64370 Wed Nov 10 16:25:13 -0800 2004 28 2 Los Angeles Area 0 345797 Hello, I've been trying to find a Cupid's to review for the Hot Dog Spot blog, but they appear to be dropping like flies. Van Nuys, Panorama City and Northridge are all gone according to the phone book. Sherman Oaks' phone is a fax machine now. Is Tarzana still there? Have we lost Cupids? Thanks Steve Link: http://www.hotdogspot.com Wed Nov 10 16:25:13 -0800 2004 0 Steve Doggie-Dogg 1 345798 There used to be one on Vanowen east of Winnetka, also one on Lindley south of Nordhoff near CSUN. Don't know if either or both are still there. Wed Nov 10 16:32:51 -0800 2004 345797 0 markn 2 345807 Yup, both still there Wed Nov 10 16:49:55 -0800 2004 345798 0 WildSwede 1 345805 Last I checked, the Tarzana shop was still there. Wed Nov 10 16:49:15 -0800 2004 345797 0 Bob Brooks 1 345806 Van Nuys (Victory/Tyrone) is gone *snif*. Northridge (Lindley/Nordhoff) still there - ate there last week. Reseda (Vanowen/east of Winnetka) still there - drove by a couple of weeks ago. By Tarzana - do you mean the "fake" one (sells sausages, fries, burgers) on Ventura/Tampa? I am pretty sure it is still there. There is also another in Newhall on Soledad Canyon behind Route 66 restaurant. Wed Nov 10 16:49:24 -0800 2004 345797 0 WildSwede 2 345890 I am surprised the Van Nuys location has closed. There was always lines there whenever I went. Was the Van Nuys one the first? I remember going there as far back as late 70's. Wed Nov 10 21:32:44 -0800 2004 345806 0 JJ 3 345933 I have fond memories of the Vann Nuys location from my days in the Boy Scouts. My troop was sponsered by the Methodist Church across from the Police Station. After we come back from campouts, we would walk over to Cupids for dogs. Thu Nov 11 11:14:12 -0800 2004 345890 0 Eric 4 345944 Aren't memories great? I grew up in the church right across the street and it was always a treat to go there and get one of their delicious chili dogs. I started going in the mid-70's. When I drove by several months ago and saw that the whole lot that Cupid's was in was razed, I actually got tears (sad, I know). That was the first Cupid's I ever ate at. I do not know if it was the first one, however. I am very glad that they are not all gone. Every time I am in the valley I go buy one to eat there and a few to take home to have in the fridge for later. Do you remember Papa John's (on the south-west corner of Hazeltine and Victory)? I can still taste his chili (this is where I got my first taste of chili and have been a addict ever since). Thu Nov 11 11:49:53 -0800 2004 345933 0 WildSwede 5 4819371 Off topic, but Central Lutheran? Tue Jun 30 15:54:50 -0700 2009 345944 219993 LA Buckeye Fan 2 345912 Maybe the Northridge store changed its phone number. I called and a person who barely spoke English said it wasn't Cupid's any more... it's Thai food now. Today, I drove out to Tarzana to try the Wienery... review to come soon on Hot Dog Spot... and on the way back, I stopped at the Cupid's next to the Car Wash on Ventura Bl and ordered a dog... dreadful I'll try driving out to Northridge next week. I want to give them a second chance before relegating them to the lower levels of hell with Pinks. See ya Steve Link: http://www.hotdogspot.com Thu Nov 11 01:12:49 -0800 2004 345806 0 Steve Doggie-Dogg 3 345947 Steve, please, please, please do not judge all Cupids by the one on Ventura. Any true Cupids fan knows that this is not the original. True Cupids sell only hot dogs, chips and soda. Period. Please let me know when you plan on doing the Northridge one and I will join you if I am available. Thanks, Lisa Thu Nov 11 11:52:05 -0800 2004 345912 0 WildSwede 4 346027 The one next to the Tarzana Car Wash is owned by the Tarzana Car Wash. That may have something to do with it. A few years ago we became friendly with Mary, the former manager of the stand. One day we caught her mixing the chili and the main ingredient was tamale sauce with a dose of flour. Thu Nov 11 18:46:03 -0800 2004 345947 0 TomSwift 5 346036 Very interesting... Thu Nov 11 19:25:47 -0800 2004 346027 0 WildSwede 5 346095 The original Pink's chili recipe is XLNT brick chili, water, flour and beaten egg. Mon Nov 15 18:01:19 -0800 2004 346027 0 PeteEats 3 3398953 Yeah, the Tarzana Cupid's is weak...for hot dogs, but the kebab ain't half bad. Thu Feb 14 17:10:12 -0800 2008 345912 145808 rancherostyl 1 345810 I'm curious to see how the shops in the Valley are doing. The location below was awful. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/54393#280645 Wed Nov 10 16:59:53 -0800 2004 345797 0 nja 2 345822 is the simi one that sells additional items, or an original - just hot dogs, chips and soda? if it sells additional items, then yes, they are going downhill. I have found that those locations have a very different tasting chili. If it is an original, then they are the same that they have always been as far back as I can remember (mid-70's). Wed Nov 10 17:45:14 -0800 2004 345810 0 WildSwede 3 345880 Hard to recall for sure, but I think that all they had were dogs, condiments for the dogs, chips, and drinks. But it's a relatively new location--five years old or so--in a strip mall. Wed Nov 10 20:27:05 -0800 2004 345822 0 nja 1 345824 There is a Cupid's in Torrance, right next to the Rolling Hills AMC 20, Cupid's Hot Dog's-Crunch & Cream (310) 534-8100 2599 Airport Dr Torrance, CA 90505 Wed Nov 10 17:53:18 -0800 2004 345797 0 JPups 1 345831 Last time I looked there was one at Hollywood & Highland, sorta hidden in the back. Wed Nov 10 18:19:15 -0800 2004 345797 0 mc michael 1 345893 There's probably still the one over on Sepulveda near LAX. Posted about it a couple of years back. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/51538#261939 Wed Nov 10 21:58:37 -0800 2004 345797 0 cagey 2 345965 The one on Sepulveda near LAX has been closed for a long time. Thu Nov 11 13:58:30 -0800 2004 345893 0 Laura 1 346130 Good news Cupid fans. The Nordoff/Lindley/CSUN stand is alive and well. I ate there this evening 11/27/04 after dropping my son, who is attending University in Washington, off at Bob Hope(Burbank) airport. The dogs were just as good as I remembered... Price is $2.00 ea. Everything is as it was, including the menu. They are NOT listed in the telephone book. Cupid's is open 10AM-10PM everyday, except major holidays. ENJOY! Sun Nov 28 08:20:15 -0800 2004 345797 0 Ken R. 1 346131 Great news! Cupids hot dog stand @ Nordoff /Lindley/CSUN is alive and well! I ate there Saturday night 11/27/04. Stand, menu, quality and service are exactly as they have always been. Dogs are $2.00. Also serve just chips and drinks. Their telephone number is not listed. They are open 10AM-10PM except on major holidays. ENJOY! Sun Nov 28 15:14:15 -0800 2004 345797 0 Pup Taco 1 3398848 I used to love the one on Vanowen near Winnetka - and I'm pretty sure it's still there. That said, the currents owners are doing the place a major disservice. That place is worn and tire-looking. Badly needs paint, cleaning, etc. I believe the owner is stil the Walsh family, but the dad is gone and now it's run by the son - who is letting it run into the ground. So sad. I wonder - I remember back in the '60's the son (Rick?) couldn't work at Cupids - he had long blond hair and his dad didn't want no hippies working at his precious Cupids. Maybe now that the father is no longer with us - this is Rick is letting the place go. Rick DID used to work at Smokey Joe's Pit BBQ in Tarzana (no longer there). Which, interestingly enough, was owned by Bob Spivak - who started The Grill in Beverly Hills, and all the Daily Grills. Rick - get it together! Thu Feb 14 16:37:40 -0800 2008 345797 137061 foodiemahoodie 2 3398896 Conveniently located around the corner from Candy Cat.....remember it well. :-) Thu Feb 14 16:53:32 -0800 2008 3398848 10427 markn 1 4814379 Someone asked where the original Cupid's stand was. It was on the northeast corner of the convergence of Tujunga, Lankershim, Burbank Blvd. I ate there frequently until it was torn down (in the late 1950's I think) and a Denny's Coffee Shop was built there. The Tarzana stand is ghastly, don't bother, it's not a family owned operation and the owner seems to want to sell everything anybody could want. The Vanowen stand (just east of Winnetka) is authentic but is sometimes stingy on the condiments. Lindley just south of Nordhoff is authentic and good. There is also Cupid's location (in a strip mall) on the east side of Topanga Canyon Blvd just south of Lassen. This location is also not a family owned store and I've found the quality "variable"here. I understand there is a location in Simi Valley and one opened and closed in Palmdale a few years back. A few years ago some of my high school buddies and I arranged to meet at the Cupid's Stand on the corner of Victory Blvd and Tyrone for a "nostalgia dog". After lunch I shot a photo of the stand (See the photo). . A couple of weeks later I was driving east on Victory Blvd. and when I passed Tyrone I was stunned to see that the stand was gone. Mon Jun 29 05:59:12 -0700 2009 345797 1089422 SummaChow 2 4814479 Hi SummaChow. Welcome to Chowhound. I see that this is your first post so I wanted to say hello and, if you come back to see if anyone answered your post to ask if you have ever been to Fab Hot Dogs in the SFV (since you seem to like the Dog world)? I linked it below and if you go the link to see the information about it scroll down to the bottom of that page and you will see all the posts about Fab's there. Also, since I note that you came upon and commented on a post that was made in 2004 you might want to go to the main Los Angeles Chowhound page here: http://chowhound.com/boards/2 to see current posts under discussion. If you want to ask any other questions or to comment about Chowhound as a site there is the Site Talk board here: http://chowhound.com/boards/30 as well as a host of boards that cover food and other food related topics (including both Home Cooking and Home Gardening) across the US and around the world. Mon Jun 29 06:42:12 -0700 2009 4814379 108169 Servorg 1 4827976 I sent a copy of my post about Cupid's to my sister. She replied saying wouldn't it be great to post a photo of a Cupid's dog rather than just a photo of a Cupid's stand. I thought it was a pretty good idea. It took me a couple of days to get around to it, but today I went to the Cupid's stand on the south side of Vanowen just east of Winnetka and shot a couple of photos of my lunch. I'm posting one of those photos here. Fri Jul 03 15:25:09 -0700 2009 345797 1089422 SummaChow