Carolyn's Weenie Wagon

85 Bank Street, Seymour, CT -

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Posted By Michael Stern on January 7, 2005 3:34 PM

A small cookwagon parked a few miles east of Seymour on Route 67, in a vacant lot at the former site of the Seymour Lumber Co., Carolyn's is a hoot. It is open year around Monday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm, and as you might guess from the name, tube steaks are its specialty. They are tender-cooked Hummel-brand franks nestled in fresh soft buns and available in all sorts of ways, from plain (with condiments of choice) for $1.25 to cheese and bacon dogs for $1.75 and kielbasa and kraut for a whopping $3.

They're tasty little wieners; I am especially fond of the chili cheese dog, topped with moderately hot chili and bright orange molten cheese. An interesting variation is Carolyn's "sweet and spicy" chili dog, blanketed with meat sauce that is mostly sweet with a peppery undercurrent. And the onion-sauced dog is a classic.

This place is especially fun to visit because of the joie de vivre of Carolyn her comrade Mary, who transform their little patch of real estate into a literal welcome wagon for passers-by, as well as for the regular customers who come from businesses all up and down Route 67. On a pleasant day, it's great to sit at the picnic table and ingest two or three dogs in the sun. Carolyn told us that she's been in the weenie business for eleven years now, but moved to Seymour from West Haven Beach because the year-around traffic here is steadier. I know I look forward to stopping by again whenever I'm in the neighborhood.

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Chili Cheddar Dog

Hot Dog with Onion Sauce

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