Juni's Dog Haus Coming to Waterbury

Fast food is coming to Waterbury, Vermont style. A new drive-through window inside the Cabot Annex Store will serve up hot dogs and sliders prepared by the folks at Juniper’s Fare. [1]

There won’t be any seats inside Juni’s Dog Haus, just a takeout counter. There or at the window, passersby can grab specialties such as breakfast sandwiches on homemade cheddar biscuits, smoked pork sliders and all-beef, kosher hot dogs. A Reuben dog comes topped with house-made sauerkraut; a banh-mi dog, with house-made kimchi.

“We’ll also have Chicago sliders, sort of cheesy-oniony-saucy-braised-beef patties” on onion-steamed buns, says Juniper’s Fare chef Martin Smith. Once the Dog Haus opens in March, other menu highlights will include “fry boats” slathered with a variety of toppings, such as taco-seasoned fries with salsa and lettuce.

The takeout spot is the third link in what is becoming a mini-chain for Juniper’s Fare, the Waterbury café run by Moretown-based Church of the Crucified One. In the fall, the group opened Juniper’s Fare Deli in Northfield, which serves “big, fat sandwiches” and hand-tossed pizzas, according to Smith.

“The Lord said to stretch out our tent pegs, and we are,” Smith says of the expansion.