Looking for Dog Haus vegetarian options? This gourmet hot dog and burger chain puts Impossible and Beyond Meat plant-based proteins right on the regular menu. You won’t find them hidden on a secret menu. Four standing items come meat-free: two Beyond Meat sausages, an Impossible burger, and an Impossible slider. The standard bun and cheese aren’t vegan, so none of them are vegan as served. Here’s what to order, what to swap, and what to skip. Curious what’s vegetarian at other chains too? We cover those as well.
A Quick Look at Dog Haus
Three friends with deep roots in the Pasadena restaurant scene opened the first Dog Haus in 2010. Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz, and André Vener built the concept around “craft casual,” a category they say they created to sit between fast food and a sit-down restaurant. Hot dogs, sausages, and burgers get made to order and served on grilled King’s Hawaiian rolls. The beef comes from Creekstone Farms and is marketed as hormone- and antibiotic-free. Two formats share the same core menu today: the original quick-service Dog Haus, and the full-service Dog Haus Biergarten, which adds beer and cocktails.
Franchising began in 2018. Dog Haus has grown to roughly 60 locations across 12 states as of March 2026, per multiple trade press reports. New growth keeps coming: a 2026 deal added 50 Midwest units, plus multi-unit agreements in Florida, Arkansas, and Ohio. Leadership is aiming for 300 to 350 locations within three years, including the chain’s first stores in Mexico and Puerto Rico. YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul sits on the board as a franchisee, and he’s the investor behind the Puerto Rico expansion.
No bankruptcy or chain-wide contraction turned up in the research for this guide. An independently audited sales figure doesn’t exist either. A Franchise Disclosure Document sampling 35 units reports a median and average unit volume of $1.8 million. Multiply that by the current unit count and system-wide sales land somewhere north of $100 million. Treat that as an estimate, not an official total.
Dog Haus Vegetarian Options: What to Order
Dog Haus doesn’t publish a line-by-line allergen chart, so this table reflects the published ingredient lists for each item plus a few calls we made conservatively. When something’s unconfirmed, we marked it ⚠️ and said why instead of guessing.
| Menu Item | Vegetarian | Vegan |
|---|---|---|
| Impossible Burger (pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, white American cheese, secret sauce) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (cheese, standard bun) |
| Impossible Slider (mayo, white American cheese, caramelized onions) | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (mayo, cheese) |
| Beyond Brat Sausage (sauerkraut, caramelized onions, spicy brown mustard) | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Ask for a vegan bun |
| Sooo Veggie Sausage (arugula, avocado, tomato, crispy onions, spicy basil aioli) | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Aioli likely has egg, ask to swap |
| Build Your Own Plant-Based | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Depends on bun and toppings |
| Fries, Tater Tots, Onion Rings, Sweet Potato Fries | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Check (shared fryer not confirmed) |
| Cheese Fries or Cheese Tots | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (dairy) |
| Haus Slaw | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Check (mayo-based) |
| Haus Chili | ❌ No (beef) | ❌ No |
Dogs, Burgers, and Sausages at Dog Haus
Every burger at Dog Haus gets built the same way, Impossible included. Pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, white American cheese, and secret sauce come standard, all on a grilled King’s Hawaiian roll. The smaller Impossible Slider swaps in mayo and caramelized onions instead. Both are vegetarian out of the box. Neither is vegan, since the standard bun contains milk and egg and both come with cheese.
The two Beyond Meat sausages go further. Sauerkraut, caramelized onions, and spicy brown mustard top the Beyond Brat Sausage, a plant-based bratwurst with no cheese or mayo involved. Wild arugula, avocado, tomato, crispy onions, and a spicy basil aioli top the Sooo Veggie Sausage instead, built on a Beyond Italian sausage. That aioli is almost certainly egg-based like most aiolis, so ask to swap it out if you’re strict vegan. A Build Your Own Plant-Based option is also on the menu, starting around $7, if you’d rather pick your own toppings from scratch.
Making any of these actually vegan takes two small requests. Swap the standard Hawaiian roll for one of Dog Haus’s vegan bun options first, either a French roll or a lettuce wrap. You have to ask for it specifically, since it’s not the default. Skip the cheese and any mayo-based sauce next. Cross-contact is worth knowing about too: Dog Haus has said its plant-based patties and sausages get prepped on the same grill as its meat items. This isn’t a dedicated vegan kitchen.
Sides and Build-Your-Own Options
Fries, tater tots, onion rings, and sweet potato fries are all vegetarian. Dog Haus’s public materials don’t confirm whether the fryer is dedicated or shared with breaded chicken items. Ask your location directly if a shared fryer is a dealbreaker for you. Cheese fries and cheese tots add dairy, so they stay vegetarian but drop out of vegan territory. Haus Slaw is likely vegetarian too, built on a mayo base. We couldn’t confirm whether that mayo is egg-based or a substitute, so it’s a ⚠️ Check rather than a yes.
Haus Chili is not vegetarian. A beef chili served with cheese and diced onions, it also shows up as an ingredient in several of the meat dogs and burgers, like the Chili Idol and the Hangover. Assume “chili” means the beef version on any item unless a location tells you otherwise. Two sliders come with the Kids Meal, so ask whether the kitchen will swap in an Impossible Slider in place of the standard cheeseburger slider.
What’s Vegan at Dog Haus?
Nothing on the Dog Haus menu is vegan by default, but two items get there with two small requests. Ask for a French roll or a lettuce wrap on the Beyond Brat Sausage instead of the standard bun, and you’ve got a vegan bratwurst with sauerkraut, caramelized onions, and mustard. The Sooo Veggie Sausage works the same way, just ask for the basil aioli left off or swapped for a vegan-friendly sauce like mustard or ketchup. Plain fries, tots, onion rings, or sweet potato fries round out a vegan order too, as long as you skip the cheese add-on. Fountain drinks, juice, and bottled water are all safe as well.
Special Dietary Requirements and Allergies
Dog Haus doesn’t publish a full allergen chart the way some chains do, so a few things are worth asking about directly at the counter. Milk and egg are both in the standard King’s Hawaiian roll, which is why it’s not vegan. You have to request the vegan bun swap, a French roll or lettuce wrap, every single time. White American, cheddar, and Cotija cheeses show up across the menu, all standard commercial cheese. Whether the rennet in them is animal or microbial isn’t disclosed, so ask if that detail matters to you.
A few specialty sauces lack a published ingredient breakdown too, including the “bouillonnaise” used on a few dogs and sausages. Bouillon is traditionally meat-based, so don’t assume a sauce is meat-free just because the item next to it is a vegetable topping. Shared grill space is another factor: Dog Haus has acknowledged that plant-based items get prepped alongside meat. Ask staff how they handle cross-contact at your location if that’s a concern. A confirmed gluten-free bun option didn’t turn up in our research either, so plan on the lettuce wrap and ask about the fryer and grill setup if you’re avoiding both meat and gluten.
Tips for Vegetarians at Dog Haus
- Ask for the French roll or the lettuce wrap if you want the Beyond Brat or Sooo Veggie Sausage to be vegan, the standard bun isn’t.
- Skip the cheese and any mayo-based sauce on the Impossible items if you’re avoiding dairy and egg.
- Order the Build Your Own Plant-Based base if you want full control over toppings instead of modifying a set item.
- Ask whether the fryer is shared with breaded chicken before ordering fries or tots if that matters to you.
- The Beyond Brat Sausage is the closest thing on the menu to a classic bratwurst if that’s what you’re craving.
- Mention cross-contact concerns to staff, since plant-based items are grilled alongside meat.
Conclusion
Dog Haus gives vegetarians more to work with than most burger-and-dog chains. A real Impossible and Beyond Meat lineup beats the usual single token item. Pick the Beyond Brat Sausage or the Sooo Veggie Sausage for vegan, just remember the French roll or lettuce wrap and skip the cheese and aioli. For more on eating vegetarian and vegan at restaurants, or to browse our full restaurant guide library, check the links below. If hot dogs and burgers are your thing, our Wienerschnitzel, Shake Shack, and Smashburger guides are a good next stop.
