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I love the Seattle style hot dog. Was expecting to hate it and actually had to be drunk to try it for the first time, but the cream cheese works so well, especially with the grilled onions.
I still pick a Chicago Dog above all else, though. Though it has to be done right - poppy seed bun, all-beef frankfurter, dragged through the garden.
I recently got over my fear of mustard. I was a very picky eater as a kid and decided to shun most condiments.
Anyway, I'll eat Indian, Thai, Mexican, Lebanese., Japanese..I'll eat anything as long as it doesn't have mayo (I still hate mayo, which can be a detriment when ordering Japanese).
I visited Chicago for the first time last year and I was absolutely blown away by the Chicago style. I was proud of myself for fully getting over my fear of mustard and I was obsessed with the style for months. I went home to Denver and immediately looked for places to find one. Don't tell anyone, but Steve's Snappin' Dogs on Colfax made a better Chicago Dog than the one I had in Chicago. I'm actually really craving one now. Drag it through the garden!!!
Chicago dogs are my favorite but the Seattle style is surprisingly good too. I was visiting there last year and we got a hot dog with cream cheese at a stand after a long night at the bars. I was a little drunk, so maybe that influenced how it tasted, but the cream cheese went really well with the hot dog and grilled onions. Also seemed to really soak up the booze.
Chicago dogs are an acquired taste, like brands of beer. Doesn't have the typical "junk food" ingredients for those dopamine hits, but once you acquire the distinct taste of a real Chicago dog, its by far the best.
L.A. street dogs second (should have been a poll choice instead of NY style-which is just a hot dog).
TBH, I didn't even know that there was a "Kansas City style" hot dog before it was included in the poll.
The ingredients make it something of a cross between a hot dog and a Reuben sandwich. That's also something I wouldn't associate with my hometown either (though the city does have a Jewish population and Jewish delis; the neighborhood I grew up in had a fairly sizable Jewish population before it became all-Black).
Not a fan of hot dogs in general, but since moving to Chicago, the Chicago-style hotdog won me over. There are some places that do it excellent. So delicious!
For any Chicagoans who have lived in the city within the last decade, they probably know of Hot Doug’s. It was one of the most successful, delicious gourmet-style and unique hotdogs ever.
People would wait in subzero temperatures in a mile long line for hours for them. Sadly, the owner, despite being super successful decided he wanted to do other things and closed around 2016. They had a few pop up events here and there, but they are closed for good now, to the sadness of Chicagoans. For true hot dog enthusiasts, I sincerely hope you had a chance to try Hot Doug’s. It was a once in a lifetime experience. My one visit, I will never forget waiting an hour and 45 mins in the bitter cold and making friends in line (a few who I still hangout with every once in a while). They had specialty flavors, and they were great. Great curly fries too, and they would bring out hot chocolate and amazing chocolate chip cookies occasionally to people waiting in line.
One of those iconic Chicago memories. This article describes it best and brings a slight tear to my eyes lol
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