Where to get the best hot dog

[Bostonkeltic]

Sullivans in South Boston at Castle Island and Speeds is pretty good in New Market if you're in Boston.

[Brett]

Super Duper Weenie in CT kicks @SS. He started as a cart/truck and now has a storefront with a never ending line no matter the time of day. You can rent the truck for catering and they'll come to your house park and rock out for you. My cousins did that one year and it was awesome. He makes all his own relishes n stuff etc. Guy knows how to do this stuff and do it well!

[WalkinTheDog]

Spikes Junkyard Dogs, there are a few of em in RI. They are huge. And they have so many combination of toppings.

[Sgt Striper]

Ever have one from The Hot Grill in Clifton?
"two all the way two, frenchies

[Steve in Mass]

Used to hang out at the Hot Grill in my teenage years in the 70's. Our home games for freshman baseball for Columbus Jr. High were at Nash Park right across the street. (Well, at least some of them were until they built the new field at the Jr. High late in the season that year.)

Can't say that I remember the dogs as a standout, although perhaps they were okay. I DO remember the fries with gravy, though.

[Tom T]

Frankly, (har de har har) I'm surprised this discussion has not come up sooner. NJ, especially up where Steve is from, probably has more hot dog joints than just about anywhere in the country. Just go to the varioius food websites and search for the longest threads. I'll bet that hot dogs are in the top couple.

At the end of the day a hot dog is a sausage and what goes in, determines what comes out. More spice, less spice, more pork, more beef, 4 to a pound dogs vs. 10 to a pound dogs, temperatures at which they're served....all go into the taste of a dog. Don't even get started on rolls, toppings, and the various homemade chilis that top a Texas Weiner in NJ, or a Coney in the midwest.

Some don't care for hot dogs, and thats their prerogative.

But they're wrong.

[waderman1]

Um... Windmill... Shickhaus... no contest

[Tom T]

Originally Posted by waderman1

Um... Windmill... Shickhaus... no contest

Windmill has their dogs made by Sabretts. Max's still uses Shickhaus.

[HatterasJack]

Originally Posted by Steve in Mass

If strictly NYC, I would go with choice 6.......nothing like dirty water dogs with kraut and the red onions.........but I ain't that fussy/concerned to have to worry about the will thing, most any pushcart in Manhattan or Newark will do...

STEVE, you ASSumed !

no pushcart at all -

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[HatterasJack]

moving over to New Jersey ...

"1) Italain Hot Dog: Charlies Famous in Kenilworth, N.J. An Italian Hot Dog is 1 or 2 deep fried all beef dogs (usually Best's from Newark, N.J.) in circular Italian pizza bread topped with deep fried peppers, potatoes, and onions. Charlies has better peppers and gives you more vegetables and bigger dogs than Jimmy Buff's which is the originator of this type of sandwich. Jimmy Buff's (many locations) and Tommy's in Elizabeth are also good.

2) Kosher style grilled all beef dog: Syd's in Union, N.J. A big (5 to a lb) Best's all beef dog simmerred in water than charbroiled. Best all beef dog I've had. Father & Son in Linden (Grote & Weigel all beef) slow cooked on a griddle, and Boulevard Drinks in Jersey City (Sabrett) griddled, are good too.

3) German Style Pork/Beef: Galloping Hill Inn in Union (Grote & Weigel) has a flavorfull but subtle flavor. Made specially for them by G&W, it is different than other G&W dogs. A big, sturdy football shaped bun makes this a unique dog. Max's (Schickhaus) and the Windmill (Sabrett beef and pork) are also good.

4) Texas Weiner. This is a dog covered with chili sauce, mustard and onions. The "Hot" Texas Weiner is a deep fried dog with thinner and spicier chili. The "Plainfield area" Texas Weiner is griddled and served with thicker chili sauce. The best "hot" Texas Weiner is from the Hot Grill in Clifton. Libby's and the Goffle Grill are good also. For a great "Plainfield area" Texas Weiner, go to Texas Weiner ll on rt 22 in Greenbrook.

5) Deep Fried: Rutt's Hut. Cooked to different degrees of doneness. In and out (cooked just enough to eat) Ripper (cooked till the skin rips) Weller (more well done) and cremator (black). The best homemade relish. Hiram's (same Thumann's dog) and Callahan's (Sabrett beef and pork) are also good.

6) Dirty Water: Jerry's in Elizabeth. A best brand dog boiled and then finished off on a grill for extra crunchiness. Dees truck in Roselle Park is good also. "

[HatterasJack]

The 4 stool joint in downtown Plainfield has been in existance since 1907 as I recall and I've gotten excellent dogs there for going on 50 years now. As a teenager, my buds and I would get my buddy's Mom to take us for take-out on a Sat night around 11-midnight and we'd get 5 or 6 each at $ 0.35 EACH!But they've priced themselves out of what I consider reasonable.

The place I personally like best and have thought so for the past 10-15 years is this one -

"It's called J & G's Texas Weiners and is located on Rt. 28 in Dunellen NJ, just about a 2 miles from Texas Weiner II. I've been going there for over 35 years (3 or 4 different owners, but the same great chili). The chili is of the same granular type, like that of Texas Weiner I in Plainfield (Watchung Ave.) and Texas Weiner II in Greenbrook (Rt. 22 W) only the quality is much better, with a much greater ground beef to minced onion ingredient ratio. Ya gotta try these -- can't eat just one. If you get there, try one with their mustard, chili, and cooked onions -- just shout out, "one up", cooked onions......or with raw onions, it's just "one up". "

[NJPlugChucker]

No mention of Steve's by the Sears off 22? Heretics!

Daily sandwich specials and killer dogs.

[Bostonkeltic]

Originally Posted by WalkinTheDog

Spikes Junkyard Dogs, there are a few of em in RI. They are huge. And they have so many combination of toppings.

They're on Boylston St in Boston by Mass Ave.. Tried them once and wasn't to impressed.

[Steve in Mass]

Ya know, was thinking about something last night........while all these places that were mentioned by myself and others are excellent, in the past two years, if I leave aside the chili dogs I get at Askins Creek Convenience Store on Hatteras Island, I gotta say that some of the best dogs I have had were at.......get ready for this......



At the Little League Field where Pine Beach, NJ plays their games.......was there not this past spring but the spring before to watch Glub's kid pitch during one of my fishing trips down there. The dogs at the "clubhouse" were like $1.25 a pop, made by the Mom volunteers.....some kraut and some mustard, and they were OUTSTANDING.....I think I ate like 4 of them.....

[The Riddler]

Boston Speed Dog @ Newmarket Square Boston