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Luckily, I had to bus it to work this morning, which gave me an excuse to swing by Eide's Entertainment and of course, Franktuary.
I never thought I'd ever walk into a church and ask someone, "Hey man, where's the hot dog place?"
It's a little hard to find, but once you wind your way around and downstairs to the basement to get there, you'll find that your quest had been a worthy one.
So obviously, it's a hot dog joint, but it feels more like a smoothie shop or a cafe. As I told the three folks (two gals and a guy, sounds like a sit-com) who run the restaurant, "Man, you don't get dogs like these at Uni-Mart."
I went gourmet X 2 being a workin' man bon viviant (huge appetite, a taste for good food) and got the Southern Belle and The Chicago Imposter.
I love chili and coleslaw but never had them together before, let alone on a Fenway-style bun (for years I thought I was the only person who used a piece of bread to shroud a frank in a pinch) o'er top a snappin', poppin' natural-casing dog. The colorful, tangy, crisp slaw made for one beautiful, luscious mess. Their chili also follows a golden rule when it comes to chili dogs: NEVER dress your dog with a chili you wouldn't eat in a bowl. As one of the young women told me, "This isn't date food." Thankfully I'm kinda stag now.
The Chicago Imposter also goes Fenway with the bun but adds all the classic Chi-Town toppings: relish, mustard, a pickle spear ( I thought for years that I came up with this on my own also), onions, banana peppers, celery salt, and the neatest little micro-tomatoes I've ever seen, cut exquisitely in half and acting as an awesome garnish.
Wouldja believe that this was my very first Chicago-style dog?
These pups are well-crafted, folks. Use napkins though. Lots.
To wash it down I got a regular sized Fruit Shake, a.k.a Smoothie, and it was sublime. They were awaiting an ice cream shipment (I stopped in at 10am, which is when they open) so they got ingenious and made do by giving me a strawberry shake with lemon sorbet. What a perfect breakfast drink. I could have one every morning.
It was really nice to find such a place in the heart of busy Downtown, let alone on a chilly, blustery morn. This is a special establishment operated by some really cool, friendly, laid-back, socially conscious people. Eating here made my day. Stop in sometime, and I'm sure it'll make yours too.
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