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wharfrat
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Username: Wharfrat
Post Number: 1847
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 8:57 pm: |     |
I like mine with either mustard and kraut, or ketchup and relish!
New York Times
May 25, 2005
Locations: Best in Show
By ED LEVINE
OUTSTANDING hot dog places in the New York metropolitan area:
ARTIE'S DELICATESSEN 2290 Broadway (83rd Street); (212) 579-5959.
BEN'S BEST 96-40 Queens Boulevard (63rd Drive), Rego Park, Queens; (718) 897-1700.
BROOKLYN DINER USA 212 West 57th Street; (212) 977-2280.
CHEZ LENARD By 454-458 Main Street, Ridgefield, Conn.; (203) 431-6324.
DOMINICK'S Woodhaven Boulevard and 65th Road, Rego Park, Queens. Another truck, D'ANGELO'S, is at Woodhaven Boulevard and 63rd Road.
GRAY'S PAPAYA 2090 Broadway (72nd Street); (212) 799-0243. Other locations: 539 Eighth Avenue (37th Street), (212) 904-1588; 402 Sixth Avenue (Eighth Street), (212) 260-3532.
HALLO BERLIN Stand at 54th Street and Fifth Avenue, (212) 947-9008; restaurant at 626 10th Avenue (44th Street), (212) 977-1944.
KATZ'S DELICATESSEN 205 East Houston Street (Ludlow); (212) 254-2246.
NATHAN'S FAMOUS (Coney Island) 1310 Surf Avenue; (718) 946-2202.
OLD TOWN BAR 45 East 18th Street; (212) 529-6732.
PAPAYA KING 179 East 86th Street, (212) 369-0648; 121 West 125th Street, (212) 665-5732.
SECOND AVENUE DELI 156 Second Avenue (10th Street); (212) 677-0606.
SHAKE SHACK Madison Square Park (Madison Avenue and 23rd Street); (212) 889-6600.
SYD'S 2933 Vauxhall Road, Union, N.J.; (908) 686-2233.
THE PATIO First Avenue and 47th Street; (917) 446-0018.
TOMMY'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND HOT DOGS 900 Second Avenue, Elizabeth, N.J.; (908) 351-9831.
TOP DOG 118 River Road Extension, Cos Cob, Conn.; (203) 661-0573.
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SO Refugee
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Username: So_refugee
Post Number: 357
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 9:10 pm: | |
Father & Son Luncheonette in Linden.
Mustard, Chili, and raw onions for me and, preferably, a Sabrett's. |
wendy
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Username: Wendy
Post Number: 1066
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 9:15 pm: | |
Isn't is Soda who loves Syd's? Soda, food critic extraordinaire - the NY Times agrees with you! I await your next review with baited breath or parsley breath as the case may be. |
nan
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Username: Nan
Post Number: 2038
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 9:21 pm: | |
Raw onions, jalapeno relish, hot mustard and chilli.
Low-Fat Hebrew National off the backyard grill.
I like Syd's too, but I miss the huge cooking tools and my nine year old says the hotdogs there are "too salty." |
bill671
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Username: Bill671
Post Number: 102
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 12:47 am: | |
Jimmy Buff's -
Double Italian Hotdog on the half pizza roll |
Mayor McCheese
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Username: Mayor_mccheese
Post Number: 334
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 1:01 am: | |
I'm glad to see that Tommy's made the list. They really are the best. I have made trips to Elizabeth just to get a hot dog and a cup of potatoes. |
Soulful Mr T
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Username: Howardt
Post Number: 475
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 8:19 am: | |
Hebrew National, nice and garlicky. Scored and grilled, not boiled, please. Dijon mustard, please, not French's ("you only have French's? I'd rather have ketchup!"). At Shea Stadium, only, you may substitue Gulden's. Crunchy kraut and chopped raw onions.
And, believe it or not, a cold Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.
Welcome to MY summer. |
algebra2
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Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 3445
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 8:49 am: | |
Hirem's in Fort Lee -- grilled and buttery. We bring lawn chairs and sit and eat in the parking lot |
Strings
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Username: Blue_eyes
Post Number: 507
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 9:55 am: | |
I'm a fan of Syd's - I think they're the best, if you can get them home with out having the grease break the bag open in the car! |
BGS
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Username: Bgs
Post Number: 30
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 1:33 pm: | |
Rutt's Hut off of Rte 21 near Rte 3 in Clifton?North Arlington? Nutley?...and Jimmy Buffs on Springfield Ave in Irvington! At home love a Best's all beef boiled with mayo and raw onion....or catsup..
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buzzsaw
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Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 2018
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 2:21 pm: | |
Ed Levine writes for the Times...!?!
I used to love a hot dog from Stewart's. Not sure if they still exist. At one time they were a few in NJ. With "bring it to your car" service. |
buzzsaw
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Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 2019
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 2:26 pm: | |
Oh. I also like the windmill in Belmar. But you have to tell them to split it and put it on the fire - or you looking at a soggy old thing. |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3295
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 8:58 pm: | |
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GSP142
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Username: Gsp142
Post Number: 23
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 11:20 pm: | |
Buzzsaw, there is still a drive-in Stewarts, and not too far away--it's (I believe) on Route 46 eastbound in the Dover/Hackettstown area. |
algebra2
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Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 3459
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 11:21 pm: | |
Kearny still has a drive-in StewaRT'S -- i THINK |
Two Sense
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Username: Twosense
Post Number: 158
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 8:35 am: | |
Where are the best dogs served at Yankee Stadium, or are the concessions all the same? |
exwoodgirl
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Username: Exwoodgirl
Post Number: 51
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 9:24 am: | |
Lots of folks I know go crazy over Hot Dog Johnnies on Rt. 46, Butzville--I think, up near the Delaware Water Gap. I've been there--thought it was OK. They also serve root beer in an icy mug.....that was most excellent! |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 3434
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 9:33 am: | |
Hot Dog Johnnies is as nice a hot dog destination though as any you will find. We always stop there after a day at the Land of Make Believe. And not only do they have those icy mugs of root beer (or birch beer maybe), but they serve mugs of...buttermilk. The kids get a kick out of the name of the town too.
Maybe the former Staten Islanders on MOL remember Al Deppy's (with the giant hot dog on the roof). They tore the place down to widen the roads in preparation of the onslaught of folks moving in from Brooklyn (a prescient tale perhaps).
I did steer away from ballgame hot dogs for years after biting into a hot dog at a Knicks game and finding a bone chip...so I cant rely offer an opinion on where the best dogs are at Yankee Stadium. |
Two Sense
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Username: Twosense
Post Number: 159
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 10:42 am: | |
For a national perspective, check out The NY Times, July 2002: High Spots in a Nation of Hot-Dog Heavens (archived at http://www.e-cookbooks.net/articles/hotdog.htm). |
cmontyburns
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Username: Cmontyburns
Post Number: 872
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 10:51 am: | |
Just to back a gasoline truck up to this fire:
I'd take a Chicago hotdog over a NY/NJ dog any day.
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Two Sense
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Username: Twosense
Post Number: 161
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 11:18 am: | |
BGS posted May 25, 2005 - 1:33 pm: "At home love a Best's all beef boiled with mayo and raw onion....or catsup.."
Sounds like something Town Hall Deli would serve. Can we at least agree that anyone who destroys a dog with mayo should be excluded from this thread? One can only imagine what he/she does to kill a pastrami on rye. :-) |
Two Sense
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Username: Twosense
Post Number: 162
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 11:21 am: | |
Hank Zona: Have you gotten back the lab results on the bone chip that found in your stadium dog? Sounds like a case for Wendy's CSI forensics team. |
mrosner
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Username: Mrosner
Post Number: 1961
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 12:07 pm: | |
TwoSense - They would put the pastrami on white bread (no crust) - no way would they use rye bread. |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3299
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 12:27 pm: | |
Chicago-Style dogs (I'm referring to "Vienna" franks, which are by far the predominant brand in the unfortunate Chicagoland area) are extremely bland, so as not to conflict with their required disgusting array of condiments, toppings, sauces, garnishes, emollients, industrial lubricants, found objects, and the like...
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/082504_hh_hotdog.html
-s.
BTW: Thanks, Wendy! |
Morrisa da Silva
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Username: Mod
Post Number: 188
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 12:27 pm: | |
I used to go to a big place in Long Branch NJ that served Hot Dogs/Burgers/ and other fast food. It had really good dogs. Does anyone know the name? I know it's been their a long time.
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Tom D'Eletto
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Username: Tomd
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 1:17 pm: | |
In NYC, I'm a sucker for Gray's Papaya and the place by NYU (is that Gray's or is it called Papaya King or something?).
It may only be my hazy memory at this point, but my favorite hot dogs were from Heid's Hotdogs in Syracuse, NY - http://www.heidshotdogs.com/non_flash/whynf.htm- (from my college days). Actually, Heid's was in Liverpool, as I recall, just outside Syracuse.
The two places in Fort Lee, Hiram's and Callahan's, are both pretty good, but I can never remember which one I prefer (they are sooo close to each other). I haven't been to either one in a few years.
I'll have to go to Syd's over at the Millburn Mall and give them a try--I never knew it was there.
I wonder if Heid's ships... |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 1756
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 1:30 pm: | |
Tom, when did you go to SU?
I graduated in '90. Don't remember Heid's though... |
TomD
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Username: Tomd
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 1:56 pm: | |
I graduated in '92 and took many a trip out to Heid's. As a poor college student, they were as close to gourmet food as I was going to get and a good deal better than most of the food on M Street.
Seems the hot dogs are made by the Hoffman Sausage Company of Syracuse, NY, http://www.hofmannsausage.com/products/Products.aspx?CategoryOfProductID=16, (Thanks, Google). Hmmmm, they do ship... |
BGS
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Username: Bgs
Post Number: 34
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 4:51 pm: | |
Two Sense- I beg your puddin'!!!! I said at home that is how I like my hot dogs... when out, I like dogs with kraut and a spicy mustard...as far as pastrami..do not like it, but love good tender corned beef on rye with a horseradish mustard...
Am I redeemed and allowed on this board in good standing????
:-)
BGS |
mjc
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Username: Mjc
Post Number: 592
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 5:14 pm: | |
Stewart's, with car service, on the water in Tuckerton. Idyllic. |
Jay
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Username: Jaymon
Post Number: 124
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 6:08 pm: | |
This is a funny thread, but I'm starting to get a little gas..... |
Arjay
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Username: Arjay
Post Number: 7
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 - 9:07 pm: | |
Morrisa da Silva...could you be thinking of Max's, the hot dog place that used to be on the boardwalk in Long Branch before the big fire? We used to go there during high school in the late 70's. If so, they moved to Ocean Boulevard, just south of 7 President's Beach in Long Branch...coincidentally just took my 3-1/2 year old daughter there last weekend for her first dog at Max's. Still the same with the best crunchy hot dogs, steak fries and pink lemonade. And "Mrs. Max" (who must be well into her 80's) is still manning the cash register and the same music is on the juke box. It's still great! |
Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 2199
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 10:58 am: | |
I don't care that they're now a chain and ya can get the same darn dog in airports all over this land. When you're in Coney Island eatin at Nathans , thats the best dog there is (must be that extra flavor added by the salt air and dirt). |
Morrisa da Silva
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Username: Mod
Post Number: 192
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2005 - 3:46 pm: | |
Arjay - Yeah! that's it. I just couldn't remember the name. I can't believe Mrs. Max is still there. I will definitely have to head down soon.
Ukealalio - Nathans in Coney Island is definitely different then all the mall versions. I grew up in Brighton Beach so going to Nathans was a pretty common event. Does anyone remember their lobster rolls, fried clams, corn on the cob or the only correct way to eat nathans fries? They came in a cup in a bag and you had to dump them in the bag and squirt the ketchup in the bag and then shake. That way as you got to the bottom of the bag you basically got ketchup all over your hands. (Mom loved that!)
All this peferably after going on the Cyclone and not before.
Has anyone been there recently? |
tulip
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Username: Braveheart
Post Number: 2462
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2005 - 4:58 pm: | |
Hank:
When you go to Hot Dog Johnnie's, then to Land of Make Believe, you turn right onto 519 in White Township. Down the road, about three miles is Four Sisters Winery (on the left.) You should stop in and visit. Great wine!! Nice bakery in the summer.
Also, when going from Pennsylvania to NJ on routes 78 or 22, stop off at Phillipsburg to visit Jimmy's Hot Dog Stand, hard by the "Free Bridge" on the Phillipsburg side, across from Easton on the Delaware River. Great hot dogs. Truly great. |
bandw
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Username: Bandw
Post Number: 87
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - 3:42 pm: | |
Traveling slightly farther afield, the best hot dogs I've encountered (and I've sampled many) can be found at Coney Island Hot Dogs in Worcester (pronounced "Wistah"), Mass. While in college (15 yrs and 15 lbs. ago) I would go to Coney Island and order "4 with everything." Grilled dogs and steamed buns. Just off I-290 in downtown Worcester. If you're driving to Boston on I-90, it's about 15 minutes out of your way but worth the trip. Although be sure to bring some Zantac. |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3332
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 3, 2005 - 7:50 am: | |
Bad news for Target Shoppers:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0506020194jun02,1,7491530.story?col l=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true |
sullymw
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Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 620
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 3, 2005 - 9:03 am: | |
There is a relatively new Stewart's in Gillette on Valley Rd (just take Springfield Ave until it becomes Valley). No drive-thru, but the food is good and inexpensive. Love those root beer floats! |
Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3488
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:48 pm: | |
Guess what! July is National Hot Dog Month!
And I've got good news about some free eats (You all know about me & free eats...) for those of you finding yourselves in Chicago next month:
That venerable Chicago wiener chain, FLUKY'S, is celebrating the occasion by offering free hot dogs to anyone named Frank (first, last, or middle name, including derivations like Frances, Francisco, etc.)! Check it out: http://www.flukys.com
-s. |
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