[arderkrag]

I always liked sausage dogs better. Brats, to be precise - real brats, not that Johnsonville garbage.

[arderkrag]

I always liked sausage dogs better. Brats, to be precise - real brats, not that Johnsonville garbage.

[Joiseydude]

Rutts Hut in NJ RULES!

[autumnraine]

Those are some yummy pictures! I wouldn’t mind trying that Arizona one in the bowl looking bun and that Hawiaan puka dog!

[SnakeDoctor]

Damn ... I’m gonna have to call the wife and see what she thinks about hot dogs for dinner tonight.

My vote — bacon-wrapped cheese dogs, maybe Ketchup/Mustard or Heinz 57 Sauce. Its a thing of beauty.

H

[SF Republican]

Goodness, I can feel the cholesterol coursing through my veins just looking at the photos!

[EggsAckley]

I have my own variation.

A cooked (grilled, boiled, nuked, etc.) hot dog wrapped in a corn tortilla that has been slightly “cooked” over the electric stove burner.

Wrap it up with shredded cheddar, minced green onions, and mustard.

YUM!

[JoeGar]

Sweet and Sour Dog (my favorite):
Put a layer of crushed pineapple (drained) at the bottom of the bun; next, add a layer of onions; top the pineapple and onions with a grilled all-beef hot dog; then pour your favorite BBQ sauce atop the dog.

[johnny7]

Good lookin' Chicago dog...

Tennesee slaw dog...

Bite-size slaw dog...

[Dr. Sivana]

Connecticut also invented the hampburger, has the best apizza (Sally’s on Wooster St. in New Haven) and has one of the more credible claims for inventing the grinder/submarine sandwich.

Jimmy’s of Savin Rock (now closed) had famous hot dogs. The style included a toasted clam-roll style bun (similar to one of the Maine rolls shown above) grilled-toasted with extra butter, foot-long all beef hot dog (Hummels or Roesslers), grilled onions and your choice of reasonable condiments (ketchup ok, no stupid things like celery salt, etc.)

[Fundamentally Fair]

Arguably Washington D.C.'s signature dish, a half-smoke is like an over-sized spicy sausage and can be filled with a pork/beef mix or all-beef. Some places steam them, but the legendary Ben's Chili Bowl serves its chili half-smokes by grilling the snappy links, putting them in steamed buns, and topping with chili, mustard, and chopped raw onions.

They have a stand at National's Stadium. The line is always long.

Dodger fans can get theirs steamed or grilled and if they can't make it to the park, the official Farmer John Dodger Dogs can be found in some supermarkets in the area.

I can here Vin Scully advertising Farmer John's now.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Yum!

[NonZeroSum]

I don’t understand the difference between the “Michigan Red Hot” and a coney. Except that it’s from upstate New York. It sounds like someone went to southeast Michigan, discovered the coneys in Flint and Detroit, and then took the concept back to NY and popularized it there.

[Eepsy]

My favourite is an all beef, natural casing dog on a steamed bun with stadium mustard, sliced tomato, and shredded cheddar cheese. Mmmmmmm....

[mojito]

I had a few slaw dogs myself over the 4th. I added some home-made bbq sauce. I've always called ‘em “Elvis dogs” just because I'm sure the King would have approved.

[mupcat]

I can remember as a child having hot dogs at Howard Johnson’s. One of the things I loved about them was the bun. Think it’s called a New England style bun (like the one in picture #6). They’d brush melted butter on them and then grill them-—boy were they great. Unfortunately we don’t have that style bun in California, at least in our area, and I sure miss them.

[Alouette]

Lafayette Coney Island hot dogs in Detroit.

[OBXWanderer]

I guess the 4th of July weekend brought out a bunch of stories about Hot Dogs. Just this weekend there was a big story in our local liberal rag about Jimmy's Hot Dogs. Jimmy is 89 years young.

[Arrowhead1952]

Elgin's Southside BBQ sausage and brisket.

[CSM]

How fitting. Today is “coney day” at the local watering hole I frequent and I get a craving every wednesday for 2 coney dogs and chili cheese fries!