The Best Hot Dog in Each and Every State

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Alabama

Presidents, entertainers, authors, movie stars, and every Alabama governor since 1917 have eaten at Chris' Famous Hot Dogs.

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Alaska

Hot dog at a Mexican joint? Indeed, and a nice one! BK Carne Asada and Hot Dogs' Sonoran has pinto beans, tomato, onions, a secret jalapeno sauce, and grilled peppers in a special bun.

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Arkansas

Dogs of all kinds are here: Bark Bar is a dog park-bar! Bring your dog to run and play as you enjoy a local craft beer and a hot dog like The Schnauzer, topped with sauerkraut.

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California

Bernice and Richard Walsh founded this hot dog stand in 1946. Richard called Bernice Cupid . (Aw!) Third-generation Walshes oversee all three Cupid's locations.

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Colorado

The Mile High City? Visit Biker Jim's for a memorable hot dog. This hot dog shop has 13 sausages, including unexpected ones like ostrich, wild boar, and rattlesnake-rabbit.

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Connecticut

This cute hot dog station serves steaming franks, chili, melting cheese, homemade hot pepper relish, and maybe a song.

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Delaware

Deerhead Hot Dogs began in 1935 when Hotel Olivere maid Beulah R. Tilghman made the first batch of Deerhead Secret Sauce.

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Florida

VooDoo's Atomic Veggie and Wake-N-Bake with bacon and fried egg will enchant you. Their restaurant also takes you back to the 1980s and 1990s.

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Georgia

They serve many specialty dogs, but the BLT a bacon-wrapped beef dog with all the fixings

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Hawaii

The dog is served with pineapple, star fruit, and mango relishes and a secret lemon-garlic sauce that can be mild or spicy.