Growing up in the Chicagoland area makes me quite partial to the taste of Chicago style hot dogs. If you ever visit Chicago, be sure to try Portillos or Byron's. They have become part of the culture in Chicago by serving hotdogs the way you like them.
My favorite is the traditional Chicago style hot dog. No matter if the birthday is to celebrate a child or adult's special day, serving Chicago-style hotdogs will become a favorite.
For about $1 per hotdog (bun, wiener, toppings), you can cater a birthday party for about $2 per person plus chips and drinks. By making the hot dogs a culinary event in its presentation, the party definitely will be enjoyed by everyone.
The ingredients listed below are what you need to create a Chicago hot dog, but I have listed alternate options in parentheses as well.
Poppyseed hot dog buns (get plain too just in case you have guests that don't care for poppyseeds)
Well spiced wieners (I prefer Vienna beef hot dogs)
Chicago Hot Dog Toppings:
• Mustard
• Catsup
• Sweet relish
• Chopped white onions (I like vidalya onions grilled but raw is OK too.)
• Chopped green pepper (or thin slices)
• Hot peppers
• Dill pickle slices
• Cucumber slices (yep you read that right)
• Chopped tomatoes
• Shredded lettuce (YES! I'm serious)
• Celery salt (I like a lot of this)
Serve these toppings along a long table in separate dishes. It will look festive and it will be easy for guests to create their own.
I recently spent some time in New York City and went to Nathan's a hot dog restaurant. I asked for a New York hotdog, and I really like it too. Not as much as the Chicago-style but that's because I was brought up eating those.
If you want to offer New York toppings, you can have different table stations with little recipe cards so that people know how to make a Chicago and a New York hot dog.
Toppings for a NYC hot dog include:
• Mustard
• Sauerkraut
• Sweet onions (optional)
If you really want to go all out, consider offering Chili dogs too by making some homemade Chili.
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