Submitted by smumbos t3_z2dvku in Connecticut
Stopping in for the best Dog in CT
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Usedtoknowsomeone46 t1_ixfyu9x wrote
I hate blackies.
mattyzucks t1_ixfz32m wrote
What a fucking surprise
Usedtoknowsomeone46 t1_ixfz53h wrote
Just didn't taste good imo
CarlBrault t1_ixg1jcr wrote
2 and a birch
General_House_8602 t1_ixg25s7 wrote
Two and a vanilla shake please. Might have to go tomorrow
CdnfaS t1_ixg55xl wrote
I used to pass this place when I was working up there, I always wondered, but never got an answer.
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blue_blue_blue_blue t1_ixg70r4 wrote
Just fill a bag with the relish and inject it in my veins.
blue_blue_blue_blue t1_ixg7hnf wrote
https://blackieshotdogs.com/blackies-story/
“Mary Mahoney left her home in County Kerry, Ireland in search of the American dream; she met and married Art Blackman, a Waterbury native. Together they bought a couple of acres of land on the Cheshire/Waterbury line. Their dream was to own a business and by 1925 they had opened an unassuming gas station. The Blackman’s gas station was a gathering spot for friends and neighbors; soon they were serving hungry patrons hot dogs smothered with the Blackman family’s homemade relish.”
The family’s name!
WolverineFormal2599 t1_ixg8aav wrote
Great hot dogs!
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1papaya-2papaya t1_ixgkitd wrote
just admit you made a dumb joke
asuitandty t1_ixgopq5 wrote
Don’t be “that guy”
scooobsmama t1_ixgrv7j wrote
Aw. I used to go here with my grandma after she picked me up from the preschool around there.
62SlabSide t1_ixgyatr wrote
The relish was 1000 times better back in the day when they made it in house… my brother in law used to make it in back.
Jackers83 t1_ixgyrn2 wrote
Good lord, cmon.
OmegaBean t1_ixgzdbx wrote
The day I found out that you can buy the relish at IGA was very memorable
keepitupxxx t1_ixh3kao wrote
Their spicy relish goes on any thing you want to put it on🤔
bigjohnsons34 t1_ixh3kyv wrote
Every time I go to Costco with my daughter, we stop at Blackies Cool atmosphere, good food!!
Snoring-Moose t1_ixh66bp wrote
Also at Bogner's.
ross_guy t1_ixh738c wrote
Thank you for this! I was genuinely curious.
entheogenspicedslaw t1_ixh7mgw wrote
CTCheeser1 t1_ixh7zg0 wrote
Never heard of this place, but I’ll check it out! I’ve always been a fan of Doogie’s.
Rhyxnathotho t1_ixh8j21 wrote
Do the hot dogs there have the casing or no?
tonyforeman t1_ixh98ce wrote
When I was 18 , 9 and a birch , 2 bags of chips. Now 2 ( maybe a third ) still a bitch and no chips . Hands down my favorite hot dog ever . Love it there. People have asked me to try and describe It. I just drive them there . Then they get it .
tonyforeman t1_ixh9b5m wrote
Worth the trip
AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_ixh9nag wrote
Drop your phone as you took the pic or something?
LightningBirdsAreGo t1_ixhcqsd wrote
Don’t be that guy that shits on curiosity.
DopeHoolie t1_ixhg9h3 wrote
Blackies is crazy🤣🤣🤣🤣
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scooobsmama t1_ixhhaxp wrote
I just looked it up on the map to be sure, it was Cheshire Kindercare! Right around the corner.
DarthLysergis t1_ixhihx6 wrote
"Can I have Fries with that"
For anyone not initiated. You will get an earful if you ask for fries.
Potato chips or the door are the options.
blue_blue_blue_blue t1_ixhxgm7 wrote
No problem man!
BeerJunky t1_ixi4w7o wrote
That’s my one beef with them. GIVE ME FRIES OR GIVE ME DEATH! Or maybe fries cause death?
DarthLysergis t1_ixi6ag2 wrote
I only didn't get kicked out because i was with a friend who knew the staff, lol
BeerJunky t1_ixi728p wrote
Frankies has fries though.
FireyToots t1_ixibqg0 wrote
really hope this name has (had?) a good back story.
Slapchop420 t1_ixid5u1 wrote
Best Frankie's is the original stand in Dirty Water!
TrafficAble1854 t1_ixidnca wrote
Lived in CT 30 years, still haven’t been there. Dying to try it though.
MBAlliance2011 t1_ixiicvm wrote
Family name:
“Mary Mahoney left her home in County Kerry, Ireland in search of the American dream; she met and married Art Blackman, a Waterbury native. Together they bought a couple of acres of land on the Cheshire/Waterbury line. Their dream was to own a business and by 1925 they had opened an unassuming gas station. The Blackman’s gas station was a gathering spot for friends and neighbors; soon they were serving hungry patrons hot dogs smothered with the Blackman family’s homemade relish.”
FireyToots t1_ixij5mq wrote
phew, thank you!
Itsmoney05 t1_ixiq94j wrote
Yeah, don't slit your wrist 🙄
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JellyfishPlus9877 t1_ixirx4w wrote
Capital lunch is an institution
carcadoodledo t1_ixiurw6 wrote
Does he have the recipe?
curbthemeplays t1_ixivo4w wrote
Never had. Current favorite is Dogtown.
62SlabSide t1_ixiwrgm wrote
I wish… he was a young dumb high school kid at the time… we are talking almost 30 years ago
Ronin_KDVC_095 t1_ixixli0 wrote
🤷🏾♂️ there's a "White's diner" on Boston Ave in Bridgeport.
Rbaxter49ers t1_ixizqht wrote
Martin Rosol's hotdogs! Nice living 5mins from there.
CaseyGamer64YT t1_ixj0zcm wrote
they hiring? I like the whole closed fridays sign.
TheBusDrivr t1_ixj0zvi wrote
Gotta love it
krispzz t1_ixj910f wrote
3 and a birch would be the limit these days for sure, with the last one half-eaten at best.
SherrickM t1_ixjvit1 wrote
Best dog I ever had was at the one in Middletown way way back. Have eaten at most of the current locations but I cannot recall Waterbury.
LloydChristmas666666 t1_ixjyisu wrote
Eat Cappies on Sunday and still taste it on Friday when you burp.
Slubgob123 t1_ixk4rp2 wrote
Is it me or have they gone down hill? Not sure when, may past two or three years? I think I heard they sold.
Last time I went, just two or three weeks ago, the dogs were fine as always. The meat sauce was just bland, though! Like, nothing. I used to associate it with a very strong note of what I thought was cumin, but this surprisingly flavorless.
Lost_Secret4420 t1_ixkc7nt wrote
Guida’s Foot Long, Middlefield 💣
redcapmilk t1_ixkiu2s wrote
Hot dogs are great, but that relish is just so so awful.
AndMarmaladeSkies t1_ixfwz2w wrote
Definitely a good dog. My perfect dog is a burnt Glenwood Hummel with Blackie’s spicy relish.