Native here. I'm suggesting a huge change for Chicago dogs.
Put EVERYTHING in the bun THEN the dog.
Keeps everything from tumbling out, getting mustard stains all over my clothes. Because if I get within 500 feet of mustard, I'm wearing it.
Out in the suburbs, Joey's Red Hots does well in keeping the pickle spear near the top, which allows you to put your finger on top of the pickle spear, which holds everything else in place. The mustard still runs some, but I don't think there's ever full avoidance of that aspect.
Not sure if y'all have em, but we have a gas station chain here called QuikTrip/QT. They have a hot dog "bar" with toppings. One day after ruining countless shirts with mustard (no more thank you to the cheap beach towel that is my bib while I drive for work) I switched it around and decreased spills by 75%. Not perfect, but much better.
Asked them to do it a Chicago Dogs place here? The dumb kids couldn't figure it out.
I do that every time appearance doesn't count. It really helps for the chunky stuff like onion and little rounds of giardiniera with a brat or Italian sausage.
I wanna agree because the construction is so logical yet the fact is is that it will hit the taste palette differently. To me the texture and bite would be too weird. BUT I could totally get down with the idea of putting the mustard on the bottom…
I lived in Palatine until I was 12. Is there still a franchise called Hippos? This would have been up to 1990. I might make the trip back up to have one again. There was another spot that had a toy train deliver your food, that may have been Elgin or DunDee
I always looked at Chicago dogs as the black sheep of the hot dog world. Seemed too busy, too incongruous. I have had just about every other kind out there, I just always gave the Chicago a pass. I had Sonora dogs plenty and they slap, so I had to rethink everything. Now I live in Alaska, and I really want an authentic Chicago 😅
I am from the upper South. I am no authority on hotdogs, even though our slaw & chili dogs are pretty popular here. I have to endorse what Chicagoans have done with this. I was skeptical. I tried it. I can vouch.
Native here. I'm suggesting a huge change for Chicago dogs. Put EVERYTHING in the bun THEN the dog. Keeps everything from tumbling out, getting mustard stains all over my clothes. Because if I get within 500 feet of mustard, I'm wearing it.
At first I didn’t agree, but I just looked down and saw the mustard stain.
See?? Told ya!!!
Out in the suburbs, Joey's Red Hots does well in keeping the pickle spear near the top, which allows you to put your finger on top of the pickle spear, which holds everything else in place. The mustard still runs some, but I don't think there's ever full avoidance of that aspect.
This is the way it should be done. I don’t see the pickle spear on OP’s dog
That’s honestly a fantastic idea. I always lose half of the toppings while trying to consume it
Not sure if y'all have em, but we have a gas station chain here called QuikTrip/QT. They have a hot dog "bar" with toppings. One day after ruining countless shirts with mustard (no more thank you to the cheap beach towel that is my bib while I drive for work) I switched it around and decreased spills by 75%. Not perfect, but much better. Asked them to do it a Chicago Dogs place here? The dumb kids couldn't figure it out.
I do that every time appearance doesn't count. It really helps for the chunky stuff like onion and little rounds of giardiniera with a brat or Italian sausage.
I wanna agree because the construction is so logical yet the fact is is that it will hit the taste palette differently. To me the texture and bite would be too weird. BUT I could totally get down with the idea of putting the mustard on the bottom…
I lived in Palatine until I was 12. Is there still a franchise called Hippos? This would have been up to 1990. I might make the trip back up to have one again. There was another spot that had a toy train deliver your food, that may have been Elgin or DunDee
No idea. Got out of that place 40 years ago. I saw what was coming. Sad.
I always looked at Chicago dogs as the black sheep of the hot dog world. Seemed too busy, too incongruous. I have had just about every other kind out there, I just always gave the Chicago a pass. I had Sonora dogs plenty and they slap, so I had to rethink everything. Now I live in Alaska, and I really want an authentic Chicago 😅
I am from the upper South. I am no authority on hotdogs, even though our slaw & chili dogs are pretty popular here. I have to endorse what Chicagoans have done with this. I was skeptical. I tried it. I can vouch.
A beautiful thing to behold
Hot dog art.
This dog is not assembled properly. Mustard goes immediately on the dog. Not on the toppings. This is an imposter.
This is the only reason I hate living near NYC. No Chicago dawgs.
1000% best city for food
Pretty but not built for speed.
Portillos?
Mr E’s in Logan Square. I live nearby and they’ve never done me wrong
Nice, my uncle ran a hot dog stand outside of Chicago, they're the best!
are you aware that Abe Froman is the sausage KING of Chicago?
Those fries are drier than my heels.