Riley's Hot Dog & Burger Gourmet located not far from Capitol Lunch in New Britain is the opposite of Capitol Lunch. Capitol Lunch is cheap, the dogs are ready to go and the options are limited. Riley's is more expensive, has a long list of specialty dogs (25), and each order is made individually. Instead of being in and out in 1-2 minutes, it is more like 10-15.
I ordered a Classic Dog with Riley's meat sauce and onions (hold the mustard) for $6.and a specialty dog - The Thai Two-O, which is a "split and grilled hot dog, topped with sweet chili sauce, our tangy cold slaw, fuego mayo,sriacha, toasted sesame seeds and chopped scallions for $7.75.
The classic dog was okay. The New England bun was thicker than I cared for, and untoasted. I prefer the Capitol lunch meat sauce to this one.
The Thai dog had the same bun, but was very tasty, even though I am not a mayo fan.
This is a good place if you want to sit down and enjoy a lunch with a friend while eating a good burger or dawg. Not really a grab and go place, unless you are willing to wait.
They were established in 2010 and serve Martin Rosol dogs.