LAist: Eye Nosh: There's Hot Dog Somewhere Under That

May 6, 2008

Eye Nosh: There's Hot Dog Somewhere Under That

Chili dog from the Original Tommy's on Rampart in Los Angeles

"I cannot even begin to describe the ecstasy involved in the consumption of this greasy food product," Marshall Astor said of his Chili Dog from the Original Tommy's on Rampart. It is "like God's own Chili Dog."

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Tags: chili, eye nosh, hot dog, rampart, tommys

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[1] | 05/06/08 05:28PM

evil.

[2] | 05/06/08 05:49PM

pure evil :)

[3] | 05/06/08 06:09PM

Evil but oh so tasty!!

[4] | 05/06/08 06:11PM

Tommy's dogs are guilty pleasures to be sure. I need one now.

[5] | 05/06/08 07:20PM

Oh man! Tommy's chili will put a hole in your stomach.

[6] | 05/06/08 07:32PM

ok so tommy's:

great l.a. memory for me, driving home DRUNKITY DRUNK from a party in Venice (??) with a bunch of UCLA math grad students and former Berkeley High grads: stopped at Tommy's on Lincoln just before it closed and attacked one of those dogs. with my ex-roommate and ex-boyfriend, two obviously poignant relationships.

so basically that picture is exactly that night, because that's exactly what I ate with them.

and it's still one of the best meals I've ever had.

[7] | 05/07/08 01:13AM

wow. drinking and driving is bad.

[8] | 05/07/08 07:05AM

I wasn't the one driving, you stupid fucking dickball. Thanks for ruining my nice little story though.

[9] | 05/07/08 07:09AM

NOW you're showing some good taste Carrie!!!

(gotny ketchup?)

[10] | 05/07/08 07:19AM

hahahah

I'm actually a mustard person when it comes to hot dogs. I am torturing myself looking at this thing.

[11] | 05/07/08 08:06AM

And I actually went and got my first Tommy's chili dog last night for dinner after seeing this picture. So. Damn. Good.

[12] | 05/07/08 08:59AM

I'm confused. How were you not driving when you clearly said you were. In not sure if I can trust your story now if its already got all these holes. Are you sure it wasn't a wienerschnitzel?

just come clean.

[13] | 05/07/08 10:29AM

There was mustard, somewhere under all that chili. Oh, and never eat chili dogs after 11 at night when you have to wake up at 6 in the morning to do yoga. That was a mistake.

I wrote a longer review of this dog here, for those interested.

[14] | 05/07/08 10:32AM

I'm a mustard person too when it comes to hot dogs. This makes me want to either make the trek to tommy's or settle for a QT's Chicago dog (on woodman and ventura!)

[15] | 05/07/08 10:39AM

Ali, you know it! Gotta love that QT's Chicago Dogs does veggie dogs. Love, it. LOVE IT.

[16] | 05/07/08 11:17AM

Marshall, in your review you call the Original Tommy's chili a mystery.

Not so much so if you think about it. Actually it's good kitchen management. You may have noticed that Original Tommy's always has a few burger patties cooking on the grill to facilitate speedy service. Naturally when business hits a lull some of these are destined to become overcooked. Rather than throw those patties away, they came up with an extra topping that they could use those overcooked hamburger patties on and no one would notice.

Viola! Chili!

[17] | 05/07/08 11:26AM

JRB - don't take my "mystery" descriptor as a negative. All chili is the result of good kitchen management, but I always find Tommy's to have a super mysterious quality. I think it has some kind of binder in it that gives it a specific viscosity that I find unusual and seductive.

[18] | 05/07/08 02:38PM

portillos is awesome.

[19] | 05/07/08 02:55PM

"think it has some kind of binder in it that gives it a specific viscosity that I find unusual and seductive."

Yep! Eat it in the AM and you're tasting it the rest of the day!

[20] | 05/09/08 09:55AM

Tommy morning burger! Before 11am it comes with sausage and egg.