In our honor of my beloved Fightin' Phils becoming National League East Champs - go team go! - I recently celebrated with a hot dog at Johnnie's Dog House on Concord Pike.
Alrighty now. These are terrific dogs and live up to the hype. I got the Chicago-style hot dog (see photo to the right). No reason other than I love Chicago "sport" peppers and this kind of dog reminds me of good times in the Windy City. The dog was loaded with mustard, onions, relish, pickle, tomatoes and sprinklings of celery seed.
Nice snap with every bite. Delish. IMHO, it beats out Deerhead, which, last time I ordered a dog and got the "secret" sauce, it seemed much more fiery than usual and the taste was different than I remember. Anyone else notice a difference?
I washed down my Johnnie's dog with a lemonade, and while I was psyched to see that it was fresh squeezed, it seemed a tad too sweet for my taste. It got better when the ice melted a bit.
What I didn't try: The Delaware Destroyer. This is Johnnie's take on a Delaware dog: Two hot dogs served on a hoagie roll that's loaded with macaroni and cheese (what the....), fried onions, hot sauce and chili.Supposedly, it's very popular.
My fellow blogger Ryan Cormier is going to check out the Delaware Destroyer very soon - that name makes me start humming George Thorogood tunes and, yes, I am dating myself by writing that - so stay tuned to his blog.
I asked Ryan to find out why this is considered a "Delaware" dog.
Mac and cheese? Chili? I don't get it.
Now maybe if chicken was on the dog.....
3 comments:
The last time I had a DEERHEAD hot dog (I have been enjoying these for 50 years), the sauce was so hot that I could not even finish it. I even called the store to complain.
What is going on?
I tried the Destroyer a few weeks ago. It was good but I definitely did not understand what made it so "Delaware." Also, next time I would ask for less fried onions, it was almost overkill.
Have you noticed that ever since the Deerhead chain started selling hamburgers,etc. the taste and consistancy of the famous "secret" sauce changed? Dearhead, any attempt do away with the unique sauce will be the downfall of your empire.
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