This dog is more bite than bark.

Poppy’s Top Dog — a Boar’s Head pork hot dog slathered in homemade chili, mustard and freshly diced onions — is a tasty bite. It’s the bestseller at the North Suffolk eatery, also called Poppy’s Top Dog, at 3575 Bridge Road.

“We’re famous for our hot dogs,” said Maznaser Nase, the restaurant’s new owner.

In the two months since he bought the restaurant, he’s painted and redecorated the 1,200-square-foot diner and expanded the menu to include breakfast, grilled cheeses, gyros, burgers, wraps, other sandwiches and homemade French fries. The Top Dog also sells smoked sausage, knockwurst and bratwurst.

His night manager and head cook, Brian Swilley, makes a chicken salad that has at least one regular customer driving from Richmond, Nase said.

“Our customers love it,” he added.

Poppy’s Top Dog is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Nase, who has lived in Newport News for the past 20 years, also owns One Stop, a convenience store on the Peninsula.

He bought the restaurant with eventual plans to expand into other parts of Suffolk and Isle of Wight County. But first, the restaurant is likely to roll out more catering or a food truck, said Swilley.

“We want to get out menus out there into people’s hands,” he said. “Once they see what we have to offer, they will come here.”

The restaurant is picking up a loyal following of customers who appreciate affordable prices, family atmosphere and local ownership, Swilley said.

“It’s a light-hearted atmosphere, lots of joking and laughing,” he said. “We want everyone here to feel like they are at home.”

All military, veterans, firefighters and police officers get 10 percent off their orders.

“That’s our way of showing how much we appreciate their services,” Swilley said. “It’s our way of giving back to the community.”