Your favorite dog?

[Mezzaluna]

then smother with fried onions and hot giardiniera.

Do you make your giardiniera or buy it? I LOVE Tenuta's!! I buy it there by the quart jar. I can't get enough of it on steamed veggies, chicken breast... oh yeah, on Italian beef and on hot dogs, too.

[OregonYeti]

My favorites are just about anything from Pepper Tree sausage place in Albany OR, with a section of baguette as the bun, mustard, a couple of pickle slices. Sometimes some Sonoma Jack melted in there.

[MuskyHopeful]

Originally Posted by Mezzaluna

Do you make your giardiniera or buy it? I LOVE Tenuta's!! I buy it there by the quart jar. I can't get enough of it on steamed veggies, chicken breast... oh yeah, on Italian beef and on hot dogs, too.

Mezz, I buy it. Scalia, Vienna Beef, etc. I once bought some from a little Italian grocery store in Chicago called Bari's that was really good. They also make subs there on fresh bread they get from the coal fired oven in the Italian bakery next door. Unbelievably good. Prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, and the hot pepper relish may be the best sub I have ever had. The ham, salami, and mortadella was not too offensive, either. LOL.

Is the Tenuta's from the restaurant on S. Clement in Bay View? Just Googled the name and had not heard of the restaurant. I love to find out when I'm missing something good that's basically right in front of my face.

It usually doesn't take me long to check it out.

Kevin

I bought Boar's Head all beef natural casings for tonight. They're not too shabby.

[Mezzaluna]

Nope, Kevin- it's in Kenosha. Head down I-94 and exit at the Hy. 158 exit, which is 52nd street. Go on into town and you'll see Tenuta's on your right at the corner of 52nd street and 32nd Avenue.

Here's their site: Page Title In summer they grill their own sausages outdoors and have tables at which to enjoy it. There's a huge liquor section (decent wines, at least they did when I lived there) and at least three times the food space as Glorioso's on Brady Street in Milwaukee. I'll be headed to Tenuta's soon to tank up on olive oil and a bunch of other stuff, including the giardiniara. I always have a cooler with ice in it when I go to Kenosha.

[MuskyHopeful]

Originally Posted by Mezzaluna

Nope, Kevin- it's in Kenosha. Head down I-94 and exit at the Hy. 158 exit, which is 52nd street. Go on into town and you'll see Tenuta's on your right at the corner of 52nd street and 32nd Avenue.

Sounds like the family needs to head down to the outlet mall next weekend to buy some vacation clothes for our Washington, DC trip the following week. I expect it to be quite humid out east, and I know I need a couple pairs of new shorts.

Wouldn't surprise me if we end up lost for a small portion of the day. LOL.

Kevin

[shroomgirl]

Johnsonville has natural casing dogs that are connected and very good.
griddled, soft bun seeds optional, Gulden's spicy brown mustard, Wickles sweet spicy pickle relish and sometimes chopped red onions.
It is absolutely in the snap.


Or the G&W brats rolling on the grill roller first thing on Sat. morning at Soulard Farmer's Market with mustard (only have yellow) and pickle relish....G&W is a local German butcher that has top notch quality products.

Or a Chicago dog at Woofie's Hotdog restaurant....strong word for such a small place.....minus the sports pepper......sacriledge but I value not having indigestion.

[chicagostyledog]

The Chicago hot dog is perhaps the best fast food in the city in the field of taste and appeal. In Chicago, it's the single most popular restaurant entree with over 1800 hot dogs stands and thousands upon thousands being ordered every day. A Chicago style hot dog is a high quality, all beef, encased meat(natural lamb casing or skinless), without any fillers or unnatural additives. It's spiced with garlic and paprika and made for adult tastes. It's boiled, steamed, or char grilled. Never roller grilled or flat grilled. It served on a warm, airy, light, steamed poppy seed bun. A basic Chicago style dog is dressed with yellow mustard, neon green relish, and chopped onions. A fully dressed Chicago style dog "dragged through the garden" also includes a kosher dill pickle spear, tomato slices, two sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt. The Polish is the big brother to the hot dog. It's larger and spicier than a hot dog and can be prepared by deep frying. Dressing a Polish Maxwell Street style includes brown Dusseldorf mustard, grilled onions, and sport peppers. My favorite dog is a deep fried Vienna Beef Polish with a little yellow mustard, Merkt's cheddar cheese, and some well done grilled onions. As a card carrying baby boomer from the west side of Chicago, I'm 90% old school Chicago and 10% Wisconsin.

[Ninja_59]

Originally Posted by shel

Your post comes at a time when I'm exploring the "best dog" options in the San Francisco area. For me, a good pup has to have a natural casing, and such dogs are not always easy to find, especially if one just shops in a typical supermarket,
Shel

Hi Shel

You had mentionned natural casings a while back, did you check halal butchers.

I bought 2 packs of halal pure beef hot dogs with natural casings.

There are the best in my book

[shel]

Originally Posted by Ninja_59

Hi Shel

You had mentionned natural casings a while back, did you check halal butchers.

I bought 2 packs of halal pure beef hot dogs with natural casings.

There are the best in my book

There are two halal butchers that I know of in my area, and I've been meaning to visit them again to see what they offer in the way of pups and some other meat. However, they are not on my regular route these days, so I'd have to make something of a special trip to visit them. But thanks for the reminder - I'll make myself a note and when I'm next in that general part of town I'll be sure to check them out.

As for the natural casing dogs specifically, I've found four brands here, and went to get a couple yesterday, but wasn't feeling well and didn't feel like hassling with parking.

Kind regards,

Shel

[oldschool1982]

I'm with chicagostyledog all the way! Having grown up in the western 'burbs Portillos(The Dog House for all you Villa Park oldtimers) and Mickey's (Manheim just south of Butterfield) were the places to go. Although in HS it was usually Portillos since Mickey's was in Proviso territory. Hehehe

Love the Beef/Sausage combo too. Can't forget the hot peppers either. Dang this is making me hungry and being in VA it's a long way to get one. As a side note we did visit a place in Charlotte called Matts Chicago Dog. They were transplants from you guessed it.....Chicago. Vienna everything and even had Rosens Rye for the corned beef. Unfortunately they could'nt get Gonella for the Beef and/or sausage sand but I tried to give them a source. Never found out if it worked.

[Ninja_59]

Hi Shel,

Ah ok, the halal butchers are far from you, I understand, me they are all over my area.

At least you now have some, sorry your not feeling good yesterday

Regards

Gilles

[shel]

Originally Posted by Ninja_59

Ah ok, the halal butchers are far from you, I understand, me they are all over my area.

At least you now have some, sorry your not feeling good yesterday

Oh, no, they're not far from me, just on the other side of town from where I've been travelling recently. They're on the cat litter, ribs, Indian and Latino markets, artisan bread side of town and lately I've been busy on the farmers market, poultry, fish, organic produce, brioche, and restaurant side of town.

Thanks for your concern. I'm feeling a little better today.

Shel

[Ninja_59]

Originally Posted by shel

Oh, no, they're not far from me, just on the other side of town from where I've been travelling recently. They're on the cat litter, ribs, Indian and Latino markets, artisan bread side of town and lately I've been busy on the farmers market, poultry, fish, organic produce, brioche, and restaurant side of town.

Thanks for your concern. I'm feeling a little better today.

Shel

Ok, your looking for other products your need, I understand that, its been 25 years since I visited San Francisco, so its vague in my mind.


Your welcome Shel, I know what it is not too feel good, I'm glad you are feeling a bit better today.

Regards

Gilles

[shroomgirl]

lololol.....oh Shel, you are a gem.

[Mezzaluna]

Chicagostyledog, I'm glad you posted! I had you in mind when I opened the thread.

On a personal note, CSD is a friend of mine- we know each other from the "real" world. Believe me when I say he's an EXPERT - and I mean a professional expert - when it comes to Chicago style dogs- and a few other things, too! All that, and he's a mensch besides.