Scooter’s Dawghouse

This is a place me and my husband who r new to lake County went it was good but now amazing like everyone had kept saying this a good place if u r hung over and want some food and a lot of it. I Will Say This That The People Working Here Are Nice And Always Have A Smile But I Am Sorry To Say That I Don’t Think Next Summer I’ll Be Coming Back At Least Not For A Hot dog And Fries

I went to college in Painesville and have to admit this place was at the top of my list for grub spots. The ice cream is delicious. Love the dawgs and fries. The orders of fries are plentiful. Literally I dream of this place! The lemonade is also really good! Parking can be a drag…

For a small family owned hot dog place, this place has pulled out all the stops. As soon as you enter the place, the artwork grabs your attention. Whether it be the vintage license plates on the wall, or the hand painted town covering the walls, this place looks amazing on the inside. The employees are always super friendly, and go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your experience. The Portions are HUGE too. A junior size order of french fries is plenty enough for one person. A small could feed an entire family. Unique toppings on their hot dogs, and a great ice cream selection. Only open in the summer months, so grab it while you can!

Ate the home wrecker hotdog with chili, mustard, and onions. It is definitely the biggest hot dog I have ever seen, but it doesn’t come close to being the best one I’ve ever eaten. The accompanying junior fries, while double the size of an extra large at McDonald’s, are also not very good. The staff, however, is very friendly, in addition to be fast and courteous. To summarize, if you want to see a giant hot dog or what a whole bag of french fries looks like on your tray, stop in. If you are looking for a friendly place, you could give this place a shot. However, if you are looking for good food, keep on driving.

Always got to stop by here when hitting the beach. Great place to take your kids. It’s one of those things that they will remember when they grow up. Beach, ice cream, specialty hot dogs and lots of fries!

The selection of hotdogs are esqusite. They have amazing toppings I never would have thought of.
The fries bring back memories of the fair but are big.
The only downfall is not enough seating and slow service. But otherwise it is a summer staple

I had an ice cream hot fudge sundae that was fabulous. Even though they were busy they didn’t pay attention to filling the napkin dispensers or cleaning up spilled food from the floor and the garbage cans were over flowing. Very very busy place.

Generous portions and one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. Prices are just as wonderful for my wallet. My only complaint is the limited seating and parking space, but given the size of the place it’s no surprise. Overall a great summertime destination!

Ordered 3 different kind of hot dogs and they were all fantastic. The hot dog was perfectly cooked and the bun was the right size. The toppings were placed very well to be able to pick it up and eat without it all falling off. Very delicious and busy with all the locals. Will definitely be back again when I am in town.

After seeing all the great reviews I couldn’t wait to try this place out. It was a little out of my way, but I figured the results would be well worth it.
Well, this review will probably put me in the doghouse with the regulars. I just wasn’t impressed. The storefront looks okay, the parking lot is busy, and entering the dining area reveals a compact space, but that’s okay as I soon realize that the do a ton of ‘to go’ traffic. The service is friendly, the staff seems really nice and accomodating.
It’s the food where the issue starts and ends. The dogs just don’t blow me away. They have a nice selection of toppings, a nice mix of flavors to appeal to nearly any palate that walks into the place. I just found the dogs themselves to be a whole lot of ‘meh’.
Same with the burger I tried, the ‘triple meat’. The burger was a touch overcooked and just didn’t pop. I don’t know if I was just expecting more because of the excellent reviews or what. I would eat here again, but I wiuldn’t drive 20 minutes out of my way.

We love this place! Scott & his crew are the best! Be warned this place is only open from March to Labor Day so go as much as you can in those short 6 months!
We went today for «opening day» and while we waited about 40 minutes outside in line it was WORTH IT… even in 35 degree temps. Yes you read that right — totally worth it!
We get the shorts so we can try more flavors but bunches of people around us we’re getting home wreckers. Today was a Nacho short, XXtreme short, cheddar bacon short & a scooter short… we also ordered two strawberry chocolate shakes and a small fry… all for $ 19 and some change!
Everything by these folks is delish — like the jalapeño popper dawg, Cardinal dawg, corn dog nuggets with ranch, the triple meat burger (yes burger at a dawg house), or the pumpkin ice cream… please just order, enjoy the scents while waiting & then SMASH some killer crispy all meat dawgs while sitting in their dining area or outside on a picnic table! Remember we only have a few blissful months a year of this… well and of sunshine…

I spent a week in Mentor in 2011 and had the Fiesta Dog for three days straight.
I have since live in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and now California and I’ve never had a better dog. This is so far, the best hot dog I’ve ever had. Ever. The fact that the owner remembered my wife and I both times we came back is just icing on the cake. Keep up the good work!

So far THE BEST dogs we’ve found in Ohio!
You may have to wait to get your order in but the wait is worth it. The dogs are tasty, the shakes are wonderful and the fries are amazing!

Scooters is the best! Amazing hot dogs, fries, milk shakes, and ice cream. Personal favorites are the hawaiian dog and cookies & cream.
The owner is super friendly and welcoming. Great service.

Great dogs, great fries, great place to eat.
Only drawback is the winter hours (there aren’t any — can’t really blame them for not wanting to be in Ohio in the winter,) and the size of the dining area — particularly when a bunch of idiots decide the tiny dining area is exactly the place to sit and take up space while fooling around on the cell phone.

Really great food the owners nice if you get frys get a small because you will still have leftovers they pile them so high I love this place only thing that sucks is that its seasonal

Awesome hot dogs and fresh cut fries. The place is always packed but they get you your food so quickly it doesn’t even matter. The chili cheese dog is great as well as the cardinal dog with grilled peppers and onions.
It is a great place to go if you spent the day at the beach or you just want to stop in for a great meal fast. The owner is almost always there and he makes sure you get exactly what you need. I highly recommend Scooters!

Scooters is by far the best place to take your family for ice cream, hot dogs, and of course the monstrous order of French fries they can feed the worlds biggest family with one order. The staff is amazing and always very friendly. They add a little special touch to the junior kids cones with the candy faces (my daughter loves that they do that and always asks other ice cream places to do it but they seem to be the only one that still does this) we continue to go back as this is one of our favorite places.
I didn’t mention the most famous part of scooters is there variety of hot dogs that make them so popular. I don’t like hot dogs but the list is incredible for hot dog loves. They do have sandwiches and chicken and much more too.

My friends and I were wrapping up a day at the beach when one of them suggested Hot Dogs and Ice Cream. On a beautiful summer day… we all thought it was a great idea! He knew about this place and we all stopped by.
My first impression from the outside was that it looked like an ice cream parlor. Families and couples in line to order from a window… people sitting on picnic benches eating ice cream… kids running around… the works
My second impression was that the ordering line did not make sense. From the door, the line went into the middle of the crowded room, turned 270 degrees, followed a counter, then turned 90 degrees to the register, and then the waiting area was at the other corner of the room. None of this is marked at all… and it seemed unnecessarily complicated for no reason. The room is divided up by these bar height counters? I did not understand why because you couldn’t really eat at them, they were just in the way.
Anyway, one of the humorous moments from the day was when my friend was denied the «family» size fries… which he had assumed was the best size for our group of five. He was corrected to a «medium» fries… which turned out to be more than enough for the group :-P
The hot dogs were great and VERY big… #Murica all the way!
My three star rating was simply due to the ordering process being frustratingly inefficient and unclear for no-​reason. Even when the line shortened up and one of my friends went back in for a ice-​cream Sunday, he gave up because it was taking too long.

OMG amazing fried dogs and a huge serving of fresh cut fries.
Great shakes and malts too