Hot Diggity Dog!

    Every get hungry for hot dogs?
    We did after after a movie on Friday.
    And that got me to thinking.
   Our area offers some fantastic and unique
choices for frankfurter Fans!
    In the Wilkes-Barre area "Abes"
immediately comes to mind for many
hot dog hunters.
     But which Abes?
     There are two in the city. They're
not connected. There's one in
Kingston, which is connected to one
of the Wilkes-Barre locations. There's
another one in Mountaintop. I don't
know if it's connected to anybody!
     We picked the one on Barney
Street in Wilkes-Barre.
      That's usually a good choice
because if you get mixed up and go
to the wrong building next door you'll
find yourself at Barney Street Lunch
which also features what many have
come to call "Texas wieners!"
       And they're both good!
       These two places are even
closer that the two "Coney Island"
hot dog havens in Scranton!
        They're less than a block
apart!
        Word is that one part of the
founding family split off from the
other resulting in the two
operations. Both slice their hot dogs
in half as they're grilled and served.
         Another Wilkes-Barre area
favorite is Torony's in Plains Twp.,                                                        
which has been serving it's foot
long hot dogs since the family
opened it's original road side stand
in 1952. They moved a couple
hundred yards to a bigger place on
East Main Street a few years back.
But the hot dogs taste as good as ever!

        Speaking of taste, one of my
favorite hot dog eateries is Jimmy's
on Broad Street in Hazleton. The
dogs there are among the best
anywhere....except on Tuesday.
        (Jimmy's in closed on
Tuesdays!)

        We could have been
adventurous and headed out to
Sunbury for our hot dogs. But, since
there was six of us, it's not likely
we all would have found a seat in
the "Squeeze In" on Market Street.
There are just a handful of                      
counter stools and just enough
space to stand behind them.
      Many of the hot dogs there
are served through a window that
opens to the sidewalk out front!
       I'm sure there are others, a
few I've forgotten and a few I've
still got to discover!
       But we'll keep looking.
      Some days there's just nothing
like a hot dog covered with mustard,
onions and some great chili sauce
to warm the heart (and fill the tummy!)
       Head out to your favorite and let
me know about it too!
       Hope you get yours "with everything"
and that all your news is good!