Coney Island Drive Inn

1112 E Jefferson St, Brooksville, FL 34601

352-796-9141

http://www.coneyislanddriveinn.com/

Categories: Restaurant

Cuisine: Deli

Cost range: 1.0-10.0

Payment options: Cash only

Alcohol: Beer and wine only

More in this neighborhood: Brooksville / East Hernando

A serious old-timer, this dates to 1960, the dogs served out of an old boat-manufacturing building. It has changed hands over the years, the Hensley family taking over five years ago (and emerging victorious last year in a scuffle with Subway, which misguidedly wanted them to stop using the word "footlong"). They are still using it — they were at one point second in the state only to Walt Disney World in the consumption of footlong buns. They do a classic dog with either chili (beans and a little heat) or Coney sauce (all meat and milder), although locals also swear by the made-rite-style burgers (loose ground beef, kind of like a Sloppy Joe without the Sloppy).
 

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