HOT DOG THROWDOWN - best US regional dog

Minnesota - Minneapolis-style dog (a hotdog with hot dish, tater tots, and ketchup piled on)

I've never heard of this

Getting strong “Thanksgiving grape salad” vibes from that

https://m.startribune.com/only-in-minnesota-minneapolis-eatery-tops-its-hot-dog-with-hot-dish/440319043/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n

lol it was literally created by a marketing firm

Haha!

I cribbed all of these from Wikipedia so I can vouch for none of the ones I haven't consumed lol

LOL, maybe that marketing firm would've done better by flagging it to NYT editors

But he deferred to the folks at Ingredient, who have developed such Instagram-worthy dishes as gin and tonic popsicles

Um, gin doesn't freeze

They just throw the drink into your mouth

Boring Chicago vote over here. "Walk it through the garden"... poppy seeds undeniable.

Chicago, lock thread

Went Kansas City, but would leave off the swiss cheese. My favorite style is equal parts sauerkraut and split dog (for the extra crispy texture).

Chicago is mine. I do like generic chili dogs but they're too messy

NY hot dog cart dogs a close second

voted West Virginia

thread needs more hallway jokes

The all-beef (curtains) dog

Voted chili dog and put some shredded cheddar and scallions on top

what about Costco-style? they're the most affordable

Not regional

providence hot weiner. tactical vote to take chicago dogs down a peg

tough to beat a good chili dog, went with that

Minnesota’s entry should have been a Pronto Pup.

The Dean of Students at my college was a Sabretti so she arranged for a Sabrett cart with *free dogs* to be at every single weekend dance party.

is a corn dog a hot dog or are they stick-up-the-butt romulan cousins to the vulcan meatbags?

Correction: the Dean was the daughter of one of the Sabrett founders, but nobody connected with the company was called Sabretti. Still, four years’ free hot dogs.

Chicago dogs are so good that even New Yorkers won't pick a prideful fight over them.

The "Michigan" dog is a phoney
Detroit is the home of the coney.
Ground beef heart it seems
Is just chili without beans
Or maybe it's westsider bologna.

For Georgia, I would have picked the Slaw Dog from the Varsity.

xp hey that's not a real haiku

Chicago dogs have too much damn acidic stuff, just saying

relish AND pickles AND onions AND pickled peppers? gimme chili any day.

ok ok

Chi town dogs are sour
too many pickles and such
gives me bad hearburn

*heartburn*

I stand with the limerick as a the true form of poetry to be used for discussing hot dogs.

carolina style

The Dodger dog is
Overrated, hate to say
But still should be on

I think the (not so) secret of the Chicago dog is that Vienna Beef makes the best dogs.

I'm flipping through the recent "Raw Dog" book and it drags the Chicago Dog through the garden as it were. Vienna Beef Factory also apparently has a Hot Dog University?

Is NJ 2 supposed to be a ripper?

Voted for the amazing Sonora because I'm guessing a lot of you guys don't get to Tucson much and haven't had one. But that really is something you see all over town and they really are good.

Sorry, DC half-smokes, I love you too but decisions must be made!

Chicago is fine but I feel there's fundamentally too much stuff in the bun, the dill pickle spear especially is just one too many body at the orgy

I find anything wrapped in bacon to be a bit of a cheat, since bacon is the best and makes everything better and is often the best thing about whatever it is/on/around.

just one too many body at the orgy lol

I seriously considered both Sonora and half-smoke but chili won out

California - LA Street Dog (bacon wrapped with grilled onions, jalapenos, bell peppers)

Protesting this one because it was a Tijuana BCMX staple before migrating north 150 miles.

For LA I'd submit Pink's famous mustard, chili, nacho cheese & onions double dog (a la Huell Howser).

Chicago is fine but I feel there's fundamentally too much stuff in the bun, the dill pickle spear especially is just one too many body at the orgy

Iirc one of the tenets of making Chicago dogs is "dress the sausage, not the bun."

https://images.app.goo.gl/jdDw65AeUgqKL5Fs6

Chicago Dog doesn't even want to be around anymore, but it got my vote.

Chili and bacon mostly stretch a hot dog along its fundamental dimension. Chicago pickle salad adds at least 3 new dimensions of flavor, and these all hold their own against the very intense flavor of the heavily salted animal bits tube.

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Seattle

^ the best thing when you’re drunk at 2am

How ‘bout Lucky Dogs?
peddled in the French Quarter
as a front for drugs

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A just win … but sometimes I want ketchup

Will rep for my homemade Koji dogs - sesame mayo, sriracha, kimchi, shredded lettuce, cheddar cheese.

but sometimes I want ketchup

blasphemy

if you want ketchup, buy some fries