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Hot Dog of the Week: Pete's Famous in Birmingham, Alabama

Pete's hot dog is strikingly different from every other Southern dog. It's one of those places where you walk in and just KNOW it's going to be awesome. It's a tiny place with a stainless steel counter and room for maybe six people at the most. Owner Gus Koutroulakis has been at the helm, cooking dogs on the tiny griddle from the same spot in the front window, since 1948.

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6 Comments | Posted by Hawk Krall, March 11, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Tagged: Alabama, Birmingham, Greek sauce, hot dogs, Pete's Hot Dogs

Southern Foodways: The Greek-Owned Restaurants of Birmingham

Southern Foodways appears on Fridays as part of our collaboration with the Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization based in Oxford, Mississippi, that "documents and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the American South." Dig in! Late in June, the Southern Foodways Alliance staff loaded up a minivan and climbed aboard for a nine-hour drive from Oxford, Mississippi, to Charleston, South Carolina. Not only do we work for an organization devoted to the promotion of Southern food, we are all very good eaters and opinionated ones as well. Where to stop for lunch? That discussion began at 9 in the morning. Somewhere just across the Mississippi-Alabama state line the choice was made—Niki’s West in Birmingham, Alabama. The cafeteria line at Niki’s...

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2 Comments | Posted by Melissa Hall, September 28, 2007 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: Alabama, Birmingham, Greek restaurants, SFA column, Southern Foodways