Commerce's pretzel dog
Photo: Hernan F. Rodriguez
Recently, Serious Eats’ Ed Levine and New York Magazine’s Adam Platt went snoot-to-snoot on the city’s best “haute dogs.” While we applaud their efforts, there are a few more whimsical wieners we’d like to add to the dog run:
Even though Commerce's $7 pretzel dog with spicy mustard is not on the menu, chef Harold Moore offers it as a nightly special (212-524-2301; reserve online). At new gastropub Gus & Gabriel’s, Michael Psilakis recently unleashed two styles – Chicago hot dogs garnished with banana peppers, raw onion and tomatoes ($10.95), and chili and cheese dogs with sour cream and cheddar fondue, pickled jalapenos, pico de gallo and chives ($12.50). Both come with tater tots, coleslaw and a pickle (212-362-7470).
And you can't overlook that ever-popular breed, corn dogs. Sam Mason’s $10 version at Tailor is made with huitlacoche (212-334-5182); Stanton Social’s $12 take consists of stone-ground blue corn crab cakes (212-995-0099; reserve online); and Marfa’s $6 minis make for a “frankly” addictive Texas snack (212-673-8908).
– Kathleen Squires