clogoodie wrote:After payment, I was handed a little hot dog shaped photo holder with "U Lucky Dawg" and their phone number on the side,
Clogoodie,
Ahh, that's what it is, I couldn't quite figure out it's intended use, aside from a roach clip, but that seemed unlikely.
As you might guess I went to U Lucky Dawg myself, I thought it quite good, a solid B, reliable, the type of hot dog stand you're happy to have in your neighborhood, same as before the name change. Fries were, as you said, crinkle cut, but mine were nice and crisp, as I asked, though, now that I think of it, the pickle, as you mention, was a smidgen bland.
As I walked in I noticed a small hand lettered sign advertising
Habanero Dogs, which sounded good to this chile-head. MaryAnn poppy seed bun,
check, nice size natural casing hot dog
check, stripe of yellow mustard
check, ribbon of nacho cheese from the pump ~yikes~, what's up with that? Worst of all I thought that the processed cheese was going to be the habanero delivery vehicle.
Not to worry, the counter man disappeared for a second and when he returned my dog was topped with lightly grilled onion and very thinly sliced fresh habanero. This is no play habanero dog, no more sizzle than steak habanero dog, there is some serious heat in this puppy. Two bites and I started to sniffle and when I was done I knew I had been eating something spicy.
I was initially worried the processed cheese would ruin the dog, but, surprisingly, the gooey, slightly oily fake cheese seemed to compliment the overall package. If for nothing more than to make sure the slices of habanero didn't fall off the hot dog. Next habanero dog I will order without processed cheese, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was the rare instance where pump nacho cheese worked.
Enjoy,
Gary
U Lucky Dawg
6821 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
773-274-3652 U