Of Ted’s Hot Dogs and Chik-fil-A
A blogger is loving him some Ted’s Hot Dogs, while some Sun Devil fans are not loving them some Chick-fil-A. Bring on the (Hot) Dogs!
(photo courtesy East Valley Tribune)
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On his blog Feasting in Phoenix, Seth Chadwick offered a nostalgic look back at a Tempe institution—Ted’s Hot Dogs.
Occupying the southwest corner of Broadway and McClintock, Ted’s has been a favorite of generations of ASU students. Chadwick, himself a former ASU student, expends 1,000 mouthwatering words describing a meal at Tempe’s best hot dog joint and even namedrops Dash Inn.
It’s a good read.
Quick Ted’s Hot Dog trivia: Did you know there are nine Ted’s Hot Dog locations? Eight are in the Buffalo area and one is in Tempe. Go figure. Apparently, founder Spiro Liaros moved to the Valley from Buffalo (we don’t blame him) and started the Tempe location.
Please, indulge us as we self-serve for a moment. When we were kids our dad drove us “all the way” from our suburban Mesa home to Ted’s Hot Dog simply because we had a 2-for-1 coupon and because his name was, also, Ted. It was 10 miles, pre-Loop 202.
Decades later, the hot dogs remain unremarkable. But the memories? Well, let’s just say we don’t miss a chance to pick up a Devil Deals coupon book at the start of every semester. Hey, you never know when you’ll find a good 2-for-1.
Bring on Georgia
And finally, a number of Sun Devil fans are getting worked up over ASU students waving signs that read Bring on Georgia during the win over Stanford. The logic being that we’ve got a big game against three-touchdown underdog UNLV this weekend and students should remain focused on the task at hand in between rounds of beer pong.
Let’s calm down a little bit. After all, we weren’t the intended audience. Chick-fil-A, which paid for and distributed the signs, is based in Atlanta and has its strongest presence in the South.
The company was clearly trying to send a marketing message back to its core audience—and ASU student dutifully obliged. If Arizonans eat mor chikin as a result, then that’s just icing on the cake.
We say, stick with the Dawgs, errr, hot dogs.
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“The hot dogs remain unremarkable…” WHAT?!
By nature, I suppose hot dogs aren’t a remarkable food. That being said, this Chicago native has never had a better dog in Arizona. It’s all about grilling the dog, and very few places go through the effort to do so. If there is such a thing as a remarkable dog in the desert, Ted’s is it.
Now on to football (sort of). Any fans getting worked up about those signs is crazy. You think Georgia’s players need the motivation of some dumb signs when they are traveling out of their time zone for a non-conference game for the first time in something like 60 years? UNLV will be a non issue. It looks like Keegan won’t even play, and I’d give Rudy about 2-and-a-half quarters.
Man, I’m getting hungry. I could go for Ted’s.
Yes, I read about this on another sun devil blog as well. I am somewhat in agreeance in that I think waving those signs was a bit premature. I understand that it was taken out of context, but I like Dennis Erickson’s mentality of “one game at a time”. I think that’s how we need to look at this season. Especially since we lost so many seniors and a good portion of our offensive and defensive lines are frosh.