That was a good lunch!
I’ve been enjoying different preparations for hotdogs lately and this was a good one.
Detroit Style Chili Dog Not a sweeter chili as you might find in Cincinnati and without beans as I expect from a hotdog sauce. Simple soft bun, hotdog was milder than a Vienna (Vienna available for an additional charge upon request).
Considered a few of their other items...
Chicago Style Hotdog - figured I’d only be disappointed.
Wasn’t in the mood for a burger.
New York Style dog - but with grilled onions instead of the onion sauce. I love grilled onions but no thanks.
Chili-cheese fries - (bacon-cheese also available) but decided to go with the onion rings. Tasty but nothing special. Sauce was their house special aioli. The aioli is also on a few of the sandwiches and would be tasty there too.
Onion Rings Loose Burger - which I figured to be similar to an to a Made-Rite? They add chili which is also offered at Maid-Rite (The Chili-Rite) but the odd thing is that it’s served on a hotdog bun? ... they do have hamburger buns? The manager mentioned it does cause confusion.
It was mentioned the owner is transplant from Detroit and wanted to bring his favorite food here. Asking about the Coney connection between Detroit and New York and it was mentioned that there was a mass exodus to Detroit and brought this sandwich along. From there it spread throughout the state.
Since I was visiting on a Tuesday the Steak Sandwich is a Wednesday special... Lobster Sandwich on Friday’s.
All in all a nice and enjoyable visit! A nice taste of Detroit (maybe Michigan) here in Chicago.
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Panther in the Den on December 18th, 2019, 5:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"Very good... but not my favorite." ~ Johnny Depp as Roux the Gypsy in Chocolat