Is Coney Island Drive-Inn coming to Wildwood?
 

The former coffee shop at 301 & 466A used to have signs indicating that Coney Island Drive-Inn was "Coming Soon." It was obvious that renovations were underway.

I drove by the location today. There isn't a single sign showing anything. The signs I saw previously are gone. The parking lot is completely empty of anything. It looks to be entirely dormant.

Does anyone have any current information?

Yup. I read it on The Villages Gourmet Club website a while back.
Here's a LINK.
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Gourmet Club website says they are open now. How'd I miss that?

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Its open, and it good!

I’m from Michigan and I’m fussy on my coney sauce . The guy at Home Depot on the weekends and a place in palm harbor called Detroit Coney Island. I would like a place closer in that I can get my coney fix whenever I want it. Is this a place for me?

Why sure!
Disclosure, how would I know?

Kinda shows the gourmet standards of the Club. :ohdear:

Will have to check the place out for sure. It'll be fun to compare it to a Chicago dog.

we have not yet been here, but did try the 1 in zephyrhills. i hope this new 1 is better.

Is it take-out only or can you stay and eat there?

Stopped for lunch today at Coney Island Drive In. At 1 o’clock it was as you might expect busy. Five minutes to order and 15 minutes to get our order: 2 foot longs, and onion rings.

The hot dogs are boiled and not grilled, and otherwise unremarkable. We were hoping for a NY (Nathan’s or Gorman’s on Fordham Rd) experience. Not even close.

Neighbor was there and said she ordered a hot dog. The lady behind the counter asked if she wanted an "upgrade" to Nathan's. Can't say we ever heard of upgrading a hot dog....Think we'll stick with Home Depot guy or Chicago Fire.

I also love the hot dog outside Home Depot. For me it’s got to be hot right off the grill and HD guy does it perfectly. Chicago Fire might work for folks from that fair City but it’s also not a NY hot dog. I still bemoan the day Nathan’s closed in Walmart Buffalo Ridge ten years ago.

Coney Island Drive Inn Wildwood
 

Friendly Rag-Tag kinda tattered spot
Stood a while in line to arrive at a warm greeting. Small hot dog, overcooked flounder sandwich, with onion rings. Totaled $11.21 which would have been about 4% more if a credit card had been used instead of cash. Adequate food for the price in a tattered, although recently opened venue.
Order was fairly quick to arrive. Server donned a glove prior to rearranging items in the carry-out bag. THE ONLY GLOVE WORN BY ANY SERVER OR CASHIER IN THE ENTIRE VENUE!


Date of visit: November 2021

would rather they served either Nathans or Sabrettes- wasn't impressed

they do serve nathan's, there's a sign above the kitchen prep area. i must be the odd one out, because i love this place! we've finally found a decent footlong NOT made of beef. eating inside gets an F, it's a very uncomfortable place, noisy & very little seating. i eat mine in the car, lol

Wow! 2 dogs, & a drink. IT WAS GREAT! Best dogs in the Villages. They just opened here, still training the help, but they were friendly and kind & fast! Finally good hotdogs in our area! It’s main & 301 on edge of Wildwood. I’ll be back!

Mmmmmmm, I’ll take an order of the coronary special. Two processed meat tube steaks on white bread, some fried onion rings, and a soft drink laced with sugar. Don’t forget to bring the defibrillator and some insulin : )

sorry pug mom you could never ride with me no eating or drinking except water in my car and I mean never and for years I drove from Florida or Arizona to Boston / no food moving or sitting ever lol

a foot long .. not made from beef.....ok ill bite , whats it made from???:pray::pray::pray:

Most hot dogs are made from pork.

Went to the Coney Island Hot Dog shack in Wildwood today. Had the Chicago dog. Was just ok. Was the healthier dog with tomatoes and pickles. Will need to try the Coney sauce or chili next. Hot dog seems kind of just buried at the bottom. I usually like a plump, juicy, meaty wiener.

A Chicago dog? Did it look like this?

Same ingredients but not as delicious as the picture you have.
No poppy seed bun and no crunchy meaty hot dog.
Expensive for a whole 12" - $475? something like that.

When I get a hot dog here( not often) I like 5 guys kosher hot dog , I think there great

Eating in car
 

Some people never have fun! :1rotfl:To each his own…:popcorn:

Do they have a drive through?

Now you gots me hungry.

:mmmm:

We just went there a few days ago. We are from RI and this is the closet thing we have found to a NY System wiener. We had the traditional hotdog made from beef, chicken and pork, Coney Island sauce, onions and celery salt. It was great!

We stopped by to try them out, hoping for something close to a Detroit- or Flint-style Coney Island experience. We circled the parking lot twice along with a couple of other cars, trying to find a parking spot. No such luck. The place looks to small to comfortably seat the number of people associated with the cars in the lot. We'll try again some day but the comments about the hot dog being boiled (it should really be grilled), made of "not beef" (it should really be ALL beef) are putting me off a bit. I'm spoiled by Coney Islands that served properly grilled, all-beef Koegel's hot dogs back in Michigan.

Since the Koegel's On The Road service cancelled their Florida fall trip this year, I am seriously jonesing for a good hot dog. Hopefully they will be back in the spring and I can cook myself (and my friends) real hot dogs.

I absolutely don’t know what your talking about go Steelers

I went there last weekend and liked it. Had a coney island and onions dog, and enjoyed it. The coney sauce was totally different that what I'm use to, but I liked it. If your familiar with Rhode Island and Southern Mass, it's not like NY system's mostly fine ground beef sauce. They made a mistake and gave me a New Yorker, which was a foot long with relish, mustard, sauerkraut, and another condiment, but they didn't charge me. I brought it back and gave to a friend who loved it. I like the dogs at Home depot too, but don't like the Detroit coney...different stokes for different folks. Just because it's not like home doesn't make it bad for me. If anyone goes to Costco in Altamonte Springs, there's a Chicago Dog on Rt 441 not far from it. I had a Chicago dog there (first one ever) and thought it was very good, but can't say if it was as good as one from Chicago.
Chicago Dog & Co

Went by it tonight on 301 when I was arriving and it was open with plenty of signage.

no drive-thru, sadly. not enough room, it's a tight place

so let me get this straight: you don't like sticky steering wheels or door handles, leaky soda from the improperly place lid, & crumbs on the floor? what if i spring for the ice cream? i'll bring my own tarp to protect against the gooey butterscotch topping! :coolsmiley:

sorry PugMum not even if you were Angelica Huston , Well maybe for her