So where to spend the company's dime this time around? I love all food, only issue I have is a shellfish allergy that recently reared it's ugly head.
http://www.hotdougs.com/
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+2] Welcome to Hot Doug's!
The Sausage Superstore and
Encased Meat Emporium
3324 North California, Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: (773) 279-9550
Fax: (773) 279-9553 [/SIZE][/FONT]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Doug's
Hot Doug's
Hot Doug's is frequently featured in local and national media for its unique menu, and its purveyor and head chef, Doug Sohn, has been noted for his work to create affordable gourmet food.
[1] The restaurant is an extremely popular dining destination among both locals and tourists, and at lunch time and throughout much of the weekend customers can expect to wait in lines sometimes exceeding an hour just to get in the door.
Accolades
Hot Doug's won a 2006 Good Eating award from the
Chicago Tribune, which noted the restaurant's "cult status" among hot dog aficionados.
Hot Doug's has been featured as a Critics Pick on CBS, NBC, ABC, and the Travel Channel, and was featured in the Chicago episode of
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. He has also been featured in
The New York Times,
USA Today,
Bon Appetit,
The Chicago Tribune,
The Sun Times,
Time Out Chicago and many other publications. Hot Doug's is highly rated by The
Zagat Survey and is included in many of its Top Lists including Food Tops and Best Buys.
Bon Appetit listed it as one of the 50 Best Restaurants on the Planet.
[3] The editors of
Citysearch Chicago named Hot Doug's the 2006 Editorial Winner for Best Chicago Hot Dog.
[4] The restaurant also received a 2007 Best Hot Dog honors in a reader poll conducted by the magazine
Time Out Chicago.
[5]
Cuisine
Hot Doug's features a diverse and rotating menu that includes the traditional
Chicago dog, to more exotic items such as the "Game of the Week", a rotating selection of game-animal sausages. The menu also features several specials that rotate over time. Some specials that have been featured include Calvados Infused Duck Sausage with Apple Mustard; Beef and Lamb Gyros Sausage with Artichoke
Tzatziki, Kalamata Olives and Feta Cheese; and White Wine and Dijon Rabbit Sausage with Sauce Moutarde and Tilsiter Cheese.
[2] Most of the items on the menu - both specials and regulars - are named after a celebrity, a well-known Chicago personality, or friends and relatives of owner Doug Sohn. Examples include the "Elvis" (polish sausage), the "Brigitte Bardot" (spicy andouille sausage), and the "Charlie and James Sohn" (mini bagel dogs and tater tots). The names attached to the permanent menu items are changed frequently but usually maintain a consistent theme: iconic Hollywood
sex symbols, legendary
comedians, famous
Chicago Cubs baseball players, and so on. Hot Doug's is also notable for its "duck fat fries", served on Fridays and Saturdays only, in which the potatoes are deep fried in oil rendered in duck fat.
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