What type of person sells hot dogs?
Who thinks about selling hot dogs at a young age?
Why does anyone want to own a hot dog stand/shop?
How many different ways can you make a hot dog?
What is the best way to cook a hot dog?
Do other people love hot dogs as much as me?
Can I support myself and a family by selling hot dogs?

These were some of the questions that I asked myself for many years.

I was 10 years old and at a Dodger game when I thought the best job in the world would be selling Dodger dogs at Dodger Stadium. Sounded like the perfect job to me. Sell hot dogs, watch great baseball, and just maybe if I was lucky enough I could meet Vin Scully (the great Dodger TV commentator).
Another time I really thought about owning a hot dog shop was when I visited a small town in Central Pennsylvania with my grandparents in 1986. This was an old railroad town and their only claim to fame was the Horseshoe Curve Railway and that they sold the best Texas Style Chili Dogs. This was a very sleepy town with not much to do for a kid who was in the 8th grade. So I went to this hot dog shop and ordered what everyone else did. Two with everything which had mustard, chili sauce, chopped Onions, salt/pepper on it, Texas Macaroni and Cheese with a chocolate milk to drink. These were the best hot dogs that I have ever had. Even better than the famous Dodger Dogs I loved so much. I was hooked. When we were driving back to California in my grandfather’s 1971 Cadillac, all I could say the whole drive back was that I wish I had two more Texas Style Chili Dogs to eat, and that one day I am going to open a place like that when I grow up.

Through the years I have lived in several parts of the country and traveled extensively trying the best local hot dogs and sausages I could find. Chicago Dogs on the North Side, Cajun Sausage in Lafayette Louisiana, Southern Slaw Dogs in North Carolina, New York Hot Dog with Red Onion Sauce in Time Square, Beer Brats in Wisconsin, and of course more Texas Style Chili Dogs in Pennsylvania.

So after being in the financial services industry for the past 12 years, I am finally trading in my business suits and leaving corporate America to be my own boss.
My long time childhood dream of selling hot dogs is now a reality. Come by and try our Texas Style Chili Dog with Everything and you will be hooked too…