Over time, Syd bought out Moe's interest, becoming full owner of the restaurant.

[3] Syd's children Terry Campasano and Bruce Simon owned and managed the restaurant starting in the mid-2000s.

[4] The restaurant quickly became known for its hot dogs and large portions of French fries, although the menu also includes sandwiches, salads and pizza.

In 2001, Gourmet Magazine ranked the hot dogs fourth-best in America,[5] and The New York Times named it to a list of one of the "high spots in a nation of hot-dog heavens" in 2002.

[16] A location at Carnegie Mellon University lasted from 1996 to 2006, closing in the wake of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and declining profits.