On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:07:02 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2009-01-31, Andy > wrote:
>> Your favorite hot dog joint?
>
>Any place doing authentic Chicago-style hotdogs.
>
>Unfortunately, even some ViennaBeef....
>
>http://www.viennabeef.com/
>
>....vendors have started substituting VBs smaller thinner skinless franks
>for the larger natural casing franks while charging the same price.
>Dirtbags! If you can find a VB vendor selling the real deal, you can't go
>wrong. Nirvana in a bun.
>
>I'm not from Chicago, I don't prefer deep-dish pizza, and I think most of
>the wind from The Windy City is from natives bragging about how great it is.
>But, when it comes to hotdogs, no one can touch 'em.

Vienna doesn't always win hot dog ratings in Chicago even though it's
considered the benchmark. This past summer Chicago magazine rated
dogs joints and they picked Portillos. He makes his own dogs and they
claim there's more garlic in them. He's got close to 50 stores now
and there's even two in California.

http://www.portillos.com/portillos/locations/

Lou