14 Chicago Hot Dogs in 12 Hours. Which is the Best? | Bon Appétit

hey guys we are here in Chicago the restaurant city of the year but we're not here to hit up new restaurants I am here to eat hot dogs I'm here because one I've never been to Chicago before I have absolutely no opinions on any Chicago hot dog spots that means I'm coming in without bias and I'm gonna be a fair judge somehow we're going to hit 14 hot dog spots in a single day to figure out what's the best we're gonna look at a bunch of different things does it follow the guidelines of what a classic Chicago hot dog is besides the ingredients the other things I'm looking for my hot dog are is it harmonious do all of the ingredients work together Chicago dogs are made with natural casing which means when I bite into it there's a little bit of resistance and when I tear away it pops a little bit a good Chicago hot dog will have that snap let's do this thing we are here at duck's our first spot double dogs went for - there's no tomato there's obviously a bun but there are no poppy seeds on said bun there does not appear to be celery salt which is another big component of the hot dog which gives like this vegetal super salty seasoning flavor let the day begin great bun texture that snap that we were talking about from the Vienna beef totally there this dog itself is awesome a little bit of heat from the sport pepper classic mustard nothing fancy on the mustard from onions I'd like I'm like a little more finely chopped the presentations at fine I want a humble dog if I do give this dog a name I think that might be it the humble dog overall this is a high quality [Music] teddy is a very old friend I met him about 15 minutes ago he is driving the van I just got a oil change oh okay publican quality meats everything in there looked awesome pickles on the side in very cool pickle bags this is definitely not a classic Chicago style gov publican quality meats makes their own dogs we've got some chimichurri salsa Rojo and cilantro pickle the bun does not look like your typical hot dog bun this is made in-house there's spice in a couple different ways spice um the salsa spice on the paprika and then you get a little bit of like brightness from that cilantro pickle in my book that is not a hot dog it's not to say it's not good it's delicious so I'm gonna call this one the $10 dog I am not mad that I spent $10 on this thing [Music] so we are at fats those last stands the Frank is Vienna beef brand the poppy seed bun is the S Rosen's brand all the toppings are here also when it comes to the Vienna beef Frank these are char dogs I love a grilled hot dog I'm a little biased they're super high heat split on the side you get that texture all the way down it this is the kind of thing that I would eat maybe three of at a baseball game calling this one the baseball dog [Music] before you've been opening this very interesting thing going on here fries inside the wrap perfectly steamed Franks crispy casing experience-wise love this place's dog itself little underwhelming it's a very simple hot dog this is a classic it is the simple part the fans so the cool thing about super dog is that you can sit in the AC and listen to whatever we want our budget isn't expensive per se so I'm not gonna throw in some music because we'd have to buy those rights so sit back and relax as I turn this volume up and you hear some smooth royalty-free music and this by the way this is stop number five I'm a little full already was not expecting that this is by far the happiest dog that we've had so far tons of that sweet relish big dog big pickle oh just not realizing that's a pickled tomato definitely a lot of Brian going on salty a little bit of spice that followed by the bite of the hotdog it was a very pleasant experience we're calling this one didn't solve your dog [Music] I am starting to get sunburned these looks like pretty classic dogs not as much snap as previous dogs good pickle though really crisp good celery salt presents this is the most celery flavor we've had so far feel like this is the everyday dog there's not anything wrong with it there's not anything so noteworthy about it at the end of the day if you want a chicago-style dog you're probably looking for something like this - - red hot and that's what ketchup good that's what I wanted to hear all right thank you kindly that's nap time talking about this so far back when I bit into it it like the resistance and it was like pop super good dog good boy and the rest everything's there this is really really good we're calling this one the real dog this dog is a real Chicago style hot dog rat red-hot ranch cash only doesn't have the poppy seeds doesn't have the tomatoes doesn't have the pickle there's a little bit of a depression dog the snap is their perfect amount of mustard perfect amount of relish this is probably the most harmonious dog that we've had so far I'm gonna be calling it the dark horse dog looking at it sure it'll probably be fine tasting it damn this is a contender for the best for short where Taylor's is the biggest hot dog chain in the city it was a little bit like Disney World in there that I think is as neatly compiled as we've seen today it has everything we're looking for just where I'm gonna tread not so lightly and I might get a little backlash for me this is not one of the best hot dogs so that bad today this is the first dog I've had today where the snap is not white there texturally the pickle is the only thing that stands out but pickles super super crunchy I think I'm gonna call this the mass-market dog it's what I expected from the biggest spot [Music] Kinski is kind of a crossover between Polish food and Korean food what we have here is Polish sausage I'm a kraut kimchi a bun that is definitely not a poppy seed bun and then we have some soju mustard my first impression is that this is insanely doable in terms of harmony here perfect this is one of the best things I've eaten today but this is a sausage sandwich not a hotdog lovingly I think this guy gets a little bit disqualified this sausage sandwich from Kinski is termed the anti dog we are at duck in there's a lot going on here the Frank itself is an all-beef Frank it is not a Vienna beef Frank they inject it with duck fat slight little bit of duck meat as well this yellowish type topping here that you see they call the super condiment so they take every condiment that goes on the regular Chicago style hot dog and put it in the blender and just pulse the hell outta the Frank itself the flavor is insane there's so much fat and such a good texture on this the crisp from the casing isn't so much a snap like I said more of a crisp the biggest thing to me here and it's not necessarily a good thing is the bun I don't want a brioche hot dog bun because to me it dominates everything else a little bit if we're talking about harmony the way that they treat the condiment it's perfection because you really do get every single aspect in every bite this is an intense dog this dog is called a spinal tap dog because it's turned up to 11 everyone's out of work traffic is gridlocked we're putting the fate of this video in the hands of one man that's our PA Teddy oh sweet sweet teddy devil dogs that's looking pretty classic the Frank not a Vienna beef Frank this strikes made by the other company in Chicago that makes natural casing all beef franks that is red-hot beef I can see a lot of relish happening here it is pretty sweet the flavor of the Frank itself is pretty good it is a little different casing I think on the vienna is a little bit firmer this is like lacking a little bit of the snappy her name i mean come on the first thing that i tasted was the sugar just asked me the sugar dog right so this place isn't necessarily on Julia's list but I've been thinking about it all day it kind of reminds me of home a little bit no snap at all in all seriousness there's absolutely no snap in this casing the bun stale has like that play-doh equality Slurpee though always fantastic these things are certainly not hot dogs they look like flowers this is a take on a classic Chinese bun combination of beef hot dog and scallions the breads gonna be a little sweet just that's the traditional kind of dough that they use before I even try this I'm not gonna not name this the hot dog flour this is making me think that some people should start messing around with scallions on a Chicago dog also let the record show that we showed up after the bakery closed and fat rice staff was very nice led us into the bakery and sold us a couple of these things so what did I learn today so thinking back all 13 dogs I tried each kind of brought something unique to the table there's one that stood out and that is the super dog every single thing about that dog was perfect the Frank the bun the toppings the proportion the harmony and the Zen of that dog was unparalleled also as classic as it was it gave you that one little twist that pickled tomato that was one of the best toppings that we had on any dog super dog also an incredible place family-owned you can drive up in your car that deck or the typography the neon everything about that place so rad Thank You Julia Kramer for providing such an awesome Chicago dog list and thank you to Chicago your the restaurant city of the year for a reason but guys when you're out here checking out these new restaurants grab a hot dog and then let us know what your favorite is I'm Alex Delaney thanks for hanging out Bon Appetit the one shining light of today good old teddy

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Length: 12min 35sec (755 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 10 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/clybourn]

Duk's? Really? Byron's would have been a fair one.

[u/SirBlumpkinTheFifth]

Portillos? Duks? Superdawg? Seriously, this list sucks