Detroit’s Lafayette Coney Island is among America’s hot dog gods
With Memorial Day upon us and baseball in full swing, USA Today scouted the country for America's best hot dogs and found a winner in Detroit! Excerpt: "Greek immigrants in Michigan concocted a cinnamon-rich beef chili that came to be known as Coney sauce, but it has nothing to do with Coney Island, while 'michigans' are big in Upstate New York but have nothing to do with the state." Of Lafayette Coney Island, USA Today says: "The hot dog has a juicy, salty, smoky snap, the Coney sauce is spot-on, and the fries are crispy, but it's the experience that puts it over the top in our book…" More here.
With Memorial Day upon us and baseball in full swing, USA Today scouted the country for America’s best hot dogs and found a winner in Detroit!
Excerpt:
“Greek immigrants in Michigan concocted a cinnamon-rich beef chili that came to be known as Coney sauce, but it has nothing to do with Coney Island, while ‘michigans’ are big in Upstate New York but have nothing to do with the state.”
Of Lafayette Coney Island, USA Today says: “The hot dog has a juicy, salty, smoky snap, the Coney sauce is spot-on, and the fries are crispy, but it’s the experience that puts it over the top in our book…”
More here.
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