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XVP Chicago Hot Dogs

#1

In a message dated 8/21/06 7:36:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
China15334@aol.com writes:

It is definitely not a Chicago Hot Dog if it doesn't also have
bright green relish and celery salt! The cuccumber is a must. And,
NO catsup! A Chicago dog would rather be fed to your puppy, than be
covered in catsup. Accept no substitutes
Babe, this is definitely a Chicago Dawg--

China

Where are the little sport peppers and poppy seed bun? The day-glow green
relish, how do they make that? Maybe they use the same coloring they put in the
Chicago River on St. Pats Day.

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#2

Some VERY brave souls (mostly those with youthful stomachs) do
request the optional "little sport peppers" on their Chicago Dawg.
The "sport", in sport peppers, refers to watching the individual
choke down the HOT peppers. How many glasses of liquid are required
in this effort, add or substract points to the participant's final
score.

My Bad! I forgot to mention that the steamed bun MUST be of the
poppy seed variety.

How did you guess that the food dye, used in coloring the relish
that particular shade of "poison green", was the residue left over
from St. Pat's Day, and stored in Daley's basement? You must be a
former Chicagoan. ( - :

Y'all come to Chicago soon and enjoy the best Hot dog's and Pan Style
Pizza east of Nirvana.

While you're in town, don't miss the great cultural, theatrical, and
architectural sites, and avoid the mediocre VP.

~Babe~

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, GRAYTLEEGRAY@... wrote:

Where are the little sport peppers and poppy seed bun? The day-glow
green relish, how do they make that? Maybe they use the same
coloring
they put in the Chicago River on St. Pats Day

Babe wrote: It is definitely not a Chicago Hot Dog if it doesn't
also
have bright green relish and celery salt! The cuccumber is a must.
And, NO catsup! A Chicago dog would rather be fed to your puppy,
than
be covered in catsup. Accept no substitutes
Babe,

#3

Sport peppers aren't hot! They're milder than the pepperoncini you get with
a Papa John's pizza.

Of course, no self-respecting Chicagoan would ever eat a "Sloppy Johns"
pie...

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On 8/22/06, jackessiebabe <jackessiebabe@yahoo.com> wrote:

Some VERY brave souls (mostly those with youthful stomachs) do
request the optional "little sport peppers" on their Chicago Dawg.
The "sport", in sport peppers, refers to watching the individual
choke down the HOT peppers. How many glasses of liquid are required
in this effort, add or substract points to the participant's final
score.

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#4

Jay, I will defer to you on the current state of "hotness" of the
peppers offered with Chicago Dawgs. Back in my youth, when my tum
was lined with lead, I did occasionally order the dawg with
peppers. Back then, they were HOT! If they are now mild and wimpy,
I stand corrected.

Of course no knowledgable Chicagoan would order a Papa John's Pizza,
when he could have instead, a glorious pie from Pizzeria Uno or Due,
or even a "Johnnie-come-lately" Lou Malnati's version.

~Babe~

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jay Fenster" <fenster@...> wrote:

Sport peppers aren't hot! They're milder than the pepperoncini you
get with a Papa John's pizza.

Of course, no self-respecting Chicagoan would ever eat a "Sloppy
Johns" pie...

#5

Actually, recent improvements in BB cash and the (new) weekly

frequency of multi-point days combine to move VP at the Majestic Star
from the mediocre category to ... I don't know ... not too bad at all.
Unfortunately, there is no Super Dawg, Plush Pup, Buona Beef or Lou
Malnati's in the immediate area. (There is a sniper, but he's been
inactive lately).

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Y'all come to Chicago soon and enjoy the best Hot dog's and Pan Style
Pizza east of Nirvana.

While you're in town, don't miss the great cultural, theatrical, and
architectural sites, and avoid the mediocre VP.

~Babe~

>

#6

. (There is a sniper, but he's been

inactive lately).

I cannot quit laughing over that one.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jaywilly240" <wha724@...> wrote:

#7

I'm not sure what rules there are governing the toppings of a Chicago dog.
Typically a Vienna dog on a poppy seed bun topped with mustard, glowing
relish, chopped onion, tomato, cuke and/or dill wedge, sport pepper, celery
salt... I've even seen lettuce shreds and green pepper slices on them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago-style_hot_dog
There was once a little dog stand in Lakeview called Tony's. He had great
hand cut fries and the dogs had huge tomato wedges. Great stuff.

The beef should be dipped so the juice runs down your arm when you eat it
and topped with hot giardinara. End of story;-)

Chandler

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-----Original Message-----
From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpF…@…com]On Behalf Of
GRAYTLEEGRAY@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:00 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: XVP Chicago Hot Dogs

Where are the little sport peppers and poppy seed bun? The day-glow green
relish, how do they make that? Maybe they use the same coloring they put in
the
Chicago River on St. Pats Day.

#8

Well, thankfully we can laugh at the Cline Avenue sniper. He/she/they are
using a projectile and weapon that doesn't do much but break glass. Zero
injuries and not one projectile recovered or even an entry/exit to study.
You'll probably need to subscribe, but an editorial from yesterday's NY
Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/opinion/21sayers.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=
slogin

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From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpF…@…com]On Behalf Of
deuceswild1000
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:55 PM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: XVP Chicago Hot Dogs

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "jaywilly240" <wha724@...> wrote:
. (There is a sniper, but he's been

inactive lately).

I cannot quit laughing over that one.

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#9

toppings of a Chicago dog. Typically a Vienna dog on a poppy seed
bun topped with mustard, glowing relish, chopped onion, tomato, cuke
and/or dill wedge, sport pepper, celery salt...

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Chandler" <omnibibulous1@...> wrote:

I'm not sure what rules there are governing the

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Yes, Chandler! My fellow lifelong Chicagoan. You've got it EXACTLY
right. This is a dawg beyond compare! Don't forget about the red
food coloring in the dog, which produces just right shading to make
the dog a mouthwatering temptation. Do not mention in the same
breath, the wimpy, pale, food colour-less version, sold on the East
Coast, and known as "Nathan's".

There was once a little dog stand in Lakeview called

Tony's. He had great hand cut fries and the dogs had huge tomato
wedges. Great stuff.

OMG!! You are older than I thought, Chandler!

Tony's (full name "Tony's Pump Room", after the famous gourmet
dining room in the Ambassador East Hotel) was on the corner of Lake
Shore Drive and Addison Streets, for many years.

In the early 1950's, EH & I walked there from our apartment, on many
a summer night, to feast on a Tony's hot dog for dinner.

Tony eventually retired and moved to Florida. I've never had as
wonderful a hot dog treat since!

Oh the memories!

~Babe~

#10

Here is one for you.....ever been to Dog stop on Belmont? Im not
sure how old it is but its the best place I have found on the north
side to get the classic chicago dog. I moved to NY in Feb. and
someone was talking to me saying nathin's is the best dog....took one
bite out of it and said "your joking right?"

Anyway reading your posts gave me a little taste of home so thanks!

#11

Babe ......... I remember small pickled peppers in my dawgs, but did not think that they were that hot. Secret to eating hot food is to avoid liquids -- eat bread/rice instead to absorb the heat. That's it for the dawgs story.

Re VP, the Majestic had NSUD & TB, some at 100 play (at Ditka bar but couldn't get on them) which compares favorably to most of the LV strip. ;-). Another redeeming value was the $3 minimum - $50,000 maximum and 100 X odds craps craps table. I have never seen such a craps spread anywhere (been to Miss., AC, MT, CA casinos) including Vegas.
Bob

jackessiebabe <jackessiebabe@yahoo.com> wrote: >Some ...request the optional "little sport peppers" on their Chicago Dawg.
..; How many glasses of liquid are required in this effort...
score.

While you're in town, ... avoid the mediocre VP.

~Babe~

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, GRAYTLEEGRAY@... wrote:

Where are the little sport peppers and poppy seed bun? The day-glow
green relish, how do they make that? Maybe they use the same
coloring
they put in the Chicago River on St. Pats Day

Babe wrote: It is definitely not a Chicago Hot Dog if it doesn't
also
have bright green relish and celery salt! The cuccumber is a must.
And, NO catsup! A Chicago dog would rather be fed to your puppy,
than
be covered in catsup. Accept no substitutes
Babe,

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#12

Robert Romanyshyn wrote:

Secret to eating hot food is to avoid liquids -- eat bread/rice
instead to absorb the heat. That's it for the dawgs story.

You're thinking water based-liquids, right, Bob? (certainly not the
alcohol-based ones!)

- H.

#13

Water when going to play VP. The other one when playing craps. :slight_smile:

Harry Porter <harry.porter@verizon.net> wrote:

You're thinking water based-liquids, right, Bob? (certainly not the

?alcohol-based ones!)

- H.

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#14

Not true. Milk and yogurt type drinks will cut
the heat immediately.

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--- Harry Porter <harry.porter@verizon.net> wrote:

Robert Romanyshyn wrote:
> Secret to eating hot food is to avoid liquids --
eat bread/rice
> instead to absorb the heat. That's it for the
dawgs story.

You're thinking water based-liquids, right, Bob?
(certainly not the
alcohol-based ones!)

- H.

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#15

No doubt about it, the gambling product at Majestic is good. For the mid to
lowroller probably the best available play in the area.

Chandler

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-----Original Message-----
From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpF…@…com]On Behalf Of
Robert Romanyshyn
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 8:23 PM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: XVP Chicago Hot Dogs

Re VP, the Majestic had NSUD & TB, some at 100 play (at Ditka bar but
couldn't get on them) which compares favorably to most of the LV strip.
;-). Another redeeming value was the $3 minimum - $50,000 maximum and 100
X odds craps craps table. I have never seen such a craps spread anywhere
(been to Miss., AC, MT, CA casinos) including Vegas.
Bob