Saturday, 28 May 2011

Gourmet Hot Dogs

For lunch yesterday I had a 'hand crafted gourmet' hot dog -- or more precisely I went to Frank N Dawgs and had a 'Tur-Doggin' (turkey & date sausage topped with duck confit, herb garlic aioli, house pickled onion relish & pickled carrots). It was a damn good sausage in a bun!

Today I ventured to Hot Doug's for my middle of the day sausage satisfaction! I arrived at just before it opened at 10.30am and already there was a significant queue at the front door (which I joined). As I waited yet more people joined the ever lengthening line.

Eventually I made it in to the restaurant at about 11.15am. I ordered a 'Three-Chili Wild Boar Sausage with Chili-Garlic Mayonnaise, Raw Milk-Cheddar Cheese Spread and Crispy Fried Onions' hot dog (from the today's specials board) and a side of duck fat fried fries. I found a place to sit and it wasn't long before my food was brought out. I liked the hot dog, but I thought the fries weren't anything special.

Out of the two places I liked Frank N Dawgs the best. Their hot dogs were more expensive but seemed more genuinely 'hand crafted' (and the bun was really good). Also there was no queuing involved!

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