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| - "Livin' On A Poppyseed Bun"
Yovi used to work on the docks
Union's been on strike, he was down on his luck, it's tough, so tough
Now he works a diner all day
Serving hot dogs, Chicago all the way, they're yummy, so yummy
He said you've got to hold on to both sides of the bun
It doesn't make a difference if you order 2 or 1
But don't ask for ketchup, cause it's not done
That way...
These hot dogs are great!
Whoa, it's halfway eaten
Whoaho, it's like a veggie dog with meat on
Take my Sausage and put it in your mouth
Whoaho, this is what Chicago's about
Livin' On A Poppyseed Bun!
What to get: Chicago Dog, Polish Dog
What else: Whatever strikes your fancy
Speaking of strikes: The Union's been on strike. It's tough. So tough.
If a Chicago-style food restaurant is owned by Jon Bon Yovi, you know it's going to be good. I'd "Runaway" to Pittsburgh just so my prayers for real, delicious Chicago dogs would be answered. I've been "Livin' On A Prayer" of that sort for too long now. I know you have your fave hot dog spots in Buffalo, but "You Give Hot Dogs A Bad Name" when you suggest that they're as good as the Chicago dogs at Yovi's.
To get good Chicago-style food outside Chicago is a lot harder than it sounds. The vast majority of "Chicago eateries" outside Cook County are less "Windy City" and more "Causes Wind." However, there are a few gems out there. Diamonds in the rough that are as good as anything in Chicago itself. And Yovi's is one of the most glittering of those diamonds.
What you must understand is that I'm obsessed with Chicago food. And I know it very well. Deep Dish Pizza isn't something Chicagoans really love. But if you want Pizza in Chicago it's Art Of Pizza (local) and Lou Malnati's (chain). There's only one Italian Beef *in the country* that I love. It's in the West Burbs of Chicago. Portillo's can go suck a lemon... it does nothing for me. For that reason, I've never even tried the Italian Beef here. However when it comes to Chicago Dogs and Polish Sausages, I start salivating and having tummy palpitations that have a distinct midwestern drawl and sound more like X than I care to admit.
There are quite a few good Chicago Dogs in Chi-town, but there are very few outside it. I can think of a couple in Atlanta, Nashville, one in Denver, Davenport... that's about all. Nothing else to write home about. Or write on Yelp about, I should say. However, Pittsburgh has one of the very best not-in-Chicago Chicago dogs you'll ever try. It's so good, that were it in Chicago, it would still be one of my top 10 places to get a Chicago dog, along with the likes of Fat Johnnie's and Kim & Carlo's.
The decor is extremely fun and Chicagoan. The products here are cheap and wonderful. The hours are limited (basically lunch-centric) but then it's in downtown, and hidden inside a basement, so that goes with the territory. I eat here literally every time I'm down in the Pitts. After filling up on dogs, drive up to Grandview Ave for the very best view of not just Pitt, but perhaps the best urban view in the country.
But back to the dogs... if you're in Pittsburgh and haven't tried Yovi's, you're really, really missing out. Get over here.
You won't have to go to Yovi's alone. "I'll Be There For You", these 5 words I swear to you. When you breathe, I wanna give a hot dog to you. And if other Chicago dogs you've tried taste more like "Bad Medicine", then you need to come here and try this one.
What a Chicago dog is, for the uninitiated, is basically a delicious IL-made dog on a steamed bun, with all sorts of pickles and sport peppers and onions and relish and mustard and tomatoes... it's basically been dragged through a Midwestern farm and has "all the veggies." It tastes remarkably spectacular. It's not sugary sweet at all, so don't ask for ketchup. Not only will that ruin it, but it's offensive to native Chicagoans.
You won't get a much better version of it - and the more smoky Polish version of it - than here at Yovi's. Come and try them for yourself. They're cheap and wonderful, and this is the easiest 5 star rating I've given out in Pitt since "India On Wheels."
It never seems busy enough in here, and that's another case of people not knowing how good they have it until it's too late. One day they may close down, and Pitt may go back to only having D's 6 Packs & Dogs (a good but overpriced and unauthentic version of Chicago dogs) as the flag-bearer for this wonderful and underrated food style.
I hope they stay open forever, but if they ever do close, they'll go down in a "Blaze Of Glory" because I'll show up on their final day and buy every Chicago dog in the place. I have to "Keep The Faith" that when more people discover how good their dogs are, they'll become more popular. I know Chicago Dogs aren't really all that healthy, but "It's My Life" and I want to eat them.
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