Los Angeles is synonymous with many things – sunshine, beaches, palm trees, entertainment, earthquakes, fake boobies, smog and traffic. The one thing you'll never find in the thesaurus of cultural or culinary icons attributed to Los Angeles is hot dogs. America's favorite sausage snack is about as popular in Los Angeles as Kim Kardashian's agent. Every time the discussion about hot dogs comes up amongst friends (and it comes up at an alarming frequency. Paging Dr. Freud, paging Dr. Freud) someone always mentions either Pinks or Skooby's. Well, we ventured off the beaten path to find those places where hot dogs are steaming and the buns are moist. Enter The Doghouse.
Located on a swatch of land the size Shaq's bathtub, the unassuming shack o' dogs serves up hot dogs with various toppings of the famous New York Sabrett brand. Sabrett is New York's leading supplier of processed meat links and is responsible for keeping Pepto-Bismol king of the heartburn market shares.
Here's what we had:
I ordered One 3 pepper sausage with brown mustard and red cabbage. One regular hot dog with red cabbage, cheese and yellow mustard. A Diet Coke.
Eric, (E-Dawg for this review) ordered the Two regular dogs with yellow mustard. Order of French Fries. One Orange Bang.
Here are my thoughts. I like sausages about as much as I love lamp. And I love lamp. And I also like red cabbage (which is just purple sauerkraut) and cheese. Who doesn't like cheese? The combination of all three was a homerun.
The bun was perfectly moist...i.e., not soggy. The sausage had the right amount of kick to it but wasn't overwhelming. Even the after-hot dog burp was tasteful with slight hints of garlic and cumin. (I'll pause to allow you to swallow back the bile/vomit in your mouth right now. You can thank me for that smello-rama imagery at a later time or after you've gotten off your ass, gone to the Doghouse and had one of their juicy dogs or sausages.
Here's what E-Dawg had to say about his meal:
Hot Dog + Mustard + Bun...boring? Back off...I'm just a purist who was once in a boy band. Meaty Cheesy Boys...ever hear of us? Keepin' it real...its what I do. But back to the Doghouse. In this purist's mind the Doghouse more than held its own with other non-mobile/non-bacon wrapped wiener vendors. Meat was juicy and had that plucky hot dog bite going on. Bottom line for me...was it better than Costco Dogs...no. But that's like asking if Zagat's is better than The Burnt Mac. Was it better than the famous Pink's? Oh hell yes...better tasting and no dumbass line to stand in (although I gotta give it to Pink's for selling Grape Soda).
THE BURNT MAC RATING (like Siskel&Ebert's thumbs):
The Doghouse
2??? Foothill Blvd.
La Crescenta, CA 91011
map
Located on a swatch of land the size Shaq's bathtub, the unassuming shack o' dogs serves up hot dogs with various toppings of the famous New York Sabrett brand. Sabrett is New York's leading supplier of processed meat links and is responsible for keeping Pepto-Bismol king of the heartburn market shares.
Here's what we had:
I ordered One 3 pepper sausage with brown mustard and red cabbage. One regular hot dog with red cabbage, cheese and yellow mustard. A Diet Coke.
Eric, (E-Dawg for this review) ordered the Two regular dogs with yellow mustard. Order of French Fries. One Orange Bang.
Total Price = around $20 (dogs are around $2-3 depending on toppings)
Here are my thoughts. I like sausages about as much as I love lamp. And I love lamp. And I also like red cabbage (which is just purple sauerkraut) and cheese. Who doesn't like cheese? The combination of all three was a homerun.
The bun was perfectly moist...i.e., not soggy. The sausage had the right amount of kick to it but wasn't overwhelming. Even the after-hot dog burp was tasteful with slight hints of garlic and cumin. (I'll pause to allow you to swallow back the bile/vomit in your mouth right now. You can thank me for that smello-rama imagery at a later time or after you've gotten off your ass, gone to the Doghouse and had one of their juicy dogs or sausages.
Here's what E-Dawg had to say about his meal:
Hot Dog + Mustard + Bun...boring? Back off...I'm just a purist who was once in a boy band. Meaty Cheesy Boys...ever hear of us? Keepin' it real...its what I do. But back to the Doghouse. In this purist's mind the Doghouse more than held its own with other non-mobile/non-bacon wrapped wiener vendors. Meat was juicy and had that plucky hot dog bite going on. Bottom line for me...was it better than Costco Dogs...no. But that's like asking if Zagat's is better than The Burnt Mac. Was it better than the famous Pink's? Oh hell yes...better tasting and no dumbass line to stand in (although I gotta give it to Pink's for selling Grape Soda).
THE BURNT MAC RATING (like Siskel&Ebert's thumbs):
2 Burnt Macs
INFO:
The Doghouse
2??? Foothill Blvd.
La Crescenta, CA 91011
map
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