When is SFGAdv going to open the drop ride and Kingda Ka?

"McDonald's french fries and KFC gravy, Kyle...the French call this poutine."

"Well, I'm not pout-ing it in my mouth"
- Jay Pritchett

I'm a ketchup and mustard on my hotdog kind of guy. Yes, even the Skyliners, sorry, but I'll be the first to admit it ain't right. You know, all those decades Skyline never even owned a bottle of ketchup until they started selling Sky Fries, so they reluctantly had to stock it. Now I grab the bottle, squirt a little on my coney (hidden under the cheese) and hope I don't get caught. They'll look at you, and not kindly.

And here I thought you were a decent sort of person.... :-)

I know, and I feel terrible about it. But I gots ta have m'ketchup.

Nothing on hot dogs for me.

More delays on zumanjaros opening as the park released a statement saying the state inspectors have not certified the ride yet.

Shades said:

Gravy on anything is wrong.

If gravy is wrong, I don't want to be right.

What happens when you turn 13 that ketchup on a hot dog becomes taboo?

You grow up.

Although, my 13 limit might be a tad strict. The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council sets the limit at age 18.

See 1:30 in this video:

What else do you put on it?

Chili.

Don't say chili because that is gross.

Oh.

Mustard

Don't say mustard because that too is gross.

Umm...

Relish

Don't say relish because that is even grosser than mustard.

Hmmm...

Cheese is OK as long as it is shredded and not the melted stuff that only belongs on nachos.

So the problem here is that you have a palette that is roughly the quivalent of a 8 year old boy. (winky)

Cheese and/or ketchup will get a kid to eat anything.

There's still:

Jalepeno, sauerkraut, pickles, onions, slaw...

...and that's before you get into the less mainstream items like cucumbers and tomatoes and stuff.

I still eat ketchup, and occasionally ketchup and mustard on my hot dog. That's it.

...legend has it, within the city limits of Chicago you could be arrested for such an offense.

I actually wouldn't be surprised if this was true.

It's not actually illegal here. But there are some hot dog places that don't have ketchup even available in the restaurant.

The real question is how you like your waffles.

Served with a side of pancakes.

It is not letting me quote so here it goes the old fashioned way...

Lord Gonchar said "you have the palette of an 8 year old."

That is pretty spot on when it comes to hot dogs. However I do like my wife's poutine on my weiner:)

I'll never forget the first time I heard that word at a food stand in Montreal. It might have been her accent but I swear the lady behind me said she wanted puntang on her fries. Shades thought he was going to get a show! Alas I was quite disappointed when I saw what they put on her fries.

I keep a spreadsheet of all the hot dogs I've eaten since age 12.

My top 10 hot dogs of all time are:

1. Sauerkraut
2. Mustard and Onions
3. Chili and Onions
4. Cheese, Onions and Jim Sauce
5. Chili and cheese
6. Brown Mustard
7. Ketchup and Mustard (pre-18 only, as is tradition)
8. Honey Mustard
9. Launched from a cannon at baseball games
10. Cheese

Way to go, Raven, lightening the mood around here. Pretty clever. :)

I kind of had forgotten about asking the skyline people for ketchup. I don't know what came over me, really. I usually eat my hot dog with mustard, chili, and onions, like they make them at Texas Hot Dogs DelGrosso's Park in PA. I think I just wanted it for my fries. ;)

I had a very good time hanging with you all at Banshee media day.

And to come full circle, the day after, which was opening day, I would have bought a line cut pass if the people I decided to hang with got one too. :)

One thing I love to do when traveling is to find whatever "famous" local foods there are, or if there's a particular quirky way locals eat something common.
So kpjb, I went straight for that Jim's Famous Sauce link you posted and now I want to try it. I can't believe in all these years I've been going to Kennywood that I've never even heard of Jim's, but I'm definitely going to find it next time. That dog with the cheese broiled on top sounds just awesome.

Jim's Hot Dogs are great. It's a well known place amongst locals in the Kennywood area, but it isn't a hyped up thing like Primanti's or Burgatory which are more well known all over the Pittsburgh area and beyond. They're about $4 each, so it's not a cheap meal for somewhere resembling an ice cream stand, but if you're in the area check it out, it's only about 5 minutes from the park. You can get any combination of toppings, but I highly recommend the onion/Jim sauce/cheese combo. No franchises, so you always get the original.

Damn, now I want one. Or three.

I don't care how old I am or how old I'll get to be.

I put ketchup on Hot Dogs.

That's how I likes em and that's how I eats em.

Hebrew National, Nathans or at my local Costco ($1.50 including a fountain drink is the best deal on the planet) Five Guys also makes a good dog.

(No mustard, no other nonsense)

For what it's worth....hot dogs are like radio station jingles... a good one is a great one and a bad one is unforgiveable.

Now pass the Heinz...

You just mentioned Nathan's! I will not buy anything but Nathan's at the grocery store. Best frank ever.

At Coney Saturday, I had a Nathans original dog and a corn dog at the original stand..both outstanding. Then, after my ride on Thunderbolt, I had another Nathans dog inside MCU Park at the Cyclones game. That was "meh" at best..wasn'r even grilled..it was a dirty water dog. Only Sabretts are meant to be dirty water dogs. and Travis, I bought a package of Nathans at Shop-Rite yesterday!

Did you buy ketchup too? The grocery stores in my little city started selling Nathan's a year or so ago. They're so good coming off the grill, especially the cheddar dogs.