The Missing LinkCRAFT DOGS & BREW (318) 751-5820
A craft link in a toasted bun, dressed with sliced cucumber, shredded lettuce and crisp fried onions

Downtown Shreveport, Louisiana

Craft dogs.
House links.
Cold brew.

A hot dog joint with a real bar behind it — craft dogs and house sausages, a brisket menu, cocktails and craft beer. Right on Texas Street, downtown.

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A restaurant that specializes in serving craft hot dogs, cocktails, and beer.

In their own words

What comes off the fire

The name is the menu.

Links are the whole point here — built in house, cooked over flame, and dressed like somebody actually thought about it. Then there's a bar behind them, and a brisket menu beside them.

Two loaded craft hot dogs on sesame seed buns
01

Craft dogs

The whole reason for the name. Craft hot dogs built to order and stacked with a lot more than mustard.

A rack of house sausages cooking over the grill
02

House sausages

Links made in house and cooked over open flame, which is where the char and the snap come from.

Peppered smoked brisket sliced on a wooden board
03

Brisket

There's a brisket menu here too, brisket tacos included. Worth asking about before you order the usual.

A cheeseburger stacked with crispy onion rings
04

Burgers, crowned

Ours come out with an onion ring sitting on top, next to something dark and cold.

A pulled pork sandwich piled into a seeded bun
05

Pulled pork

Piled into a bun with pickled onions. A sandwich for the days you're not in a hot dog mood.

A bartender pulling a glass of craft beer from brass taps
06

Cocktails & craft beer

The bar isn't an afterthought — it's half the reason the sign says brew. Poured to go with whatever's on the plate.

One-day specials

New dogs get invented here. Constantly.

This kitchen doesn't sit still. New links, new toppings, new combinations that exist for exactly one day — and a good number of them end up named after the customers and staff who thought them up.

Which is why you won't find today's special printed on this page. It goes up on the Facebook page, usually the night before.

Best way to eat here: check what went up yesterday, then come get it before it's gone for good.

Follow the page Or just call and ask
A hot dog loaded with sauces and toppings served on a wooden board
One day only — then it's gone

The fire, the plate, the bar

Come hungry.

A dressed craft hot dog on a stone plate beside a cold drink
Craft dogs
Sliced smoked brisket on a wooden board with a carving knife
Brisket
A row of beer taps in warm light
On tap
Sausages smoking on the grill
Over the fire
A line of cocktails on the bar in front of the back bar
Cocktails
Bar stools along a warmly lit counter
Pull up a stool

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And they're good ones.

4.7★ Google ratingAveraged over 625 reviews
96% Recommend usOf 751 Facebook reviews

Find us

504 Texas Street.
Downtown.

One location, right in the middle of downtown Shreveport. Planning a visit or bringing a crowd? Give us a call.

Call (318) 751-5820 Directions
A dressed hot dog with onions and relish, held in a napkin

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