JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for January 02, 2024

And don’t get me started on people who put ketchup on hot dogs.

Perfection takes practice. I’ve been practicing for decades and still haven’t quite gotten there. (Just so close.)

Why is Crunchy double fisting that hotdog bun?

A local place has “hog dogs”. It’s a quarter pound foot long, smothered in BBQ pulled pork, with a few bacon strips lining the sides. There’s also a cheese sauce hiding somewhere in there.

Provolone wit’out. Just bread, meat & cheese on my cheesesteak.

Don’t call it a “Philly” or a “Philly cheesesteak.” When a place calls them those names, it’s a sure bet that it doesn’t resemble a true cheesesteak in any fashion.

The restaurant is supposed to add other ingredients on request, not make a pre-made sandwich where you have to ask for some ingredients to not be included, if even possible.

A good friend is from Philadelphia and I used to gag when I saw him putting mustard on his pretzels. I do that, now. It all depends on the quality of the mustard.

I always eat my burgers, hot dogs and cheesesteaks plain. It’s nice to see that Crunchy has good taste. Although I do enjoy a good chili dog.

That and it doesn’t leave any stains on the uniform, right, Crunchy?

I’m pretty sure it just a cheesesteak, unless you aren’t from Philly!

i like mayonnaise on my hot dogs

The SEPTA bus should be mostly white, with red and blue markings.

Wid? Or Widout?

I’m with Crunchy! If it is a good quality burger or hot dog, I’d rather taste it than condiments. All my hamburger needs is a little salt and pepper. Hot dogs don’t even need a bun.

No mustard or relish on my dog. I go for chili and cheese, preferably cheddar though some places only have American

In my youth, I liked my hotdogs with everything…including ketchup. However, in the wisdom of my old age I have developed an appreciation for the refined flavor of a simple, good-quality hotdog, and with the exception of a chili dog on the rare occasion, I now enjoy my wieners commando.

I was never a fan of condiments myself, I enjoy toppings like chopped pickle but mustard and other stuff like that always grossed me out.

Hot dogs punch way above their weight, fixins or no Fixins.

I like sauerkraut on m dogs. Hmmm. I wonder how that would work on a Philly cheesesteak.

Me too!

There’s canned sauerkraut—-and then there’s the real stuff the Pennsy Dutch make(go to Reading Terminal Market).

And the whole point of a Philly Cheesesteak is to bury the thing.Wait a minute,they forgot the meat…..

Did they get their cheesesteaks from Pat’s or Gino’s?