Chicago Hotdogs

[Big George's BBQ]

Looks really good

[Mikhail]

Portillo's rocks. I introduced my BIL to it in Indy and that's the only place he wants to go now. I gut really hooked on Chicago dogs working up there, but Italian beef is great too.

[Cat797]

Looks awesome......

Being downstate, I had never tried a Chicago dog until they put a Portillos in Bloomington/Normal. I can never make a decision on whether to get Italian Beef or the Jumbo dog, so I usually get one of each! LOL.

Gotta try the Maxwell Street Polish, that's killer too......

[ronbrad62]

That is close to being a two-handed hotdog! I think I have had Costco hotdogs before and they were fantastic. Whenever I am in QuikTrip (chain of convenience stores for those that don't know) I always see the fixin's for Chicago Dogs on the condiment bar. Now I want one. Nice job, William!

[LYU370]

Originally Posted by Titch

Educate me, what does Ran through the garden in Chicago fashion mean?
I believe we can get those snags at costco

Originally Posted by SlickRockStones

What about the green relish? Celery seed or celery salt? Pickle spear or half-moon pickle chips? Rednecks gotta know.

Yellow mustard, diced white onion, neon green pickle relish, two half moon slices of tomato, pickle spear, sport peppers & a sprinkle of celery salt. In that order.

A lot of places will ask if you want peppers, many people say no. So if you can't find them or don't like them, it's still a Chicago dog without them.

To make your own neon green relish, just add a drop or two of blue food coloring and mix well. Don't over do it, or you will end up with blue relish.

Have lived in the NW side of the Chicago area almost my entire life, the only people I've ever heard say drag it through the garden were people not from Chicago. We just ask for it with everything. South side of the city may be different.

[HogGrog]

Here doggie doggie!

Yum.

[Hamdrew]

Originally Posted by Bill-Chicago

I think the Italian Beef is the under sung hero for Chicago...


It has so much more potential, but it is so easy to get wrong, that visitors gets a bad one and are unimpressed.


WilliamKY, you did a great recreation!


Living here, I didn't grow up on those, we had different versions around the city, mine was a Chicago Depression dog style, but all of them in my neighborhood had ketchup, and some high fallootin yutz here said ketchup is a no and it stuck. Probably a north sider.


We never had the garden style when I was a kid.


Go figure


Your's looks tasty

i wouldnt say undersung, but i spent most of my time on the west and south sides


i like the combo salz+beef from romas or johnnys, but will never turn down a good dog either.


at home i use nathans dogs and pickle spears, old vienna sport peppers and often a spicy pickled cascabella or two

[WilliamKY]

Vienna didn't waste any time. 4 jars of sport peppers arrived today. I bought two packs of those jumbo hotdogs so I will be doing these char dogs again very soon.

[Rustypigbbq]

Originally Posted by LYU370

Yellow mustard, diced white onion, neon green pickle relish, two half moon slices of tomato, pickle spear, sport peppers & a sprinkle of celery salt. In that order.

A lot of places will ask if you want peppers, many people say no. So if you can't find them or don't like them, it's still a Chicago dog without them.

To make your own neon green relish, just add a drop or two of blue food coloring and mix well. Don't over do it, or you will end up with blue relish.

Have lived in the NW side of the Chicago area almost my entire life, the only people I've ever heard say drag it through the garden were people not from Chicago. We just ask for it with everything. South side of the city may be different.

As a Chicago south sider we just say everything also. Never heard anyone say drag it through the garden

[BillN]

Dang! Now I want a hot dog.

[jcgearhart]

"Running it through the garden" in Chicago refers to Italian beef sandwiches and how you want it made. You have a choice of sweet (green peppers),or hot (Giardiniera). You tell them you want a "Beef, wet and run it through the garden, meaning you want it dipped deep in the juice with hot peppers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsEOO71Mlcc