Popular Chicago Joint Inducted Into Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame

Other than pizza almost no other food defines Illinois, or more closely Chicago, than a hot dog. A "Chicago Dog", is the most sought-after outdoor meal come spring and summer. If your plans include a ball game, then you MUST visit the Chicago hot dog joint just inducted into the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame.

Chicago-Style Hot Dog

That delicious image that just shot into your brain (with some 'feel-good' hormones too) looks just like this photo below, doesn't it?

There is no bad season to devour a Chicago dog, but to me, they just taste better when eaten outside.

A favorite would be gettin' messy trying to eat one at a ball game. If it's a White Sox game you're heading to, this joint near the ballpark is a MUST, according to the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame.

Chicago's Newest Hot Dog Hall of Fame Inductee

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Red Hot Ranch's 35th Street Red Hots

Red Hot Ranch's 35th Street Red Hots, at 3057 North Ashland Avenue, was inducted into the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame.

There's just no way that Sox game down the street will be as fulfilling as some grub from this joint. 35th Street Red Hots also has quite a reputation for their smash burgers.

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If you don't see yourself making it to the original 35th Street Redhot Ranch,

Redhot Ranch has 3 locations in Chicago

• Chicago - Bucktown 2449 W Armitage Ave

• Chicago - Lakeview 3057 N Ashland Ave
• (The OG location across from Guaranteed Rate Field) 35th Street Red Hots - 500 W 35th St

There are only 150 hot joints nationwide that have been inducted into the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame, Red Hot Ranch's 35th Street Hot Dogs makes 151, according to NBC Chicago.

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