The West Virginia Hot Dog Blog

New sign I saw in Huntington this week: No more excuses, Diet Boy. I expect a full report by Monday!

NASCAR.com has an...ahem..."interview" with the Martinsville Speedway hot dog.  Silliness aside, I'd like to ask if any of our...

Let me preface this review by apologizing in advance.  I don't have an iPhone like the other cool kids. You'll have to bear with me ...

Ever since a story about this blog appeared in the Logan Banner over a year ago, I have received a large number of emails that claimed that ...

Last weekend I was finally able to make my pilgrimage to Mecca (Loganites, you understand). The video review should be up in a few days.

In another sign that we take ourselves way too seriously, here is our first ever video review of a hot dog joint.

Smokey's Rib House sits on Chestnut Street in the Spring Hill district of South Charleston, just across and up the street from Spring H...

Update: The story ran again this morning and is now up as a story on the WVPR web site where you can either read the transcript or listen t...

Recently, as I was getting ready to throw away one of those advertisement-disguised-as-hometown-newspapers (I swear I must get ten of those ...

When a "closed" sign inexplicably went up on the door of Romeo's Grill in South Charleston last summer, it sent a shock wave t...

When all of the email recommendations from a particular town are for one hot dog joint, it usually means that it's very good. Sometimes,...

I recently received a copy of Guy Fieri's new book "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip...with Recipes!" Hil...

When I make a WVHD at home, I usually use Cavalier franks, Heiner's Sunny Buns, Gunnoe's slaw, and homemade chili sauce. How'd y...

I like to think I make a difference in the world. Call it vanity, but sometimes I think I do. The Sub Shop on Quarrier Street didn't use...

Sabatino Brothers is a nice little storefront operation in one of the accessory strip malls at the Southridge shopping center. They have off...

After a long, unintended break from doing reviews, I decided it was time to get back to work and see what new offerings I could find in the ...

State Journal reporter Ann Ali has blessed us with a nice article in the most recent edition of West Virginia's business news weekly pap...

An old colleague in New Martinsville pointed out this little stand near the southwest end of the downtown business district. A pleasant fall...

If there is one way to describe my whole experience and Wing World Plus Hot Dog Heaven WV, it would have to be "half-bunned." With...

Just when I think I've seen it all in the hot dog culinary arts, along comes a new take on an old favorite. A return to New Martinsville...