The West Virginia Hot Dog Blog

I found this classic Oscar Mayer hot dog commercial from the '60s the other day. This is the one with the ubiquitous "I Wish I Were...

West Virginia Hot Dog lovers, There's a new thrill in New Martinsville: Presto Lunch. According to the printed mats placed on each table...

During a recent shopping expedition to the Huntington Mall, we all needed a snack and had some coupons for Auntie Anne's Pretzels. Well,...

T&L Hot Dogs of Shinnston is one of those cozy little HDJs that abides by the mantra 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. ...

A new Capital City HDJ has opened in the former home of the Patrick Street location of Sam's Hot Dog Stand. RPM Restaurant, obviously a ...

My recent Parkersburg swing allowed me to visit another HDJ that I've received lots of email about: Mr. Diggity's. While technically...

From the Cabell-Huntington Health Dept. Website : FARLEY'S FAMOUS HOT DOGS 1226 SOUTH MAIN ST. 11/1/2007 CRITICAL VIOLATION: NOZZLES OF ...

Here's a little local place with a big future. To say that Jen's Southern BBQ is the talk of Nitro is an understatement. It is the...

Ever since I began this blog and expanded its content to the wvhotdogs.com site, I have dreamed of a big payday. I knew that there were leg...

WSAZ is reporting that Huntington area 5 Weenie hot dog joint Hillbilly Hot Dogs of Lesage will be featured in an upcoming episode of the F...

Thanks to the magic of youtube, we can now relive some of the most memorable hot dog commercials of all time. Today we will look at a couple...

Maple Valley Meats reminds you a lot of those general stores/restaurants your find in some of the West Virginia state parks in terms of the ...

There are some hot dog chains/franchises that have become the accepted standard bearer for hot dog quality in their respective localities. W...

A while back an AP article aired in several small town WV newspapers about WVHotDogs.com and this blog. It spawned a lot of suggestions for ...

When T&L Hot Dogs closed and/or consolidated some of their locations in the Harrison County area, one of the casualties was the location...

Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated. While October was just about the slowest month on record for hot dog reviews, I assure y...

Clarksburg's Hometown Hot Dogs is housed in a building that could easily win an award for "Most Nondescript". The small brick...

We often get letters from expatriate Mountaineers who have run across our site and want to thank us for reminding them of the hot dogs of th...

I continue my review of the Grafton area HDJs with another stop along Route 50 with a trip to the Dairy King, which sits within several yar...

I am forever getting email from folks, mostly expatriates in faraway lands, that are looking for authentic WVHD chili recipes. We've dec...