Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1794003)

Best Hot Dogs in TV.

Not sure, but a lot seem to be draged round TV on leashes during the heat of the day.

Originally Posted by jebartle (Post 1795400)

Here is one with a lot of hair!

Originally Posted by TonysMom (Post 1796036)

I heard there was a guy at the Ace Hardware in Wildwood. Any news on whether he is there or not?

Originally Posted by dadspet (Post 1796410)

Checkers in Leesburg, not in the villages but I think their Hot Dogs are great. Buns are really fresh and the chili sauce is very good. Did I mention they are also cheap and you can drive through and get their hamburgers with chili sauce.

I know this will probably raise some eyebrows > I learned this when I mentioned on another forum that Arbys fresh market Ruben sandwiches were great. This didn't conform to preconceived notions. The biggest problem I have there is feeling guilty about charging the low amount for my Hot Dog on my Credit card instead of paying cash (because I don't have or want the change ).

Originally Posted by mjpuleo (Post 1795342)

Sam's Club on 441 has dynamite hot dogs; they claim they are Nathans, who knows but they taste awesome and you get a big fat hot dog and a drink for $1.70--at least that's what it cost before the pandemic. I haven't been in Sam's lately so I don't know if the hot dog concession is open. Try it, you'll like it!!!

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1794696)

Great Chicago Fire has one of the best pizza's I've ever eaten, however they have small oven and can only make a 12" pizza. It's kind of like golf being in between clubs. It's too small for two people, and to buy two is too much. I never had their hot dogs. The only negative is the place is small, we were there about two years ago and they were just fixing the place up. It's looks really nice now.

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Originally Posted by JerryLBell (Post 1793890)

The best hot dogs in The Villages are to be found at anybody in the know who goes to the "Koegels on the Road" events (usually twice a year) and buys Koegels Viennas in Natural Casings and hustles them home and throws them on the grill. This is a Michigan-based processed meat company who is so beloved by native Michiganders (myself included) that they would often pay more for shipping and handling than for the hot dogs themselves to by them by mail. Koegels wised up and started sending semi-trucks down to cities up and down the eastern seaboard to sell them at these events.

Michigan has its faults (the horrendous condition of the roads being WAY up there on the list) but they allegedly have the highest standards for processed meats in the country. Hot dogs made there are just better and Koegels is the best of the best. Now, I am obviously biased, but I've introduced several of our neighbors and friends (who are NOT from Michigan) to them and several of them now buy from the road events and say they are the best hot dogs they've ever tasted.

Now, if you just can't get Koegels, the guy that sells them in front of Home Depot (not sure if he's doing it anymore) has some decent dogs and some pretty good Coney sauce (essentially a chili sauce) on them.

Originally Posted by bob47 (Post 1794051)

If you're from western Massachusetts, THIS is a hot dog.

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1814716)

It makes me sad to see so many people recommending Nathans as a great dog. Nathans is to hotdogs what Chili's is to fine dining.
A step up from McDonalds for sure, but "good" is not a word I'd select to describe it. "Barely adequate" is more like it. Sabrett's is better and Sahlenn's is even better than that, but they're still "fast-food brand-names" and don't quite make the "good" category.
Hebrew National is decent but only if you boil them. They're not all that good split and grilled (which is how a proper dog should be!).