Colegio Militar #16, Colonia Guadalupe
This little restaurant
opened in Colonia Guadalupe about 6 months back and although they are still
evolving, they have hit a signature dish that would make most fans of the
Chicago Dog cringe.
Traditionally a
Chicago dog is topped with yellow mustard; chopped white onions; bright green
sweet pickle relish; a dill pickle spear; tomato slices; pickled sport peppers;
and a dash of celery salt.
This classic? BBQ
sauce and asparagus.
Having eaten my fair
share of hot dogs while living in Chicago the past 25 years, I say this Mexican
version is the real deal. There is something about the combination of flavors
that makes it the most ordered dish in the restaurant.
First off, they use
quality ingredients. It's a Polish - like the Maxwell Street Polish which is
called one of the classic foods synonymous with Chicago - on a bun (they are
currently looking for a bread provider to improve the overall quality of the
dish) with Rancho Viejo bacon. Add a little goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes,
grilled asparagus and what would be the secret sauce. They divulged the
ingredients to me but I'll never tell what the magic is behind the dish. Now
that I think about it, it's really Mexican basic and pretty ingenious.
The Polish is grilled
so in Chicago we would call it a "char-dog."Can't tell you how good
it was to be eating one of these again.
The French fries were
fresh and flash fried so they were not greasy. They could have been a little
more well done but a lot of that's me...I like mine extra crispy on the edge of
being burnt.
The real treasure of
the space is the cozy rooftop where Jesse Moore, the award-winning singer,
songwriter, musician and actor was playing the night we went. Just an FYI,
Jesse's in town and is bound to do a pop-up gig just about anywhere.
The owners, an
unlikely band of brothers, cousins and friends, are young and just the creative
ticket to make this little place work.
And for me, who takes
her Hot Dogs seriously, I'm going back today for Round II.
Buen Apetito and hold
the ketchup!
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