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Hot dogs. Late nite.
Since day one.

The story of the smallest building in Uptown Athens — and the loudest hot dog in Ohio.

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15 West State Street, Athens, OH · Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–3 a.m. · 740-589-6111

Open Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–3 a.m. — Uptown Athens, a few feet from Court Street.

The story of O'Betty's

O'Betty's opened and was enthusiastically received with rave reviews in June 2003. From the beginning O'Betty's has always been about great food, a great experience, a great fun environment in a great community. Our plan is to keep you comin' back for more and it's working. Here's why. We do it right.

We use only premium ingredients in preparation of our menu items. Our hotdogs are grilled 100% all beef dogs in natural casings from Ohio. No fillers, never frozen, robustly seasoned, they “snap” when you bite into them, and are served in toasted and steamed honey buns.

Directions

O'Betty's Red Hot is a hot dog restaurant located at 15 West State Street in the Cameron Building, the smallest building in Uptown Athens — just a few feet from Court Street. Metered parking is available around the shop, or at the parking garage located about a block up the way.

Our home: the Cameron Building

Originally built as a barber shop, the Cameron building has been the home of many — always unique — well known Athens eateries such as Seven Sauces, The Strawberry Patch, The Korean Restaurant, DV8, The Redbud Cafe, and finally and lastly, O'Betty's.

A homage to the first O'Betty's crew

A huge part of O'Betty's success can be attributed to our great employees. Captained from the beginning by “Remarkable” Ryan Stolz and manager “Colossal” Kory Fuller, O'Betty's has been blessed with hard-working team players who appreciate and contribute to our non-corporate, community-based work ethic and philosophy. A giant thanks goes out to our opening crew that very first year who helped lock in our success: Dawna, Dianna, Chloe, Joe B., Dave, Emily, Brant, Ryan, Kory and Karen.

Now hiring

  • Dinner shifts (3–10 pm). Approximately 2–3 shifts per week.
  • We need help on busy event Saturdays.
  • Applicants must be available to work weekends such as Homecoming, Halloween Block Party, OU Family Weekend and OU Dad's Weekend.

Interested? Call 740-589-6111 or email obettysredhot@gmail.com — or drop a note in the form below.

Find us

O'Betty's Red Hot Hot Dog Restaurant
15 West State Street
Athens, OH 45701

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Just a few feet from Court Street, in the smallest building in Uptown Athens. Metered parking around the shop, or the garage about a block up the way.

Hours

Monday–Saturday
11 a.m.–3 a.m.

Late nite is our nite.

Awards & accolades

  • Athens News — Best of Athens Readers' Choice Awards: Best Uniquely Athens Restaurant (Second Place, 2008)
  • Best Server — Kory Fuller (Runner up, 2007)
  • Best Hot Dog (First Place, 2007)
  • Best Hot Dog (First Place, 2006)
  • Best Hot Dog (First Place, 2005)
  • Best Hot Dog (First Place, 2004)
  • Best New Restaurant (First Place, 2004)
  • Best New Business (First Place, 2004)
  • Best Late-Night Eats (Second Place, 2004)
  • Best Local Business Name (Third Place, 2004)
  • Most Unique Athens Restaurant (Third Place, 2004)
  • 15 Mouthwatering Restaurants in Ohio You HAVE to Try, April 2015 — #14 O'Betty's Red Hot: “Athens is home to the hands down best hot dog joint in the state.”

What our customers are saying on Yelp

“Flat out, best hot dog joint I've been to.”
“I loved O'Betty's and think you will too! I can't wait to get back!”
“I don't even like hot dogs and I would eat at O'Bettys.”
“Hands down its the best hot dog I ever ate in whole OHIO.”

Our suppliers

Larry Ator (local produce)Herbal Sage (local tea)Casa Nueva (local salsa)Crumbs Bakery (local bread)Integration Acres (local cheese and pawpaw products)Farmacy (Tofu dogs)Athens Farmers Market (local produce)Jackie O's (beer for recipes)

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