LAist: Screw You, Pink's! Make Line-Worthy Hot Dogs at Home

Marshall

Wed, 30 May 2007 14:43:18 -0800

The post-Pink's diarrhea is totally worth waiting in line for.

J

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:59:16 -0800

Oh, LA. Only there would you wait in line for a hot dog like it was some novelty.

Sarah

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:22:14 -0800

Ugh - I totally agree. I've lived in LA for 4 years, stood in line once for a hot dog, and after tasting it only ate half and decided to never go back. Mushy blandness. My preference would be an authentic Chicago Char-dog - really about as far from the offerings at Pinks as you can get. I guess it just boils down to what you like.

William

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:36:35 -0800

Anyone living in L.A. should have eaten at Pink's. Maybe even go there once a year. Other than that, it's not very special. I hope it's always there for nostalgic purposes but the hot dogs aren't some god-send that people would want to go there all the time and the only thing preventing them is the long line. Honestly, if I just want a good, relatively simple hot dog, I go to Carney's.

Benji

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:06:35 -0800

Man, I give up on Laist. First the bad music picks, now this thing about to replace Pink's??? Yes, we all make dogs at home AND we ALSO go to Pink's. Stay home and that'll make the line shorter for the rest of us that actually like the traditions of our fine city. Why don't you next give recipies on how to make hamburgers, because, you know, the waits at Apple Pan are kinda long.

Cecil Suzuki

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:01:48 -0800

Once upon a time at Pink's, three people max---usually two sarcastic black guys who looked like Ike Turner and a burly white woman---would handle any rush without creating much of a line. Now, with 20 girls chattering and bumping into each other, five people ahead of you can mean a second 15-minute wait just to pay. Ed Pink would not have allowed this! Here's a tip. Park at the flower shop next door. If anyone hassles you, tell 'em you know Mrs. Miyazaki.

Henry D

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:21:51 -0800

I can see what you're saying about the line but I think the social and historic aspect of waiting in line at Pink's is what makes the experience. It's a great place to go after a night out, that moment when you leave the club or bar at 2 in the morning and your friends go, "I'm hungry, what about you guys?" So you stand in line and socialize for half an hour until you finally reach that amazing lady who takes your entire 6-person order without writing anything down and gets it right every time. Or sometimes you get to the end of the line and Ed Hardy walks up to you and gives you $200 for your two hot dogs because him and his girlfriend don't want to wait in line (true story, happened to me). Mmm...Pinks.

elizabeth

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:16:52 -0800

The most important thing if you're trying to recreate the Pink's experience is the right dog - you need to get ones with casings, to get that distinctive "snap" when you take a bite. I found some Boar's Head hot dogs at Ralph's (in the "fancy" deli section, not the regular hot dog area) that did the trick. Highly recommended from a former hot dog cart peddler. Skooby's gets my vote if you can't make your own. Good fries too...

Omar

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:36:05 -0800

goto Skooby's in hollywood, to me theyre the IN-N-OUT of hot dogs, simple menu, no frills