Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Hoyt Dogs!

To all my Portlanders:

If you ever go out in Northwest Portland you have to try a Hoyt dog! Last Saturday we met up with our friend Cushman and did the bar circuit in Northwest. We got to listen to some great and some not-so-great karaoke at Gypsy, take shots of Rumplemintz (our personal favorite hehehe) at Marathon and Ringler's, wander around downtown Portland for hours (from our own bad judgement), meet up with some people who found a brand new (in the plastic still) game of Candy Land (lucky!), play some arcade basketball game (Cushman dominated), and finally, eat a Hoyt dog!

The Hoyt Hot Dog Stand started out by a girl bringing her grill to the street one night to cook hot dogs for her friends. Since, it has transitioned into a hangout between the hours of 1 and 3 am. The original girl recruited her friends and they now BBQ hot dogs and sell them for $4. It was by far the best hot dog I have ever had. They offer Brauts, Lousiana Red-Hots, and 8" Beef with all the fixins' (even cream cheese, who would have thought?).

I love the idea and wish I had thought of it myself! It was a cool way to meet all sorts of new people.


4 comments:

VanessasRunway said...

Yum! I'm allllll about great hot dogs! ;)

Azn Glow said...

Those are the biggest hot dogs I've ever seen! But, at the same time, they look so delicious. God, I'm such a carnivore.

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Unknown said...

Coming from a polish community the Hoyt dog comes in a a very close 4th place on the ultimate list!
All Portlanders will say: "what the f_$*%&% is that! Well I have eaten hot dogs at Pinks, and in Chicago, as well as Philly, I had the best, and the mother land of all hot dogs in Buffalo! The Polish take the stuffed intestine of a cow, sheep, or pig very seriously! Believe me if you have been to Buffalo and have not meet someone with Polish roots you have not been to Buffalo. I do love the Hoyt Dog! It is in the top 5! If you like food and want more of Portland then get a hold of me! I will tell you the Best of the Best!
charles@bergenstockdesing.com

Anonymous said...

Coming from a polish community the Hoyt dog comes in a a very close 4th place on the ultimate list!
All Portlanders will say: "what the f_$*%&% is that! Well I have eaten hot dogs at Pinks, and in Chicago, as well as Philly, I had the best, and the mother land of all hot dogs in Buffalo! The Polish take the stuffed intestine of a cow, sheep, or pig very seriously! Believe me if you have been to Buffalo and have not meet someone with Polish roots you have not been to Buffalo. I do love the Hoyt Dog! It is in the top 5! If you like food and want more of Portland then get a hold of me! I will tell you the Best of the Best!
charles@bergenstockdesing.com