As I venture out into the world in search of new fun and
exciting activities I found myself once again at the last Arcade on the Planet
for another night of 80’s vintage arcade play and a little surprise that was
the Dirty Dogz Hot Dog cart. Relatively
new to the cart game opening March of this year, they’ve created a bit of a
stir in Long Beach. I’m not one who
really likes hot dogs, it’s a texture thing, but I was really surprised by
tasty selection.
When we walked up I was a bit confused due to the simple
signage and lack of posted menus but was greeted quickly with a clear lay out
and vast select ion via laminated menu.
Being as I’m near sighted I was really happy to see this because I hate
not knowing what I want and then being pressured to make a snap decision. I’m a Libra weigh like to weigh the options.
Speaking of options, this cart doesn’t skimp on selection
with several options from chili to a garden option. Starting with the “dog” itself offering selections
like a 100% beef dog to a polish sausage, you immediately feel like you are in
control of your hot dog destiny! After
that they have quite a few different options as far as put together
combinations some even involving everything from buffalo sauce to chopped
cucumbers. However, if you cannot find
one that you’d fancy, no worries for they have the option of building your own.
So for the two of us, that is adorable Adam and I, we
settled on trying each side of the spectrum.
First mine, I selected the garden dog with a polish sausage, no pepperchinies
or feta cheese. What I received was a
polish sausage covered in cucumbers, diced tomatoes, onions and red wine vinaigrette
on a king’s Hawaiian roll. To say that
it was a glorious dog, from someone who generally hates dogs is no easy feat,
but I’ll be damned… it was good! What I was
most impressed with was the amount of fresh toppings, they make sure you get
what you pay for and in today’s food truck world that’s nearly nonexistent. The only draw is the vinaigrette soaked the
roll so that it was soggy and didn’t hold up under the weight. Perhaps if the roll had been toasted, it
would have held together a tad better, not complaining… more of suggesting.
Adam settled on the “Dirtier Dog” which was a chili cheese
dog with Fritos chips crumpled on top.
It’s a classic staple in the hot dog world. Not really much to say , it was a well-cooked
dog with a lovely element of crunch.
Once again however, the soft bun had little support and it seemed soggy
and cold at the end.
In the end, I have to say it was a pleasure doing business with
them. As for the value, for the two dogs
we paid 10 and a 2 buck tip which was more than fair. The speed of service was proof enough that
this outfit is going places, and I hope to see them again real soon.
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