Torch Table Cafe
The Dog List
Hot dogs are always popular when there’s a microwave nearby, like we had in the torch pulpit. Easy. After a while the same old toppings get boring.
So one day I scoured the internet for hot dog stands and their menus, and we started making them in the Cafe.
What started as a simple idea turned into Butters, Clint, myself, and occasionally Giggles eating hot dogs every work day for over a month. Quality beef dogs and buns — the kind you’d get at a decent stand.
Some were good. Some were very good. Some were meh. It even got to the point where each of us came up with our own dog.
After over a month of this fine dining, Butters said, “Can we skip hot dogs for a while? I’m not feeling too good.”
“Ha ha, sissy,” I called him, along with a few other names too — until a day or two later a doctor visit showed my blood pressure had spiked through the roof. 😳
Long story short: try some of the dogs on this list. Some of them are really tasty. Heed the story. Eat them in moderation.
One menu dog that really stood out was the Wisconsin Ave. Dog. Sounds too simple and boring. Once those four cheeses melt and the oil they give up — that was the surprise.
The dogs
The Parking Ticket
BBQ sauce, bacon, banana peppers, chili, and pepper jack cheese.
Pickle Dog
Large deli style pickle cut in half and scooped out, layer of coleslaw, hot dog on top.
Colombian Dog
Colombian coleslaw, pineapple sauce, salsa rosado, and crushed potato chips.
3 Dog Night
A hot dog inside a bratwurst inside kielbasa topped with sauerkraut and brown Stadium Mustard.
L.A. Dog
Bacon, grilled onion and peppers, diced tomatoes, jalapenos, mustard, mayo and ketchup.
Dixie Dog
A hot dog with coleslaw and pimiento cheese.
Charleston Dog
Coleslaw, pickled okra, Carolina mustard BBQ sauce.
The Hangover Dog
Fried egg, home style fried potatoes, hot sauce, shredded Colby jack cheese.
Reuben Dog
Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese.
Tennessee Ave
BBQ sauce, French’s fried onions, pepper jack cheese.
Buffalo Dog
Hot dog tossed in hot wing sauce, blue cheese dressing, chopped celery.
Bruschetta Dog
Cherry tomatoes marinated in olive oil and basil, creamy pesto sauce, shredded Parmesan cheese.
Pizza Dog
Marinara sauce, pepperoni slices, mozzarella cheese.
Wisconsin Ave. Dog
Swiss, pepper jack, cheddar, provolone.
Louisiana Ave. Dog
Louisiana hot sauce, Cajun coleslaw.
Texas Ave. Dog
Chili sauce, cheddar cheese, sour cream, Fritos.
Mississippi Ave. Dog
Chili, mustard, coleslaw.
Connecticut Ave. Dog
Baked beans, coleslaw, onions.
The Dog Father
Pepperoni, salami, mozzarella, romaine lettuce, banana peppers, Italian vinaigrette.
NY Dirty Water Dog
Boiled hot dog, red onion sauce, sauerkraut, brown mustard.
Arkansas Ave. Dog
Bacon, horseradish sauce, green onions, cheddar cheese.
Pauly Dog
Thousand Island dressing, Texas Pete’s Hot Sauce, dill pickles, onion, bacon bits and Old Bay seasoning.
Tsunami Dog
Bacon, pineapple, green onions and teriyaki sauce.
Our own concoctions, and we made some damn fine dogs!
The Jimmy Dog
Diced bacon, finely crumbled chorizo sausage, jalapenos, cheddar cheese.
The Giggle Dog
Peach hot sauce, jalapeno cheese sauce, jalapenos, flaming hot Cheetos, coleslaw.
Clint’s Inferno Dog
Peach hot sauce, jalapeno cheese sauce, jalapenos, flaming hot Cheetos, pepper jack cheese.
Bill’s Breakfast Dog
Squirt of grape jelly, 2 pieces fried Canadian bacon, 2 sausage links, scrambled eggs, drizzle of maple syrup and sprinkle of bacon bits.