costco polish > sam's hot dog.
well, that was true until costco switched to pepsi and got rid of iced tea. but costco still has brown mustard and chopped onion.
I think it really depends on where you are. Yes.....bratwurst is the way to go, but not always feasible. Stadium brats aren't as good as REAL brats. If I'm at a ballgame, I'll seriously debate the chilidog vs stadium brat based on price alone.
But then there's the hot dog combo at Sam's Club. They have huge Nathan's hot dogs + a 32oz drink for like $1.78. It's the best meal you can get under $2.
The ketchup debate is a waste of time. What's more important is deciding what kind of beer to drink with the dogs or brats.
Just add some ketchup for vitamin c.Sounds like a good way to get scurvy
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sure is.
I should go downtown one of these days. Those look interesting.
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I hate these bullshit hotdog stands.
There was this amazing dinky little stand a few blocks away, in a parking lot across from city council, that sold real Chicago dogs. They did it right, too. No ketchup on premises. They'd look at you funny if you asked for such a thing. It was probably the only such hotdog stand in California, maybe even the west coast.
They shut down some year ago, or got new management, and now it's one of these who-the-fuck knows faux fusion asian-what's it hotdog stands.
because that's a hotdog! not some bullshit fancy crap! Fusion or whathave you has its place, but this push to try and fancify simple, blue color foods that are outright perfect because of what they are is obnoxious.
It started with that Wolfgang Puck asshole, that started trying to make pizza into something fancy. Every where I go down here, it's potatos and avocado on my pizza. what is that noise?
Don't get me wrong, I like fine foods, but I feel that the push to "improve" something that is already perfect in its simplicity, by making it fancy (wagyu beef hotdog?) is anathema to that dish. It is pointless. Just call it something else. Maybe the hipsters won't like it as much, but wgaf?
and yet with reference to the chicago dog, you're eating a hot dog with a bunch of shit on it (in an attempt to improve the base hot dog) instead of a hot dog straight up.
What's wrong with offal? Sure, pig offal isn't particularly good, so just go for the 100% beef offal dogs.
I think it's pretty self explanatory actually, how about you tell us what's so great about offal?
What's wrong with offal? Sure, pig offal isn't particularly good, so just go for the 100% beef offal dogs.
You eat the bright reds?
done right, offal is delicious.
sometimes you go for the birria and end up eating pizzle. it happens.
I hate these bullshit hotdog stands.
There was this amazing dinky little stand a few blocks away, in a parking lot across from city council, that sold real Chicago dogs. They did it right, too. No ketchup on premises. They'd look at you funny if you asked for such a thing. It was probably the only such hotdog stand in California, maybe even the west coast.
They shut down some year ago, or got new management, and now it's one of these who-the-fuck knows faux fusion asian-what's it hotdog stands.
If it was so good then why isn't it still in business? Personally I think most normal hot dogs are garbage and Chicago style are even worse than having it plain. The only plain hot dogs I'd eat are the deep fried Rippers (I used to live by http://www.yelp.com/biz/rutts-hut-clifton-2) and even then I'm not crazy about them. I like the fusion dogs, not all of them, but I like that at least they're trying to innovate the hot dog game.
quality =/= success.
but those are hot dog things. people eat it with saurkraut and mustard, and onions, and peppers. Everyone does this. Or Chilli.
Notice that I'm talking about these high end ingredients--let's make a wagyu beef dog with truffles and saffron!
what the hell is that? that is not comparable to the shitty quality items one includes on a perfect Chicago Dog. Blue color food stuffs beget blue color food stuffs.
wagyu, truffles and saffron and all of that have their place, obviously. But don't call it a hot dog. And don't call it pizza.
When foods like that are on my mind, I can assure you that sourcing, calories, cholesterol, etc, are not on my mind.