My son was returning from a visit to his cousins in Atlanta on Saturday. Since he is only 12 we wanted a direct flight. This required leaving from Milwaukee. Being the opportunist that I am, Milwaukee also means a chance to visit one of the best hotdog places in Milwaukee (see my earlier post on tubular meats). At the corner of Spring Creek and Hwy 100 is a place called Sammy’s Taste of Chicago. After picking up my son from the airport we made a beeline to Sammy’s. With an interior painted in mustard yellow with catsup red trim, Sammy’s is a classic neighboorhood hotdog joint with a wide selection of dogs, burgers and sandwiches. If your heading to Milwaukee and get the urge for tubular meat, give Sammy’s a try.

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While in Vegas we dined at some wonderful restaurants but the highlite of the trip was a discovery I made tucked away in a strip mall on Flamingo Dr.. Mr Hotdog was the name and hotdogs was their game. A wonderful collection of hotdogs with regional twists. The New York dog came with a wonderful onion sauce that one critic claimed was better than Gray’s Papaya in NYC. There was also the Chicago dog…(missing the poppy seed bun however) that was nice. A slaw dog which takes after the Varsity in Atlanta and then a local creation called the Rebel dog (UNLV Rebels) that came with a strip of bacon and chilli on top. My partner tried the special that day…a Mexican dog that included refried beans, cheese, salsa, onions and peppers. It resembled a mound of nachos.

Click below to take a look at the Mr. Hotdog menu.
 

You know, Lawry’s, Roys, 808, Postrio and Yole’s were all nice but Mr. Hotdog was the best find of the trip!

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