Marco Glissen cold afford to provide high quality food when he had it, he never paid his taxes! I will give Matt's Dog House a chance. If the service is bad/and or Matt can't smile & be genuinely appreciative for his customers, I'll simply go elsewhere. I pray that won't be the case.

Boy, the JPD will be camped outside that parking ramp come bar time now. Waiting just a little longer for the ones grabbing a bite. Like fish in a barrel.

I ate at Fanks on Friday and it is much better than Matt's. Service was with a smile. I hope Matt does a better job on the city council than he does with his business. This could be bad for Matt if he does not improve.

katie- nope not 300 lb.
I read articles over and over how people wont go downtown because the have to park then walk. It is farhter away to park at the mall and get to your place. Sorry I was being general and commenting that way because I thought it WAS the usual OMG I cannot walk two blocks to get my food.
Look for the downtown comments and you will see what I mean.

"This is actually a return to the downtown area, as the Deli Dog House started on the corner of Parker & Centerway, didn't it?"

Yes you are correct. Who owned it then. back in 1997- got some dogs there when bro home for wedding.

"Most of the bar crowd that hit Denny's and Perkins are less rowdy and less drunk in order to take their drunk butts all the way to those places."
wow you are confused.
to drunk to drive all that way- NO they are drunk and DO drive all that way.

"What I miss is Court Street Cafe. Patty melts, prices, and the staff were the best."
was is Westside or something-
again- GROSS- gross in there, dirty, stick, tar fulled room.
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I was a Dog House customer for many years, but the place went steadily downhill over the years after Bill sold the original place imo. That was when it was in its prime.
I go to Beef Bros.now for that type of food. I like their attitude and the whole set up lots better.

Thank you grandprixgirl for sticking up to me to such a bully like Frogger. I am not fat and lazy I have a life and when I want a quick lunch I dont want to walk that distance and come home with cold food. I was simply commenting on what most people seem to be agreeing with me on. You are probally the lazy 300 # overweight video gamer sitting and eating your bag of chips while picking on me.

Yes, The Dog House used to be on the corner kiddy corner from where Papa Johns is now.

Good luck and I hope the new location is a huge success.

Good Luck Matt, I hope you do well, I will miss the drive thru on a quick dinner grab after work.

Brilliant idea, this is another component along with some of the good bars downtown that can make it a real city down there. I am not of the age for bar hopping but I understand the importance of a city this size to have options to those that do, adding this to the area and timeframe is an added bonus. Good job!

The soggy cold fries and a hotdog plus the higher prices do not appeal to me as an individual but I am sure a few drunks will like it if they have any cash left. As for parking, the ramp is packed in the day and at later night. The day walk not to bad but late night I wouldn't walk it with some of the violent drunks. Kealy will do fine at the new spot but how will his workers fare having to deal with that bar crowd will be another story. Those two bars are notorious for fighting now the after bar rowdy drunk can have food fights. Most of the bar crowd that hit Denny's and Perkins are less rowdy and less drunk in order to take their drunk butts all the way to those places. What I miss is Court Street Cafe. Patty melts, prices, and the staff were the best.

That man is just grgreedy.he dont care about his customers or employees lol.the dog house used to be the best when betty and marco had it,and the cafe had awesome food and service when tina had it,both plces have went to crap.i havent been to either one in years,and i used to be a regular at both.and it would help if matt kealy wasnt such a snob.

Good luck and keep up the good work, Matt. And keep making those fries from scratch...they're the best!
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This is actually a return to the downtown area, as the Deli Dog House started on the corner of Parker & Centerway, didn't it?
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Also, hope you bring back some things that used to be on the menu, like the tamale boat.

Congrats and cheers to another business willing to locate downtown. Hopefully the synergy will cause others to do the same.

Good luck Matt!! I eat at the Kealy's Kafe in the health mall and at the airport and I eat at the Dog house, always GREAT food!! Downtown is closer to me and I will definatly be going there more often... this article makes me want to go to one of your restaurants right now mmmm :o)

*Hes changing the crowd hes targeting. At the old location, it was families...downtown...its the bar crowd.*

Soooo, you take your family to a restaurant after 2 a.m.?

grandprixgirl....I respectfully disagree. When's the last time you went to either Perkins or Denny's at bar time? At the "peak" of bar time, you have to wait for a table - and sometimes a long wait. Where do you think a lot of these people are coming from? The bars downtown, no doubt. I'm sure many of them will opt for a bite to eat at a location near where they already are.

craigholmes
May 1, 2012 at 12:16 p.m.
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Ok, maybe I wasn't clear. Drunk people like hot dogs. There, I said it.

True- also bread and deep fried food to soak up the alcohol.
So the food went down hill? Drunk people wont care.

craigholmes seems to be the only one to get the big picture. The bar crowd may be rowdy and loud but they will spend lots of money for after bar food. Those late hours on bar nights will support the restaurant. The lunch crowd and walk in traffic will be the profit.
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Those that are lamenting the closed building on Washington Street should feel free to move in and open their own restaurant. Be aware that a mexican restaurant, the original hot dog stand owners, and now Matt Kealy have found the location undesirable from a profit and loss stand point.

Lower food quality seems to be a pattern with Kealy purchased restaurants. We experienced the same thing at the airport. We had gone there as a family for years but 2 visits after Kealy took over, we have not been back. He does a good job of advertising, but what made the place a success in the first place is lost.

Ok, maybe I wasn't clear. Drunk people like hot dogs. There, I said it.

Frogger--- how on earth did you get, from her post, that she was "lazy"???
she mentioned that parking, walking, getting the food and getting back to her car could result in cold food. (I agree). But...nowhere does she state that she doesnt want to walk that far...
In fact,nobody, including myself, has made any reference to having to walk any distance and being lazy about it.
More people seem to be complaining about his FOOD..
I think weve eaten there a couple times, so I cant really vouch for the food,
Hes targeting a different type of person. More power to him, but Im guessing the bar crowd at midnight will probably not be what hes thinking it will be.

grandprix- I picked on Katie just like all the other lazy people in this town. The mall stays busy but if you go "downtown" oh my you cannot park RIGHT out front of anything. You cannot park right out front of anything in the mall either but that seems okay to people. Cozy Inn is plenty busy. WOW how do they do it all those steps!!??

ah- I remeber now- the crapy job some local contractors do- guess nobody like the C word around here linked to crappy work.

not sure what I said to get removed. WEIRD

Many of you are very funny. Anyone so clueless as to think he is trying to cater to the general Janesville population is fooling themseleves. 20% of his volumes will be between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm and the remainder will be between 11:00 pm and 3:00 am. This is a profit driven decision, I hope that concept doesn't offend anyone.

I quit going to the dog house several years ago the quality of the food went down hill drastically, I gave them a couple of chances but the quality never went back up, between cold italian beef sandwiches and fries, and Chicago style dogs make without the poppyseed bun and a regular hotdog and not a Vienna Beef dog not a good combination. Matt has lost my families business for good.

Matt has been involved with the restaurant business practically his whole life. Has also been successful at it. He will do just fine and better with the new location. There is large lunch crowd of business folks downtown and yes, the bar crowd. It's about business. A risk many are willing to criticize, but are not willing to take themselves.

I hope that Matt looks at improving the quality of service and the food when it opens. I ate Kealy's and the Doghouse in the last month and it was not the same as it use to be. This could be a gold mine if it is done right. Make it your own and go for it. Stay away from premade stuff and you will succeed. I also want to say that people will walk the distance if the quality is there.

Congrats, Sigma. That is the first post I have ever seen of yours totally void of negativity. Granted, it was excitement over food at bartime, but it's a start.

Wishing Matt the best of luck. I haven't ventured his way much in the past but everyone in our office is happy there will be another lunch option downtown. Here's hoping there will be fresh, high-quality food items.

If all of you are so smart and know everything about running a business, why don't you have your own?

Too bad!! I hope he reads this, although its too late. He wont make it down there---I know, I know, I will get all the bar people posting that Im wrong, that things make it down there..and thats true..SOME do..most dont. He will lose a big chunk of his business by moving there. And Frogger...when you "went after" K_atie... why? Shes right. First, he took menu items off that were a big hit..and secondly...the average person ISNT going to park in a parking garage..walk to the place and back. Not nowadays. Not someone in a hurry home, on a rainy or snowy night. A drive thru window is critical for a restaurant. Hes changing the crowd hes targeting. At the old location, it was families...downtown...its the bar crowd. Plain and simple. For his sake, I hope he makes it. But...I give it a year tops.

chelleandlou - Parking should never be an issue, there is a 3 story parking ramp attached to the building with a partially enclosed walkway right to the back door of where this place is moving to. Parking dont get much better.... you can go in the pouring rain and not get a drop of water on you.

I grabbed an Italian Beef over the weekend. It was cold and there were hardly and peppers on it! I agree the quality isn't what it used to be.

Too bad he's relocating downtown to serve the bar crowd. Deli Dog House is been in its present location for as long as I can remember. I wouldn't go searching Janesville in an effort to find them if I were an out of town visitor. Parking will be an issue downtown too especially on weekends!

Will the new location accept credit/debit cards? Only been there twice.. The first time I went, I had to leave and get cash! I would probably eat there more often if you could use debit cards, since I rarely carry cash!! But the food is awesome!

Best of luck, Matt. When does the new location open?

WOW!! ya... he is going to do some awesome business on weekends, Perkins and Dennys is usually packed because its the only places open. What more could you ask for than a place right next to the bars. Brilliant!

katie- yep less than 2 blocks may just give you a heart attack. Maybe you could borrow a wheelchair or something.
The mall parking is farther than the parking garage if you want to compare.

I thought the Deli Dog House had some of the best hot dogs and french fries around as well as broasted chicken. After since Matt bought it the quality and service has gone down as well as many menu items removed. Im hoping a new location well improve the quality. However its not easy for anyone else to just stop in and have lunch. I really don't want to park in the parking garage walk there get my lunch and than back to my car and than back home. By that time it well be cold.

Sounds like a great location to move to. Best of luck!

enutpenfry
I agree with you on the chicken, maybe they will start again to offer it.

What I want to know is why Matt's Dog House stopped serving broasted chicken. They had the best chicken in town. Maybe I was the only one who thought so.

I think the Italian beef sandwiches were the best sandwiches for the money ANYWHERE! The last time I got one, the beef was dry and had more fat in it than any sandwich I have ever gotten there. Anytime someone tries a different vendor to save a little money quality inevitably suffers. I wish they were made the way they were when it was on Parker drive. I quit going to the Dog House. I still go to eat at the airport though.

I'll give 'em a shot once they open up; it'll be nice to have another option that doesn't involve driving out on Milton for lunch.

I hope the service and food quality improves over the two times I went there. I never went back again after the grumpy servers, mediocre sandwiches, and cold fries both times. Hey, I gave them a second chance...they failed!

Cool.
I had this idea about being open after bar time long long ago. But need to have $$$$$$$ to make $$$$$$. It is to far to drive to Perkins etc.

Matt...as a local business it is wise to provide services to the local residents. It is just as wise for local residents to to use and purchase goods and services locally when ever possible. You might consider this when hiring contractors. Good luck at your new location. I do practice what I preach and have made purchases at your restaurant and most likely will continue.