Regional Hot Dog Styles
Hot Dog Style↕ | Origin City↕ | Sausage Type↕ | Bun↕ | Key Toppings↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Dog | Chicago, USA | All-beef Vienna Beef | Poppy seed bun (steamed) | Yellow mustard, neon relish, onion, tomato, pickle spear, sport peppers, celery salt | Dragged through the garden, absolutely no ketchup, Portillo's and Superdawg icons |
NYC Dirty Water Dog | New York City, USA | Sabrett beef/pork, natural casing | Plain soft bun | Yellow mustard, sauerkraut, onion sauce | Street cart classic, simmered in steam-table water, Sabrett and Nathan's carts |
Coney Island Dog | Coney Island/Detroit/Cincinnati | Natural casing beef | Steamed bun | Chili (no beans), mustard, onion | Greek diner invention in Detroit, Lafayette and American Coney rivalry |
Detroit Coney | Detroit, USA | Dearborn beef | Steamed bun | Loose chili, yellow mustard, diced onion | Lafayette Coney Island since 1924, greasy late-night icon |
Sonoran Dog | Tucson, Arizona/Mexico | Bacon-wrapped beef | Bolillo-style roll | Pinto beans, tomato, onion, mayo, mustard, jalapeno, cotija | Tucson street stands, bacon-wrapped on mesquite grill, Hermosillo Mexico origin |
Seattle Dog | Seattle, USA | All-beef | Grilled bun | Cream cheese, grilled onion | Post-bar cart invention, cream cheese smear with caramelized onions |
Kansas City Reuben Dog | Kansas City, USA | All-beef | Sesame bun | Sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island | KC riff on the Reuben sandwich, sesame seed bun is essential |
Rochester White Hot | Rochester, NY, USA | Uncured pale pork/beef/veal | Soft bun | Mustard, onion, meat hot sauce | Zweigle's since 1880, pale unsmoked sausage, garbage plate component |
Texas Hot Dog (NJ/NY) | Plainfield, NJ, USA | Deep-fried beef | Soft bun | Yellow mustard, onion, chili sauce | Confusingly not from Texas, deep-fried, Jimmy Buff's NJ Italian dog cousin |
Italian Hot Dog | Newark, NJ, USA | Deep-fried beef | Pizza bread (round) | Fried peppers, onion, potato | Jimmy Buff's 1932, served in round pizza bread with fried potatoes |
New England Dog | Boston/Maine, USA | Pork and beef | Split-top New England bun | Mustard, relish (or lobster) | Top-split bun grilled on sides, Fenway Frank classic |
Half-Smoke | Washington DC, USA | Coarse pork-beef, smoked | Soft bun | Chili, onion, mustard | Ben's Chili Bowl since 1958, DC Presidential pilgrimage site |
Slaw Dog | West Virginia, USA | Beef or pork | Soft bun | Chili, coleslaw, mustard, onion | Appalachian mainstay, cold slaw contrasting hot chili |
Michigan Red Hot | Plattsburgh, NY, USA | Natural casing beef/pork | Steamed bun | Meat sauce (michigan), mustard, onion | Confusingly a New York dog called Michigan, Nitzi's and McSweeney's are icons |
Cincinnati Cheese Coney | Cincinnati, USA | Thin beef | Steamed bun | Cincinnati chili, shredded cheddar mountain, onion | Skyline and Gold Star, cinnamon-spiced chili buried under cheese |
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