I'll have to look up Plush Pup. (I'm just a few towns over)
For my dogs it depends what I'm in the mood for.
ALWAYS ketchup
At times Ketchup and lite mustard.
Or Ketchup and tomato
Or Ketchup, tomato and lite mustard
Or Ketchup, tomato and lite pickle relish
Or Ketchup, tomato, lite relish and lite mustard.
Sometimes with a little celery salt (but usually most places put on too much)
I have a Portillos 2-1/2 miles from my house, so I'm there quite often.
Hotdogs
Chili dogs
Eyetalian Beeeefs
Combos
Maxwell Street Polish...mmmmm....
The only way for me to eat a polish is with mustard and grilled onions. (ESPECIALLY at Comiskey watching the WHIITE SAHKS...oh yeah...US Cellular...Nah...its Comiskey)
The Portillos made their bones from not Portillos, but Browns Chicken. I met the kid once (Tony Portillo) at a fundraiser, and he came across as a complete spoiled brat ass-hat (he’s about 20 years younger than I, and was a very showmanship like wealthy kid).
Anyways, back in my day, when we walked uphill both ways, the Eyetalians from Elmwood Park or Cicero would wear those white satin jackets that proudly proclaimed ITALY on them. But they pronounced it Eyetalian. I would ask them if they were form Eyetaly, and they would look at me like I had squids coming out of my ears.
Also, they all wore those gold dog penis necklaces.
Well, so we harassed them about it, because it was fun to do. Stone Park or Elmwood Park used to be a good place to rile them up and maybe get into a tussle.
Yeah, I was a trouble making youth :)
But back to hot-dogs, Plush Pup is on Manheim and Algonquin road so to speak. About 2 doors south of Algonquin. Best dog’s I’ve ever had. Pop Snap on the skin when you bite into it, great flavor, and they load em up right, I mean, it’s a perfect blend when you ask for one “loaded”. Not just thrown on, it’s pure craftsmanship.
Boobies used to make a good dog years ago, but either my taste buds got refined or they started to suck. Not sure.
Oh, and you know your right about Gene and Judes, they are the greasiest fries in the world, I mean soaking in grease, piled on top of your dog.
Bleh.
I guess some people dig em, not me. It’s the White Castle of hot dogs. I’ll pass.
I almost forgot to add, there was a place down the street from Gene and Jude’s called the Thirsty Whale. I had been there a few times, and that’s were I was introduced to their pompous ass hot dogs and greasy fries.
Bill Veck was the best. He used to sit in the bleachers with us common folk and cheer on the WS. God Bless his soul.