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| - All hail the Chicago dog. Loaded with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, neon-green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices, pickled sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt, it is the Lord of the kingdom of hot dogs. It's seriously the pinnacle of hot dog cuisine. Every time I make it to Chicago, I go out of my way to hit a legendary hot dog stand and order one.
But we're a long way from the Windy City here in the desert, and I believed the Chicago dog just simply didn't exist in this environment (legend has it that free-range neon-green relish needs to roam frozen streets with -20 below windchill to maintain its florescent hue).
But Vegas seems to be catching on to the forgotten childhood joy that is the hot dog. And the Chicago-natives that run Hot Dog Heaven are offering up a perfect Chicago dog out in Hender-tucky (on Lake Mead Road in old Henderson). Chicago dog not your style? They do a solid job with chili and cheese on a hot dog as well (or fries for that matter).
Basically, Hot Dog Heaven is a really good hot dog stand. How good? Well, I love the hot dogs here so much that I'm willing to deal with the gruff . . . rather dickish customer service. Yeah, they're not newcomer friendly and tend to rush people ordering. So if you go, know what you want to order before you get to the Order Window or they can be real jerks.
That warning aside, this is the place to go in the valley if you have a classic hot dog craving. I give them 5 stars for the quality of their hot dogs, minus one star for their customer service failings.
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