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| - I found out about the Franktuary when we were planning our trip to the NCAA Hockey Frozen Four and was quite excited at the prospect of eating a good hot dog, something I have not really been able to do for the decade and a half that I have been a vegan. As you can see from my rating, I was not disappointed, nor was my omnivore spouse who enjoyed her conventional dog. We went twice, the second time ordering two dogs each since we observed that to be the norm during our first visit. We had lunch both times, so it was not busy and the service was very good.
1st Visit: I had the Chicago Imposter, boring fries (nothing on them) and pickles. My wife had the Texan and boring fries. The beer was also good.
2nd Visit: I had the NY & Bangkok dogs & fries with poutine Quebecoise (without the curds). My wife had another Texan and the Chicago, with boring fries and my cheese curds. We used to visit Montreal every year to see baseball and enjoy the excellent food and culture, so having poutine again also sounded interesting and it was.
We ate too much both times.
What I really liked were the fixings and presentation for the dogs. All of the ingredients were super. The only obvious area for improvement, and thus the 4 star rather than 5 star rating, is the tofu dog. A good tofu dog is as hard to find as a good vegan pizza with a cheese substitute. Only once in my life have I had either. I have had good fake sausages more often, but those are rare too. Someday someone will figure out how to make a good vegan hot dog ... I hope.
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