Caroline

Caroline, Chicago, IL
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    Oh Yesterdog, I will love you until the end of my days.
    So many things make you so delectable, let me try to count the ways:

    First, that chili is certainly the definable factor that puts you above the rest.
    And regularly I dream of your thin, orange strands of cheddar cheese, I do not jest!
    Your soft, pillow-y bun squishes between my teeth with such sweet surrender.
    The salty, briny pickle bites on the Ultra Dog balance the chili with exacting splendor.

    Although I cannot even count my visits to your door, please believe me that this is just the start.
    For over twenty years you have tantalized my taste buds, secured my loyalty and forever captured my heart.

    Yesterdog, Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Best hot dog in the world. Anyone who disagrees has obviously never tried one.

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    8 Responses to “I Pledge Allegiance…. to Yesterdog”

    1. Stephanie Says:

      I second your comment as Yesterdog having the best hot dogs in the world. I have brought many a friend from afar that have no allegiance to Grand Rapids and they agree. The clincher? You don’t even have to like hot dogs to like a Yesterdog, because the dog itself is about as thick as a pencil. It’s the toppings that seal the deal. Caroline, remember how we could scarf down three in high school? Now I can only do too, sadly….

    2. Casey Says:

      Ohhhhh my sweet lordy you have no idea. I go home in 4 weeks and this is the very first place I will go. My name is carved into my favorite booth. It used to be within walking distance of my old apartment.

      Oh cheddars, you are calling my name. Thanks for making me drool all over my keyboard!!!

    3. Joy Says:

      The best hotdogs around. I love the chedder. Just took Allan there in June for his first yester experience. He’s a fan- Cincinnati Chili dogs be damned.

      Check out the u tube videos.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCthi0SE1Kw&NR=1

    4. mav Says:

      hi. it’s josh & maria.
      love your Yesterdog feature!!
      wish we were sitting with you, Seals & a few dogs right now.
      xo

    5. Jackie Says:

      so sad that i love hot dogs, have lived in grand rapids for six years now and have never entered the doors of yesterdog. so sad.

    6. Roomie Says:

      Shredded pickles is what this dog is all about. Am I wrong?! Throw some change up in that funnel and tip a brother. The best? Hmmmmm….

      Hot Dougs…WHAT?!?!?!?!

    7. laura Says:

      Ohhhhh Yesterdog!!!! I’m from Ann Arbor and my family spends a lot of time in west Michigan (Saugatuck/Douglas) and words don’t get close to expressing my love of Yesterdog. I’m there over Labor Day so look for the lanky girl pounding hot dogs… :)

      I’m going to NYC next weekend and am going to try to check out this place called Willie’s Dawgs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5SzkbyShMA), which I came across through my marketing work with Hellmann’s Real Food campaign.

      In the mean time, I’ll have to grab a half smoke from the street cart vendor outside my office.

    8. manager at yesterdogs Says:

      thanks guys

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