Hot Dog

[Jeremiah Johnson]

When I went to Chicago to visit Loyola we passed the biggest hot dog stand I've ever seen. I don't remember the name or where at, but I just thought it was weird.

Quad Cities doesn't have much in the way of hot dogs. My girlfriend hates hotdogs but she will eat corndogs like they are nothing.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jerimiah,
Which campus? Likely it was one of the Portillo's around town. Great success story, they started in a roll around stand in one of the suburbs that had no running water. They were in one spot for so long the wheels had sunk into the tarmack of the parking lot where they were located. The owner kept saving his money until he bought a bigger place. Then a really big place for people to sit down and now I think there are about thirty stores including one in California.

[Andy Baker]

Mustard.

Anyone who eats a hotdog with ketchup is a weenie.



AB

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Grilled Mushrooms & Onions named the Portugese Dog at a local place here called Frankies. Best place to get Hot Dogs ever. ever.

But for this poll, I went with the traditional Ketchup and Relish.

Frankies, Frankies, Frankies......

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Jane

If we ever have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich thread, I'll walk you through those steps, too.

For pb and J you have to start off toasting the bread.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

Frankies, Frankies, Frankies......

Dutches (SP) A few local places in southern Connecticut. Get one or more hot dog(s) with Ketchup, brown mustard, cheese and bacon bits. Or you can go Blackie's I think they are in Sothington (exit 26 off 84) but you get just mustard there they have their own recipe. Or in Newtown you got to Swanky franks there you load them up.

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by BobC

Dutches (SP) A few local places in southern Connecticut. Or you can go Blackie's I think they are in Sothington (exit 26 off 84) but you get just mustard there they have their own recipe. Or in Newtown you got to Swanky franks there you load them up.

Blackie's is in Cheshire near the Waterbury and Wolcott line. Thier birch beer is REAL good!

Dutchess is good, I've been to a few of them along Rt 7 and 95.

Torrington, CT has Muck's

Here Jay goes showing his New Jersey heritage, we called them "Texas weiners" in NJ. I have no idea why.

Libby's in Paterson is good, Pappy's in Totowa, and Sunrise in Little Falls, and all are within minutes of each other. My grandmother only lives a few houses from Sunrise and I would walk over there a bit when I stayed down there for a few days. Rutt's Hutt in Clifton is also good along with Falls View in Pompton Plains.

[KelliV]

The hot dog special at Chicago Carry Out on Harrison and Michigan is the only hot dog I will eat. Mtn. Dew, hot dog plain, and a whole lotta fries for crazy cheap. That and they serve it up in a minute and a half so you can ride the elevators from the 15th floor (the forgotten floor, it takes 15 mintues to get an elevator because only 2 of 6 go there) to the street, and then take the stairs back up in less than half an hour.

I ate Fratellos a lot while in elementary school, I don't go there anymore though.

[JulieB]

cole slaw
mustard
onions
sauerkraut
a bit of ketchup

and the hot dog must be grilled not burnt but just before burnt. Now that a hot dog.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

The History Channel ran a hot dog doc (say that fast three times) last night. They mentioned an age limit called NK17 for no ketchup over the age of 17. If ketchup is good on dogs under 17 why must it stop there? If you like tomatoes, and ketchup is just processed tomatoes, then why not.

Guess the single location that served the most hot dogs last year with over 2 million served?



Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

[Saru29]

I really dont like many condiments on my hotdog, but if i have to choose, i would pick ketchup. And has anyone every hear of a place called HotDog Jonny's? They are supposed to have really good hotdogs.

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Jane

If we ever have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich thread, I'll walk you through those steps, too.

NOOOOOO.... Don't get me started, haha!

For me, all any hot dog needs is mustard, yellow, one squiggle. But I'm open minded about ketchup--that's a great choice for other people, and there should be no rules against it.

Story-- One year at the Championship, a lady was handing out strings of beads for her team, and managed to drag them through my mustard. So, an additional requirement--must have napkins with hot dogs. Even more important than having beverages.