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I have eaten Hot dogs on 5 continents and almost 1/2 of America, probably about 150 cities in my travels. I would have to say none so far even compare to Rhode Island's, their "Hot Weiner" all the way are the best! They are small mild hot dogs served on a steamed bun with some kind of meat sauce, mustard, onions and celery salt! Addictive...I eat about 6 when I go to RI.

In Rhode Island they also sold hot dogs in the raw at the market under the brand "Saugy's" and these were the best I have ever bought, very mild, made with veal,pork and beef with a snap from the natural casing. I have a friend who ships them to me in Florida. You can also buy the New York System's Weenie Meat Sauce online at www.olneyvillenysystem.com and make them at home. It is easy to make and tastes like the real thing, I use the Saugy's brand with this meat sauce and I think it might even be better! You make them in this order..place dog in fresh steamed bun, a generous amount of plain yellow mustard, then top with a heaping pile of the meat sauce, then top that with the finely diced onions and shake some celery salt on top. Do not forget the celery salt on top..it's important. You'll Love it!

I like the half smokes or, more often than note, a standard 7-11 Big Bite with lots of chili, cheese, and their onion relish.

The CHICAGOOOO dog allll the way. There's nothing like the taste of those cool crisp veggy veggie flavors mixing in with warm hotdog juice with each bite. Hot and cold. crisp and soft. The chicago dog is the perfect balance.

wow. That's a LOT of hot dogs. Way more types than I've ever tried, which makes me feel foolish to pick one.

But having said all that, I just got back from a trip to Chicago, and they were delicious. Combination of steamed hot dog and vegetable toppings make it a perfect snack, imho.

Just a thught, why don't you try the crunchy rolls that they have..

I think you might not like the Sashimi......which is the raw fish.....

It doesn't matter what it's a covered in..if you start with a bad Wiener..it won't taste good! Hartmann's Beef Wieners (NY) are my favorite.. all beef, smoked, natural casing!! Tons of smoke flavor and not too garlicy...the best!

Hmmmm.....the photo of those Coney's looks exactly like the chili cheese dog from Real Chili here in Milwaukee. Is it? (You haven't lived until you've had one.) Too bad I don't live within walking distance of Real Chili anymore...

Some look good some are too much but Basically I agree with sommelier I prefer a quality all meat hot dog w/ caseing grilled, a fresh soft lightly toasted bun with a schmear of French's yellow mustard that's it my favorite. but from time to time I'll have a speciality dog as some shown.
I live in Socal and I'm sure Pink's is a good dog but it's a 100+ miles north of me through traffic from hell. COSTCO has a hot dog or Polish dog w/ serve mustard(2 types), ketsup, onions, relish and a soda for a buck fitty and IKEA has a smaller hot dog all meat and tastey for only fitty cents no soda they only offer mustard and ketsup.
I guess the BH and I will have to go on an extended road trip and EAT our way across the U.S. and back. I've eatten exotic foods all around the world now it's time to eat at home from Luger's steak house in NY to Crazee burger in San Diego, Ivar's Acres of Clams in Seattle to some dive in Key West.

I noticed a couple of mentions of a hot dog joint in this thread called NuWay, I guess in Georgia. I've been chasing my original chili dog buzz for about 50 years trying to find one as good as I remember the ones I had as a kid at a spot also called NuWay in the West LA area. Does anyone know if the long defunct NuWay in LA is related to/same as the one in Georgia/ If so, I'm buying a plane ticket, I swear!

I guess I was too busy selling Flint-style coneys to mention them when this post was posted. ;-)

I LOVE Sonoran Hot Dogs. I lived in Tucson for a year, but am now living back in California for the past 8 months. I am craving a sonoran dog...the only thing you should request is crispy bacon, or else it will be somewhat too soft. The best place to go in Tucson in El Guero Canelo.

If you don't like canned or fresh cooked fish, chances are that you're not going to like sushi. Its not rocket science.

I love sushi and have been eating it very happily for about 20 years. Everything from sea urchin to CA rolls -- yes, I know they're fake sushi, but I love them anyway. Eel is the only thing I won't eat. I once smelled some that reeked of swamp and can't get past that.

Good sushi for beginners -- try this at home first if you can't afford to drop at lot on money on an expensive restaurant dish you may not like -- is just a Choice grade tuna steak that you've marinated for about an hour in a soy, ginger, garlic, scallion and rice vinegar (or rice wine or even a small splash of regular distilled vinegar in a pinch). Cook the steak at the highest possible heat on each side just until its marked -- not more than a minute per side. Most of the center should be completely raw. Pour some of the marinade, some toasted sesame oil and/or some sesame seeds over the fish on the plate. You could add some wasabi if you like hot stuff. You can mix up a fresh batch of marinade if you think it will taste like the raw fish.

I love it and would eat it pretty much everyday if I could afford it.

I would say that if you've been to higher end places, like Fugakuyu, and you still don't like it, stop beating yourself up and enjoy the other stuff on the menu.

I'd like to thank you all for this thread. I must now make chirashi for dinner.