Peter Stromquist

Category: Hot Dogs

  • Urban Counter Review – Palatine, IL

    Urban Counter Review Not sure why I haven’t been here before, driven by many times, and am now sad this hasn’t been one of my regular burger stops. These oversized hand-pattied burgers are started on the char-grill and finished with a light smash on the flat top.  Cooked to order.  Cooked to your specifications. I […]

  • Boomer Baseball Hot Dogs Review

    Boomer Baseball Hot Dogs Review   I love minor league ball.  In the Chicago area, we have six teams, crazy huh?  It’s mostly kids (at least to me) playing their hearts out for the love of the game, most realizing they have little change for the big leagues. The best park I’ve been to is in […]

  • Big Ange’s Eatery Review – Arlington Heights, IL

    Big Ange’s Eatery Review Big Ange’s Eatery Review. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven by Big Ange’s. Really wasn’t aware of what they offered, even tho it’s announced in big letters on a number of outdoor signs. But it came up in a search for “burgers” in that part of the city, and boy, […]

  • Freddys Steakburgers Review – Nationwide Chain

    Freddys Steakburgers Review – Nationwide Chain Started in Wichita in 2002, Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers has quickly grown across the country, now with over 300 locations in 30 states.  The eatery focuses on smash patty burgers, Vienna Beef brand hot dogs, and frozen custard deserts. I visited the one in Lake Zurich, IL, which […]

  • Dog Haus Review – Nationwide Chain (Rockford, IL location)

    A review of the slider corn dog and burgers at the Dog Haus chain. Rockford, IL location.

  • Hot Dog-aghetti Recipe

    Hot Dog-aghetti Recipe Today’s recipe from the “New Hotdog Cookbook” (McFadden Publishing, 1968) (Recipe their property)  is “Hot Dog-aghetti!” 8 small onions – about 1 inch diameter 1 1/2 c water 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce 2 cups tomatoes 1 cup macaroni noodles 1 package garlic flavored salad dressing mix 1/2 cup sweet pickle […]

  • Bread Soup with Hot Dogs Recipe

    My favorite niece found this old cookbook, the “New Hotdog Cookbook,”  McFadden Press, 1968. Thought I’d put up some of their recipes, a lot of them are pretty funky! Bread Soup with Hotdogs Ingredients 6 C hot beef stock 6 slices enriched white bread, lightly toasted 6 eggs, poached until just firm 6 hot dogs, […]

  • Paradise Pup Review, Des Plaines, IL

    A Chicago legend for decades, this suburban hot doggery shines when it comes to the basic Chicago fare of dogs, burgers, sausages, crinkle cut fries, shakes and the like. Cash only, order from the counterman (who’s extremely patient, even with newbies) and wait for your delish food to be cooked to order. There are a […]

  • Fatsos Last Stand Review – Chicago, IL

    Fatsos Last Stand, in Chicago west of the Loop, is retro and haute cuisine at the same time. Conceived as a neighborhood hot dog stand, the original owner committed to delivering the best of class food possible. And he achieved it, with damned tasty burgers, Chicago style hot dogs, and fried shrimp (another Chicago staple). […]

  • Sheboygan Sausage Natural Casing Wiener Review

    From their site: Since 1933, Sheboygan Sausage Company has been crafting a wide array of sausages with all the Old World goodness our customers expect. Our products include natural casing wieners, bratwurst, Italian sausage, summer sausage, little smokies, and braunschweiger. They make quality products, using old world recipes and is now part of American Foods Group, […]