Zagat recently released America's Top Restaurants 2009, a comprehensive guide to all the restaurants Americans can no longer afford. But wedged in between the Jean Georges and the Nobus of the country, our eyes stopped on one of the book's few entries that boasts a score in the price category we can get behind.

Hot Doug's not only serves up some of Chicago's best hot dogs, but they do it in style, with duck fat fries on the side and daily specials like foie gras and duck sausage with black truffle butter.]]> BS 2008-11-03T11:00:06-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/10/23/923/89033

For years, New Yorkers and savvy visitors have eaten through good times and lean by relying on the dirt-cheapest deal around: The ubiquitous Gray's Papaya hot dog chain.

Gray's "Recession Special" started nearly 20 years ago--offering two hot dogs and a drink for the ridiculously low price of $1.95. It's crept up to $3.50 over the years, but now it's set to take another massive jump:]]> BS 2008-10-23T12:00:50-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/10/14/172523/21

The New York food scene is always looking for some fancy-free food to gourmet-up, be it Gorgonzola burgers, duck-fat French fries or thin-crust artichoke pizza.

This year's candidate for yuppie-fication is the simple hot dog, currently being fancified at Dogmatic Sausage Systems, a new Union Square-area eatery run by the former chef at West Village hot spot Employees Only.]]> BS 2008-10-15T12:20:44-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/8/28/182011/779

OK, it's not quite the '92 riots, but the Los Angeles streets are indeed boiling over with the latest friction between cops and everyday folks. The burning topic this time: Bacon hot dogs.

A marquee staple of LA street food, bacon wrapped hot dogs have been declared unsafe by the LA Health Department, which deems bacon too risky health-wise to be fully cooked on the street. The cops have subsequently cracked down on the pork-on-pork action, ticketing offending vendors. Earlier this year, Drew Carey took to the streets for reason.tv to investigate. (He's sympathetic to the hot dog vendors, if you couldn't guess.)

Now LAist reports that just last week, there was a major bust right on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with police literally picking up hot dog carts and throwing them in the garbage. What gives, law enforcement? Those dogs were the only decent eats on Hollywood Boulevard!

Related Stories:
· Battle of the Bacon Hot Dogs [reason.tv]
· Killin' the Bacon [LAist]
· Street Food coverage [Jaunted]

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David LaHuta is scouting the Miami dining scene for us this week.

We realize that no one travels all the way to Miami just to get a hot dog, but if you're in town and you've got a craving, then we've got the spot for you. Plus you might be on the hunt for something a little more casual. A bit more ballpark, if you will.

Considering you've already sampled the city's best Cuban sandwich and dined at a sweet spot for sushi, a hot dog sounds just about right. Prepare your taste buds and head directly to Dogma Grill.]]> David LaHuta 2008-05-21T17:00:01-05:00 25.840194 -80.184634 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/6/21/19288/3305

We think of Miami as having more or less two types of restaurants. You've got your divey Cuban spots-slash-seedy diners for hangover nursing and you've got your over-the-top small-plates-sharing hot spot of the week.

But Dogma Grill deserves a category all its own--and with a new location opening up next month in North Miami--it's making a bid to be the city's foremost gourmet hot-doggery.

At the current Design District and Miami Beach locations, you'll find dogs beyond the basic, if that's your thing: Chicago (onions, tomatoes, peppers and pickles), El Macho (brown mustard, cheddar, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos) even the Tropicale (secret sauce, mozzarella, bacon and pineapple). Speaking of foods that could nurse a post-clubbing hangover: How do two gourmet dogs for under $10 sound?

Related Stories:
· Dogma Grill [Official Site]
· Miami Beach hotels [HotelChatter]]]> pbb 2007-06-22T11:08:45-05:00 25.890538 -80.180417 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/