Groupon is offering hot-dog meals for one, two, or four with fries and drinks at Crif Dogs at up to 61% Off for a limited time. Limit 1 per person, may buy 3 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table. Dine-in and carryout. Not valid at St. Mark’s location on Fridays after 8pm or Saturdays. Not valid for chili cheese fries. Deal voucher expires October 10, 2012. Groupon ends April 12, 2012 or while supplies last.

For $7, you get a hot-dog meal for one (a $14 total value) that includes the following items:

• One Crif Dog (up to a $5 value)
• One order of large regular or cheese fries (up to a $4 value)
• One drink (up to a $5 value)

For $13, you get a hot-dog meal for two (a $28 total value) that includes the following items:

• Two Crif Dogs (up to a $5 value each)
• Two orders of large regular or cheese fries (up to a $4 value each)
• Two drinks (up to a $5 value each)

For $22, you get a hot-dog meal for four (a $56 total value) that includes the following items:

• Four Crif Dogs (up to a $5 value each)
• Four orders of large regular or cheese fries (up to a $4 value each)
• Four drinks (up to a $5 value each)

Crif Dogs, a below-street-level beacon to late-night bar-goers and casual daytime strollers alike, has earned praise for its inventive hot-dog menu from New York and was named one of America’s Best Hot Dogs by Travel + Leisure. The kitchen’s weenie whisperers lay their edible masterpieces in buttered buns, topping them with world-crossing ingredients from chili to pineapple. The classic Crif Dog invites noshers to customize standard or exotic toppings, such as baked beans or salsa, and the Jon-Jon Deragon apes the city’s favorite carb-delivery system with cream cheese, scallions, and everything-bagel seeds. Convince stomachs of franks’ morning suitability with a Morning Jersey, wrapped in Taylor ham, laden with melted cheese, and crowned with a fried egg. Alongside the bunned meats, parties can sip on sober libations, such as root-beer floats, or bubbly brews, such as Genesee Cream Ale.

Crif Dogs’ name arose when cofounder Brian Shebairo attempted to call out cofounder Chris Antista’s name with a mouth full of hot dog. Announced at street level by a cheeky sausage sign, the original location hosts an English-style phone booth with a single button and both exposed brick and muraled walls. East Village eaters can snarf their precious creation while clustered in Crif Dog’s bustling interior or carry their dogs to nearby Tompkins Square Park for alfresco dining and jealousy inducing based on how close one eats to the dog run or another human.