Detroit: Chicago style hot dog ?

[GoalieJeff]

Help ! I am in the midst of a long term unfulfilled craving for a proper Chicago style hot dog with all the toppings and bells and whistles . Can such a thing be found in the Motor City ? Or am I doomed to yet another coney ? Don't get me wrong , I like coneys and all , I just need a good Chicago dog and can't justify six hours on I-94 to get one . Any suggestions ?

[Fibber McGee]

The recently opened Unique Franks in Walled Lake has no less than 17 different varieties, as well as plenty of build-your-own options. They feature Cheli's Chili and have ice cream from the Guernsey Dairy.

I really miss the Anitas in Farmington Hills, and am glad there are other locations.

[coney with everything]

Hippos in Troy, 15 and Rochester
http://www.hipposhotdogs.com/menu.html

[GoalieJeff]

Hippos seemed to hit the spot , close to home and good thanks for the input . I'm off to Anita's Kitchen on Ferndale for Lebanese tomorrow , I'll let you in on how it was .

[coney with everything]

great! Glad you liked Hippos.

Love Anitas in Troy and have been anxiously awaiting the Ferndale location, so will love to hear what you think.

[GoalieJeff]

Anitas was great . Anita herself was in the kitchen , making sure everything was being done right . Turned out a dining companion of ours is an old time family friend from way back in high school , so we had a very pleasant experience . The food was excellent ( aforementioned dining companion is half Lebanese-I take his word on authentic ) , the service , while still working out in the first week of being open , was excellent . A very relaxed , smallish , family type of place , in a modern way . I told Joe , the owner that he officially had regulars . He said he'd put us on the list , which I'm sure will be growing soon . Go check it out .

[bigcab]

Juicy Red Hots in Dearborn.....

Vienna Beef, neon relish, sport peppers, poppy seed bun (steamed) and celery salt.

http://www.juicyredhots.com/

[Summerfield]

Barkis & I went to Juicy Red Hots today and it was closed. There was a sign up that said, "Closed Dec. 17th for the Holidays." Well, the Holidays are over and it's still closed. What gives? We were greatly disappointed.

[hoi polloi]

Lipuma's in downtown Rochester.

[Jim M]

Red Hot Lovers in Ann Arbor comes pretty close.

http://deepfry.blogspot.com/2006/03/r...