In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
good though.

http://leoschicago.com/

Lou

On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
> good though.
>
> http://leoschicago.com/
>
> Lou

How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
tasty classic.

Lou Decruss wrote:
> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
> good though.
>
> http://leoschicago.com/
>
> Lou

I love chili dogs with mustard and raw onions. Unfortunately, they no
longer love me. Sigh

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Feb 17, 10:55 am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
> good though.
>
> http://leoschicago.com/
>
> Lou

I guess variety and choice is always good. I don't understand why
I've never seen a joint with a real Chicago Vienna dog, Nathan's,
Detroit Coney, other regional variations. Seems like a concept for
airports.

On the other had - bringing a hot dog to Chicago?! I've eaten and
enjoyed various sausages , but Chicago is the only place I know where
you can go to any dive in any neighborhood, look for the yellow Vienna
sign, and get a meal in a bun. Nathan's, Coney's, even Chicago's
great Maxwell Street Polish (when there still was a Maxwell Market),
are novelty acts. The Chicago dog is the real meal deal. Some Vienna
Beef Mafia maybe, but I don't care.

And, I live now a mile from the Detroit line. My one adventure into
the local dog cuisine was enough to put me off maybe forever. Pasty
white bread bun, non-descript tube of meat-like substance, some canned
processed goo that might have contained beef and tomato derived
ingredients, and a stripe of red and a stripe of yellow. I think the
red represented ketchup, but couldn't tell if the yellow stood for
mustard or cheese. This was some neighborhood diner near where I was
waiting for a bus. ( My simultaneous experiment with Detroit area
public transit, which also sucks even more than you think it could)
Maybe I should be fair and sample more, find more upscale joints. But
no. A chain is broken at the weakest link. I don't think you could
find a dog this bad anywhere near Chicago.

Good luck, Leo's

B

On Feb 17, 10:47*pm, bulka > wrote:

> And, I live now a mile from the Detroit line. *My one adventure into
> the local dog cuisine was enough to put me off maybe forever. *Pasty
> white bread bun, non-descript tube of meat-like substance, some canned
> processed goo that might have contained beef and tomato derived
> ingredients, and a stripe of red and a stripe of yellow. *I think the
> red represented ketchup, but couldn't tell if the yellow stood for
> mustard or cheese. *This was some neighborhood diner near where I was
> waiting for a bus. *( My simultaneous experiment with Detroit area
> public transit, which also sucks even more than you think it could)

I grew up in Madison Heights. Public transit is much better than it
was 40 years ago.

If you don't have a car in southeast Michigan, you're screwed. Nobody
cares about people who don't have cars.

You can get by without a car in Ann Arbor, though. I did for a while
in the late 70s/early 80s.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:46 -0500, George >
wrote:

>On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>> good though.
>>
>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>
>> Lou
>
>How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
>tasty classic.

I love a hot dog with chili, onion and cheese. The mustard thing was
talked about here a few weeks ago and I tried it. The flavors clashed
IMO. I found it even worse than ketchup on a hot dog. I've never
once seen anyone put a big glob of mustard on a bowl of chili so why
in the hell should it taste good on a sandwich? Jalapeño or sport
peppers or hot sauce are good but not really needed. The chili and
dog compliment each other perfectly and mustard ruins it for me.

To be clear I love mustard of any kind. I just think it has it's
place. And this is nothing more than my own opinion.

Lou

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:39:03 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Feb 17, 4:18*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>> > In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>> > the website had mustard on the chili. *YUK! *Everything else looks
>> > good though.
>>
>> >http://leoschicago.com/
>>
>> > Lou
>>
>> I love chili dogs with mustard and raw onions. Unfortunately, they no
>> longer love me. Sigh
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Way-the-heck-south Texas
>> Spelling doesn't count. *Cooking does.
>
>I like polksa kielbasa type dogs the best....something with a lot of
>flavor and snap. But I'm pretty much a purist, I like
>mustard only and preferably brown mustard.

I like those too cooked in kraut.

Lou

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:47:41 -0800 (PST), bulka
> wrote:

>On Feb 17, 10:55 am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>> good though.
>>
>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>
>> Lou
>
>I guess variety and choice is always good. I don't understand why
>I've never seen a joint with a real Chicago Vienna dog, Nathan's,
>Detroit Coney, other regional variations. Seems like a concept for
>airports.
>
>On the other had - bringing a hot dog to Chicago?! I've eaten and
>enjoyed various sausages , but Chicago is the only place I know where
>you can go to any dive in any neighborhood, look for the yellow Vienna
>sign, and get a meal in a bun. Nathan's, Coney's, even Chicago's
>great Maxwell Street Polish (when there still was a Maxwell Market),
>are novelty acts. The Chicago dog is the real meal deal. Some Vienna
>Beef Mafia maybe, but I don't care.
>
>And, I live now a mile from the Detroit line. My one adventure into
>the local dog cuisine was enough to put me off maybe forever. Pasty
>white bread bun, non-descript tube of meat-like substance, some canned
>processed goo that might have contained beef and tomato derived
>ingredients, and a stripe of red and a stripe of yellow. I think the
>red represented ketchup, but couldn't tell if the yellow stood for
>mustard or cheese. This was some neighborhood diner near where I was
>waiting for a bus. ( My simultaneous experiment with Detroit area
>public transit, which also sucks even more than you think it could)
>Maybe I should be fair and sample more, find more upscale joints. But
>no. A chain is broken at the weakest link. I don't think you could
>find a dog this bad anywhere near Chicago.

Nice stories. Thanks. Have you seen this guys site? It's pretty fun
if you know Chicago.

http://www.greasefreak.com/index.html

>Good luck, Leo's

They're getting a lot of free TV time so they just might make it.

Lou

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:46 -0500, George wrote:

> On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>> good though.
>>
>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>
>> Lou
>
> How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
> tasty classic.

tell that boy.

your pal,
blake

On 2/18/2010 12:27 PM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:46 -0500, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>>> good though.
>>>
>>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
>> tasty classic.
>
> I love a hot dog with chili, onion and cheese. The mustard thing was
> talked about here a few weeks ago and I tried it. The flavors clashed
> IMO. I found it even worse than ketchup on a hot dog. I've never
> once seen anyone put a big glob of mustard on a bowl of chili so why
> in the hell should it taste good on a sandwich? Jalapeño or sport
> peppers or hot sauce are good but not really needed. The chili and
> dog compliment each other perfectly and mustard ruins it for me.
>
> To be clear I love mustard of any kind. I just think it has it's
> place. And this is nothing more than my own opinion.
>
> Lou

I suppose it is what you are used to. To me the chili-onion-mustard is a
classic taste. Just had two for lunch at a local 3rd generation place
called "Coney Island Lunch".

blake murphy > writes:

> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:46 -0500, George wrote:
>
>> On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>>> good though.
>>>
>>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
>> tasty classic.
>
> tell that boy.
>
> your pal,
> blake

They somehow managed to make their food gallery look like unappetising
junk. Totally bland and lack lustre. In particular the salad and the
burger looked like something you would buy in a wal mart cafe. Horrible.

In article >,
says...
>
> Nice stories. Thanks. Have you seen this guys site? It's pretty fun
> if you know Chicago.
>
> http://www.greasefreak.com/index.html
>
> >Good luck, Leo's
>
> They're getting a lot of free TV time so they just might make it.
>
> Lou

Love the website

Scotty

--
Can I haz Cheezeburger?

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:03:39 +0100, Bogbrush >
wrote:

>blake murphy > writes:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:46 -0500, George wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>>>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>>>> good though.
>>>>
>>>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>>>
>>>> Lou
>>>
>>> How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
>>> tasty classic.
>>
>> tell that boy.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>They somehow managed to make their food gallery look like unappetising
>junk. Totally bland and lack lustre. In particular the salad and the
>burger looked like something you would buy in a wal mart cafe. Horrible.

After a little further looking I must agree with you. It all looked
much better on TV. Leo's stuff looks like a menu from Denny's in the
70's.

Here's a chili dog I'd dive into and I don't see no friggin mustard!

http://www.roadfood.com/photos/7360.jpg

Lou

On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:18:45 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>> good though.
>>
>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>
>> Lou
>
>I love chili dogs with mustard and raw onions. Unfortunately, they no
>longer love me. Sigh

I'm pretty lucky that I can eat most things without discomfort but
some stuff makes me nuclear. For ash Wednesday we had sausage stuffed
zucchini with garlic bread. I felt fine but Louise wasn't too happy
when she had to open a window at 4am.

Lou

ImStillMags wrote:

> I like polksa kielbasa type dogs the best....something with a lot of
> flavor and snap. But I'm pretty much a purist, I like
> mustard only and preferably brown mustard.

Brown? Is it the strong one? I have found a Dulano brand strong mustard
which is wonderful, it's so strong it makes your eyes drop tears.
--
Vilco
Don't think pink: drink rosè

I'd forgotten about the greasefreak. Now I'm really hungry. Haven't
had a sloppy dipped beef in years.

b

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:41:14 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:03:39 +0100, Bogbrush >
> wrote:
>
>>blake murphy > writes:
>>
>>> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:46 -0500, George wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/17/2010 10:55 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>>>> In the clip on the TV the dogs looked really good but the picture on
>>>>> the website had mustard on the chili. YUK! Everything else looks
>>>>> good though.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://leoschicago.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Lou
>>>>
>>>> How else would you dress a Coney island dog? Chili-onion-mustard is the
>>>> tasty classic.
>>>
>>> tell that boy.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>>They somehow managed to make their food gallery look like unappetising
>>junk. Totally bland and lack lustre. In particular the salad and the
>>burger looked like something you would buy in a wal mart cafe. Horrible.
>
> After a little further looking I must agree with you. It all looked
> much better on TV. Leo's stuff looks like a menu from Denny's in the
> 70's.
>
> Here's a chili dog I'd dive into and I don't see no friggin mustard!
>
> http://www.roadfood.com/photos/7360.jpg
>
> Lou

that does look good, with the proper dog/chili ratio.

your pal,
blake