Try Franks & Dawgs. It's on Clybourn between Racine and Sheffield next to Ann Taylor Loft and across from Crate & Barrel Outlet. It is very good. Slightly expensive when you think about the fact that you're getting a hot dog, brat or sausage, but it is absolutely delicious. Chelsea and I went there during a day full of errands and it was definitely an upscale hot dog shoppe. You have to enter in the back because there's usually a line that forms between the building that holds Franks & Dawgs and the Ann Taylor Loft building. Once you get in there are tons of dogs to choose from and the sausages are all homemade. I opted for the Turdoggin which was amazing! It was a turkey and date sausage with pork belly, an herb aioli and carrots on top. When you order, you have to pick a wall of shame actor to stick on your table so the people can bring your food out for you. Chelsea and I chose Charlie Sheen (when I took Kevin there (had to go back - it was so good, we chose Mel Gibson). The fries were good - not amazing but good. The truffle fries there looked very good but I have yet to order them. Check out their site and go! It's so good!
When Kevin and I went he had the Crazy Kimchi Dog and I ordered the Black Sheep. Turdoggin was better than both.
The Crazy Kimchi Dog was tasty, the bun was awesome, the fries were disappointing, and the price was kind of ridiculous. The staff was very patient with Cece as she tends to have difficulty in making timely food choices, but I could definitely see this being a stressful situation if there were 100 people waiting in line behind you. Try it once for the novelty, but I would definitely suggest trying to go at noon on a Saturday like we did because there was no line at all. Very few things in life are worth waiting 2 hours in a gangway between two buildings, least of all being an overpriced hot dog.
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