Chicago Dog Goes National

Chicago HotdogThis is for all of our readers who love Chicago but don't live here and are jonesing for an authentic Chicago hotdog. Wienerschnitzel, the nation's largest hotdog chain, just added the "Chicago Dog" to their menu. The dog has all the required fixin's - mustard, neon green relish, onion, tomato, a pickle spear, sport peppers and celery salt - but one big mistake. Instead of using a Vienna Beef wiener, the restaurant chain is using it's own frank made from a proprietary recipe. Peter Sload, Vienna Beef's marketing director says, "If they're not offering it (like a Chicago original), it's not a true Chicago-style dog." But if you're real hard up, we're sure this will fix your crave.

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