Chicago hot dog

[Caliga]

A hot dog without ketchup?

[MadImmortalMan]

A number of Chicago hot dog vendors do not even offer ketchup as a condiment while ones that do often use it as a litmus test.

That's right, bitches.

[Monoriu]

The main differences seem to be no ketchup, mint flavour, and lots of toppings.  Sounds worth a try.

Though I think the only way I'll ever try it is if I make it myself. 

[Eddie Teach]

I mean, sure I could see leaving it off if you have chili to put on instead. /shrug

[Caliga]

I have to admit that when I was a kid I used to put ketchup on hot dogs.

[Scipio]

Hot Doug's.

http://hotdougs.com/

[MadImmortalMan]

I mean, sure I could see leaving it off if you have chili to put on instead. /shrug

I replace it in all cases with this:



There's simply no reason to use ketchup ever. It's like ordering a hot juicy steak and then dumping a big pile of sugar on it.

[Eddie Teach]

I don't put ketchup on steaks, not even the tangy variants like A1 and Heinz 57. But hot dogs are barely edible by themselves.

[Caliga]

I have a bottle of that stuff MiM.

[Monoriu]

The Chinese on the bottle actually says "sweet hot pepper sauce". 

[derspiess]

The only way to eat hotdogs:



That's with mustard, onions, Cincy chili, and shredded mild cheddar.

[Caliga]

I like the chili dogs at Skyline, but I usually just get their chili.

[garbon]

I need to go back to Chicago.

[garbon]

Also, thanks for the thread, Cal.  It reminded me of Potbelly's Sandwiches which was one of my favorite chains in the Loop.  I knew that they had opened locations in New York last year and turns out they opened one just a few blocks from my office. So excited!

[Caliga]

There seems to be one of those near my Chicago office, and we also have one in downtown Louisville.