We love our hot dogs. Maybe a bit more than we should. When buying a package in the market, there’s almost always a small discussion or debate over brand and style. And it got us thinking: what is the best hot dog out there? Living near Coney Island, we have a natural predilection for the historic Nathan’s. And having grown up in the NYC area, there’s always something special about a Sabrett’s. Craig, growing up in New Jersey, can’t help but feel the greatest dog must come somewhere from the greatest state (incidentally, both Sabrett’s and Nathan’s, paragons of NYC both, are actually made across the Hudson in the much-maligned Garden State.)
So, we’re announcing the 2011 Great Hot Dog Tour. This spring and summer, we’ll be making trips around the NY/NJ area to sample hot dogs, wieners, frankfurters, rippers, and whatever else we can find. We’ll be announcing tour stops and dates as we figure them out, but things will kick-off at Coney Island’s own Nathan’s Original. Along the way, we hope to visit Papaya King, Gray’s Papaya, Rutt’s Hut, Hot Grill, and maybe even a dirty water dog cart or ball park. If you feel there’s somewhere we should go in order to find the hot dog that best embodies vkusnyatina, let us know and we’ll meet you there!
Don't forget Falls View or Libby's Lunch, though I don't think they are still in their original locations, or original owners. Nothing like Hot Grill for a belly burner. And there are also several spots along Goffle Road in Hawthorne.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Davy's Dogs on Howard Blvd in Mt Arlington and Hot Dog Johnny's in Butzville on 46 :)
ReplyDeleteBack when I lived in Philly there was this random hot dog stand behind the best buy....to this day I have not had a better hot dog. Shocking considering it was Philly...lol. But it was amazing. We used to stop there all the time just for a snack. But it's gone now...I am sad. Hope you find ones as good on your quest!
ReplyDeleteA little closer to home: Try BARK on Bergen St near Flatbush. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI've also heard about a few out of the ordinary ones, though I haven't tried them myself: A Kobe Beef Hot Dog with truffles at Open Door Gastropub in FiDi and a Black Angus Hot Dog at the Smoke Joint in Fort Greene
ReplyDeleteI know it's just a chain, but lately I had a Chicago Dog at Sonic! It was amazing! I told James we need to move to Chicago because of it. He told me he'd just take me to Sonic more often!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the suggestions! We are definitely going to note them and see if we can get to them or at least find out more info about them. Stephy, we are not anti chain hot dogs, we were actually thinking about having Sheetz hot dogs because we couldn't think of any other hot dog places in the York area, when we wind up there, hehe.
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