Post #144160 by freddiefreelance on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 7:51 AM

On 2005-03-01 21:59, tikibars wrote:
And for those of you wondering why we're all getting worked up over hot dogs of all things, all I can say is that having travelled far and wide, I won't even bother eating one in any other city but Chicago, but while here, I will take any game visitors to one of the big three at my earliest opportunity. Yes, they're THAT different here.

I grew up in NYC & I've lived in Southern California for 20 years now so I've grown a little agnostic about my fast food (I'll even eat Chicago Pizza, even though they cut it in those tiny squares... :wink: ): I love ordering a dog from a NY street vendor with mustard, relish, red onions & 'kraut; I've spent more than one 4th of July on the Coney Island Boardwalk with a Nathan's Famous in my fist; James, if you come out to LA, we'll have to go to Pink's (guacamole-bacon-cheese dogs are much better than they sound); I live about 2 miles from the only Chicago style Hot Dog & Italian Beef Sammich place in San Diego, Chicago on a Bun, where Jerry, the owner, flys all his Vienna Beef Weiners, beef, bread, buns & fluorescent green piccalilli relish in from Chicago.

And Polynesian islanders loved eating them after mai tais and a long evening's hukilau.

(insert Long Pig joke here)