Classic Cheese Coney in the back - mustard, chili sauce, Kraft Cheese Whiz, onions. Yes, jc, I believe the wieners have shrunk. These are no where near as satisfying to me as they used to be.
In the front, one of their current line-up of ‘gourmet dogs’ - the Baja (Dog) - Hebrew National all beef dog, chipotle mayo, guacamole, pico, cilantro and fresh jalapenos on a toasted artisan bun.
I prefer a simply dressed dog; the chipotle mayo was unneeded, I never wudda kno’d there was cilantro on it if they hadn’t told me. The slices of fresh jalapeno are primarily for Instagram appeal AFAIC and I coulda done without them (substitute a hot sauce - there probably are some on the condiments bar - I didn’t think to check). The pico was lacking in any heat; I removed the jalapeno slices, which were very hot; I’m just not that big of a seeker of heat these days.
I have not been impressed with JCI’s gourmet dogs over the years. Ones I’ve had in the past have usually had the bun badly over-toasted (this one was past the threshold for my preference but no where near as bad as some I’ve gotten) and the sausages have been badly over-cooked, too.
This really wasn’t too bad. It still comes in behind the Sonoran dog they had on the menu for a short time but it beats everything else I’ve had. They’re now using Nolan Ryan all beef hot dogs for some of their ‘gourmet’ line-up; I think that’s a natural casing dog, which I would prefer. I may go back to try one of those but otherwise I’m through with JCI for another few years.
Fritos on the side, of course.
ETA the website.
