Coney Island Hot Dog
The whole reason. Natural-casing Dearborn dog, steamed bun, Keros chili, mustard, sweet onions.
$4.35
Family owned and operated since 1917
Detroit’s Original Coney Island
A natural-casing Dearborn Sausage hot dog, a steamed bun, Keros family chili, fine mustard and sweet chopped onions. Nothing else needed.
- Open since
- 1917On the same corner, in the same family.
- The dog
- DearbornSpecially seasoned, natural skin casing, from Dearborn Sausage.
- The sauce
- KerosA family secret recipe developed decades ago.
“Rare is the Detroiter who hasn’t heard the accented order yelled from waiter to a cook 5 feet away: Two-to-go-no-onions.”
Why it tastes like that
One recipe. A hundred years of practice.
The American Coney Island hot dog has been a favourite with Detroiters and visitors for over a century.
The reasons for the great popularity are the high quality, specially-seasoned, natural skin casing hot dog from Dearborn Sausage and our own Keros family secret recipe Coney Island Chili Sauce, developed decades ago. Add to that a topping of fine mustard and sweet chopped onions — the final touch to the distinctive flavour.
Served in a warm steamed bun, it’s no wonder the American Coney Island hot dog has been such a tantalizing treat that’s still hard to beat after all these years.
What people order
Coneys, loose burgers, gyros, chili and fries.
Prices verified from the restaurant’s own menu card, September 2026.
Coney Loose Burger
Loose ground beef under the same chili, mustard and onions. Ask anyone from here.
$5.65
Gyro Sandwich
Gyro meat, onions, tomatoes and tzatziki in a pita — a rich blend of lamb and beef, topped off with Grace’s own special Tzatziki Sauce.
$10.75
Since 1917
One of the oldest family-run businesses in Detroit.
Founded in 1917 by Constantine “Gust” Keros, and still run by his family on the same corner.
A few years later Gust’s brother William came over, learned the business at the American, and opened Lafayette Coney Island in the storefront next door. The two have been side by side ever since, and Detroit has been arguing about it ever since too. We are the one on the corner.
Send a taste of Detroit
We ship coneys anywhere in the country.
Homesick Detroiters, this one is for you. Our Coney Kit ships nationwide through Goldbelly — dogs, buns, onions and that famous chili.
Coney Kit customer care: (888) 675-6892
Also in Las Vegas
There is a second one, and it never closes.
American Coney Island Las Vegas is at 301 Fremont St., downtown, inside The D Las Vegas — open 24 hours, seven days.
A Detroit coney counter on Fremont Street, running all night. Same dog, same chili, 1,900 miles away.
- Where
- 301 FremontInside The D Las Vegas, next to the D Bar.
- When
- 24 hoursSeven days a week.
In the news
People have been writing about this counter for a long time.
Come and get one
Downtown, on the corner, where it has always been.
American Coney Island has stood at Lafayette and Michigan since 1917. Walk in, order at the counter, eat it with your hands.
Call (313) 961-7758 Get directions
114 W Lafayette Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
eat@AmericanConeyIsland.com
Hours
- Monday 10am – 7pm
- Tuesday 10am – 7pm
- Wednesday 10am – 7pm
- Thursday 10am – 7pm
- Friday 10am – 12am
- Saturday 11am – 12am
- Sunday 11am – 7pm
Hours as listed on the restaurant’s Google Business Profile. Holidays, game days and downtown events can change them — a quick call on (313) 961-7758 is the surest way to know.