They are pretty damn tasty.

Get back to us when you can get one on just about every street corner.

Gordian Cipher: Get back to us when you can get one on just about every street corner.

That's pretty much the case in Mexico and Tucson.

AlinaJoan: Mayonnaise is an abomination and should be cast into the depths of hell, never to touch a food item again. Also, who puts that on a hot dog?

I personally don't. I either do a beef-based chili sauce, chopped onions, mustard and coleslaw or I do sauerkraut and hot mustard. Leaning more to the kraut dogs lately, assuming I have any left in the crock. But if people find it tasty, eh, eat it. That chili has ketchup in it, which apparently is a mortal sin as well. Meh. Eat what you think tastes good. I could see some Europeans eating a dog with mayo on it.

BTW, ever had homemade mayo? It's really good, if you like mayo (or maybe even if you have ever only had store bought you might like it).

AlinaJoan: Mayonnaise is an abomination and should be cast into the depths of hell, never to touch a food item again. Also, who puts that on a hot dog?

This.

And I really need to try a sonoran dog. I should venture to Tucson sometime soon ...

brap: Gordian Cipher: Get back to us when you can get one on just about every street corner.

That's pretty much the case in Mexico and Tucson.

Well, then. Game on.

I propose a Dog-Off!

Representatives of the reigning champion Chicago Dog and the newcomer Arizona Dog shall each prepare hot dogs to our own taste, piled high with the bold toppings of legend. Then we shall engage in an epic feast, which will be spoken of in songs and poems, and finally we shall fall asleep on the couch to dream gassy dreams of culinary mountains conquered.

/pass the Tums

I bought a hot dog cookbook once. Or at least I had thought it was a hot dog cookbook. Despite the title, "How To Dress Your Weiner", it really had nothing to do with hot dogs. Outside of the puppetry chapter, the book was mostly useless and somewhat disturbing.

/mostly?

That's just excessive. Anything more than three condiments and why bother having a hot dog in the first place, get a burrito?

That said, Short Leash gets my vote in Phoenix:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/short-leash-dogs-phoenix

Nationwide? Pinks in LA. Such a fine chili cheese dog and it's amazing when a place lives up the the overhype.

AlinaJoan: Mayonnaise is an abomination and should be cast into the depths of hell, never to touch a food item again. Also, who puts that on a hot dog?

I agree with you 100%. It is a vile, vile substance on anything... but on a hot dog? That's just wrong.

I like everything else on the hot dog, but I am not sure that I would need (or want) all of it in the same place. Like the mushrooms. Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods, but I don't see them working with the other stuff.

Damn, sounds tasty. Have to check that out if I ever go to Phoenix again.

AlinaJoan: Mayonnaise is an abomination and should be cast into the depths of hell, never to touch a food item again. Also, who puts that on a hot dog?

Alone, yes. But I mix it with copious amounts of Tabasco sauce for a good dip for french fries.

AlinaJoan: wee:
BTW, ever had homemade mayo? It's really good, if you like mayo (or maybe even if you have ever only had store bought you might like it).

I can't say that I have ever really had homemade mayo, but I have been turned off of mayo for years now.

I don't like anything white -- like mayonnaise, sour cream, cottage cheese, things like that... I'm not sure homemade would make a difference for me. I think a lot of it is a consistency thing.

I hardly ever order deli sandwiches because nobody can believe anyone would want a "dry" sandwich (it's not dry if there is lettuce and tomato on there) and they either ask 7 times, or ask 7 times and put mayonnaise on it, anyway, thus, ruining the sandwich.

AlinaJoan: wee:
BTW, ever had homemade mayo? It's really good, if you like mayo (or maybe even if you have ever only had store bought you might like it).

I can't say that I have ever really had homemade mayo, but I have been turned off of mayo for years now.

I'm okay with a small amount on an otherwise dry sandwich, and we use it frequently to make tuna salad, but overall I'm not a huge mayo fan.

Are you sure your aversion is not due to accidentally ingesting Miracle Whip?

Sid_6.7: Are you sure your aversion is not due to accidentally ingesting Miracle Whip?

I've always found it interesting that Miracle Whip is SO disgusting, they even admit as much in their ad campaigns,

azmoviez: That's just excessive. Anything more than three condiments and why bother having a hot dog in the first place, get a burrito?

That said, Short Leash gets my vote in Phoenix:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/short-leash-dogs-phoenix

Nationwide? Pinks in LA. Such a fine chili cheese dog and it's amazing when a place lives up the the overhype.

Speaking as an LA native I appreciate that Pink's is an institution and all; and I will admit to sometimes craving a bacon burrito dog AKA "Heart Attack Wrapped in a Tortilla." But honestly I don't think it *does* live up to the hype, at least as far as actual hot dogs go. They're good, but not all *that* good. Certainly not worth waiting in the ever-present 45-minute line for, anyway.

Osomatic:Speaking as an LA native I appreciate that Pink's is an institution and all; and I will admit to sometimes craving a bacon burrito dog AKA "Heart Attack Wrapped in a Tortilla." But honestly I don't think it *does* live up to the hype, at least as far as actual hot dogs go. They're good, but not all *that* good. Certainly not worth waiting in the ever-present 45-minute line for, anyway.

I'll admit that I was there on a magical day when the line was 10 minutes at 11AM. Still, I had been searching for the best chili cheese dog ever and they got all the components right. It was perfect for me and I've never had anything close.

I like hotdogs where you can taste the hotdogs and where they're not covered with three pounds of crap.

#1: That sounds f*cking disgusting.

#2: You have to go to Phoenix to get it.

They could sell hot dogs in Phoenix that gave you eternal life and I'd still have to think twice about going there to get one.

AlinaJoan: I can't say that I have ever really had homemade mayo, but I have been turned off of mayo for years now.

If it's a texture/taste thing it might not make a difference. But you can make aioli the same way, add other herbs/spices, do whatever you want. At its base it's just oil, egg yolk and lemon all whizzed up. Sometimes we'll throw horseradish, capers, garlic, chili sauce, whatever into depending. Makes a good sauce (garlic, capers and dill make for a good dollop on fish, for example). I think making it with olive oil is what makes the difference. It's not as cloying. And not nearly as sweet.

serpent_sky: I don't like anything white -- like mayonnaise, sour cream, cottage cheese, things like that... I'm not sure homemade would make a difference for me. I think a lot of it is a consistency thing.

I hardly ever order deli sandwiches because nobody can believe anyone would want a "dry" sandwich (it's not dry if there is lettuce and tomato on there) and they either ask 7 times, or ask 7 times and put mayonnaise on it, anyway, thus, ruining the sandwich.

Ours comes out more yellowish than white (like hollandaise sauce, kinda). It's egg yolks in oil, after all. I tend to like Italian dressing, or oil and vinegar, on sub sandwiches though. Try subbing dressing for mayo?

Jesus, how can anyone hate mayo?! Add relish and it's delicious.

serpent_sky: I don't like anything white -- like mayonnaise, sour cream, cottage cheese, things like that... I'm not sure homemade would make a difference for me. I think a lot of it is a consistency thing.

The jokes I could make, if I weren't a proper gentleman.

serpent_sky: AlinaJoan: wee:
BTW, ever had homemade mayo? It's really good, if you like mayo (or maybe even if you have ever only had store bought you might like it).

I can't say that I have ever really had homemade mayo, but I have been turned off of mayo for years now.

I don't like anything white -- like mayonnaise, sour cream, cottage cheese, things like that... I'm not sure homemade would make a difference for me. I think a lot of it is a consistency thing.

Did you have a bad experience with something creamy and white when you were younger?

AlinaJoan: Now that you mention it I have tasted a garlic and chipotle aioli that were not completely horrid. Both were made with olive oil and decent on some fries.

It's super easy to make, and a great simple sauce. If you have an egg and a little olive oil (and some sort of acid), try it out! If the white color is off-putting, then throw a bit of dijon (or dried mustard powder) in there. Or a bit of smoked paprika. Or, hell, put a couple saffron filaments in the mix...

I'll never understand the Salad Dog or Condiment Dog. If your ingredients list is 10 items and one of them is "mayo" you're not really eating a hot dog anymore, there's just a hot dog near your food.

snuff3r: Jesus, how can anyone hate mayo?! Add relish and it's delicious.

Because its tasteless. Its just a waste of space on any dish.

AlinaJoan: Mayonnaise is an abomination and should be cast into the depths of hell, never to touch a food item again. Also, who puts that on a hot dog?

I like mayo on sandwiches, but yah, you don't wnat to put mayo on anything hot. it has a tendancy to separate which is nasty.

It's really more of a Tucson thing. I wish I could get one in Montana...