urbanMSP

My favorite local Coney Island is at the Gopher Bar in downtown St Paul... one of the more "interesting" joints downtown...

Does prairie dogs?

They do, as does Uncle Franky's and the Weinery.

It's important to note that a chili dog is not the same as a Coney.

Anyone who went on the Bill Lindeke Coney Dog Tour would know that!

Okay, isn't it just a chili dog add mustard and onions? Inform me!

ps: SA's have all of those ingredients

It's important to note that a chili dog is not the same as a Coney.

Well in general it's a pretty broad term. There are two different places that claim to have invented it, and a multitude of variations since. Pork sausage, pork hot dog, or beef hot dog. Ground beef or ground beef heart. Sweet sauce or peppery sauce. Cheese or no cheese. But Uncle Franky's has both a coney and a chili dog.

Yeah, the important thing that most people miss is that the sauce is a Greek style meat sauce, not a Tex-Mex style chili.

Our friends at Wikipedia do a pretty good job of laying out the regional varietals.

The Hansaker archive.

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_ ... en-time-by

Anyone know what corner this is? Seems to have a theater behind it.

Also, are there any legitimate Coney Island joints in Minneapolis? We need more Coney Island joints.

That is the Solara building, I think they took out the Coney for the current entrance. That's probably where the stair and elevators to the upper floors are. Never been inside so I'm only speculating. Please correct me if I'm wrong .

Beautiful collection! Ive been to some of these places and they look completely different now. Id love for my granma to see some of these pictures, she might still recognize some of the buildings.

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