Fork You, the local Charleston restaurant review blog, recently came as close to honoring their mission as they have come in quite some time by reviewing an Ansted restaurant.To reinforce better blogging behavior (they only missed "local Charleston" by 50 miles - which for them lately is like a direct bullseye) and to celebrate the return of these prodigals, I thought I should honor them with a special review of a hot dog that can also be found about an hour from Charleston; albeit the way the crow (or CanadaAir CRJ200) flies.
While cooling my jets in the Atlanta airport waiting for a "maintenance delay" (translation - "the flight crew overslept") my tummy began to rumble. The closest food joint was a Wendy's, but the line at midday was exceedingly long. The next closest was The Hot Dog Zone. I decided to take a chance on this foreign food vendor, mainly because its sign listed many regional variations. I thought that just maybe I might find a WVHD listed, but sadly I did not. I had to improvise my order and pay dearly for it: Toppings ala carte are 48 cents each on top of a base sticker price of $3.29! - $5.21 for one hot dog! I hoped it would be worth it.
It wasn't.
The chili had beans in it, the slaw tasted just like the gross stuff you buy at Sam's (Wholesale Club, not Hot Dog Stand). The weenie was huge and tasty, but it sat inside a slightly less huge bun that was fresh sometime last week.
I will not dignify this hot dog with a Weenie Rank. Just say no.
Thanx for taking one for the team, but I could have saved you the trouble. We have the market on "really good" hot dogs :)
ReplyDeleteKeep up the excellent work!
Have you thought on doing a county by county map of WV with the shops and their rating? Might help us who have moved far away and come back once a year on visits.
I loved the non-review. It means a lot to us that a world-famous blogger like you is trying to emulate wannabes like us.
ReplyDeleteWe have an honest-to-goodness Charleston review today at Fork You. (Hey, more restaurants are closing than opening these days. It's been slim pickin's.)