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MichMan

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69. Sparty's

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 07:20 PM

Jun 2015

Grew up near Pontiac, Waterford, and Rochester areas, but moved out to the Irish Hills 20 years ago.

Don't eat at the suburban Coney chains any more, but my current favorite is "Sparty's" in East Lansing. You can choose either "Detroit" or "Flint" style chili> FYI, Detroit all the way for me!

Rather interestingly, there is some dispute over whether the Coney was invented in Jackson or Detroit. Being near Jackson now, I hear their side of the story and they have evidence that it may be correct. Unfortunately, the Jackson Coney uses chili like they do in Flint, and since I prefer Detroit style, I don't eat them there.

Lipuma's in downtown Rochester is pretty darn good. Great thing for me is that the place is pretty much the same as it was when I went to HS in the mid 70's.

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When George Will has a hot dog at the ballpark he puts only ketchup on it. [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 OP

Well, that's another thing I don't like about George Will. yardwork Jun 2015 #1

No, I won't condemn anyone for putting ketchup on a hot dog FrodosPet Jun 2015 #62

snerk. alphafemale Jun 2015 #86

WTF Lochloosa Jun 2015 #2

I know, right? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #3

Um... zappaman Jun 2015 #4

KETCHUP??? On a hot dog?? hifiguy Jun 2015 #5

Exactly. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #7

I knew I was forgetting something. hifiguy Jun 2015 #10

Just pass me the mustard Aerows Jun 2015 #11

Consider it done. hifiguy Jun 2015 #12

I like brown on pastrami and rye Aerows Jun 2015 #23

I'll make it a point to have a dog this evening. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #16

Just uphold the principles Aerows Jun 2015 #28

Not from Chicago, eh? AngryAmish Jun 2015 #22

Had dogs in Chicago Aerows Jun 2015 #27

You forgot the sport peppers KamaAina Jun 2015 #71

Nope, Minneapolis. hifiguy Jun 2015 #29

Minneapolis Aerows Jun 2015 #32

So where do you come down on the Juicy Lucy argument? AngryAmish Jun 2015 #40

5-8 Club is really good hifiguy Jun 2015 #45

I love that there are 2 places, spelling it different and both claiming to invent it. AngryAmish Jun 2015 #56

It really is. hifiguy Jun 2015 #58

+1,000 dballance Jun 2015 #51

Mustard and onions Aerows Jun 2015 #8

IOKIYAAWRWB Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #9

YES. LWolf Jun 2015 #34

People here on the Left Coast have been known to put mayo on burgers! KamaAina Jun 2015 #72

I know. LWolf Jun 2015 #83

Ketchup, mustard, relish, onions LittleBlue Jun 2015 #52

OMG Aerows Jun 2015 #6

I swear, I heard it from a guy. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #13

I always get a good laugh out of these posts... not only do I put liquified tomato stuff on my dogs; cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #14

So you're saying you *like* George Will then? I see... Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #17

I like to listen to him talk about baseball... not as much as Vin Scully, but hey cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #19

you're also a Dodgers fan so your taste is suspect dlwickham Jun 2015 #30

touche cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #48

Speaking of relish.... tammywammy Jun 2015 #85

This must be a joke. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #15

It's too difficult to balance a proper sandwich tray on one's knees at the ballpark. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #18

my little sister eats mayo on her hot dogs dlwickham Jun 2015 #31

Don't panic. She'll probably be fine when she grows up. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #41

she just turned 42 this year dlwickham Jun 2015 #61

I usually put ketchup, mustard and relish on a hot dog. bigwillq Jun 2015 #20

Me too, I grew up ~35 miles wnw of Chicago, thought that was 'normal' HereSince1628 Jun 2015 #36

Hey, it's what you like, right? bigwillq Jun 2015 #38

Ketchup is way too spicy for George. He puts Pepto Bismol on his hot dog. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #21

Does he wear that stupid bow tie to the ballpark when he eats his ketchup soaked hot dog? tularetom Jun 2015 #24

Oh, darn! In the pool, I picked 'He puts bow tie pasta on it.' nt pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #25

Ketchup is radical. Mustard is the standard topping. drm604 Jun 2015 #26

Ketchup is merely a moistening agent. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #35

I think ketchup can add something akin to umami HereSince1628 Jun 2015 #42

Which reminds me: What's the worst thing a woman can hear while she's having sex with George Will? PCIntern Jun 2015 #33

Are you sure that... 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #53

Even Dirty Harry knows better. lpbk2713 Jun 2015 #37

Even Dirty Harry's CHAIR knows better. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #39

Mustard, chili and cheese TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #43

George Will don't know .... but we knew that - here's a list - purportedly "America's best hot dogs" LiberalElite Jun 2015 #44

I know some people who put ketchup on hot dogs Cirque du So-What Jun 2015 #46

What a moe-ron. Ketchup is for kids' burgers. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #47

So if I go to Nathan's in the heart of working class Brooklyn, I won't find ketchup? brooklynite Jun 2015 #49

Don't confuse 'upset' with 'seizing an opportunity for ridicule.' Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #55

Michigan Coney Island for me MichMan Jun 2015 #50

This is hot dog heaven FrodosPet Jun 2015 #63

Sparty's MichMan Jun 2015 #69

I roll Rochester quite often FrodosPet Jun 2015 #80

George Will is so dry (How dry is he??) RoverSuswade Jun 2015 #54

Mustard, onions and sauerkraut... Om nom nom! nt TheBlackAdder Jun 2015 #57

Only toddlers eat ketchup on a hot dog. Mustard and sauerkraut. Kimchi if you're Korean. Hell Monk06 Jun 2015 #59

Speaking of Korean, I'll put in a good word for bulgogi dogs... JHB Jun 2015 #66

Dog stew is definitely not a high point in Korean cuisine. Same goes for China's appetite for Monk06 Jun 2015 #89

Blasphemy! longship Jun 2015 #60

At least little George doesn't suck down these things.... Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #64

damn. . . B Calm Jun 2015 #68

... Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #81

Do they even serve hot dogs in the skyboxes? JHB Jun 2015 #65

They serve them at Levi's Stadium KamaAina Jun 2015 #73

Regular franks, or the lobster-roll version? JHB Jun 2015 #74

Regular KamaAina Jun 2015 #75

Oh, good. The fabric of space-time remains intact... JHB Jun 2015 #77

But they refuse to call them "hot dogs". KamaAina Jun 2015 #78

They were too snooty to call them wieners, too.... JHB Jun 2015 #84

I rather eat a brat than a hot dog any day. B Calm Jun 2015 #67

What is he, eight? KamaAina Jun 2015 #70

Indeed, FUCK him...BTW he knows he is losing his power, or his class is randys1 Jun 2015 #76

Ketchup us for fries! Mustard is for hot dogs! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #79

ketchup, mustard, relish and sauerkraut 840high Jun 2015 #82

Putting ketchup on a hot dog will get you arrested in Chicago. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #87

I was beginning to despair of the empty vortex into which our country now spirals, but struggle4progress Jun 2015 #88

Here in Detroit it's chili, mustard and onions on your Coney Island... MrScorpio Jun 2015 #90

Please consider self delete FrodosPet Jun 2015 #91

Give me a good brown mustard... S_B_Jackson Jun 2015 #92