Hot Dog Johnny's is located on Route 46 in the tee-hee inducingly named area known as Buttzville New Jersey, a part of Belvidere. (I pause here to allow your internal 3rd-grader to recover from the gigglefits, and then proceed ;-))

While you would be right in thinking that hot dogs are on the menu here (my internal 3rd grader says, "duh!") one thing that Johnny's is most well known for is their offering of...BUTTERMILK as a drink to go along with said dog. (3rd grade Betty / current Mod B says, "that sounds gross!" )

Since this isn't one of those EXTREME TV shows and I'm not an extreme gal, I did not try the buttermilk. Sorry folks but we were on a road trip and that sounded like an upset stomach waiting to happen!

We instead downgraded our adventure and opted for Birch Beer as our drink of choice.

Started in 1944 by John "Johnny" Kovalsky in a tiny shack (displayed on the current property), it is now run by his daughter Patricia Fotopoulos. On this location since 1945 alongside the Pequest river, this incarnation dates to the 1960s.

We ordered our dogs and soda at one of the walkup windows and decided to sit inside, though there are picnic tables on the grass near the river and also on the patio outside.

Open seasonally, in the warmer weather it's great to hang outside and see the kiddies enjoy something as simple as a swingset.



Let me know if you were daring enough to drink the buttermilk on your visit to Hot Dog Johnny's! Mr. Kovalsky would be proud and your internal 3rd grader might be impressed!