{"id":742500,"date":"2026-07-04T09:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/742500\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:23:20","slug":"dave-busters-times-square-debuts-pretzel-dog-tower-for-fourth-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/742500\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave & Buster’s Times Square debuts Pretzel Dog Tower for Fourth of July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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For generations, the hot dog has been as much a part of Independence Day as fireworks and parades. This year, one American entertainment chain is putting an over-the-top spin on the holiday staple in celebration of the country’s 250th birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At its Times Square location, Dave & Buster’s is serving up a limited-time Pretzel Dog Tower, turning one of America’s most iconic Fourth of July foods into a towering centerpiece designed for sharing.<\/p>\n

Americans devour a staggering 150 million hot dogs<\/a> on July 4 alone \u2014 a line of franks long enough to stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles more than five times, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.<\/p>\n

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At Dave & Buster’s Times Square location in New York City, general manager Steve Friedl and his team are dialing up the energy to create the ultimate holiday<\/a> memories.<\/p>\n

Central to that effort is a limited-time spectacle that has been turning heads across the dining room: the Pretzel Dog Tower.<\/p>\n

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Dave & Buster’s Times Square location in New York City shows off its Pretzel Dog Tower creation to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. (Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n

“The Fourth of July is really just about bringing people together,” Friedl told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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“We wanted to create a fun, shareable menu item that just kind of reflects that spirit. I mean, the hot dog is one of America’s most iconic<\/a> holiday traditions, so we put together a bigger, bolder spin on the classic.”<\/p>\n

Designed as an eye-catching centerpiece for group celebrations, the massive tower has drawn strong reactions from guests.<\/p>\n

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The Pretzel Dog Tower has generated plenty of buzz from Dave & Buster’s guests. (Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n

Friedl recalled checking in on a table that had ordered the promotion shortly after it launched.<\/p>\n

“I could see all the guests around and the other tables eye-watching it, wondering ‘What is that?,’ just getting curious,” Friedl said.<\/p>\n

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“I went up to the guest and asked her what she thought, and she just looked at me and said, ‘It’s amazing.'”<\/p>\n

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One guest called Dave & Buster’s Pretzel Dog Tower “amazing,” according to the Times Square general manager. (Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n

Overall holiday weekend spending on food and cookouts is expected to top $9 billion nationally, making value a major focus for families<\/a> looking to celebrate outside the home, according to the National Retail Federation.<\/p>\n

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Dave & Buster’s is leaning heavily into that demand with a packed lineup, including an all-day event featuring unlimited gameplay, a live DJ, an all-American barbecue buffet<\/a> and the venue’s very own hot dog-eating contest.<\/p>\n

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“It’s really about the energy and the excitement, bringing it to the guests,” Friedl said.<\/p>\n

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“Not even just the guests, but my staff. We get dialed in. We just want to create that fun experience.”<\/p>\n

Khloe Quill is a lifestyle<\/a> production assistant with Fox News Digital. She and the lifestyle team cover a range of story topics including food and drink, travel, and health.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For generations, the hot dog has been as much a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[57362,9069,28,213501,299,3286,149,4322],"class_list":["post-742500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-america-250","tag-american","tag-business","tag-celebrations","tag-food","tag-food-drink","tag-lifestyle","tag-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}