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: for $3, you get either a hot-dog or burger combo meal at One Stop Coney Shop (up to a $6.98 value), located in downtown Grand Rapids.

One Stop Coney Shop serves up a menu of freshly grilled burgers and heartily topped frankfurters in a variety of equally appetizing forms—savor one of the two meaty mainstays in a combo deal, served with a cone of Belgian fries and a small drink. Gourmet wiener aficionados can consume Coney Island–style dogs with a number of juicy selections, such as the Flint-style dog ($5.38), buried under Flint-style chili, onion, and mustard, or the southern-coleslaw-style Slaw Dawg ($5.38). Pledge allegiance to burgerdom with the Canadian blue burger ($6.46), topped with blue cheese and Canadian bacon, or subtly hint at your radish upbringing with the veggie burger ($6.98), flavored with grilled onions and dill shreddies. And like a loose-cannon cop who needs a by-the-book partner to balance out his maverick meat-eating tendencies, each burger or hot-dog combo comes paired with crispy-yet-fluffy Belgian fries.

With honorable mentions in the Best New Business and Best Hot Dog categories of the MLive.com 2010 Townie Awards, One Stop Coney Shop has begun staking its claim as a hot-dog dynasty. Get your dentist's recommended daily intake of bun-bookended bites with a combo meal from One Stop Coney Shop.

Reviews

One Stop Coney Shop earned honorable mentions for Best New Business Opened in 2009 and Best Hot Dog as well as a great review from the Grand Rapids Press. Six Yelpers give it a four-star average:

• If you're a hot dog fan like me, one stop just isn't enough. – Troy Reimink, Grand Rapids Press
• Not only the best coney fries in town, but possibly the best coney fries we've ever had. – J. and K., Yelp