# What'd you like on your hot dog? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419 "2005-03-27T01:19:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/1 "2005-03-27T01:19:49Z")
My friend and I just went to the Stand, a very nice hot dog joint in Encino, CA. The dogs tasted great, spicy with lots of “snap”. I thought they were going to bite back. I got the slaw dog - hot dog with cole slaw and mustard. They also had a Boston dog - dog with baked beans. Strange combinations at first but very tasty. Another dog joint in town, the Wiener Factory, has red cabbage. A departure from the normal sauerkraut but also very tasty. We all know about the Chicago (everything but the kitchen sink) dog. Do you have a favorite joint with odd toppings? How do you like on your dog? If I was visiting your town, where would you take me for a great dog? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/2 "2005-03-27T01:24:50Z")
> [@](#): > > If I was visiting your town, where would you take me for a great dog? I currently live on the left coast. I’d take you back to Chicago, where I grew up and they understand proper hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/3 "2005-03-27T01:28:13Z")
And when we got there, I’d order a hot dog made as recommended [here](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_095.html). > [@](#): > > The recommended ingredients of a hot dog with everything, in order of application, are mustard, relish, chopped onion, sliced tomato, kosher pickle spear, optional peppers, and celery salt There’s really nothing like a real Windy City hot dog, bought from a street vendor in near the Loop. Yummy! ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/4 "2005-03-27T01:33:15Z")
And when we get back, please tell this former Chicagoan why I can’t find Gyros in northern CA. Where are the Greeks?!? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/5 "2005-03-27T01:35:17Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I currently live on the left coast. I’d take you back to Chicago, where I grew up and they understand proper hot dogs. I would gladly take you up on your offer. I didn’t realize Chicago dogs had pickles _and_ relish. Aren’t poppy seed buns a must as well? ---
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/6 "2005-03-27T01:40:29Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > And when we get back, please tell this former Chicagoan why I can’t find Gyros in northern CA. Where are the Greeks?!? 🙂 Can’t help you there but if you make it down to L.A. I can get you some good ones. And I’m surprised at how many great burger joints there are around here. I think L.A. must be the burger capital of the world. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/7 "2005-03-27T01:50:04Z")
> [@bclouse](#): > > I would gladly take you up on your offer. I didn’t realize Chicago dogs had pickles _and_ relish. Aren’t poppy seed buns a must as well? And **no** ketchup! ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/8 "2005-03-27T01:54:17Z")
mustard, onion, chili and bbq slaw. ---
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/9 "2005-03-27T01:57:13Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > mustard, onion, chili and bbq slaw. BBQ slaw? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/10 "2005-03-27T02:00:37Z")
> [@bclouse](#): > > I would gladly take you up on your offer. I didn’t realize Chicago dogs had pickles _and_ relish. Aren’t poppy seed buns a must as well? Plain buns, in my experience. I don’t think the seeded buns would sit well in the warmer, too much steam. But I’m sure there’s local varations. (Countdown to the first New Yorker to show up in this thread to claim title of the Most Authentic Dogs. Which may well be true. Prove it – take us all to your great hot dog place and we’ll all get lunch. :)) ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/11 "2005-03-27T02:01:44Z")
Ahem: “variations” ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/12 "2005-03-27T02:02:45Z")
> [@bclouse](#): > > BBQ slaw? Yeah, I was also begging that question. ? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/13 "2005-03-27T02:12:46Z")
Mustard, ketchup (don’t even start), cheese, and chili. I hate onions and sauerkraut makes me gag. I don’t go to many restaurants, so there’s no place I could recommend. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/14 "2005-03-27T02:18:09Z")
:: puzzled look :: You folks don’t put peanut butter on them? Where would a good hotdog be without peanut butter? And nothing else? :: shakes head :: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/15 "2005-03-27T02:19:48Z")
• 1 lb Chopped cabbage • 4 Tbs ketchup • 1 Tbs vinegar • ½ tsp salt • 3 Tbs sugar • ½ tsp pepper • ½ tsp red pepper let flavors meld for 20-30 minutes. It’s great. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/16 "2005-03-27T02:22:34Z")
Mustard, relish, onions. **or** chili and onions and cheese. **or** kraut and mustard. No ketchup! **Reeder,** thanks for the recipe. Just in time for baseball season! ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/17 "2005-03-27T02:35:05Z")
For me, it’s mustard and, occasionally, kraut on a plain bun. Also, I’ll sometimes have a chili dog or Coney Island but I consider those different types of sausage-and-bun based sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/18 "2005-03-27T02:36:14Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > • 1 lb Chopped cabbage. That must be one big hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/19 "2005-03-27T02:38:54Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > That must be one big hot dog. psssttt… You can adjust the recipe accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419/20 "2005-03-27T02:41:55Z")
Mustard, sweet pickle relish, and onions. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatd-you-like-on-your-hot-dog/296419.md?page=2)