Source for Hot Dogs and buns used by street vendors?

[ecsix]

I was wondering if anyone knows of a source to buy the same brand of hot dogs and buns used by street vendors? I'm talking about the big jumbo franks and yellow buns. I've never come across anything resembling them in grocery stores. I live in Markham so theres no street meat vendors here.

Here's an image of the kind I'm talking about:

Any help would be very much appreciated.

[Dr Butcher]

Toronto Bread in Scarborough makes buns exactly like the ones pictured, they are open to the public and extremely busy. I believe they make burger buns for many mom and pop chains and supply the sesame seed buns you find at many Greek restaurants. Excellent products and a great value.

[Sacherboy]

The largest supplier of buns for the street vendors is Breadsource/ B&A Bakery. They have a store on site for the public. They are at 1820 Ellesmere Road.

[dmartins123]

I have bought from Soloway's in North York and they are pretty good:

http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Ontario...

[Jar]

Yes, Soloway's on Alness north of Finch, but closer to Steeles and on the East Side Of The Street is as you say pretty good! It was certainly better when family run and had other deli type items serving a Jewish clientale, today the purchasers are different with some of us hanging in there, because the quality is about as close to the top as today offers!

[terrycar]

Silverstein's bakery was selling them in 12 packs last time I was there about 10 days ago.

[munkdogg]

There's usually a hot-dog cart at the South-West corner of Woodbine & Centurian Drive (just north of Highway 7). He's setup over lunchtime in the Home Hardware parking lot.

Just my $.02 :-)

[Yq214]

Have you tried SilverStein's?. It's at McCaul and Elm Street. I saw them selling hotdog buns like the ones on the street.

[Doctormhl1]

Actually, Silverstein's Bakery on McCaul St. is more than block north of Elm St.
I wouldn't want you to miss the location.

[blogs]

Champs on Widmer St in Toronto

[jmarcroyal]

Yea, if Champs is the place im thinking of, its where all the downtown Street Meat vendors get their supplies. Ive driven by early in the morning and seen crates of those yellow buns, and they sell all those delicious italian sausages and hot dogs that I think make Toronto Street Meat some of the best around.

Im not sure if this place is open to the public or not but you could always walk in and try to buy something, or maybe strike a deal with a Hot Dog vendor to buy supplies from him, its worth a shot anyway...

Oh, and if you live in Markham, why not go to the Local Canadian Tire, they always have the Hot Dog vendors out front and im pretty sure its the same stuff they use...

[blogs]

it is open to the public.

[ultimate4g63]

I went to Champs this weekend. The buns they sell there are from B&A Bakery. I bought a package of 33 all beef hot dogs ($18), and a package of a dozen yellow buns ($2.75?). The total came to $20.75. Not sure if the prices I was quoted included taxes or not.

Grilled up some up this weekend. They taste great. I'm sure MANY vendors use these buns made by B&A, but the ones I really want are the yellow ones with poppy seeds.

[YummyYummy]

Do you know if Champs sells the sausages that the street vendors sell as well? I like the hot dogs, but I absolutely love the sausages more!

[vidal_sassooon]

Yes they sell those too. i bought a pack of Italian the other week, they also have polish (and probably others as well). I also got a pack of buns, and they did not have poppy seeds on them. Nor did they look like the buns I saw the first time i went in there. I'm not sure what buns i'll get the next time i go.

[ultimate4g63]

Yes, they do sell sausages but I didn't pick any up that day.

Interesting that they don't stick to one bun supplier.

[terrycar]

Perhaps someone could ask one of the vendors where to get the poppyseed buns?

[ecsix]

Thank you very much blogs and jmarcroyal. I'll definitely be making a trip soon.

And actually the Canadian Tire here that did have a hot dog vendor closed down and the closest one now is in stouffville and doesn't have one.

[East of Yonge]

There's a place on Richmond East of Church before Jarvis called Soloway's. It's open to the public and definitely has what you're looking for.

[millygirl]

I love the hot dogs and buns from Royal Beef on the Danforth. They come in packages of 4 and look very similar to your picture ecsix. In fact recently I've asked Carmen where the hot dogs are from and she said something about getting them from the supplier that supplies to the hot dog cart vendors.

Give them a try and please, let me know what you think.

[sam_1]

we have bought both dogs & buns from Soloway's - they were fantastic.

[cwheeler]

Have you tried Costco? They sell Olympic (or Olympus?) ball park franks, and also Shopsies franks that are about the same size. About $8-$9 for 24, i think...

As for the buns, never seen them.

Chris.

[Snarf]

I know that the guy at the end of my street buys his sausages from European Meats. Not sure about the buns.