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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWant to know where to get a great Chicago style hot dog?
The Wieners Circle in Chicago, that's where!
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)Snarkoleptic
(6,002 posts)NSFW!
Starts out mellow, fishes you in, slaps you in the face.
Kali
(55,031 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Or at least very close to the proscribed ingredients. I can handle maybe one or two things missing, esp. the celery salt. They're pretty salty even without that part.
If it ain't a poppyseed bun, forget it. And the mustard, sport peppers and green relish are non-negotiable as well.
Snarkoleptic
(6,002 posts)(adjacent to Crawford's Department Store) in Rolling Meadows, where I had my first Chicago Style hot dog.
It was loaded with all the usual stuff and topped with celery salt. I was immediately hooked!
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)Snarkoleptic
(6,002 posts)There were murmurs of a reboot, but it's done.
I used to work near the Vienna beef plant on Fullerton, and ducked in to dine in the cafeteria w/ employees hanging out.
Good times.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)I saw it on No Reservations and Tony Bourdain loved the place. I'm surprised that review didn't keep it in business for a long time.
AleksS
(1,665 posts)Every time we went the line was down the block.
It was amazing. I miss it often.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)In a few interviews with the owner, he stated that he was closing up
to "move on to other things in life".
One of my favorite things from Doug's were the "Duck Fat Fries". They were only
available one day a week, and they were phenomenal.
AleksS
(1,665 posts)He seems to be doing ok. So I feel good for him. I imagine HDs was a pretty stressful operationjust coming up with the recipes and ideas would be a full time job. I remember one trip there were alligator sausages, bison sausages, and wild boar sausages on the menu alongside more conventional choices, and all topped with specialty cheeses or sauces. I am glad I got to experience HDs as often as I did (though that was too seldom!)
One of the employees had started a spiritual successor to HDs but it didnt stick around.
EDIT: I may be wrong! This LOOKS very HD-esque even to the duck fat fries:
http://www.hotgdog.com/
HDs was something pretty unique and special.
(And yeah, the duck fat fries were worth the trip too!)
tritsofme
(17,435 posts)I had heard he opened a restaurant inside Wrigley Field, but have not come across it.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...or at least, I found it so when I visited a few years ago. The city was *so* beautiful and vibrant. It's downtown, and skyline, was even better than New York's--very nearly as big, but concentrated, its impact--rising out of the lake--reminded me of a fairy-tale. And--to be blunt--Wrigley has it all over Fenway. There. I said it. And Wrigleyville, at least during the baseball season, in normal times, is simply the most vibrant urban neighborhood I've ever been in. Then, of course, there are the hot dogs...
Snarkoleptic
(6,002 posts)See some animals, walk the pedestrian bridge and you're on the beach.
Big fun!
GoCubsGo
(32,100 posts)Snarkoleptic
(6,002 posts)n/t
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,860 posts)aggiesal
(8,955 posts)Extremely funny
shanti
(21,675 posts)Thanks, I needed that
Initech
(100,139 posts)Response to Snarkoleptic (Original post)
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PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)I wont eat anything else. Thats why this native born Los Angelino knows from a good 🌭.
not fooled
(5,805 posts)I'm sure they will be understanding.