4 states, 30 days, 74 dogs, over 1500 miles. My journey has brought me full circle. Back to my favorite spot, Portillos, for my final two sausages. The Prince picked up the spirit and paid it forward in Des Moines forcing our whiskey guzzling Irish friend to purchase and cook hot dogs for the first time. Subtracting the 2 turkey dogs leaves us with a grand total of 74.
Enough to make the Mole jealous of my sausage. Though most Nebraskans over compensate by spending $800 million on a baseball team, the Mole is reduced to "Bonus" posting over my blog.
Here are my top five dogs of the month:
1) The Weiners Circle-Char Dog, 2622 North Clark, Chicago, Illinois
2) Portillos-Chili Cheese Dog, Golf Road, Schaumburg, Illinois
3) Portillos-Grilled onion and cheddar cheese dog, Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
4) Big Sammy's, Biesterfield, Elk Grove Village, Illinois
5) Scooby's, Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
The side deal is done, the Halloween loot, though stale, is now mine.
I do finish my month with regret, that there was not enough time to hit The Brat Stop, Hot Doug's, Photos's, Jimmy's . . . along with weight gain, gout and a malfunctioning colon.
I leave you with one of my favorite sausage moments courtesy of U Tube . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkuPhs-Gjdw
Dog on,
The King