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Whether you're craving the basic trio of ketchup, mustard and relish or more international flavors, the good old hot dog can do it all.
From Chicago dogs to New York dogs to Guatemalan shuco, Eugene and Springfield offer hot dog options that go far beyond the ballpark frank. Here are four places where you can stick with the classics or discover a more unusual new favorite.
Joystick
Choose from one of nine dogs on Joystick’s hot dog-only menu. While you won’t find iconic regional styles like a Chicago dog or a New York dog, Joystick created its own lineup of creative takes on the American classic that give these regional favorites a run for their money.
All plates come with a small bag of chips, a 100% beef Zenner dog from Portland and a locally made bun from Bread Stop.
Start things off with The Standard, which comes with ketchup and yellow mustard ($6) or The Works with ketchup and yellow mustard, sauerkraut and pickled red and white onions ($8).
Other options are the Chili Cheese with veggie chili, cheese sauce, black olives and jalapeños. The Reuben focuses on sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing and Swiss cheese. All hot dogs, except The Standard and The Works, are $10.
The Italian has marinara sauce slathered on the bun and Italian seasoning, and the dog is and topped with shaved parmesan cheese and black olives. The Greek has roasted red peppers, Kalamata olives, feta cheese and a bun doused with tzatziki sauce.
As you might guess from the name, Joystick is a games-focused establishment. It features a wall of 21 claw machines, which are supposed to be easy to win. The rest of the room is banquette seating designed to focus attention on the Nintendo gaming areas, where visitors can play games for free on 65-inch 4K screens, with a two-drink minimum.
Two pool tables, free darts and board games are available along with 30 drinks on tap.
1288 Willamette St.
Sunday through Thursday: 4 p.m. to midnight
Friday and Saturday: 4 pm to 1 a.m.
Open to all ages until 9 p.m.
Dickie Jo’s Burgers
Dickie Jo’s menu promotes a Chicago Dog ($6.65), which traditionally has yellow mustard, red onion, sweet relish, a dill pickle spear, sliced tomato, celery salt and a sport pepper. The New York Dog ($6.15) comes with three things: yellow mustard, sauerkraut and red onion.
Dickie Jo’s serves Nathan’s 100% beef hot dogs on a toasted and buttered New England-style roll. These rolls differ from traditional hot dog buns because they are made with an enriched dough similar to white bread, and are split from the top rather than from the side.
Despite the many toppings on the Chicago Dog, the bun held up well. A difference between a traditional Chicago Dog and the one at Dickie Jo’s is the lack of a poppy-seed bun.
1079-C Valley River Way
Monday through Sunday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
541-743-4106
Albee’s NY Gyros
Albee’s has been open in Eugene a long time — the first brick-and-mortar location has been open since 2007 and the second in 2015 — but it started as a hot dog cart in downtown Eugene.
While gyros are Albee’s specialty, they still have hot dogs on the menu. The two locations have slightly different menus, but both have a New York Dog.
The menu lists ketchup, yellow mustard, brown mustard, mayo, cheddar cheese, sweet relish, dill relish, jalapeños, sauerkraut, onions and bacon bits as topping options, and you get to choose ($7.50). The dog shown here was made with dill relish, brown mustard and onions.
391 W. 11th Ave.
541-344-0010
Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday noon to 7 p.m.
2260 W. 18th Ave.
541-214-8099
Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday noon to 7 p.m.
Sabor Latino
Shuco is a Guatemalan street food, and a truck called Sabor Latino, at 21st and Main streets in Springfield in the parking lot of Time Travelers Antique Mall, serves a great version of it.
“Shuco” means “dirty” in Guatemalan Spanish, in the sense of “messy.” And it definitely is a messy one to eat, but oh-so-satisfying when you do. It starts with an oversize toasted bun, more like a hoagie roll, and a hot dog split down the middle to make it flatter.
Sabor Latino’s dog is smothered with pickled cabbage (the curtido that comes with most Guatemalan food), sliced avocado, grilled onions, mayo, ketchup and mustard and a pile of carne asada on top of it all.
Expect a medley of flavors and textures with a shuco. While a hot dog is perhaps the most quintessential on-the-go food, this hot dog is definitely not made for that, so a fork and napkins are a must.
2020 Main St., Springfield
458-331-6047
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Wednesday
