PHOTOSPREAD: SAUSAGEFEST

Summertime is hot dog time. And while we might embrace the practice of bbqing a few wieners on the backyard grill as a seasonal rite of passage, there’s always the option of grabbing a dog while you’re on the go. Over the past weeks, the TOQUE team scoured the region for culinary destinations that are serving up some of the best – and most distinctive – hot dogs around. All in the name of research.

EASTERBROOK’S

694 SPRING GARDEN RD, BURLINGTON EASTERBROOKS.CA

ONE TWELVE-INCH ‘CHICAGO SLIDER’ (AGED CHEDDAR, ONION, HOT PEPPER, TOMATO), A TWELVE-INCH ‘WONDER DOG’ (MELTED CHEESE, BACON, FRIED ONION, TOMATO) AND AN ORDER OF FRIES. SERVED WITH VANILLA AND CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SHAKES. 31

LE CHIEN CHAUD

130 METCALFE ST, ELORA THEEVELYNRESTAURANT.COM

‘THE DOBERMAN’ (SAUERKRAUT, COLESLAW, EBC DUNKEL BEER MUSTARD, PRETZELS, BUTTERTOASTED BUN), ‘THE SATAY’ (SPICY PEANUT KETCHUP, CHILI CUCUMBER RELISH, CILANTRO, ROASTED PEANUTS, BUTTERTOASTED BUN) AND ORDERS OF POTATO SALAD & COLESLAW. SERVED WITH CANS OF ELORA’S AUSTRALIS IPA & OBSKURA DIPA.

2 KING ST W, HAMILTON WALLYPARR.COM

A SAUSAGE ON WHITE (SAUERKRAUT, PICKLES, KETCHUP) AND ONE ON WHOLE WHEAT (PICKLES, MAYO, YELLOW MUSTARD). ‘NUFF SAID.

FUN FACT: with locations in Burlington, Guelph, Caledonia, and Steeltown, Wally Parr’s got you covered.

253 KING ST N, WATERLOO THEGOODDOGCO.CA

‘THE BBQ CHICKEN’ (BBQ CHICKEN STRIPS, SPICY KETCHUP, MAYO, GREEN ONION) & ‘THE HOTTER ONE’ (SPICY MOZZARELLA, JALAPENOS, RED ONION, COLESLAW, SRIRACHA, MAYO). SERVED WITH BOTTLES OF GINGER BEER & KOLA CHAMPAGNE.

ROCKY’S DRIVE-IN

520 ELIZABETH ST, GUELPH 519-824-8088

A COUPLE OF TWELVE-INCH DOGS ‘WITH THE WORKS’ (RELISH, ONION, TOMATO) AND A REQUISITE ORDER OF FRIES. SERVED WITH BOTTLES OF ROOT BEER & COLA.

FUN FACT: this seasonal Royal City establishment has been slingin’ foot-long dogs since 1951.

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