I must be from an alternate financial world when it comes to prices here. Some of the best dogs Chicago has to offer are $7 with fries....and downtown in the highest rent districts. Often times they're less than that. Here $8 +$3 fries. A $5 premium? wtf?
At Gene and Judes (Chicago) which happens to have its own wikipedia page and chosen as the best dogs in America, with fries they're $2.69.....and no tipping! They're still making a profit.
Short Leash, PHX is your market.