Dogmatic Dogs

How fitting that on this, Memorial Day Weekend, that we have a little bit of an all-American food focus? Americans love their hamburgers and fries but lord mercy do they also love their hot dogs. They also love their brisket, ribs, sauce, sides...you get the point -- but to me, I'm sure that they secretly love the dogs the best. Maybe that's why there are more and more hot dog focused restaurants popping up around the city. Of course you can always get a dirty water wienie -- "seasoned" to perfection in stale, murky waters, but who are we kidding? The best wiener is one that has those delicious char marks from being cooked on the grill. Enter Dogmatic:


Yesterday Collin Murray and I experienced one of the best hot dogs either of us had ever had at one such restaurant called Dogmatic. What makes Dogmatic different than other hot dog concepts is that it only serves meat that is "free from hormones, antibiotics, nitrates, preservatives and artificial flavors". Yum. And, not only does Dogmatic serve healthy, happy meats like pork, beef, lamb, turkey or chicken but the meat is also low in fat. And they have a vegetarian option, asparagus. Heaven. What makes it even better, the hot dogs are not served in traditional buns, they are served, with a choice of a sauce like Horseradish Mustard, Truffle Gruyere, or Sundried Tomato Feta, in a hollow out skinny loaf of french bread that hugs the dog perfectly. The bread is perfect too with a crunchy crust and soft, chewy crumbs inside.


A pair of dogs -- pork and turkey


Turkey dog with Horseradish Mustard

When you order a combo, which you would be crazy not to, you have the choice of a side such as Not-Fried Fries, Coleslaw, Truffle Gruyere Mac and Cheese, or Grilled Asparagus. The fries come with a choice of Cheddar Jalapeno sauce or Ketchup and the portions are delightfully generous.


Truffle Gruyere Mac and Cheese deliciousness

Oh yeah...just in case the dogs aren't your style, they have mini-burgers wih proteins like beef, bison and turkey, too.

Dogmatic is located at 26 East 17th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue. Prices for the dog combos which include your choice of a side and a soda (they make super tasty home-made sodas like lemon-lime and coconut or the classic, coke) is $9.75. The slider combo is $11.75. Click here to visit their website