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Hot dog menu template: make yours free

A menu for a hot dog cart, stand or kiosk: the hot dogs and the boerewors rolls, the extras you add on, and the drinks, each with its price.

Also free: your specials on Weekly Eats.

Step 1 of 4

For example: Corner Cafe

See how it works

What you type stays on your phone. We only see it if you press "Send these to us on WhatsApp" or "Send them by email form" further down. It is kept on this phone, so it is here when you come back.

  • Black board under a coral awning, tall
  • Black and gold board, square
  • Red and yellow takeaway sign, A5 to print
  • Braai look in chilli red, tall
  • Stripes look in flame, A4 to print
  • Cream card with a red frame, square

Made-up places. Prices are examples, not a guide to charge.

How it works

  1. Type your cart and your hot dogs.

    Example. A phone showing the step "What do you sell?" for Park Gate Hot Dogs: a line and its price being typed, and the menu beside them with the lines typed so far.

  2. Pick how it looks.

    Example. A phone showing the step "Pick how it looks": the menu for Park Gate Hot Dogs on the left and the same words in other looks on the right, one of them chosen.

  3. Change the colours, if you like.

    Example. A phone showing the same step with "More colours" open and one colour chosen: the menu for Park Gate Hot Dogs is in that colour.

  4. Share it on WhatsApp, or print it.

    Example. The finished menu for Park Gate Hot Dogs filling a phone screen, and the same picture printed on a page stuck to a wall.

The pictures show examples with made-up places and prices.

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How listing works

Or type your place name and an item above. Then you can send them to us from here.

How do we check it is your place?

To make sure it is really your place, we set it up with the email address your place shows publicly, on its website, Google or Facebook. If it shows no email, we phone the number it lists and ask you to confirm by email. A phone call alone is not enough. So we can only set up a page when we can check the place is yours from something it already shows publicly. If your place has nothing online yet, we cannot set one up from here, and the poster maker stays free to use. If you message us on WhatsApp, message from the number your place shows publicly.

See an example page

You get a picture to post, and a bigger one to print on a normal printer page (A4) or half a page (A5), not a Word file. Free, no account, and nothing is uploaded: the picture is made on your device.

What goes on a hot dog menu

1Hot dogs first
Put the hot dogs at the top, since they sell most. Then the boerewors rolls, the extras and the drinks, so a customer finds the main thing before anything else.
2Name the filling
Write the filling in the name: "Cheese hot dog", "Chilli hot dog". A buyer reads the name and knows what goes in the roll without asking.
3Boerewors on its own line
A boerewors roll is a different food with a different price, so it gets a section of its own, with the roll and its price on each line.
4Extras added on
Cheese, fried onions and atchar cost a little more on top of the hot dog. Under All options, press Add a section, like Drinks, to give them a heading of their own, at the foot of the food.
5Drinks at the foot
Cold drinks and water go in the last section, with the price at the right of each line.
6The price on the right
Each price sits at the end of its line, so nobody has to read across a gap to find what a hot dog costs.
7Where the menu goes
Print the printer page (A4) for the front of the cart and the half page (A5) for the counter. Post the tall picture on WhatsApp Status when the prices change.

Hot dog menu design ideas

Six ways one hot dog menu can look: a black board under a coral awning, a black and gold board, a red and yellow sign, the braai look, the stripes look and a cream card with a red frame. Tap a picture to start from it.

Black board under a coral awning, tall
A black board under a coral awning, the look of a cart by the road. Tall, to post as a WhatsApp status.
Black and gold board, square
Black with a gold keyline, a board on a stand at the kiosk. Square for a feed post.
Red and yellow takeaway sign, A5 to print
A red and yellow sign with heavy capitals, the kind a stand puts up to be read from the road. A5 for the serving hatch.
Braai look in chilli red, tall
The braai look in chilli red, for a boerewors roll on the fire. Tall, to post as a WhatsApp status.
Stripes look in flame, A4 to print
Orange and red stripes, a plain look for a stand. A4 for the front of the cart.
Cream card with a red frame, square
A cream card with a red frame and serif names, the look of a diner menu. Square for a feed post.

A hot dog menu, step by step

The menu has four sections: hot dogs, boerewors rolls, extras and drinks. Type each item with its price, one section at a time. The line at the foot gives the hours and where the cart stands.

Tips

  1. Keep the fillings short: classic, cheese, chilli.
  2. Give the boerewors rolls a section of their own, apart from the hot dogs.
  3. Give each extra its own line, so a buyer can ask for it by name.
  4. Say the size in the name when there is one, like "Boerewors roll, large".
  5. Leave out a filling you have run out of, so the picture is true on the day.
  6. Use the note at the foot for your hours and where the cart stands.

Sizes and printing

Tall, for WhatsApp Status
Tall like a phone screen. Best for WhatsApp Status and for Stories.
Square, for a post
Square. Best for a post on Facebook or Instagram.
Printer page (A4)
A4 is the size of a normal printer page. Print it at home or at a print shop. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.
Half page (A5)
A5 is half of a normal printer page. Good for a counter. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.

Questions

Can I list a hot dog with two fillings?
Yes. Type both in the name, like "Cheese and chilli hot dog", and give it one price.
Can I offer a hot dog and a drink as a deal?
Yes. Type it as one line with its price, like "Hot dog and cold drink", in a section of its own called Deals.
Can I add my logo to the menu?
Yes. The box for a photo and a logo is under All options, and it can stay empty.
Can I change the prices for a new week?
Yes. Change the lines you want, save a new picture and post the new one.

What you type is kept in this browser on this device until you clear your browser data, so you can come back, change a price and save a new picture. A photo and a logo are optional and are not kept for the next visit.

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    A cart that moves from street to street wants the truck board, with its strip for where and when.

  • Burger menu in the Burger bar look: black with a row of mustard checks along the top and foot, the name in white capitals over a mustard stroke, four sections on mustard tabs, single and double prices in mustardBurger menu

    Burgers beside the hot dogs, with singles and doubles and their add-ons, have the burger menu.

  • Kota menu in the Stripes look: orange and red, section names on tilted white tabs, four sections with small and large prices for chipsKota menu

    A kota is the other filled street food, with chips and polony in a quarter loaf, and it has its own menu.

  • Roadhouse menu on black on A4 with a yellow and black check border top and foot: section names on yellow tabs, burgers with Single and Double prices, extras, toasties and shakes and drinksRoadhouse menu

    Hot dogs, burgers and toasties from one counter are a roadhouse menu, in sections.

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