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Hot Dog History

Sausage is one of the oldest forms of processed food, having been mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as far back as the 9th Century B.C.

Frankfurt, Germany, is traditionally credited with originating the frankfurter. However, this claim is disputed by those who assert that the popular...

Champlin’s favorite dog spots in Winston-Salem include P.B.’s TakeOut and Dairi-O, along with other standouts like Pulliam’s, Little Red Caboose, Hot Dog City, and Kermit’s. Skippy’s, a downtown hole-in-the-wall eatery famous for its pretzel buns, closed earlier this year when its owner became il...

Triaditude Adjustment: A hot dog endurance test
By Jelisa Castrodale - May 31, 2017

"The next stop was PB’s Takeout, which is undefeated in its hotdoggery: it has been our unanimous favorite for three straight years. The dogs are simple — no pretzel buns, no logos branded into the bread — but t...

Wiener Wars of Winston-Salem
With the realization of that glaring hole in the local marketplace, I decided to pull one more invasive action in the Wiener Wars of Winston-Salem, pointing my car west towards PB’s Takeout, an old-school lunch counter with enough emphasis on hot dogs that an anthrop...

Is the 'Taste of Winston-Salem' Represented by Hot Dogs?

Ours is less of a unique style than a tradition that has endured while other food fads have come and gone.

J.S. Pulliam’s Barbecue has been in business for more than 100 years, and hot dogs, enthroned atop a toasted, buttery bun, are def...

Tim's Top 5: Winston-Salem's best hot dog joints
PB’s Takeout, 1412 S. Hawthorne Road: Another dog place with great toasted buns, this one also has exceptionally good chili to top your dog with.

Back in 2005, Scott described it as “a little step back in time,” and 10 years later, that’s still th...