Mero Restaurant Group to bring new restaurants to iconic former Original Hot Dog property in Oakland

PITTSBURGH — The Original Hot Dog Shop may have closed for good after nearly 60 years in the early stages of the global pandemic this past spring.

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But it has only taken around six months for the owners to lease the landmark space at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Bouquet Street in Oakland in what remains a challenging commercial real estate market due to Covid-19.

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Mero Restaurant Group, which operates Stack’d Burger and Beer and CHiKN a block away on Forbes, has leased the 7,000-square-foot location, long known as the home of the O, with plans in place to set up two new restaurants in the space.

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