National Hot Dog Day

[RedAngie]

My favorite is the Chicago-style dog.

The relish needs to be the nuclear green kind whose glow is visible from outer space.

My favorite hot dog restaurant sign.

Enjoy your franks!!

 

[JaxDad]

To be frank, National Hot Dog Day sounds like a wiener!

 

[bcla]

My favorite was a 100% veal sausage that my local purveyor called "The country dog". Yeah I get that maybe veal is controversial but bockwurst has veal in it to. They did stop carrying it though. When I asked I was told it wasn't terribly popular.

 

[low-key]

ill 2nd the fact that Chicago is alone at the top in good hotdogs (however I would like to say to Chicago and NY both your pizzas suck)

 

[Gumbo4x4]

The "bacon ranch dog" from "the hotdog man" - my favorite.

 

[bcla]

Well - around here the bacon-wrapped hot dog from possibly unlicensed carts are a thing. I understand the origin is from Hispanic sellers in Los Angeles, but I see them all over now. And they're apparently illegal in LA because hot dogs from carts are required to be boiled or steamed.

http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/the-bacon-wrapped-hot-dog-so-good-its-illegal-2151873

 

[kimblebee]

I loooooooove BBQ hotdogs. I eat them year round. Yes, I am outside bbqing when it's -20C..many people do.

My hotdog has ketchup and cheese whiz on it. If cheese whiz isn't available, a cheese slice will do just as well.

For the actual wiener I'm picky..it has to be the cheapest no name from our store LOL

 

[bcla]

Here's a typical cart selling bacon-wrapped hot dogs:

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Here's a typical cart selling bacon-wrapped hot dogs:

Definitely illegal in LA. And potentially dangerous.

 

[bcla]

Definitely illegal in LA. And potentially dangerous.

Yeah - I kind of worry when I see one. At least the ones I've seen look more sturdy then ones assembled from a shopping cart. I doubt that cooking on a lightweight aluminum tray would meet any health codes. And a cheap burner looks like there's potential for it to explode. Some use propane tanks, but others just use those cheap Korean-made butane cartridges.

However, I had one and it was so good.

 

[firefly_ris]

 

[ronandannette]

Nothing I've ever had tops the 7-11 Big Bite!! Oh thank heaven for...

 

[bcla]

I grew up on Wienerschitzel.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Yeah - I kind of worry when I see one. At least the ones I've seen look more sturdy then ones assembled from a shopping cart. I doubt that cooking on a lightweight aluminum tray would meet any health codes. And a cheap burner looks like there's potential for it to explode. Some use propane tanks, but others just use those cheap Korean-made butane cartridges.

However, I had one and it was so good.

I used to go to USC games and literally the home made hot dog carts would be running around and around hiding from the cops. It was almost comical. But the sad thing is, those hot dogs were better than the cold ones and warm beer inside.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I grew up on Wienerschitzel.

Ahh yes. Der Wienerschnitzel. And that is one of the old drive through the middle A frames. It won't be on my list for best hot dog, but it's the biggest fast food hot dog place in the nation now.

 

[Pacolovestacos]

I had brats with kraut and spicy mustard tonight.

 

[bcla]

I used to go to USC games and literally the home made hot dog carts would be running around and around hiding from the cops. It was almost comical. But the sad thing is, those hot dogs were better than the cold ones and warm beer inside.

Well, I've seen them often in Oakland on the pedestrian ramp between the Oakland Coliseum and the Coliseum BART station. When there's an event there's any number of unlicensed vendors selling anything from unlicensed T-shirts/caps to those bacon wrapped hot dogs. I have never seen one panic, ever. That ramp is always patrolled by Oakland PD and BART PD. However, once on the way to a Raiders game I was guilty of consuming a beer on the ramp, which is technically illegal, and one Oakland cop just motioned to me towards a trash can where I got the message and tossed my beer. I have however consumed a beer right next to one of the entrances where an Alameda County Sheriff deputy saw me use the edge of a trash can as a bottle opener.

So that was Exposition Park Police? I'm just wondering what they really have to do other than chase down illegal vendors.

http://expositionpark.ca.gov/public-safety/

ILLEGAL VENDING

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable visit to Exposition Park, guests should not purchase from unauthorized and outside vendors selling food and goods in the Park.

The dispensing of food from any wagon or pushcart located upon any sidewalk/street is prohibited on State property. A pushcart is defined as a hotdog cart, ice cream cart, or detached trailer hotdog or fruit cart. Violators are subject to a citation.

Sale of goods or non-food merchandise on sidewalks and streets is also prohibited on State property. This includes items in sellers hands, sold from tables, crates, or boxes. Violators may be subject to a citation or arrest for a violation of section 42.00(b) of the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code.​

 

[mummabear]

Well just made it international Hot Dog Day

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Well, I've seen them often in Oakland on the pedestrian ramp between the Oakland Coliseum and the Coliseum BART station. When there's an event there's any number of unlicensed vendors selling anything from unlicensed T-shirts/caps to those bacon wrapped hot dogs. I have never seen one panic, ever. That ramp is always patrolled by Oakland PD and BART PD. However, once on the way to a Raiders game I was guilty of consuming a beer on the ramp, which is technically illegal, and one Oakland cop just motioned to me towards a trash can where I got the message and tossed my beer. I have however consumed a beer right next to one of the entrances where an Alameda County Sheriff deputy saw me use the edge of a trash can as a bottle opener.

So that was Exposition Park Police? I'm just wondering what they really have to do other than chase down illegal vendors.

http://expositionpark.ca.gov/public-safety/

ILLEGAL VENDING

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable visit to Exposition Park, guests should not purchase from unauthorized and outside vendors selling food and goods in the Park.

The dispensing of food from any wagon or pushcart located upon any sidewalk/street is prohibited on State property. A pushcart is defined as a hotdog cart, ice cream cart, or detached trailer hotdog or fruit cart. Violators are subject to a citation.

Sale of goods or non-food merchandise on sidewalks and streets is also prohibited on State property. This includes items in sellers hands, sold from tables, crates, or boxes. Violators may be subject to a citation or arrest for a violation of section 42.00(b) of the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code.​

On football saturdays, the lapd was there .

 

[FlightlessDuck]

To me, condiments, especially a lot, hides the hot dog. I want a plump hot dog on a well formed, tender, bun, not a salad. Maybe a little mustard.