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.)
hampburger shuld be hamburger. No one has invented the hampburger yet.
The best ‘dogs were from the Strand Lunch on Main in New Britain ... the chili sauce was to die for ... alas only a wonderful memory, as it is closed. ;-P
[best ‘dogs still are Grote & Weigel naturals]