 #31
From the time I was 8-10 yrs old -- to this day (70-ish)... Jrose Aug 2025 #33
When I was quite young, before I started kindergarten, sdfernando Aug 2025 #34
In the West, A&w, in the Boston area, flor-de-jasmim Aug 2025 #35
Thank you very much for sharing with us. flor-de-jasmim. When I taught in Philadelphia, my friends would always took me debm55 Aug 2025 #51
I was never allowed to eat fast food as a child or teen. MIButterfly Aug 2025 #36
HAHAHAHAHah. I am glad you got the chance on your own to experiecnce a fast food place. debm55 Aug 2025 #50
I looked up Burger Chef online and apparently MIButterfly Aug 2025 #63
Wendy's. When we moved from Ohio to Virginia we were surprised there were none here. underpants Aug 2025 #37
Thank you underpants. They have been closing some underperforming Wendy"s around here. I liked their chili, debm55 Aug 2025 #49
Snappy Service. Ten cent burgers. Can't speak to the taste, but any carry-out burger was a special treat for me. Midnight Writer Aug 2025 #38
Right, I was a "free range " too. Most are on the computers or tic tok. debm55 Aug 2025 #48
My father absolutely loathed fast food so we never went to a fast food place as a family. Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #39
So did my parents. They would always say, "you want a burger, we can make it at home." The only thing we got that was debm55 Aug 2025 #46
For Atlantans sorcrow Aug 2025 #40
Wow , That place was huge and unique too. That you sorcrow. debm55 Aug 2025 #45
McDonald's. Loved the QP with cheese. It ain't the same anymore. malthaussen Aug 2025 #41
Thank you very much malthaussen. There is a McDonnalds in Brentwood at the intersection of Brownsville and 51. debm55 Aug 2025 #44
Can't remember what was at that intersection when I lived there... malthaussen Aug 2025 #47
Kenny Kings NE Ohio Buzz cook Aug 2025 #42
Thank you very much Buzz cook. I love onion rings. debm55 Aug 2025 #43
Taco Bell DBoon Aug 2025 #52
Thank you very much, DBoon debm55 Aug 2025 #90
the Automat. surrealAmerican Aug 2025 #53
Thank you surrealAmerican. I have seen them on television and they did look futuristic. debm55 Aug 2025 #89
When I was a kid fast food was not that big of a deal Bluestocking Aug 2025 #55
Because as a kid, that is what you would like and they were low in price? debm55 Aug 2025 #88
Krystal burgers 4TheArts Aug 2025 #56
Oh my, 4TheArts. You ate 12? they are on the small side though if they are like White Castle. debm55 Aug 2025 #83
LOL. Was queasy for sure 4TheArts Aug 2025 #95
Hahahaha debm55 Aug 2025 #96
Back when Dad was stationed at George AFB, there was this little drive in on the road from Victorville to Oro Grande. A Dorothy V Aug 2025 #60
Thank you, Dorothy V, for your selections. They all sound great. debm55 Aug 2025 #81
A & W !! justaprogressive Aug 2025 #61
HAHAHAHAHHHAH. thank you justaprogressive. We had a Big Boy's but not a Bob"s Big Boy's. I think they were similiar. debm55 Aug 2025 #79
Steak-n-Shake and Burger Chef Emile Aug 2025 #62
Thank you Emile for your two choices. debm55 Aug 2025 #76
You got me on this one. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #64
Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E, I really liked Wendy's chili. debm55 Aug 2025 #75
Well, growing up in the midddle of nowhere northern Lower Michigan, we had two choices: catbyte Aug 2025 #65
Thank you very much , catbyte. I like them both. debm55 Aug 2025 #74
In my day we didn't have any fast food chains doc03 Aug 2025 #66
That's okay, doc03. So you liked Big Boy and Burger Chef? debm55 Aug 2025 #73
Shakey's Pizza Coloradan4Truth Aug 2025 #67
Thank you very much , Coloradan4Truth. I would love to see one made that way. debm55 Aug 2025 #72
Burger Chef and Dairy Queen/Brazier Burger ArnoldLayne Aug 2025 #68
Arctic circle hydrolastic Aug 2025 #69
Thank you very much, hydrolastic. debm55 Aug 2025 #70
Great combination there, ArnoldLayne. debm55 Aug 2025 #71
Right next to my kindergarten customerserviceguy Aug 2025 #77
Thank you customerserviceguy. I agree with the cole slaw. debm55 Aug 2025 #92
I'm pretty old, i think they're was only McDonald's. dem4decades Aug 2025 #78
Local, Larry's Pizza. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #80
Rax Roast Beef. Hated when they closed. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2025 #82
Thank you very much, Phoenix61, I remember when they closed also, debm55 Aug 2025 #94
We had none... Mike Nelson Aug 2025 #84
Thank you very much, Mike Nelson. However, Carvel ice cream was great. debm55 Aug 2025 #87
Scotties kozar Aug 2025 #85
Thank you very much, kozar. debm55 Aug 2025 #86
My friends and I would go swimming at a downtown hotel and applegrove Aug 2025 #91
Thank you. applegrove, It sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day. debm55 Aug 2025 #93
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