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| - I've been hearing about this place for years from bands who've headed down from Edmonton to play one of Tubby Dog's free shows and stuff themselves with gigantic, topping-heaped dogs.
I finally got the chance to try one firsthand last weekend when I went down with a couple musicians. Being Thanksgiving weekend, the weekly special was called "The Gobbler": a turkey dog covered in mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, and applesauce, with a side of pumpkin pie and whipped cream. I tried the all-veggie version, with a veggie dog and sans gravy and stuffing; it was so huge, I couldn't even finish it lest there be no room left for pumpkin pie.
After eating, I worked it off playing their super-fun Funhouse pinball machine. Almost everything about this place ruled, from the cheap arcade games to the kitschy decor to the huge yam fries to the Looney Tunes cartoons projected onto a screen behind the bands.
I definitely don't need to eat a hot dog for another few months, but my next trip south will probably include a stop at Tubby Dog.
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