hot dogs

Permanent home for Speed's hot dogs?

adamg — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:49:55 -0500

Penny Cherubino reports that Speed's, the hot-dog truck in Newmarket Square, could be moving to a permanent storefront. In the meantime, on Nov. 16, 17 and 18, you'll find the truck at 960 Morrissey Blvd., she reports.

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Hot-dog-eating weenies

adamg — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:37:15 -0400

John Carrol is struck by how few hot dogs the winner and runner-up of a hot-dog-eating contest on Spectacle Island actually ate: The winner barely scarfed down 7 1/2 in 10 minutes:

... Not to get all New York on you, but at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, they down almost ten times that number of franks in the same amount of time. ...

The $14 hot dog

adamg — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:09:22 -0400

In the South End, of course. But it was big.

The best hot dogs in America are in Roxbury

adamg — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:35:35 -0400

Speed's in Newmarket Square, the Wall Street Journal declares.

Via Leather District Gourmet.

An earlier review, from I Am an American and I Eat Hot Dogs.

Yelpers love Speed's.

Hot diggety dog

adamg — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:48:30 -0500

Simco's on American Legion Parkway in Roslindale has stuff besides hot dogs (chicken, broccoli and ziti, even), but really, why bother with anything else?

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Mmm, all-arounds

adamg — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:31:49 -0500

Around Natick discusses an eternal verity:

There are only a few things that have remained the same in downtown Natick over the past hundred years, and the hot dogs they sell at Casey's are one of them. ...

Hot dogs? Is Dunkin' Donuts kidding?

adamg — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:00:02 -0400

Amy, who estimates 15% of her genetic makeup now comes from Dunkin' Donuts Munchkins, says no way, Jose to its new menu of hot dogs and flat-bread sandwiches:

... Dunkin Donuts is for a quick, cheap coffee-rush and a reinforcing shot of sugar and fat when we're hungry. Office workers stop by to pick up Munchkins to provide midafternoon cheer to their coworkers. Nobody brings a dozen hot dogs back to the office. ...

Sean McCarthy, meanwhile, reports that The Rock is a big fan of the Double-D, but that he turned down an offer to name a donut after him.

Some of the best hot dogs Boston has to offer

adamg — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:37:35 -0400

Hidden Boston reviews Simco's in Mattapan:

... Simco's is a true slice of Americana; the young and old alike come here day in and day out, trying to grab the parking spots out front or over by the adjacent railroad bridge, while on Sundays, neighborhood folks pour out of the church across the street in their Sunday best, ignoring the potential for chili- or cheese-related disasters that can (and will) develop while eating Simco's dogs. And on warm summer nights, diners can be seen sitting on stoops or along the bridge, enjoying some of the best hot dogs Boston has to offer. ...

About time: The hot-dog blog

adamg — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:47:31 -0400

We'd previously discussed the Burrito Blog - one man's chronicle of his search for the perfect burrito in Boston. I am an American and I Eat Hot Dogs extends the concept to hot dogs. Where's the spring-roll blog?