White Dog Café, 3420 Sansom Street

Let me start off by saying that we didn’t intend to go to White Dog Café this past Friday, but we’ve been having some hot dog issues. We make plans to go on a hot dog adventure and our plans are quickly foiled by the total absence of hot dogs when we arrive at our destination. Needless to say, we were all very sad and cranky to have to come up with a Plan B.

Stacy and I were accompanied by her boyfriend, Adam, on this trip and none of us had ever been to the White Dog before. We were worried they might not even have any hot dogs given our bad luck. We were given two choices of menus by the hostess. Hot dogs are on the bar menu and the bar menu is not served in all areas of the restaurant, so be sure to specify what you’re there to accomplish if you are in search of dogs. There were six different hot dog options, all named after canines and all made with natural beef hot dogs. I chose the Schnauzer, aptly named with its sauerkraut, spicy mustard, and sweet pickle relish. While not the fanciest choice, it was made just the way I like ‘em. All dogs were served on a bakery roll. I thoroughly enjoyed all components of this hot dog, except for the price ($7.25), but I suppose you pay for the quality of the ingredients and can feel good about that. I would also like to note that even though I am bringing up the price of the hot dogs, Adam was lovely enough to pick up the tab. Thanks again, Adam!
Stacy's PS... I was kind of lukewarm about these hot dogs. My hot dog of choice was the The Chihuahua, featuring salsa, nacho cheese sauce, pickled jalapenos, guacamole, and fried tortilla strips (there was also lime sour cream which I passed on). So it was a flavor explosion right? Not so much. Somehow the spicy hot dog flavor overpowered everything else, which was rather disappointing. Only the occasional jalapeno would slip in to break up the hot dog redundancy. As a plus these hot dogs were all nitrate free, but apparently I am so used to my beloved nitrates that I couldn't get on board with the taste.

Our handsome benefactor Adam knocked back two hot dogs, The Mastiff, a Texas Tommy with bacon, cheese and jalapeno corn relish, and The Bloodhound, a chili dog replete with chopped scallions and cheese. Adam was a big fan of the added scallions.

Summation: While I didn't love my dog, I still might want to go back? Everyone else seemed so taken with their dogs, maybe I just ordered the wrong one. The dog themed decor also won a place in my heart. That combined with the too tall tables gave it the feel a restaurant your parents take you to as a little kid, which is something that warmed my cold hot dog addled heart.

Hot dog excursion officially sponsored by Redcap's Corner.