Drove past the Hot Dog Guy many times over the past five days. Finally stopped. Should have stopped sooner. Outstanding dog. The flavor of the reindeer polish sausage was amazing. Loved that the bun was toasted. Mustard is all you need.

Found it okay, ordered 2 hotdogs, ate dog #1 on the menu while having a stimulating conversation, then ordered the stuffed cheese dog for the road. With sauerkraut and chili available would have given 5 ☆'s

Jesse's current location is near the Lava Tree State Park. He claims to really like this spot so expect to find him there regularly. He's at the triangle intersection of Hwy 132 where Kapoho Road and Poiki Road meet. From the Lava Tree park, it's...More

We seen the reviews on here and we were sad to hear he was in Hilo, when low and behold we saw his stand on the corner and stopped for a quick snack before dinner. Great pick me up and without a doubt he is...More

Same great dogs just different location. This new location lacks the atmosphere of the old one. He used to have a few guys hanging around swapping stories & playing crib, just not the same without them. .

I had been looking forward to this hot dog for well over a month and the hot dog guy did not disappoint! I had the reindeer dog (delicious) and a few of my friends has the buffalo cheddar jalapeno and both were so good! We...More

Not only does this :Guy: serve wonderful hot dogs, his little stand has been the essence of Pahoa's "hippie/fun" vibe. There is no seating, no "server", just one totally cool guy, usually with some local friends hanging out, serving such "cusine" as All beef and...More

This guy is awesome. The most of the dogs are free range meats and the quality of the dogs tastes so great. Grilled buns and dogs. AMAZING. The hot dog guy himself is equally amazing and a great guy to have a conversation with. My...More

Lucky enough to be passing and got to have a reindeer dog with trimmings, really nice guy! My fiancée got the jalapeño buffalo dog, which was equally great

We went to the Hot Dog guy coming back from Kapoho Tide Pools. We had some hungry boys. This guy is originally from San Jose, Ca. (many years ago) and then moved to Alaska. This must be where he gets those delicious hot dogs or...More