Stranger in a strange land

Originally posted by Steve Doggie-Dogg

The best storebought dogs I've ever had are the legendary Old Fashioned Franks at Ralph's market in LA. Even though they are an unbranded house product, they beat all of the gourmet dogs I've ever had. If anyone wants to swap a blue ice pack of their best local dogs for a batch of these, I'd be happy to swap by mail. It would make a good story for the Hot Dog Spot.

Are these franks all beef, or beef and pork? If they are the German style beef and pork franks, I'd love to trade you some of these for some Thumann's. If they are all beef, I can trade you some Best's or Boars Head.

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Originally posted by bill voss

hey skip, welcome. Are you moving back to New Orleans? I don't associate hot dogs and New Orleans.

Bill,
From what I have read, apparently there's an old guy named Mr. Clyde over near The French Quarter on Poydras Street - he runs Paradise Vendors - who just fired one of his sales people. You might well be able to obtain that person's job; just don't get your hot dog cart's front wheel stuck in the St. Charles Avenue streetcar track or store any cats in the bun compartment.
Without A Jones, Ort. Carlton in Lovely Athens, Georgia.

ORT, that is an attractive Plan .Not sure what my wife and kids might think of the idea, however. You might have meant that missive for Skip, but never look a gift horse, etc. I was more interested in whether there's a signature New Orleans dog, something spicy & rich, or do they serve regular old hot dogs.? I know there's Boudain, but in a stand? On a Bun?
Or maybe there's Crawdad sausages with dirty rice as a topping.

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Originally posted by John Fox

Re: Ralph's Old Fashioned Franks

Are these franks all beef, or beef and pork? If they are the German style beef and pork franks, I'd love to trade you some of these for some Thumann's. If they are all beef, I can trade you some Best's or Boars Head.

They're beef and pork with natural casings. Drop me an email at hotdog@vintageip.com and we can work out the details.

See ya
Steve

Zweigles from Rochester are tasty morsels ... I use to work at a place in East Aurora NY called Chet's Dog House .. That is how I put myself through my first 2 years of college ... we served hot dogs made by Freys of Buffalo. They since have sold to Worlinski's. Those are not too bad.

For me I stand by Zweigles and Hoffmans.

I am heading to buffalo for the holidays and Steve, I will take you up on that offer. Will obtain some Zwiegles to send to you.

I have brought back 15 lbs of dogs and served them to my office mates. Not very many women sit down and eat two or more dogs ... not in my office. Those folks at those 15 pounds down like a dog with a bone and wanted more.

Yes I agree on Teds with mustard - weber mustard that is. The perfect dog is with kraut, mustard and onions!

I am leaving the corporate world of being an Executive Director of an international nonprofit to go sell dogs. My mother thinks I am nuts, but my friends are pumped.

Glad I found this site ... it will make my mother think I am more than nuts.

Cindy

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Originally posted by Littlewurst



For me I stand by Zweigles and Hoffmans.
I am leaving the corporate world of being an Executive Director of an international nonprofit to go sell dogs. My mother thinks I am nuts, but my friends are pumped.

Glad I found this site ... it will make my mother think I am more than nuts.

Cindy

Congrats!!!! Best of luck--break a leg!! Let us know when your open and we'll put ya on our trip notes! Welcome---and you mothers right--but so what! I think you will find a wealth of freindly information and comraderie here. BTW--my wife grew up in Rochester and swears by Zweigles--ive never had them but were of to her 40th high school reunion nextr yr so i will!

Littlewurst,

Zweigles are tasty, but they are more like a bratwurst than a hot dog. Hofmann's are good also, but a little mild for my taste. A real good hot dog available in the Hofmann's area is from Liehs & Steigerwald. A guy from this forum, Cosmos, mentioned them. He gave me their website (which I can't recall) and I ordered a pound of them. They are big, juicy, and full of flavor. The best frank from a butcher shop that I've sampled. The only beef and pork dog that I like as much or more is Thumann's. If you get the chance, try these dogs. I also hear that their bratwurst is excellent.

Wow ... what can I say, great stories and great support!

Cheers!

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a long time passes and today I am Francis Paul Czyz Arts Commissioner for the City of San Jose and ..........Nico is Nicholas AB Gray, you folks in New York City know him as GRAY's PAPAYA probably one of the most famous Hot Dog Joints in the world................ man do we know our hot dogs????

I don't know about the hot dogs, but I'll bet you know a thing or two about art.

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Originally posted by John Fox

Littlewurst, A real good hot dog available in the Hofmann's area is from Liehs & Steigerwald. A guy from this forum, Cosmos, mentioned them. He gave me their website (which I can't recall) and I ordered a pound of them.

Their website is: http://www.liehsandsteigerwald.com/

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Originally posted by bill voss

Thanks, CSD. I've never been to New Orleans. Street Carts weren't a part of my KC upbringing. I don't think they were allowed, so I'm always interested in how other cities handle them. What about the steaming mentioned in the 2nd review? Is that the case most places?
Bill

When I was a child in KC, there were street carts sometimes around the pawn shop area of 12th street. Tamales, ice cream and once in a while, a hot dog cart. There were always 3 carts in front of the big Sears at 15th and Cleveland. The same tamales, ice cream and hot dogs. My mother would never let us get anything from the carts. She was sure we would die of food poisoning. So of course, it made the allure all the greater. Now there are a number of carts downtown at peak times, when there are conventions, and some hot dog and sausage carts around all the public buildings, City Hall, the County Court House, etc. I feel they're pretty safe, the city highly regulates the standards. The ones that I've had that I especially liked, have been steamed and then browned on a small flattop of some sort. I've tried to talk to a couple of the vendors, but they haven't been too keen on giving any information about how they're doing things.

hi ya Z, We always ate at either Macys, Jones, Emery Bird, or Wolferman's when we went Downtown to shop. I don't remember those carts at all, though I now realize Mom probably was steering us away from Time to Read& the pawn shops. We just as frequently went to Argentine or "the Avenue"(downtown KCK). I faintly remember a tamale cart in Argentine; they were cigar sized, not fatboys. I just don't remember hot dogs as being among the dining cuisine of KC at all. Burgers, Q & Mexican, were our normal dining out fare. Sausages were for home use only.

Hey Bill, Kresge's downtown had great hot dogs. They were the skinny, but tender kind. My mother wouldn't let me have them there, either. I had to wait until I was old enough to shop downtown alone. We ate at all the major stores, my grandmother worked at Emery Bird, so we ate there from time to time. The big Sears was east of downtown right off Truman Road. They sold hot dogs inside, at a snack bar. They didn't have nearly the great aroma as the ones from the cart in front. The carts that are now downtown are around Barney Allis Plaza on the west side of downtown and around the civic center on the east. I saw a taco cart once!