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How does a fast food place make a hot dog that sells?

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jul 6 '20, 15:34

Do you make it small, something like a compliment to the main meal (the burger)?

Do you sell it for a dollar?

Do you grill it or bathe it in hot dog water or steam it then wrap it in foil so that the bun is damp?

To you partner with a brand name like Nathan's?

How is it we're more likely to buy hot dogs at sporting events than burgers, but won't buy hot dogs at fast food places?

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Do you people not have Sonic? -- nm - David Jul 6, 16:44 4
- Not since they don’t mask. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 16:56 1
  - Heh, yeah. -- nm - David Jul 6, 17:00
- Nope but I do have Nathan's which can't be beat for hot dogs. -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 6, 16:49 1
  - Agreed -- nm - David Jul 6, 16:53
Damp buns are the worst. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 6, 16:26 2
- That's an essential part of a Montreal steamie. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 16:34 1
  - Is that the polite version of the Cleveland steamer? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 6, 16:42
Hot dogs are usually the cheapest thing at a sporting event. That makes a difference. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 16:05
Sonics hot dogs don’t taste good. Costco has great ones -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 15:56 11
- Costco has great food, straight up. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 15:57 10
  - Don’t look Krusty: best pizza hands down - Epiphany Jul 6, 15:58 9
    - It’s no Sbarro, authentic New York pizza. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 17:00
    - Your IM buys you time to run -- nm - Marquis de Krusty Jul 6, 16:34
    - No, you dint. -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 16:04 3
      - 2 Chains is a national treasure! - Epiphany Jul 6, 16:35 2
        
        I sense a business opportunity! - Marquis de Krusty Jul 6, 16:47 1
        
        :/ -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 16:54
    - (ugh) their pizza is half a step above Dominoes. - JaxSean Jul 6, 16:03 2
      - They are perfect -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 16:17
      - You're wrong. -- nm - spamlet Jul 6, 16:10
Price is a huge factor. You can't charge $8-10 for a hot dog, no matter how loaded at a restaurant. -- nm - MDH Jul 6, 15:48 1
- There's an interesting contrast with that and what the burger became, It did become acceptable to offer a $15-20 burger as an option in restaurants -- (edited) - JD Jul 6, 15:57
A&W has Whistle Dogs (Probably not a big seller). Costco has Hot Dogs (Probably a big seller). -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 15:47 1
- I was just looking at their website and they no longer seem to be there. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 15:49
There are plenty of fast food places that do hot dogs, but they are mostly local independent places that have been around for ages. -- (edited) - . Jul 6, 15:43
Pretty sure DQ has them. But generally, here at least, there are plenty of hot dog places, they're just not major chains. - pmb Jul 6, 15:42 1
- Yeah, and I think people don't trust chains to do them right. Chains aren't local enough to do that. -- nm - . Jul 6, 15:46
Specialize! I love Wienerschnitzel. If it didn't so adversely affect my blood pressure, I'd eat there more often than the monthly or so that I do -- nm - JD Jul 6, 15:39
They don't seem as much like a meal - unless they're loaded, and then they're messy :-) -- nm - Meg Jul 6, 15:38

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