What's better than some sidewalk dining in Beverly Hills? Or eating outside while playing the "is that an agent, producer or just a DB like me" game?

OK, it's those two elements -- while noshing on a genuine, Brooklyn hot dog, slurping a lime rickey (extra cherry) and trying to hold back just enough tummy room so you can down a vanilla 'shake for dessert.
Enter Marty D's Deluxe Dogs and Desserts.
Sure, there are other things that can round out a good lunch (like a three-picture deal from a passer-by), but for eight bucks, a good dog is hard to beat.
Marty Davidson is a longtime producer ('Eddie and the Cruisers') who simply longed for his East Coast roots in the storied borough of Brooklyn. So he did what any self-deserving New Yorker producer guy would do: he moved an entire hot dog stand to Beverly Hills. Including the soda fountain machine.
(More on that glorious hunk of metal in a minute.)
The grilled dogs are way better than average (not quite Pink's, but north of Love's). We anticipate them getting even better, since we ambushed the spot within the first month of opening—a no-no for most visits since many restaurants don't have their best foot forward right out of the gate.
Hey, we were hungry. And we had a meeting. We call that motive and opportunity.
Some other treats on the menu are the (prepared daily) spicy Italian chicken sausage served with roasted red peppers and onions; a vegetarian chili and homemade soup of the day.
The chili was on the thickish side, with the carrots a little crisper than customary (on two visits), but the sauce had a nice, smoky-spicy finish.
NY-native Davidson has brought with him an "authentic, beautifully restored vintage soda fountain dating back to 1953," according to his press release.
It warrants a press release, because the egg creams are to-die. The wash-it-down lime rickeys are fantastic. Festive colors aside, it's a refreshing change of pace from a heavy, syrupy soda. Other bevvies worth the wait are, of course, the milkshakes and the egg cream sodas. You can even score a straight-up seltzer at the 1953 price of two red cents.

THE WORKS

$24.95

We start with a large glass bowl, fill it with EIGHT

SCOOPS of ice cream, toss in everything but the

proverbial kitchen sink and get out of your way

One other yummy not to be missed are the sundaes. Between $4 and $24 dollars... yup, twenty four clams. That'll get you (your table, really) "The Works:" eight scoops of ice cream and just about anything else that has sugar in it and combines well with ice cream.
The dogs are between $6 and $8 (a buck an inch!). The sides are between $3 and $6 (including horseradish cole slaw, baked beans, corn on the cob and fries).
Marty calls it "fast food for the discerning" and he's delivered: festive, comfortable decor; sidewalk presence under Coney Island awnings; good, yummy comfort food; good, yummy comfortable prices.