CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A popular hot dog restaurant that’s been in the Dilworth neighborhood for close to 13 years is closing its doors.
JJ’s Red Hots, located at 1514 East Boulevard, announced that Sunday, March 16, 2025, will be their last day. “We just couldn’t shred enough cheddar to keep it going,” they said.
Our mission statement – create joy – is intentially simple and self-explanatory. We were forunate enough to be able to do it for almost 13 years. 12 years, 8 months, and 12 days, in fact.
111,264 hours. 3 million hot dogs, half a million sausages and a few hectares of free-range chicken. 387,000 pounds of potatoes and 125 metric tons of onions. 837 origional recipes. 663 ‘Dogs of the Week.’ At least 1,000 employees and over 1.5 million guests served. And don’t get me started on our chili and slaw. We filled an ocean.
Thanks to all of you who relished the wacky idea of a hog dog and sausage concept in Charlotte, NC, and who continued to support us through the COVID debacle, store openings and closings, and the like. We will especially miss our weekly regulars and superfans, without whom we would have never made it past the first few months.
You’ve trusted us to employ your children, host your birthday parties, sponsor your golf tournaments, feed your colleagues, and extended families and tolerate your drunk uncles. If that ain’t family, I’m not sure what is.
Each of those moments were so important to us. And moments become memories. They become more glorious, and they will live forever in our hearts and souls. Thank you for creating them with us.
JJ’s Red Hots
JJ’s Red Hots hours are Monday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
JJ’s Red Hots said they plan to share more commentary, photographs and recipes on their website in the coming days and weeks. Their food truck “Frank the Tank,” and catering business will remain in operation.
Queen City News went over to JJ’s Red Hots on Monday, where the manager confirmed the closure, mentioned years of struggling following the pandemic, and wouldn’t comment further.
