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| Fenway Park. (photo credit: Sioux) |
It did however set up a showdown that's been brewing for a while. My lovely girl friend has maintained that a Fenway Frank is best hotdog in the Boston area.
I, of course, know better.
Dotted around our lovely metropolis, are boutiques that seem to have grown out of a street side hot dog cart (it actually grew out of Adesso in Providence, RI) These purveyors of piquant provisions provide the most original (and frankly high quality) dogs I have ever encountered. Those purveyors are Spikes Junkyard Dogs.
Are they good for you? Nope, so that's why they're on Vice Finder, but on the other hand the dogs are 100% beef smoked by a reputable German wurst company specially for Spikes, the buns are custom baked, the toppings are mostly fresh and in my experience always tasty. For the reader who truly doesn't belong here, they even have no-fat tofu dogs.
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| Sioux's Freaking Hot Hot Dog (Photo Credit: Sioux) |
So how did the dogs stack up?
The Fenway Frank was grilled, not boiled, and the condiment cart had gone missing, so we had them dry . . . So Sioux is going to say that this wasn't a fair battle, but the woman who said that she was just going to try one to see how hot their freaking hot hot dog actually is, and who generally doesn't eat much after about 9:30 at night, wolfed a large hot dog down after 11:00 pm...
I think that result is pretty clear.
I feel the need to set the record straight and clarify a few things because this was most definitely NOT a fair battle. To begin with, not only was the "Fenway Frank" grilled it was in fact burned. A true Fenway Frank never crunches when you bite into it. This was a fraudulent frank. While smothering it in condiments would have improved the taste to a certain extent it still would not have been representative of the experience of eating a true, authentic Fenway Frank. And yet, I wolfed that one down too.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Spikes Freaking Hot Hot Dog, I did enjoy it. I would rarely (if ever) order a hot dog at a restaurant or specifically seek out a hot dog establishment but I can see myself popping into Spikes again if I happened to be in the neighborhood. It was a very tasty hot dog and I liked the variety of choices that they offered.
One little criticism:
The Freaking Hot Hot Dog was hot and spicy but it could have been hotter. I could feel the heat and my lips were warm but my eyes never watered and I didn't have to pause to consume any beverages while eating it. Hot, yes. Freaking Hot...not even close. I'm thinking of mixing some Sriracha sauce and some piquin peppers together for my next dog. That should bring a tear to my eye!