Boz Hot Dogs

Reviews

• Snag S.

  star star star star_border star_border 27 July 2026

  This place is a Lansing staple.  
  
  I am a vegetarian for the most part, so I may not be the best person to review a hot dog joint.... but hot dogs are one of my weaknesses, especially Chicago Style, and a friend of mine from L.A came to visit so I had to take her for some real Chicago food.
  
  The Food: The hot dogs all seem to be steamed.  The hot dog I had was fresh with really incredible toppings.  Fresh sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, and sport peppers.  If you want condiments, you can add them yourself.  The fresh toppings are really what make these dogs so good.
  
  Downside of their food is that regardless of which type of hot dog, sausage, etc, you order, they all basically taste the same.  
  
  Ambiance: This place could seriously use a face lift.  All Boz Hot Dog places have that same midwestern, by-gone 80's, feel to them.  You kind of expect a baseball team to be in there eating lunch, and a group of giggling teenage girls wearing Z-Cavaricci pants to be munching on fries.  The company's color scheme is extremely bright (Orange and White), the menu is that behind-lit magnetic lettering menu, and a lot of other signs in the restaurant are hand written.  
  
  The other thing that is really funny about this place; in the winter time, the steamers fog up the windows so it is really hard to tell that there is actually a restaurant inside this building.  They should figure out a way to manage that so people actually know they are open.  
  
  High point; this place is always clean!  Every time I have been here, the tables are free of trays, old food, or spilled ketchup.  This is a huge plus.  Hot Dog places tend to look pretty nasty.  This business really does a good job of keeping the place clean.
  
  Criticism: They really need to serve coffee in this place.  If I eat a large meat filled meal, I really need to have a coffee to wash all of that down.  They sell coffee, but it is drip coffee that sits on the machine.  What happens is that it sits there for too long and then they throw it out and don't make fresh.  They just wait for someone to order and then make it, so you will have to wait if you want coffee.  And they serve it in styrofoam cups.  Get rid of the styrofoam and buy some of those Bun Coffee Canisters.  Those things keep coffee hot for days, then you don't have to keep throwing burnt coffee away.  
  
  Conclusion:
  Great hot dogs with REALLY great toppings.  As my friend said, "So a Chicago Style hot dog is, like, a hot dog with a salad on it?":   A very clean restaurant, but needs some updating: And finally, buy some coffee thermos canisters so you can sell more coffee.

• Michelle B.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 19 July 2026

  I have to agree with the 2 other people that mentioned the gentleman did not have gloves on when he grabbed the luke warm hot dog and placed it on the bun. The hot dog was gray and not very appealing.  The fries were soft and tasteless. I was there in October after my office moved to Lansing and I haven't been back. If you don't want to spend money on updating the place I get that, but please part with a few bucks every month and buy food prep gloves!

• Tessa S.

  star star star star star 18 July 2026

  Great place for lunch or dinner time. My mom sometimes picks up lunch for me and my dad when she's coming home from work or something she drives by. That's only if she's coming from that direction.

• Taylor B.

  star star star star star 8 July 2026

  Food is delicious, not as bad as some make it out to be. They efficiently use a microwave for some things and the reason their hotdogs look weird is because they are carefully steamed, making them more scrumptious then other hot dog joints around. This place is average priced compared to most chicago style places. I did enjoy my chicago style hot dog, so much so I immediately ordered a second!

• Cameron J.

  star star star star_border star_border 2 July 2026

  Solid place- nachos were different than expected- they said they were Chicago style nachos with onions, tomatoes, regular peppers and CUCUMBERS- weird but okay. All and all pretty good and service was very friendly. Giving them a three because nachos were different and place looked a little wore down.