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By Matthew Odam
| Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 05:16 PM
The Hot Dog King rolled in from Chicago just over five years ago and dropped anchor on Red River Street, instantly making himself a favorite go-to for late-night post-concert stumblers.
Located in the parking lot next to Beerland, the King, whose name may conjure images of Elvis, but who looks more like a Midwestern Philip Seymour Hoffman, serves a few variations on the all-beef hot dogs you would expect from a native of Chicago.
But he really sets himself apart from the lifeless dirty-water hot dogs of a tired street vendor with some of the finer offerings from his menu of a dozen meals on a bun.
Save yourself the trip out to Elgin by digging on the small town’s most famous export - the sausage, piqued and fatted with jalapeno and cheese for $5. Enjoy a taste of the (slightly) exotic with a venison Polish sausage that is full of flavor and comes hand-sliced.
And, for vegetarians, there’s a vegan, organic tofurkey dog, Though it does seem a sin to skip out on encased meats from this Red River royalty.
Hot Dog King
Yellow Truck @ 8th Street and Red River Street
Hours during SXSW: 11am - Late (3am?)
(American-Statesman photo by Mike Sutter)
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By Johnny V
May 5, 2010 6:45 PM | Link to this
The mighty Horn ruled the Maxwell Street markets on Sunday in Chicago, and has now seduced the good folks of Austin… He is the KING!!!!
Trivia - His grandfather was part of the original NASA team during it’s fetal stages.
We miss you up here Fraser
JV