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    Good Food

    Chicago-Style Hot Dogs

    LA Weekly 's Pultizer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold hits the LA streets in search of Chicago-style hot dogs. A Chicago-style dog is a Vienna beef frank, yellow mustard, relish, chopped raw onions, celery salt, pickle spear and tomatoes nestled into poppy-seed bun.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    LA Weekly's Pultizer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold hits the LA streets in search of Chicago-style hot dogs. A Chicago-style dog is a Vienna beef frank, yellow mustard, relish, chopped raw onions, celery salt, pickle spear and tomatoes nestled into poppy-seed bun. Jonathan also stumbles upon the "Twinkie dog", a hot dog sandwiched between two deep-fried Hostess Twinkies and garnished with Cheez Whiz.

    Marty D’s

    230 S Beverly Dr

    Beverly Hills, CA 90212

    310-273-7771

    Portillo’s

    8390 La Palma Ave

    Buena Park, CA 90620

    714-220-6400

    QT Chicago Dogs

    4344 Woodman Ave

    Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

    818-386-0111

    Vicious Dogs

    5231 Lankershim Blvd

    North Hollywood, CA 91601

    818-985-DOGS (818-985-3647)

    Twinkie dog

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink
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