542375 Fri Jul 25 13:23:58 -0700 2008 9 7 Chicago Area 0 3901739 http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/?p=6141 Anyone going to buy the New Chicago hot dog at Hot Doug's when it's ready? There was a contest to pick a new dog to be sold at Hot Doug's. This entry was very creative! Thoughts? Here was the description: Mexican chorizo sausage, Asian pear chutney, Indian paneer cheese, chili mustard, served on a multi-grain roll. As the original Chicago dog reflected our immigrant heritage (Greek, Italian and Jewish immigrants), this encased meat reflects our new and future immigrant population. Latinos now account for 1 in 4 city residents, our Asian population is expected to grow over a third in a matter of a decade, and India presents the third largest group of new immigrants to Chicago. This new sausage celebrates this new Chicago. Fri Jul 25 13:24:00 -0700 2008 112406 Chew on That 1 3901762 nope, I'll stick with the classic version, but never @ Hot Dougs. I am not really a fan of what Hot Doug's is doing on the North Side anyway. Fri Jul 25 13:29:53 -0700 2008 3901739 26725 swsidejim 1 3901830 It's being extreme for the sake of being extreme. Hot Doug's is a good concept, but it has become more spectacle than food. This is a low point. Fri Jul 25 13:45:40 -0700 2008 3901739 202198 ferret 1 3902887 "Here was the description: Mexican chorizo sausage, Asian pear chutney, Indian paneer cheese, chili mustard, served on a multi-grain roll." Gag me. "...this encased meat reflects our new and future immigrant population. Latinos now account for 1 in 4 city residents, our Asian population is expected to grow over a third in a matter of a decade, and India presents the third largest group of new immigrants to Chicago. This new sausage celebrates this new Chicago." Gag me. Fri Jul 25 22:16:49 -0700 2008 3901739 168597 The Old Man 1 3903755 Let's be clear that Doug didn't come up with this creation, a reader of Time Out Chicago did, and other readers voted for it. Anyway, it sounds fairly vile, and I think it's just about the last thing Doug would have come up with on his own. He tends to not mix and match nationalities much. Sat Jul 26 11:50:08 -0700 2008 3901739 27553 gleam 2 3922584 Thank you for making this clarification. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear about that! Fri Aug 01 12:53:27 -0700 2008 3903755 112406 Chew on That 1 3903993 Diss-gut-sting!! I can't stand this place, and IMO they've always been an abomination to what a real Chicago Style hot dog is. Hot Doug's is "fear factor" in a casing. Sat Jul 26 13:53:17 -0700 2008 3901739 19135 abf005 2 3905020 we are on the same page regarding Doug's abf005. Sun Jul 27 05:00:52 -0700 2008 3903993 26725 swsidejim 2 3906161 I don't think Hot Doug's has ever tried or claimed to be THE place to go for a Chicago-style hot dog. It's much more about the interesting "encased meat" products than anything else. Sun Jul 27 16:02:28 -0700 2008 3903993 10521 jesteinf 2 3907294 You want to bear in mind that this weird "new Chicago hot dog" has nothing to do with Hot Dougs. It's a little PR promotion dreamed up by someone at Timeout. The OP is is designed to promote their publication, not tell us about a new offering at Hot Dougs.. Mon Jul 28 06:10:40 -0700 2008 3903993 24468 chicgail