Bob S. wrote:

stevez wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

I brought my friend Helen to Hot Dougs for the first time today. Funny, she sat through the lecture, learned a lot, yet never been inside the original. She had the char polish with everything on it.

Evidently, she didn't learn enough to get one of Doug's unique offerings instead of a char polish, which she could have gotten anywhere else (and done better, to boot.) I also had a char polish today...but mine was from Wiener's Circle.

My first trip to Hot Doug's, I got a hot dog and a polish, exactly because you can get them anywhere. (Granted, this was before much was known about his sources.) Any first trip anywhere, I'm interested in comparing what they do to what I've had elsewhere.

So did I. It kept me from going back to Hot Doug's again until the recent reopening, where I discovered the joys of his other offerings. Based on my original dog/polish experience, I wouldn't have gone back at all but for the prodding of my fellow LTHers.

FWIW, this Saturday, March 19, is National Corndog Day.

=R=

Finally, something to do while LTHForum is down.

sazerac wrote:The duck fat fries were great. But I forgot to get the regular fries so I could taste them side by side. Next time. Also DF-fried-tater tots. Mmm.

You know, the duck fat fries just don't do it for me. The duck fat flavor is good, but they're just too mushy for my taste, and less so than the regular, which have a nice crisp exterior. I found this to be true at the old and the new location. I haven't tried asking for them extra crisp.

My three-year-old got the special named after Doug's kids, and man did those tater tots look like some good tater tots. So good, in fact, that he really wasn't eager to share with Dad. Drat. Next time, I'll ask before he has more than three left.

Aaron Deacon wrote:My three-year-old got the special named after Doug's kids, and man did those tater tots look like some good tater tots.

So that's where the tater tots reside on the menu! I remembered Gary mentioning them, but didn't see any reference on the sides. I then began to think it was a joke, though it didn't appear that way in his post.

I will be interested to learn if Gary can persuade him to cook tater tots in duck fat. Last weekend someone thought out loud about cooking a corn dog in duck fat. Doug said he would consider doing it for himself when the store was closed.