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The Birthplace of the Fried Clam
Tucson’s Best Hot Dog
Bisbee Breakfast Club in Mesa, AZ
The 3 Greek Hot Dog Shops of Sioux City
The Birthplace of the Fried Clam
WCVB/Boston visits the possible birthplace of the fried clam, Woodman’s of Essex, where they still use the same 100-year-old recipe to fry up the local bivalve. Fried clam lovers note: Woodman’s stays open through winter!
Tucson’s Best Hot Dog
The great Sonoran hot dog: bacon-wrapped dog topped with beans, mayo, mustard, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeño sauce. In a freshly baked bun.
When you talk about the best hot dog in Tucson it goes without saying that the subject is the Sonoran hot dog. Readers of Tucson Weekly selected El Guero Canelo as the source for the city’s finest, in the annual Best of Tucson poll.
Bisbee Breakfast Club in Mesa, AZ
Brisket Biscuit Sliders at Bisbee Breakfast Club of Mesa
The Arizona Republic reviewer of the Bisbee Breakfast Club in Mesa, AZ loved the chorizo rancheros: “two crisp corn tortillas topped with refried beans, two scrambled eggs with chorizo, spring onions, tomatoes and Cheddar-Jack cheese slathered in a bright green chile sauce and fresh sliced avocado.” He calls it “stunning.” Less stunning are the pancakes. Overall, three-and-a-half stars out of five. Read the review here.
The 3 Greek Hot Dog Shops of Sioux City
A pair of Greek-accented wieners from Sioux City, Iowa’s Milwaukee Wiener House
There are three Greek-owned Coney Island-style hot dog joints in Sioux City, Iowa. Two of them opened in 1918. Coneys, which hark back to an old Midwest amusement park, not the section of New York City Nathan’s Famous calls home, generally come with mustard and a sweet-spiced meat sauce reminiscent of the meat layer in moussaka. Chopped raw onions can be added. Read more about Sioux City’s Coney shops in Sioux City Journal’s continuing feature called 150 Icons, which takes a look at the icons of Siouxland.
El Guero Canelo was one of the worst in our recent study! The hot dog trucks/trailers were far beyond any Sonoran from a brick-and-mortar place. Maybe Tucson folks are scared of the trucks?
Which truck was the best?
It was a toss-up between Aqui Con El Nene and Ruiz. Both were really, really delicious, and both had TOASTED buns!
Yeah, toasted buns are always a nice touch. Have we entered the era of the artisan Sonoran hot dog?
Maybe, but the trucks have a lock on all quality. Ruiz even had a small dining room INSIDE their truck like Haven Brothers of Providence!
Have to get to Tucson.