Best Hotdogs

[Lubener]

Nathans.

 

[JHZR2]

Another vote for BallPark beef, not the Angus, skinless. They grill up nice in an air fryer, and will split to become rippers.

You need to oil dry it to be a true ripper. Rutts Hut in Clifton NJ has perfected this.

 

[JHZR2]

Back in the day in Manhattan, Gray’s Papaya was it. 50 cents per hot dog. 2 am and long line, W 8th St and Ave Americas. I’m talking early 90’s in case anybody is thinking something else!

They are decent. I don’t like sugary drinks much but I’ll take papaya or Peña colada from Gray’s!

 

[MSCH]

I think the really cheap ones taste the best. If you ever looked inside a hot dog under a microscope you'd never eat another.

yeah, those cheap hotdogs are best when you are on a long road trip.... because you can eat one in New Orleans and not feel like eating again until you get to Los Angeles.

 

[PimTac]

My vote is for Hills out of Pendleton Oregon.


https://www.hillmeat.com/smoked-sausage/

 

[Deamos]

Thumann's.

I miss them like crazy, can't get them in Missouri, and haven't been back to NJ in a while to haul home a whole bunch of them.

 

[64bawagon]

Koegels.... everything else is lips and...

https://koegelmeats.com/products

 

[sohccammer427]

Bright Leaf w/o a doubt.

I heard that. Here in eastern NC if you try to pawn off something else, you might incite a riot.

 

[Jump1]

Kayem Old Time Beef and Pork #1
Deutschmacher Cello #2

 

[Inked]

Depends….

I like real frankfurters from good German butcher shops. Usually it’s Reicker’s in Philadelphia or Barth’s in New Providence, NJ.

I like a Sabrett dirty water dog now and again but it’s probably been years since I last had one.

Otherwise I’ll take Hoffman’s hot dogs from Upstate NY. Preferably the white ones.

I do try to get a vienna beef Chicago style dog when I’m in the area….

Growing up the Weis Markets in PA had a store brand cheese dog that was large and delicious. They’ve long since not had them and no others I’ve tried have been the same.

Believe it or not the hot dog that is served in the cafeteria at the hospital that our kids were born in was quite good. Must be over an inch in diameter and cooks up juicy.

Agree on Reicker’s. I’m there every two months or so. I miss Walt who was a funny gentleman.

 

[y_p_w]

I remember Portillo’s mentioned a few times here. Been to one location in Southern California, but never had a hot dog.

 

[nomas]

I'm not a huge fan of hot dogs but I do eat them occasionally . I tried the Costco dog a couple of days ago . $1.50 for a hot dog and a fountain drink . And it was a pretty good sized dog too . Not bad .

 

[ARCOgraphite]

In New England in the 60's it used to be: Yes'm it's ESSEM. Not anymore.
I have had some decent Nathan's out of a mini automat vending machine at work. the the store bought ones didn't cut it.
Maybe I missed getting orthodox union ⓤ kosher product.

I get the slightly reduced fat Hebrew National kosher franks - if you don't want a bunch of junk in your hotdogs.

Salty yes, but its a hot dog! Dijon sourced Maille moutarde, not that Candian source faux dijon.
a little butter IN the roll - and not those buns that are all crust!

 

[B6_Dolphin]

As a Buffalo-area native, Sahlen's is my favorite. Since I've been on the Left Coast, I order via their website the Natural Casing Smokehouse Pork and Beef for me, and the Skinless version for those of our family that don't like the crunch.

https://sahlen.com/product/natural-casing-pork-beef-hot-dogs/

I also add Ted's Hot Dog Sauce as one of the many condiments - mustard, sweet relish, hot dog sauce, and onion, in that order, just like Ted's does at their restaurants.

https://citymade.com/products/teds-hot-dog-sauce

Note: When the owner retired to AZ, he opened a Ted's in Tempe!

 

[K-Man]

Nathan's, Hebrew National, Sabrett's.

Hormel used to make a beef hot dog packed for restaurants, and I believe that was what the full-menu Dairy Queens bought too. Years before that, it was sold in grocery stores as Hormel "Wranglers". A few years ago Hormel ended production and a local packer in Tidewater Virginia duplicated the recipe as well as it could to make it available to hot dog stands and restaurants around that area. You can buy cases of this dog from a meat seller in Chesapeake near the North Carolina line.

 

[Quantico]

I love usingers italians. Kosher hotdogs i also like

 

[dadto2]

It's got to be Zweigle's pop-opens for me!

 

[JustinH]

Another Buffalo native voting for Sahlen's hot dogs.

I freeze five pounds and throw it in my checked luggage every trip home.

Just had some nathans beef hot dogs, they were greasy.

 

[y_p_w]

I thought of getting a bacon wrapped hot dog while I was in LA. I’ve had one before, but not in the home of the “danger dog”.

 

[Bud]

It's a personal preference. Eat what you want. Cook your eggs in bacon grease.

That is the only way to cook them.