Welcome to the Hot Dog Chicago Style Website!

Do you love Hot Dogs? If you answered "Yes", you have come to the right place. Hot Dogs are served and cooked many different ways throughout the world, but nothing compares to the perfect Chicago Dog.

Breaking News
S. Rosen's Mary Ann Hot Dog Buns are now readily available in Madison. We found them at Copps as well as Pick 'n Save Central Market. Don't bother looking for them in the bread and bun aisle. Instead, they are located in the Deli area and are available with or without poppy seeds.

DogCaching is Born!
Anyone who owns a GPS knows what GeoCaching is. For those of you still in the dark, the idea behind GeoCaching (pronounced Geo-cashing) is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches. GPS users can then use the location coordinates (latitude and longitude) to navigate to the caches.

Our creative team (Kevin, Matt and Mitch) decided to apply the GeoCaching concept to Chicago Style Hot Dogs. This inspiration led to the creation of "DogCaching". We will be adding the latitude and longitude for every hot dog joint that has been reviewed and recommended by us. These coordinates will lead you directly to some of the best Chicago Dogs on the planet. Sure, you could enter the address into your GPS or even look at a map, but where's the fun in that? Finding your next Chicago Dog via latitude and longitude is definetely a lot more fun and challenging. Remember, we are Engineers so it's no secret that we prefer numbers. 

Go Bears! Go Cubs! Go Sox! Go Bulls! Go Blackhawks! Go Fire!
Even though 2007 proved to be a rough year for Chicago sports teams and their loyal fans, we would still like to congratulate all our teams on a wonderful season! We are proud that Hot Dog Chicago Style helped people all over the United States kick-off their Super Bowl and World Series playoff parties with Chicago Style Hot Dogs. Visit our "Make Your Own" section and learn how to create a Chicago Dog. We wish all our favorite Chicago teams the best and hope for a great season.

Road Trip to Chicago
We were in the Chicago area in early September (2007) to conduct reviews of Chicago's finest.  We reviewed 14 more establishments and the reviews are slowly, but surely being added every day.

Baseball, Hot Dogs...
Hot Dogs are certainly one of America's favorite foods and has a long-lasting association with Baseball.  Who doesn't remember going to a Baseball game as a kid and eating a Hot Dog.

Not long ago, we wanted to take our kids to a Chicago Cubs game, but the summer ran away from us. Although we never did make it to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, we did go to an Arizona DiamondBacks game while on vacation. Since this was the kid's first major league baseball game, we decided to give them the true baseball experience and hand over the the "big-bucks" for over-priced Hot Dogs. I am not so sure they remember much about the game, but they will always remember the "colorful" vendors and certainly never forget their first time eating a Hot Dog in a real baseball stadium.

A good Hot Dog can be a thing of beauty and a stupendous culinary experience, but the Chicago Style Hot Dog has been described as the quintessential Hot Dog. Years ago, Sinead O'Connor had the hit song, "Nothing compares to you". We like to believe that she was singing about her love for the Chicago Dog.

We are often asked why we created a website dedicated to the Chicago Dog. The answer is simple, we are passionate about our Hot Dogs and want to share that passion with you. After browsing through our site we sincerely hope to convince you that nothing compares to a Chicago Style Hot Dog.

As transplants from the Chicago area, we truly miss the plethora of Hot Dog places. We currently live in Madison, Wisconsin and are conducting a search of the area for the perfect Chicago Style Hot Dog.  We are locating and reviewing every place in the Madison area that serves Chicago's best. We also plan on reviewing places in Chicago. If you think you know where you can get the quintessential Chicago Dog, please let us know and we will try to do a review.

Believe it or not, you can create a superb Chicago Dog in the privacy of your own home. Don't miss our "Make Your Own" section for instructions on creating this culinary delight.  We will tell you everything you need to know from where to buy the ingredients to how to assemble your Dog.

If you have any comments or questions, Click Here to contact us.

Help Support This Site: Spread the word that Ketchup and Chicago Dogs don't mix. Show your true Chicago style by purchasing our new Just Say "No" to Ketchup products. All proceeds help offset our costs associated with operating this web site. Click Here to see all of our products.

Legal Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any cravings you may have. Please be forewarned that the Chicago Dog may be habit-forming...at least we hope so!

In the News
2007

• Our site was mentioned in "The Capital Times". Click Here 
• Our site was featured on WISC TV in Madison. Click Here for more information.
• Our site was mentioned in "The Greenville News". Click Here 
• Our site was mentioned in "The Winston-Salem Journal". Click Here 
• Our site was mentioned in "The Richmond Times-Dispatch". Click Here 
• We contributed to an article for the San Fernando Business Journal. Click Here
• Our site was mentioned in "The Eagle", a Robert Morris College newspaper. Click Here
  

2006

• Our site was featured in "The Capital Times". Click Here to read the story.
• A follow-up article (1 year later) appeared in "The Capital Times". Click Here to read it.
• We were interviewed by the "Sedalia Democrat". Click Here to read the article.
• Our site was mentioned in the "Chicago Tribune" Media Watch section. Click Here