Casper's Tamales

[sydthekyd]

Did I really just find out that Casper'so Hot Dogs has tamales and they are supposed to be good? Beef and chicken - anyone tried them?

[Melanie Wong]

Oh you're right, tamales are listed as a side dish on the menu.
http://www.caspershotdogs.com/menu/

I'm curious too. Anyone?

[shanghaikid]

noticed Kaspar's has tamales also. at 3.50 each. am in no hurry to try. rather have the dog.

[chocolatetartguy]

I've noticed them on the menu but assumed, perhaps wrongly, that they were to be avoided. Love the Casper Dog though.

[lmnopm]

I've lived in the East Bay since 1988 and have never set foot in a Casper's. Are the hot dogs really that good?

[chocolatetartguy]

The Casper Dog is almost a Chicago Dog, minus the sport peppers and with less-brightly-colored relish. You can get sliced tomato, sliced onion along with the usual mustard, catsup, relish. I wouldn't say that the dog itself was great, but certainly more than acceptable and excellent with all the fixings. I especially like the Hayward branch because it is in a vintage 50's building.

On the topic of hot dogs, there was a stand at the Solano Stroll that had huge, hand-dipped corn dogs and corn LA hot sausages. They were irregularly shaped and there was a lot of tender, sweet corn meal on the chicken dog. Aside from the fact that they browned the outside a bit too much, they were really tasty and fun.

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Solano Stroll
1563 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94707

[Melanie Wong]

Aw, c'mon East Bay folks, someone's gotta try the tamale and report back!

[...tm...]

Ha, ha, will do. I hadn't noticed this thread before due to my disinterest in having hot dogs prepared for me, but I've always liked Casper's visual style, and the level of ridiculousness of ordering a tamale as a side to a hot dog really appeals to me.

[chocolatetartguy]

I have to go to Bevmo on San Pablo this weekend and usually make a stop at Caspers. I'll consider a tamale, but I keep having flashbacks to junior high school cafeteria Mexican food.