HOT DOGS V. TACOS

Yeah that's the most unappetizing ad for a food product I've ever seen and that's supposed to be . . . chilli?!

I'm almost ready to say "come back peanut butter hot dog, all is forgiven"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWu-gqoMUn0

thing is, chicago has more of a variety of mexicans (ie mexicans from various states/regions within Mexico) than all cities in the American Southwest. Which is why you'll get deliciousness like taco arabe in Chicago in addition to the litany of "standard" tacos.

See, you all have it completely wrong.

LA/San Diego are IN North (Occupied) Mexico. Fuck a border patrol.

Ergo, the two best taco towns are in Occupied Mexico.

Seriously, Chicago. Do you really - really think you can step to the LA taco? We KNOW you got sausage down - Abe Frohman be the king and all.

Just back away from this "Chicago is King Taco Town" nonsense.

I want to point out that there is also a purveyor of hot dogs in my building, but I CHOSE TACOS. FROM TACO BELL. Instead of hot dogs. DO YOU SEE???

So terribly clearly. Yes.

fwiw, my main assertion wasn't that chicago had the best tacos, just that it rules this thread, in that you can get top-notch tacos and top-notch dogs, probably for less than $3 in either case

i made a girl i work with potato tacos upon her request and at first i was like wtf is wrong with you but they were pretty badass

fwiw, my main assertion wasn't that chicago had the best tacos, just that it rules this thread, in that you can get top-notch tacos and top-notch dogs, probably for less than $3 in either case

Alright. I'll back up. Point taken. Chicagoans can do some eating.

daytime dishwasher at my work has a taco stand she runs at night, her tacos are incredible AND 2 for $3. she keeps trying to make me eat the tripe ones though. i don't like tripe.

Tripa = AWESOME.

Seriously, Chicago. Do you really - really think you can step to the LA taco?

NO! I would never claim that. The LA taco is possibly only second to some Austin, TX aberration of a taco that is full of black beans and spinach and shit that won't give you immediate cancer. But you can also argue that that's not really a taco.

Just back away from this "Chicago is King Taco Town" nonsense.

Didn't say that, but from what I know, Chicago has a greater diversity within its Mexican population and hence a greater diversity within its Mexican cuisine, tacos and beyond.

chicago has excellent tacos but l.a./s.d. have the best. chicago has the best hot dogs, of course. maybe the best pizza.

Also Lengua

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Word. Kenan, I feel we have reached an accord today. Should you ever find yourself in LA, and in need of a taco, please to shoot me a line, and we will get it done.

Hopefully, the Chicagoans will reciprocate.

I would never say that Mexican food in Chicago is anything less than complete bullshit, no matter how many Mexicans live here. I hate it.

!!!

since it came up, Pokez (and sd in general) tacos ftw

Chicago does not have excellent tacos.

i will rep for carney's as an example of a great l.a. dog. they have a nice snappy casing and good spice to their dogs. i think the chili on their chili dogs is a little runny but that's forgivable.

btw dudes mpls has got the best vietnamese and east african food

okay maybe not best, but you know

from what I know, Chicago has a greater diversity within its Mexican population

Let's have some proof of that. (Not saying it couldn't happen.)

since it came up, Pokez (and sd in general) tacos ftw

Indeed.

btw dudes mpls has got the best vietnamese and east african food

See, now you're just trying to start a fight.

vietnamese, I would go New Orleans.

East African, I've had some amazing stuff in DC, but little to compare it to.

l.a. has oaxacan, d.f., yucatecan, mexico city, and all the northern mexico you can shake a stick at.

vietnamese, I would go New Orleans

Dude, just drive south on the 405 and Little Saigon's right there, c'mon now.

xp as does texas!

i still haven't voted in this poll but this is an excellent point

a great taco is hard to eff with, but great tacos are tougher to make/find

[POLL closes: July 04]

^^pollmaker bias

saginaw mi has a pretty decent Bob Evans imo

sorry, strike mexico city, redundant with d.f. :-) (multiple xposts)

i will chili cheese and coleslaw a hot dog but also just mustard and onion it

i will chili cheese and coleslaw a hot dog

MURDERER

guys if you ever come to lexington, ky i will personally show you where to find the most incredible tacos. however i don't know any awesome hotdoggeries here.

sometimes the dog speaks to me, it says 'make me sloppy'j

i guess i'm still not sure how to vote based on a buy vs make bias, i can find better tacos but make better dogs

l.a. has oaxacan, d.f., yucatecan, mexico city, and all the northern mexico you can shake a stick at.

To be fair, you have to look for it in Texas... in Houston, for instance, forget it. You'll get red sauce slapped all over everything whether you like it or not, and fortunately for their businesses, almost everyone likes it. Austin has Austin food -- you get black beans slapped all over everything whether you like it or not. San Antonio is the real Mexican food destination.

^^^^^^

had the best tacos of my life there

i still dream about them

Hot dog - mustard, relish

Polish - deli mustard, grilled onions

Weisswurst or Brat - sauerkraut, deli mustard

Merguez - harissa/mustard, grilled red peppers

xp :)

San Antonio Mexican food was incredibly bad-ass IIRC

Lol regional Mexican food debate

This thread has officially derailed my afternoon. Well done.

first, chicago has the best pizza? C'mon, but we don't need this to turn into a NYC pizza thread.

But I'd like to talk more about NYC Mexican. It's true that for a long time all you had were mission-style imposters, cheap-o joints and other non-authentic stuff, but the last few years has seen an explosion of mexican food, just in time for me to move to Queens. Not to mention Red Hook Huaraches...

i remember nyc mexican food in the 80s - pure fucking garbage

Chicago Tribune

Let's have some proof of that. (Not saying it couldn't happen.)

Hard to find data. This is all I could find in brief research:

CHICAGO — As the Chicago area’s Mexican community has grown, so too has the variety of Mexican fare at the city’s restaurants. Looking at regional dishes on local menus is often a best indicator of where Mexican immigrants hail from. Still, through a Web site operated by the Institute of Mexicans Abroad, we learned that Michoacan, Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Aguascalientes, the State of Mexico and Oaxaca all contribute a high percentage of their emigrants to Chicago.

^the site that references is in Spanish and not very well laid out.

To more directly address the thread question: hot dogs are fucking nasty, and who cares if you put ketchup of mustard or relish or the precious sweaty dewdrops from the breasts of the Goddess of Pork and Beef Byproducts on it, hot dogs are still just nasty. New York style... some other style... shove it in your hole and then shut it because what just went in there is totally disgusting.

Also, Chicago-style pizza isn't pizza and should be disqualified entirely, thus ending the debate.