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Regional Hot Dog Styles

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Hot Dog Style
Origin City
Sausage Type
Bun
Key Toppings
Known For
Chicago Dog
Chicago, USAAll-beef Vienna BeefPoppy seed bun (steamed)Yellow mustard, neon relish, onion, tomato, pickle spear, sport peppers, celery saltDragged through the garden, absolutely no ketchup, Portillo's and Superdawg icons
NYC Dirty Water Dog
New York City, USASabrett beef/pork, natural casingPlain soft bunYellow mustard, sauerkraut, onion sauceStreet cart classic, simmered in steam-table water, Sabrett and Nathan's carts
Coney Island Dog
Coney Island/Detroit/CincinnatiNatural casing beefSteamed bunChili (no beans), mustard, onionGreek diner invention in Detroit, Lafayette and American Coney rivalry
Detroit Coney
Detroit, USADearborn beefSteamed bunLoose chili, yellow mustard, diced onionLafayette Coney Island since 1924, greasy late-night icon
Sonoran Dog
Tucson, Arizona/MexicoBacon-wrapped beefBolillo-style rollPinto beans, tomato, onion, mayo, mustard, jalapeno, cotijaTucson street stands, bacon-wrapped on mesquite grill, Hermosillo Mexico origin
Seattle Dog
Seattle, USAAll-beefGrilled bunCream cheese, grilled onionPost-bar cart invention, cream cheese smear with caramelized onions
Kansas City Reuben Dog
Kansas City, USAAll-beefSesame bunSauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Thousand IslandKC riff on the Reuben sandwich, sesame seed bun is essential
Rochester White Hot
Rochester, NY, USAUncured pale pork/beef/vealSoft bunMustard, onion, meat hot sauceZweigle's since 1880, pale unsmoked sausage, garbage plate component
Texas Hot Dog (NJ/NY)
Plainfield, NJ, USADeep-fried beefSoft bunYellow mustard, onion, chili sauceConfusingly not from Texas, deep-fried, Jimmy Buff's NJ Italian dog cousin
Italian Hot Dog
Newark, NJ, USADeep-fried beefPizza bread (round)Fried peppers, onion, potatoJimmy Buff's 1932, served in round pizza bread with fried potatoes
New England Dog
Boston/Maine, USAPork and beefSplit-top New England bunMustard, relish (or lobster)Top-split bun grilled on sides, Fenway Frank classic
Half-Smoke
Washington DC, USACoarse pork-beef, smokedSoft bunChili, onion, mustardBen's Chili Bowl since 1958, DC Presidential pilgrimage site
Slaw Dog
West Virginia, USABeef or porkSoft bunChili, coleslaw, mustard, onionAppalachian mainstay, cold slaw contrasting hot chili
Michigan Red Hot
Plattsburgh, NY, USANatural casing beef/porkSteamed bunMeat sauce (michigan), mustard, onionConfusingly a New York dog called Michigan, Nitzi's and McSweeney's are icons
Cincinnati Cheese Coney
Cincinnati, USAThin beefSteamed bunCincinnati chili, shredded cheddar mountain, onionSkyline and Gold Star, cinnamon-spiced chili buried under cheese

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