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Jack’s Hot Dog Stand - North Adams, Massachusetts
Jack’s Hot Dog Stand—a sliver of a lunch counter that’s been around since 1917—gives you a palpable sense of North Adams’s industrial past. It’s definitely more Edward Hopper than Norman Rockwell. Make sure to order the hot dog ($.95) with fried peppers and onions ($.40), and you’ll wonder why anyone bothers to eat a hot dog with any other toppings. The tasty little hamburgers ($.95) and cheeseburgers ($1.20) are—amazingly—handmade from fresh meat and served on warm rolls that come out of an ancient steamer built into the counter. And the crisp onion rings ($1.50) are exactly what you’d hope for from a joint like that was serving fast food long before McDonald’s. You can get orders to go, but half the fun of Jack’s is sitting on a stool and watching the show behind the counter.
12 Eagle Street; 413.664.9006
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Closed Sunday
