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Bolley's Famous Franks 1
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- No
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
5 reviews for Bolley's Famous Franks 1
5 reviews in English
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Review from Kristopher C.
Corinth, ME
7/14/2011 5 photos
Re: A small restaurant with a large sign, outside of Augusta and next to one of our favorite cemeteries. We technically ate here twice on our trip, once on the way there, when we grabbed a couple of pastries and we ate dinner there on the way home. We bought a whoopie pie, a strawberry pastry, a rasberry pastry, one frank($1.75 or 3/$3.33), a chicken basket ($6) and a lobster roll basket($10).
Outstanding: Everything they make there is amazing. Decadent, perfectly prepared and made quickly. The pastries were so light and fluffy you couldn't hope to eat them neatly and their unconventional lobster roll was a unique treat. Their prices are very reasonable. The Chicken strip dinner I got was $6.
Unacceptable: The service, while efficient is pretty surly. The young girls that waited on us clearly preferred to be chatting with their co-workers. They weren't rude, just uninvolved and a bit annoyed with our indecisiveness. The dining room leaves a bit to be desired.
Summary: Man, we love everything we've had here, and it's gonna be torture driving past the restaurant every day to and from work now that I know how good it is. Their chicken basket is especially impressive - hot and crispy with juicy chicken and a breading that lets the flavor of the meat shine through, coupled with fresh tasting crispy french fries.
5/5
Notes - Bolley's is pronounced Bowl-Eees. Just in case. And bring cash - no cards allowed -
Review from Matt B.
Gardiner, ME
10/13/2010
Bolley's has been a mainstay in my life for as long as I can remember. It's just a couple miles from where I grew up and where I live now.
Bolley's hot dogs and fries are always a fantastic treat. I don't know what it is about the hot dogs, but there are very few other places that make them this well. They just taste so amazing! I always get at least two, topped with ketchup and mustard, sometimes relish.
The fries are also not to be missed. I can eat a large serving of them all on my own. With some vinegar and ketchup, they are the perfect accompaniment to the hot dogs. They are the thin kind of fries, which I think some people call "Belgian." They are cooked to exactly the right level of crispiness.
Even the fountain sodas here taste better to me than they do at other places. I don't know if they're using a creative ratio of syrup to soda water, or if they just complement the hot dogs and fries perfectly, or what but I almost always have to get one of their root beers with my food. Either that or a chocolate milk, which is also yummy.
The ONLY reason I'm giving this less than five stars is because it's not really handicapped accessible. You CAN roll in with a wheelchair, but it's a little difficult. The pavement dips downward right at the door and makes it a bit treacherous. The door is also a little heavy. I can do it but it's a slight struggle. Their only bathroom is also far too tiny to be accessible.
The food here, though, is five stars. The only other place I've had hot dogs this good is at Gilley's, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The only other place I've had fries this good is at Duckfat, in Portland, Maine. This is seriously yummy stuff.
Oh, just a note, they don't accept debit or credit cards, so make sure you bring cash! -
Review from Dave Z.
Justin, TX
8/10/2011
Great donuts. Cake style, not yeast. And very very yummy! Wish we got to try hot dogs, and will ... Next year.
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Review from derek m.
San Francisco, CA
6/5/2011
Ever since McDonald's bakery in Gardiner changed hands, their chocolate sugared donuts are not up to par. Thank goodness for Bolley's--if you get donut cravings like I do, Bolley's is the place to go!
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Review from Nat S.
New Haven, CT
5/10/2008
Bolley's franks are a gift to humanity! A fully loaded dog has ketchup, mustard, relish and grilled onions. The onions are carmelized and sweet. You may have read one of my sermons about Mainers eating red dogs- it is completely moot when it comes to Bolley's. They don't serve red dogs, nor do they steam them. The dogs are done on a flat top. You need to ask for your bun grilled, which they are happy to do.
Bolley's strays from the methods required for a perfect dog: steamed, not grilled red dogs, grilled not steamed buns.... yet they make the perfect dog.
Loaded dog = $1.65
They make doughnuts that are supposed to be outstanding.
