Want to know where to get a great Chicago style hot dog?

[Snarkoleptic]

The Wieners Circle in Chicago, that's where!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. Not a place for the faint of heart, though.

[Snarkoleptic]

3. Yeah, have you seen their R-rated commercial on Youtube?

NSFW!
Starts out mellow, fishes you in, slaps you in the face.

[Kali]

17. hahahhaahahahha!!!

[mr_lebowski]

2. I won't eat a hot dog unless it's Chicago Style ...

Or at least very close to the proscribed ingredients. I can handle maybe one or two things missing, esp. the celery salt. They're pretty salty even without that part.

If it ain't a poppyseed bun, forget it. And the mustard, sport peppers and green relish are non-negotiable as well.

[Snarkoleptic]

6. When I was a kid, my dad took me to the "The Shoe"

(adjacent to Crawford's Department Store) in Rolling Meadows, where I had my first Chicago Style hot dog.
It was loaded with all the usual stuff and topped with celery salt. I was immediately hooked!

[BigmanPigman]

4. Is Hot Doug's still around?

[Snarkoleptic]

7. I believe it's closed for keeps.

There were murmurs of a reboot, but it's done.

I used to work near the Vienna beef plant on Fullerton, and ducked in to dine in the cafeteria w/ employees hanging out.
Good times.

[BigmanPigman]

10. That's too bad...

I saw it on No Reservations and Tony Bourdain loved the place. I'm surprised that review didn't keep it in business for a long time.

[AleksS]

12. It could not have closed for lack of business

Every time we went the line was down the block.

It was amazing. I miss it often.

[BigmanPigman]

14. I see, maybe he got out at a good time for him.

[Progressive Jones]

23. Hot Doug's -- Chicago's Sausage Superstore -- is gone for good, sadly.

In a few interviews with the owner, he stated that he was closing up
to "move on to other things in life".

One of my favorite things from Doug's were the "Duck Fat Fries". They were only
available one day a week, and they were phenomenal.

[AleksS]

26. Yup. I've heard him on a couple podcasts since the closing

He seems to be doing ok. So I feel good for him. I imagine HD’s was a pretty stressful operation—just coming up with the recipes and ideas would be a full time job. I remember one trip there were alligator sausages, bison sausages, and wild boar sausages on the menu alongside more conventional choices, and all topped with specialty cheeses or sauces. I am glad I got to experience HD’s as often as I did (though that was too seldom!)

One of the employees had started a spiritual successor to HD’s but it didn’t stick around.

EDIT: I may be wrong! This LOOKS very HD-esque even to the duck fat fries:

http://www.hotgdog.com/

HD’s was something pretty unique and special.

(And yeah, the duck fat fries were worth the trip too!)

[tritsofme]

15. They closed a few years back. Crazy lines in the final weeks.

I had heard he opened a restaurant inside Wrigley Field, but have not come across it.

[First Speaker]

5. This is treason--but speaking as a New Englander, Chicago has it all over Boston...

...or at least, I found it so when I visited a few years ago. The city was *so* beautiful and vibrant. It's downtown, and skyline, was even better than New York's--very nearly as big, but concentrated, its impact--rising out of the lake--reminded me of a fairy-tale. And--to be blunt--Wrigley has it all over Fenway. There. I said it. And Wrigleyville, at least during the baseball season, in normal times, is simply the most vibrant urban neighborhood I've ever been in. Then, of course, there are the hot dogs...

[Snarkoleptic]

9. Lincoln Park Zoo is awesome and it's right at the lakefront.

See some animals, walk the pedestrian bridge and you're on the beach.
Big fun!

[GoCubsGo]

8. They really hate Trump.

[Snarkoleptic]

11. Their Twitter feed is harsh goodness too!

n/t

[Progressive Jones]

24. I've been eating there for over 30 years. I love that place!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. Oh, yeah! Conan did a skit there while in Chicago!

[aggiesal]

19. Beat me to it ...

Extremely funny

[shanti]

21. That was hilarious!!

Thanks, I needed that

[Initech]

16. If I ever get to go back to Chicago, I am making a point to stop there!

[PlanetBev]

20. My parents were from Chicago and turned me on to Chicago dogs

I won’t eat anything else. That’s why this native born Los Angelino knows from a good 🌭.

[not fooled]

22. If I ask nicely whether they can serve me a vegan hot dog

I'm sure they will be understanding.

[uponit7771]

25. K&R,