The Chili Dog Showdown
Nathans or Hardees, which of the two has the better chili dog?
THE NATHANS CHILI DOG
THE HARDEES CHILI DOG
PRICE
Nathans Chili Dog: 750 fils
Hardees Chili Dog: 500 fils
SIZE
Both Hardees and Nathans have similarly sized hot dogs. The Nathans is just slightly bigger but not by that much.
LOOKS
Hardees looks visually more attractive and colorful while the Nathans hot dog looks dull and stale.
SPEED
Nathans hot dogs take longer then Hardees to prepare. I ordered my hot dog from Nathans Souk Sharq then I went to Hardees ordered a hot dog, I picked it up and went back to Nathans and my hot dog was still not ready. Also while waiting at Nathans I had to stand there listening to the manager making fun out of people who pass him. He’s an idiot.
TASTE
Nathans Chili Dog: The chili is terrible and the onions tasteless. The hot dogs meat itself is tastier then the Hardees meat but everything else tasted bad. I even ordered a plain hot dog with just ketchup and mustard and I don’t know what ketchup they use but its one of the worst tasting ones I have ever tried. A real mess seriously.
Hardees Chili Dog: Although the actual hot dog itself tastes a bit better at Nathans, the chili used at Hardees is much better and the mustard and onions are also better tasting. Even the bread feels softer and fresher.
CONCLUSION
I believe the Hardees Chili Dog is a better hot dog overall. Firstly it costs 50% less then the Nathans one Nathans hot dog costs 50% more. Its also visually more attractive, quicker to order and in general is a better tasting hot dog. I would not have a Nathans hot dog again, not unless they get better ingredients.
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27 Comments, add your own...
1. 767 | March 5th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
i got mad when i found out the chili dog was not even spicy ? why do they call it chili then ?
2. DeReD | March 5th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Good question 767.. Another thing is how come hot dog vendors don’t offer relish with their dogs..
Nathan sucks for me because they never prepare their dogs and deliver them.. u have to mix the ketchup and mustard by your self!! Messy!
3. me | March 5th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
isnt it cost 33.3% less, instead of 50% ?
4. Mark | March 5th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
is it? 50% of 500 is 250. So if Nathans hot dog is 750 and hardees 500, wouldnt that make the nathans 50% more expensive?
I got a D in basic maths in university so i could be very wrong of course…
5. me | March 5th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
its simple, just devide 750 fils into three parts, since hardee’s is 500 fils its a third less, so if you round it up it will come up to 33.3%.
I’m not a math wiz either by the way, it just clicked with me
6. Mark | March 5th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
I am starting at 500 and adding 50%, so i am doing it the other way around.
can some math wizz please solve this for us. Is 750 50% more then 500?
7. Marzouq | March 5th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Thank you, I said Nathan’s hot dog sucked compared to hardeez, and its 33%. 1KD to 500 fils is 50%! hehehe
Hardeez > Nathans
8. Sinan | March 5th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
if you think their ketchup sucks, u should try the mayo…it tastes like f’ing paper…ughhh
9. Bo_Khaleefa | March 5th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
1KD to 500fils is 100%!!!! Nathan’s is 50% more expensive than Hardees, Mark is correct although he got D in math.
10. Jacqui | March 5th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
I was at Souk Sharq today for lunch since we had an extra half hour of lunch break, and well needless to say the girls with me all were gushing over Nathans, and going like “Nathans is sooooooooo delicious, it’s unbelievably tasty, omg it’s like to die for!” and I was like “aha” I ended up getting my usual from Great Steak and Company while they got their food and I still didn’t feel jealous, even after they kept saying how delicious it is, I just don’t get it. I keep hearing more bad reviews from people who know actual food than the girls that are with me at work :/
11. michael | March 5th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Mark,
I can tell you that Nathans used to be a hell of a lot better, especially the chili. They’ve had Nathans where I work over here for a while, and they just recently changed the chili recipe to that bland, tasteless, vomit looking stuff. Very, very disappointing!
12. EniGma | March 5th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
If 500 fils is 100%, then 750 fils is 150%.
If 750 fils is 100%, then 500 fils is 67%
Nathan’s is 50% more expensive than Hardee’s.
Hardee’s is 30% cheaper than Nathan’s.
13. EniGma | March 5th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
correction: 33%
14. q8reviews | March 5th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Enigma got it right. Nathan’s is 50% more expensive and Hardeez is 33% cheaper. I disagree on the review however. I loved Nathan’s hot dog. It reminds me of the ones sold in petrol stations in Dubai. The chilli is like mark said, awful. Maybe it’s because of the beans, ekh!:P The fries isn’t as good as it sounds either. My next order would be 2 hot dogs with mustard (no chilli). As for 767’s comment, chilli isn’t supposed to be hot :) Not neccesarily.
15. Stafa | March 5th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
i couldnt continue the chili hot dog from nathan’s, i threw half of it away.
and yeah..this post has turned into a math test :P
16. moocherx | March 5th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Nathan’s box is more environmentally-friendly than Hardees’.
17. Marzouq | March 5th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
hahahha forget the food, everyone is concentrating on the percentages! Ok, Enigma got it!
18. 3baid | March 5th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
I wouldn’t mind paying more, if the taste happened to be better.
19. Holla | March 5th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
nathans just sucks, all their food is crap. hardees at least has some cool stuff.
20. 767 | March 5th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
q8reviews: if you saw me in Johnny Rockets when I ordered the Chili fries you would have understood why. I was looking forward to Johnny Rocket’s Fries. was REALLY happy. Then when i ate it it didnt taste spicy. i asked the waiter and he said its chili but not spicy ? And then i really felt like slapping the cook. to me, no offence but its stupidity. it makes you excited when hearing Chili for nothing :P
21. Financy | March 5th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Leave the Finance for the Financials ..
the rule says on how to calculate the increase in something is:
(After - Before ) / Before = ( 750 - 500 ) / 500
= 250 / 500 = 0.5 = 50%
.. meaning .. if you want to make a 50% increase on the 500fils .. it would be 750fils
BUT ..
If you want to make a 50% discount on the 750fils , u would NOT get 500fils , instead you would get 375fils
Kapish ?
22. Mathew | March 5th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
whoa !! kapish !
enough with the math already ! :)
23. vampire | March 6th, 2007 at 8:51 am
i hate nathan’s,, they sucks and they are over priced
24. equalizer | March 6th, 2007 at 10:25 am
The hotdog tastes exactly the same as the ones you get off the shelf which tastes like a small size mortadella log! Dry and hard as opposed to the real Nathan’s stuff that is suposed to be served! As for the condiments, oh well no comment there. If anyone is thinking of a hotdog franchise it should be http://www.papayaking.com or an amazing one near my college http://www.coloradomagazineonline.com/Food_Drink/Mustards/Mustards.htm
25. sfsa78 | March 6th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Financy, u are spot on with the maths… however, you should have written “Leave the finance to the financiers” rather than “financials”. :P
SORRY FOR BEING ANAL ABOUT IT.
26. ahlein | March 7th, 2007 at 7:55 am
Nathans in kuwait is disgusting because they use local hot dogs. In the states Nathans has some of the best dogs around. The interesting thing is that Johnny Rockets who have the bst hot dog in kuwait also use Nathans dogs BUT thereal ones that they import!
For the best hot dog on the planet you have to try out http://www.pinkshollywood.com/
27. Fadi | March 20th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
I warned you all about Nathan’s. Obviously must be crappy management.
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