Using a pillowy bun as a barrier, hot dogs are safely protected from environmental hazards such as open manholes and greasy-handed schoolchildren. Enjoy snugly shielded franks with today’s Groupon to Nathan’s Famous in Hamilton. Choose between the following options:

For $12, you get a meal for two (up to a $24.94 value) that includes the following:

• Two large fries (a $3.19 value each)
• Two hot dogs, burgers, or sandwiches (up to a $4.99 value each)
• Two regular milkshakes (a $4.29 value each)

For $12, you get two combo meals and an ice-cream-making demonstration (a $24 value). Each combo meal includes the following: * Regular fries * Hot dog, burger, or sandwich * 20-ounce drink

Launched from a single Coney Island restaurant in 1916, Nathan's Famous now delights diners with all-beef hot dogs and crinkle-cut fries served out of more than 8,000 locations worldwide. The Hamilton location shares its space and [menu](http://gr.pn/nn8s1O) with a Bruster's Real Ice Cream parlor, whose chilly selections cool down mouths overheated from reading romance novels aloud. Invite a date to chow down on a three-part smorgasbord of all-American fare, or grab a partner and do-si-do from nibbling a Nathan's combo meal of your choice to attending a 30-minute ice-cream demonstration at Bruster's. Classes of up to 25 pupils learn the sweet truths of ice-cream production, from its exact ingredient measurements to its origins as an alternative energy source for children's dreams. At the conclusion of each lesson, students can compile a sundae from the ice cream they helped prepare interspersed along with spoonfuls of the eatery's myriad toppings.