Dogma Grill - Miami, FL

Has anyone been there? Looks pretty good.

http://www.southflorida.com/citylink/sfe-cl-03150610thingsgallery,0,1033854.photogallery?index=3

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Originally posted by signman

Has anyone been there? Looks pretty good.

http://www.southflorida.com/citylink/sfe-cl-03150610thingsgallery,0,1033854.photogallery?index=3

Signman: I have never been there but they sure did make the toppings look pretty. The toppings they use incidentally are my favorite with a good dog.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Hi,
The dogs look great. A Chicago dog with diced tomato, .......hmmmmm....interesting. I am kind of curious what brand of dogs they are using. Anybody up for a little dumpster diving? LOL.

I have been to the Washington Avenue location at South Beach, it was a good dog. Next time I'm there I will check the brand.
Good Fries also. Vienna Dogs I believe.

I was just looking over some of the hot dog threads when I came across this one. It took me a few seconds, but I finally figured out why Dogma Grill rang a bell. They are suing a guy I know in Pittsburgh. He is someone who is originally from N.J., who I've met and had a few dogs with, who opened a hot dog joint in Pittsburgh 2 or 3 years ago. A unique place that is located in the basement of a church. The owners are part of a church group themselves. They named their place Hot Dogma. Being in the basement of a church, they have to use a George Foreman grill to grill their dogs as there isn't space to have an adequate means of exhaust disposal if they used a griddle. They serve a quality natural casing Boars Head all beef dog. They were barely surviving until they got a big break. They were featured on the Food Network. Afterward, their business picked up and they have been doing well. But now they are being sued by the Dogma Grill. How a place in Pittsburgh with a similar name can be a threat to someone in Florida is beyond me. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04302/402845.stm

Hot Dogma's website is http://www.hotdogmapgh.com

You can read a little bit about the controversy between the 2 places here: http://pittsblog.blogspot.com/2005/06/hot-dogma.html

Somewhere there is more current news; maybe on the Hot Dogma website. They were sent a letter last year, but the case is currently in court now, I believe. I'm wishing Hot Dogma prevails.

That was some intresting reading John... But if the place in Florida is worried about the word Dogma, they probably should fear Lions Gate Films, which also has that trademarked name for a movie.