I had some preconceived notions walking in. This isn't the first place to make fancy hotdogs and it won't be the last. I picked the Sooo Cali because it sounded good to me, not too heavy. (Note, this is far from diet food and if you are on a diet don't even walk in the door.) I would have ordered a combo with a shake but their machine was down and decided on a New Belgium Citradelic instead with a side of tots to share w a friend.
The dog was a little awkward to pick up because Dog Haus doesn't use hotdog buns which over the years have been conditioned to fit hotdogs perfectly, they use three unseparated King's Hawaiian Rolls which have been toasted on the grill with a little butter. This bun base perches the dog a little high and then you have the array of toppings sitting on top of the dog. In this case we had wild arugula, tomato, crispy onions, spicy basil aioli, and avocado. The mix of flavors and textures is worth the mess you are about to create and lean forward to not drop any escaping crispy onions from hitting your pants. The tots were good, despite the light color they were freshly fried nice and crisp. You can find plenty of napkins on the tables.
This isn't an every week kind of place but definitely great enough to make me want to try a sausage or burger next time. Hopefully their ice cream machine will be working for a dark chocolate shake.