How do you order a hot dog in Chicago?
With EVERYTHING but the KETCHUP
Two blocks from our house, across from Northwestern's Ryan Field, stands a little hut that has proudly served Chicago style hot dogs for over forty years.
You can order a hot dog.
A polish sausage.
French Fries.
Even ice cream.
But don't even think about putting ketchup on that dog.
Consider the following interview with the grillman at Mustard's last stand.
It is posted on the wall above the bar stools.
Though 80% of people in Evanston put ketchup on their dogs it is "sacrilegious" and "un-American."
But these guys don't seem too concerned.
They even invited Eleanor behind the counter to make a dog.
I think she has a future.
Have a hot dog. Put some mustard on it.
After all...
Ha! I will laugh myself to sleep tonight on this "sin".
ReplyDeleteRemember James Coney? Best cheese dogs, miss that place.
Glad you're bringing up your kids right! There's a Mustard's Last Stand in Boulder, CO (same guy!), which made me feel at home when I went to college.
ReplyDeleteSometime check out Chicago's super-popular "encased meat emporium" Hot Doug's (http://www.hotdougs.com/).
Love, Phil & Kate