Hot Dogs
My usual Hot Dog lunch joint in the Loop closed down, heart wrenching, I know after two years of devotion. The Works on Franklin is no more ... [Moment of silence].
So my quest to find a new Dog joint is on! Yes, I can default to Luke's, but it takes 20 minutes to get a dog in there at lunch time because it is so packed. So, I decided to venture outside of my comfort zone and seek out a new spot.
I ran across Americana Submarine on Clark and van Buren, which at first looked like a bodega with subs and dogs. Now, in my travels, I have learned that sometimes these places are surprising, so I gave it a try.
Well, the first thing I notices was the $6.99 price for 2 dogs, a tiny bag of chips and a small fountain drink. Hmmm.....well, I'm in for the haul. To say the least, I was disappointed. The Dog, a Red Hot Chicago sausage was good and cooked right. The tomato and onion were fresh cut and everything else were good. BUT!!!
The kicker was that the (non-poppy seed) buns were so stale the ends were hard. Totally un-steamed, despite pulling them out of a steamer, which I determined was for show.
I really wanted to like these dogs, the fresh cut veggies and ample peppers, even had the celery salt. I really did, I tried. But in the end, the crappy buns killed it for me. I can't say I recommend this place for a hot dog, but you never know, maybe the Subs are better. They seemed to have some regulars ordering those! But, Im not much of a sub sammich kind of guy.
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