Hot Dog of the Week: Mini Dogs from Troy, New York

[ Original artwork and photographs: Hawk Krall ] Past Weeks’ Dogs Tuscan Tony Zweigle’s Cincinnati Cheese Coney Texas Tommy Philly Dirty Water Dog Chicago Dog This week we follow the trail of Greek-owned New York state hot dog stands to the Troy/Albany area for a truly unique regional variation. Since the 1920s this region has been known for a handful of places that serve mini hot dogs, produced by local butcher shops and served on custom-made three-inch hot dog buns. Served with spicy meat sauce, onions and yellow mustard, they are normally eaten six or ten at a time and cost around 65¢ a piece. The first stand to become known for these mini hot dogs was New Way Lunch, opened in 1922 by Greek immigrant Strates Fentekes and his secret chili sauce recipe. Before the health codes kicked in, the cooks lined up the dogs on their bare arms (10 or 12 at a time) to be dressed with sauce and mustard in a procedure known as the “Hairy Arm.” New Way eventually became Hot Dog Charlie’s which now has…
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