Talk:Hot dog variations/Archive 1

Take Offline?
This article is so full of errors it really should be taken offline. It is a heroic effort, but it really needs fact checking. Some quick examples: Author says Heid's of Liverpool only offers mustard as a topping. Their online menu clearly shows many others from chili to kraut. It also perpetuates the myth that there is a Kansas City style. I have never talked to anyone who has tasted it. As credentials, I am something of a hot dog expert with a book in progress. --Quedude (talk) 15:00, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Move?
Would anyone object to moving this article to List of hot dog variations?  young  american (ahoy-hoy) 01:27, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

New York State White Hot Dogs
I say remove the "pronounced coo-nee" comment from this section. There is a disagreement on par with the soda/pop debate as to the actual pronounciation of the word coney, and from my experience its split about half and half between "coo-nee" and "cone-ee."

I've also only heard of them referred to as white hots in Rochester, and coneys in Syracuse.


 * I lived five years in Syracuse, and never heard anyone call them "white hots" Monomoit (talk) 23:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

North Eastern Massachusetts
I made a few changes to the section. Looking at it, I was a little surprised at what was there, and looked through the archives to try to find a cite, and didn't see anything. I grew up in the area, and a mixture of mustard and relish was known as "Hot dog relish", while the mixture that was specified in the article was always sold as "Hamburger Relish". In addition I had never heard the term "New England Doggie Roll" in my life, and there were no google hits outside of Wikipedia and its mirrors. We always just called them Hot Dog Buns, but they were always labeled "Frankfurt Rolls". I know that they're pretty common throughout New England (and I miss them :, so maybe that was what some people from outside the region called them. ---  The Bethling (Talk) 14:43, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Southeastern Massachusetts
In Fall River particularly, there is great emphasis on the topping or "sauce", of which there seem to be two main varieties, called meat sauce and Coney Island sauce. Also widely available are two Portuguese sausages, chouriços and caçoila, which are probably not considered hot dog varieties. Monomoit (talk) 23:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Move to hot dog article
I think this should be merged into the hot dog article - what does everyone think? --Mikecraig 22:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It was actually split from the hot dog article a couple of years ago to keep that article from getting bogged down in toppings variations and, for that reason, I would strongly oppose such a merger. I would, however, support a rename to List of hot dog variations or something like that.  young  american  (ahoy hoy) 23:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Not Neutral
Much of the hot dog variations article represents opinion, and thus would seem to violate the neutrality requirement. The Los Angeles entry is particularly egregious in this respect, amounting to (presumably) one person's review of the city's hot dog offerings. Additionally, much that is presented as fact is actually opinion. For example, referring to Dodger Dogs as "world famous" is quite a stretch, considering that I'd never heard of them until I moved from Boston to L.A. By that token, Fenway Franks should also be described as world famous, as Bostonians are, if anything, even more (unjustifiably) certain that everyone's heard of them as Angelenos are about Dodger Dogs. In fact, the same could probably be asserted for all Major League Baseball hot dogs across the United States. A better approach would be removing all bias, opinion and conjecture from this page.

76.173.105.45 21:21, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't know. If you removed all the bias, opinion and conjecture from this article, I don't see how there'd be much of an article left. Fundumentally, this article isn't an encyclopedia article at all. It's not an explanation of the established and authoratitative data in regards hot dog varianitions. It's a collection of baseline data reported by local observers without any explanation at all. The entire article is new research and unsubstantiated claims.


 * I agree. This should be removed, altogether.75.57.125.155 (talk) 02:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

20 years from now, when someone has actually researched this subject well enough to make an authoratitave statement, this article might be worthy of a footnote in an encyclopedia, but it will never stand as an article by itself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.50.212 (talk) 15:12, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Dodger Dogs not "world famous"? Vin Scully mentioned them all the time when he did broadcasts for NBC and he happened to be working his Dodger's games. I'm guessing the "never heard of Dodger Dogs" was born in the last 20 years or didn't watch much baseball because EVERYONE who's ever watched Game of the Week on NBC before they lost the contract after 1989 has heard the term "Dodger Dog". It's almost as famous as Costas on Game of the Week always raving about Milwaukee's Brats and the "brown mustard" they used to use at old County Stadium. I've never been NEAR Milwaukee and I've always wanted to try their mustard on a brat just from hearing them talk about it.

There is no real way to say anything is "world famous" if you want to know the truth. But when word of mouth spreads and it's well known without even having been to the place mentioned it's "world famous" and Dodger Dogs are just that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Seattlehawk94 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Kansas City Style
I grew up in the Kansas City area and lived there for about 25 years, yet have never, ever heard of anyone putting sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese on a hot dog. Not even someone who just happens to do this at home or for some sort of personal preference. While I have not had a chance to become familiar with the original source material in this matter it would seem that, at the very least, this is not a widespread enough variation to be an accurate portrayal of a regional cuisine.

24.5.91.143 18:05, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Many references talk about this preparation, but when I went there specifically looking to find it, I was unable to find any place that made it. I asked numerous people in the food biz and the Kansas City Barbeque Society, and nobody had heard of this prep. I think it is a myth perpetuated by the net. --Quedude (talk) 14:43, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm going to add that, as a 28 year resident of the KC metro, I too have never seen this particular prep anywhere. What I have been seeing is the "Royal Blue" style cropping up - as sold at Kaufman Stadium, blue cheese sauce and crumbles, and crunchy pieces of bacon, and red onion diced. I also saw another variant at a (sadly now defunct) Martin City stand, which had blue cheese crumbles, a whole slice of bacon, and Gates BBQ sauce. I think other places might be picking up on this too, but I have no documentation. --Reverend Loki (talk) 16:57, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Upstate New York Hotdogs: Hubba Hubba
I think the statement, "Pat's Hubba Hubba of Portchester, NY is widely regarded as finest hot dog establishment in the Westchester/Fairfield area." needs to be verified. I think it's a non-nuetral viewpoint posing as fact. This is a contentious subject in that area, with several of the hotdog stands having achieved some measure of national prominence, at least one Fairfield County hotdog stand (Super Duper Weenie Man) having been reviewed by the New York Times Restaurant Review.

24.0.50.212 13:20, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Germany
The part on germany is not very accurate, generally only a sausage in a bread roll is considered a hot dog in germany. Currywurst and the likes are not seen as kinds of hot dogs. Also hot dogs are often eaten only with ketchup or mustard, though onions are also sometimes used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.23.55.2 (talk) 11:37, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Iceland
Icelandic hot dogs (pylsa) are made from lamb. Fried onions are an available topping, NBK1122 (talk) 00:29, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Seattle Style Hotdog?!?!?!
Ok, I live in Seattle and although I have seen the so called " Ivar's Dog" sold at safeco field, I have never heard of/nor seen any hotdog sold in seattle that is topped with "cream cheese and onions." And seeing that this claim is unsourced only leads me to believe that someone made this up. Please either source this claim or remove this strange construct. And if anyone knows about where to get one of these dogs, if they exist, please tell me, they sound delicious, if they exist. --Holamitch (talk) 01:49, 29 August 2008 (UTC) buy a hotdog, cook thoroughly, and cream cheese and onions... there you go... no need to go out and buy it made somewhere else. It exists if you make it yourself.
 * Agreed. I also live in the Puget Sound area (specifically Kitsap County) and have never seen a "Seattle style" hot dog, or for that matter anyone who sells hot dogs with the option of cream cheese. I might look for verification in the near future. DerekMBarnes (talk) 23:49, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Update: | Found it. I'll be editing the page accordingly. DerekMBarnes (talk) 03:48, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Cream Cheese hot dogs have been served in Seattle outside sporting events and late night on the street for the after-bar crowd since at least 1999. earliest mention I found was from the Seattle Stranger in 1999:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/hot-diggity/Content?oid=535

The fact that it is 10 years old and fairly unique to Seattle should solidify this as a true regional hot dog variation.

..although a few in Portland are doing it now, as well as Biker Jim in Denver, who bought his cart used from a guy in Ohio who had a cream cheese caulk gun, that He originally got from a Seattle vendor, at least according to this interview: http://5secondrule.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/04/biker-jims-gourmet-dogs-denver.html

Chehalis does have hotdogs wrapped in cheese and biscuit dough and then wrapped in bacon. But the anal retentive personalities that like to lurk at Wikipedia dare not let that be posted. Seriously, you want a cite, go to Chehalis and have one. DonJuanSandwich (talk) 17:05, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Here's a reference to cream cheese dogs from 2003 in an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, About Hot Dog Joe, a vendor outside of Safeco field.

"On the most popular condiments: Onions. Onions and ketchup. Everybody has to have their onions and ketchup, but the sleeper is probably cream cheese. That seems to be the new hot topping. Everybody wants cream cheese."

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-moment-with-Joe-Jeannot-hot-dog-vendor-1111948.php

And another one from 2007- Seattle Weekly: The Tastiest Dogs Can Be Found Outside Safeco Field - mentions cream cheese dogs at Mojo/Seattle Sausage http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-06-06/news/the-tastiest-ballpark-franks-in-town-can-be-found-outside-safeco-field/

And another from Seattle Times, 2006

"(Matt's Famous Hot Dogs owner Matt Jones) has also noticed a steady stream of locals asking for hot dogs with, of all things, cream cheese, sometimes with mustard and onion as well. Some people just swear by it," he said."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2003089719_hotdogs28.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schmitter3000 (talk • contribs) 22:04, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Connecticut
Removed Paul Newman, who is now deceased, from prominent Connecticut residents who favor Rawley's. Dark Vanguard (talk) 22:50, 26 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dark Vanguard (talk • contribs) 22:38, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok, when I looked at this article I expacted to see more visual aids (pictures). Also I was Really disapointed to find that there was no tofu dog, dog in a blanket. If anyone agrees please pit somthing in about tofu hot dogs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.184.198 (talk) 20:43, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

New Jersey
Personally I object to the description "potato dogs" I've never heard them referred to as such - they are invariable reffered to as Italian or Newark-style dogs. And although they are now wider spread - they were invented in Newark so I would suggest removing references to Trenton. And note a 'true' Italian hot dog is served on a pizza bread or Portuguese roll. Serving one on a long roll or hero roll is sacrilege! ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.196.122.36 (talk) 21:00, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

I added some well known New Jersey hotdog variants such at the Texas Weiner, Max's and the Windmill for Jersey Shore kosher style and they were immediately deleated. They are linked to existing Wikipedia articles. Some of you overseers of Wikipedia are the most anal retentive personalities. DonJuanSandwich (talk) 17:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I understand that the requirement of citing reliable sources may strike you as anal. You are welcome, of course, to list all possible hot dog variations on your MySpace page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.157.121.92 (talk) 17:09, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

The verification of the texas hot dog, Max's Famous hot dogs, and The Windmill (hot dog stand) are already on Wikipedia. But hey, keep telling yourself that you have an important role in life playing Wikipedia hall monitor of hot dog variants and making sure the topic stays "pure." Here's a hint, we are talking about hot dogs. You also don't even bother signing your edits or comments. 216.190.27.74 (talk) 18:01, 24 October 2011 (UTC) Here is the link to Max's Famous HotdogsDonJuanSandwich (talk) 18:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Memphis
Does anyone have more detailed information on the "Memphis" style hot dog? It is referenced on an official Woot shirt documenting the various styles of hot dogs offered around America. Please see reference Shirt.Woot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.131.241.10 (talk) 20:36, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

-that shirt is FULL of inaccurate information —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.117.3.106 (talk) 01:10, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Monumental Dog
The ONLY reference I can find for this dog is from an August 2009 Ball Park Franks / Sara Lee Press Release (view here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hot-dog-road-trip-celebrates-the-american-classics-regional-flavors-62104577.html ) and all the blog posts and articles that recycled it. I cannot find a single photo or menu with a "Monumental Dog" and pretty sure it is the product of a PR person's imagination.

Basically, this press release and all variations of it should absolutely not be considered a reliable source for regional hot dog information, and the "Monumental Dog" removed from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Schmitter3000 (talk • contribs) 16:04, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Philadelphia Hot Dogs
Although no longer in business, Levis' served the "combo"- a beef dog topped with a fishcake:

http://www.levishotdogs.com/

This combination is still sold at Lenny's http://www.hollyeats.com/Lennys.htm and Texas Weiners http://www.hollyeats.com/TexasWeiner.htm

Hot Diggity sells it as well; they call it a Philly Surf 'n Turf. http://thehotdiggity.com/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.114.138.157 (talk) 00:43, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Another Philadelphia hot dog variation is the "Texas Tommy," a split, grilled hot dog stuffed with cheese (Cheez Wiz or white American) and wrapped in bacon. http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/10/hot-dog-of-the-week-texas-tommy-philadelphia-philly-pa.html

Connecticut Hot Dogs
For Connecticut---one needs to visit Doogie's in Newington and the soon to open Clam Digger in Waterbury, ( a franchise of Doogie's ) both of which offer the incredible Two Foot Hot Dog. Featured on Man V. Food, and named by Rachael Ray magazine---June/July issue---as the # 1. grilled hot dog in the United States. It is interesting to note that beyond the gimmickery of two feet, the hot dog is Beef, Pork & spices Only---No fillers. Hand-Made exclusively for Doogie's by Grote & Weigel in bloomfield, Ct. Happens to be a delicious hot dog.

Charlie Filere inmyopinion1968@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.73.130.216 (talk) 15:21, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

The "North Carolina and South Carolina" section presumes that NC and SC are  the same. Wrong! Split abut 1760.

The article doe not once mention SC. There are regional variations in SC. For example, the "Sandy's" chain(Main business hot dogs and ice cream) in the Columbia, SC area uses a hotter than avg. chili sauce with "Texas Pete" and made special dogs. They serve their versions of regional dogs, Chicago dog, etc. 65.222.113.35 (talk) 19:48, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

New York
While hot dog vendors are common in New York, they are not "available on almost every street corner". Also, the detail on select hot dog manufacturers seems unnecessary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Basilgg (talk • contribs) 00:03, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

suggested addition
I"m not a writer but would like to suggest an addition to someone who is. I"m from SW Florida and we have a style of hot dog not listed. I believe it is probably traditional as its rather widespread as Ive seen it offered in restaurants as far north as Lake City. First an all beef hot dog is placed in a bun and topped with a slaw made with shredded cabbage mixed with yellow mustard and vinegar pepper sauce (equivalent to "Trappeys Hot Peppers in Vinegar Sauce" as an example). Its generally on the menu as a "mustard slaw dog" or "hot slaw dog". I've done a quick Google search but found no results which isn't surprising as most chains aren't regional and most mom and pop establishments aren't online. I hope I've put someone on the track as it is certainly worth inclusion.

97.82.226.178 (talk) 05:44, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

"worldwide view" tag
Looks to me like this article now has sufficient information (and some nice visuals) about non-US based variations. I'm going to remove the "do(es) not represent a worldwide view" tag.--Vistawhite (talk) 14:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 14:59, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Illinois
Wikipedia article says "steamed" but the reference source mentions "chardog" as well. Suggest should be edited to include grilled option and grilled with cheese: "char-cheddar dog". Yelp in Chicago even lists best char dogs. https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=char+dog&find_loc=Chicago%2C+IL — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sedimentary (talk • contribs) 18:41, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Hawaii
Puka dogs?? Anyone?

192.225.178.46 (talk) 18:39, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Alaska
We do have our own regional variation up here, the reindeer dog. Caribou is pretty lean meat so it is actually a blend of pork and caribou. It's a pretty ubiquitous item at any place that does hot dogs, I'll see if I can find some sources. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:56, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Turns out an AP reporter did an article on a popular stand in Anchorage just a few days ago, it mentions the popularity if this dog so i have added a brief section on Alaska. I also found this  but I'm not sure it qualifies as a reliable source. There are also several commercial websites that sell reindeer dogs.  . Beeblebrox (talk) 18:12, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

Rez dog.
Today I learned that there are two referents for the term "rez dog", one, Rez dog, is a type of dog, and the other is [a variation of hot dog that Wikipedia knows nothing about|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbP4KEGbqks]<--02:10 You Tube video.

I found the following sources on rez dogs which could be used to cite an entry on this article or even to cite a full article, Rez dog (hot dog variation)

https://books.google.com/books?id=cP364QVijAMC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=%22rez+dog%22+%22hot+dog%22&source=bl&ots=nP5OkVvAI2&sig=rxWN0YwfcGDGhspb8xDNRJvtKE8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFQQ6AEwDGoVChMIjZyInfHnxgIVgqmACh0fswhF#v=onepage&q=%22rez%20dog%22%20%22hot%20dog%22&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=Mo2MK9AVB-4C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22rez+dog%22+%22hot+dog%22&source=bl&ots=vyVAlQ10-K&sig=d2K9kYRhZxfUCZiyFF2QyeEpmoY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFcQ6AEwDWoVChMIjZyInfHnxgIVgqmACh0fswhF#v=onepage&q=%22rez%20dog%22%20%22hot%20dog%22&f=false

http://alibi.com/food/42722/Best-of-the-Worst-of-the-Fair.html

http://alibi.com/food/48563/Restaurant-Review-Pueblo-Harvest-Cafe.html

I hope that someone here would enjoy taking this ball and running with it. Chrisrus (talk) 19:15, 19 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment--Chrisrus, interesting information. In looking further into the Rez Dog it seems a variation of it (or vice versa, it's not really clear) is known as a "Frybread Hot Dog". I'm suspecting this is a more politically correct term, even though the Pueblo Harvest Cafe you referenced calls it the Rez Dog and they're part of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center:

http://www.indianpueblo.org/visit/cafe.html

Lunapiertech (talk) 13:18, 20 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Don't worry about it being politically incorrect at all! See here:


 * http://newsok.com/norman-based-clothing-line-off-reservationbrrez-dog-apparel-designed-for-american-indian-market/article/1912886
 * http://admin5005.wix.com/nativedelights#!restaurant-and-cafe/c15kq
 * http://www.charkoosta.com/2013/2013_08_01/Renegade_Grill.html
 * http://www.indianpueblo.org/visit/menu.html
 * Many more! It's what it's called, no evidence of "fry bread hot dog", or that anyone has any problem with the term "rez dog". Chrisrus (talk) 19:53, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

hot dogs in India
((u|Sheena Makharia}} let's discuss the Indian hot dog section. Sheena Makharia, I have to agree with KH-1 that this looks like pure promotion for a particular brand of hot dog. We need to discuss hot dogs in India in a general way. valereee (talk) 15:59, 28 July 2015 (UTC) sorry, broke the template. valereee (talk) 16:00, 28 July 2015 (UTC) Adding to users editing this section valereee (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2015 (UTC)


 * That was my second revert for this IP. Your previous reverts were to, can you take over if the IP tries again, or should I post an incident report somewhere? valereee (talk) 12:43, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, I edited it to say simply that hot dogs are commercially available, as a compromise. valereee (talk) 18:19, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Might as well remove the section.-KH-1 (talk) 02:39, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, if they are available there, I suppose it's a placeholder for another editor? If the edits happen again, perhaps we can request semi-protection.  I'm off for a week without access, but I can possibly do some research on my return. valereee (talk) 09:46, 31 July 2015 (UTC)