The standard “crif dog” ($2.50) is snappy enough, though it begs to be decked out with some toppings.
Most are 50 cents or a dollar; mustard and sweet relish are free. In a fight, though, I’d take the leaner (but not meaner) dog from Gray’s Papaya at half the price. One edge that Crif Dogs enjoyed over Gray’s seems to have circled down the drain: Despite the neon Pabst sign, this dim, too-hip walkdown space no longer serves beer.
Crif Dogs
113 St. Marks Pl. (First Ave.-Ave. A)
212-614-2728
