Logan Hot Dog Mecca?

[The Interpreter]

Well, Mecca is now the subject of the WV Hot Dog Blog's 2video:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/crmg8l

Comments?

[Scott Reppert]

Thank God I can just pull up in front of Yann's, walk in, get three and a Diet Dr. Pepper and walk out with all the hubbub, Bub...

[Dave Allen]

There is nothing in Logan that can touch Morrison's. BTW..nice touch with "Dueling Banjos".

[Hoosier Daddy]

Is Yann's the place where you are forbidden to ask for slaw or ketchup or you get thrown out?
Or am I thinking of somewhere else?

[AmpedNow]

Boy, everywhere in WV looks the same...

But at least we know how to make a good hot dog.

NoVA is a different dog completely. Standard hot dog is plain. You have to ask for everything, and half the time no slaw is available.

Chili and onions are pretty standard, though.

Still sucks, overall, compared to here.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Morrison's in Logan rocks.

Where do you go for a great hot dog in Charleston?

Anyone?

[fearpeddler]

in the charleston city limits, i couldnt tell ya.... the lady that runs the kitchen for IGA on kanawha terrace in st. albans makes great hotdogs and bbq's .....

[Lester]

Where do you go for a great hot dog in Charleston?

Huntington.

[Scott Reppert]

Is Yann's the place where you are forbidden to ask for slaw or ketchup or you get thrown out?

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If that is the way that you look at it, yes. Why anybody would EVER walk in there and all they see is a metal bowl with mustard and a stick in it, a bigger metal bowl of chopped up onions, and two water warmed vats of sauce and then ask for anything else? It's not the fact that Russell (or his Dad, Anthony, before him) are mean at at people that ask for ketchup, slaw or anything else...it's the fact that people are stupid enough to walk in there and ask for them when all that is available is in plain sight!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: THERE IS NO OTHER HOT DOG IN THE WORLD OTHER THAN YANN'S. Period. Case closed. Have a nice day...

[Hoosier Daddy]

I'm not saying they're mean people. I thought there was some kind of folklore about the place ... maybe an old sign or something warning you not to ask. In any case, I get to the Morgantown/Clarksburg area maybe once a year, and I gotta try this Yann's place, whereever the heck it is ...

[Big Media]

Where do you go for a great hot dog in Charleston?

Huntington.

Dude... you owe me a new flat panel!




Oh... and I still believe Frost Top and Smith's Midway are king but a freshly made Farley's dog will do.

[Lester]

Never been to Farley's... I'll add them to the list (location?).

Totally agree on Frost Top and Midway. THE BEST. Stewart's is my "if I have too" fallback.

[Hoosier Daddy]

According to the latest reports from wvhotdogs.com, Frostop and Midway ain't what they used to be.
Of course, Stewart's never got an A+ rating on that website either.
The best places, according to the reviewers, are Sam's, Hillbilly Hot Dogs, and the M&M Dairy Bell in Chesapeake, Ohio.

[Big Media]

Never been to Farley's... I'll add them to the list (location?).

Route 60 in Barboursville
Route 60 in Milton
Route 34 in Hurricane

[Scott Reppert]

... maybe an old sign or something warning you not to ask.

When the clientele was mainly locals and regulars, there was no need for a sign. Now there is a sign, along with a sign featuring the Clint Eastwood quote about "why would anybody EVER put ketchup on a hot dog"...

..and I gotta try this Yann's place, whereever the heck it is ...

It "hangs off of" the High Level bridge on the West Fairmont side, right across the street from the old WMMN studios in the Fairmont Hotel.

[Dave Loudin]

It "hangs off of" the High Level bridge on the West Fairmont side...

It's really the Only Level bridge since the Nickle bridge is long gone.

[Scott Reppert]

Just wanted to let you know that tonight I...Scott Reppert...went to Star City Hot Dogs (the former "Hometown Hot Dogs" location in Star City) and purchased two hot dogs with mild sauce and COLE SLAW!!!

Why did I do this thing that I never thought I would do in a million years?

Because EDNA WANTED TWO DOGS WITH MILD SAUCE AND SLAW!!!

I beginning to think everyone's creepy...

[Greg Goodfellow]

Both Jet and OldiesDude may back me up on this, but in New Martinsville, try 'Knowlton's Chill 'n Grill.' They have a long tradition of making excellent hot dogs, dating back to the early '50's in Friendly. People from ALL OVER came to sample Virginia's secret sauce back in the day. Pat and Lori Knowlton are in their third year of operation, and have added several items to the menu. They are also set up for year-round operation, but haven't the last couple of years. And yes, YOU CAN GET SLAW!

[Dave Allen]

Scratch the fish taco offer. Bring Edna south of Charleston and I will set her up with Morrison's hot dogs AND onion rings.

[Scott Reppert]

Now you ruined it, Dave. You mentioned onion rings.

I will now have to come with her.

You had her on her own until you mentioned the onion rings...