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Hurray For Hotdogs!
Today is just a good a day as any to eat hot dogs and here's a list of four places in and around Los Altos that you can enjoy a dog.
Hot dogs are so good that there's no reason to not enjoy them anytime you'd like.
Whether it's ballparks, cookouts or a quick bite at a sidewalk cart, hot dogs make you think of ease and casual moments. How many hot dogs did you have as a child at summer pool parties? Was there nothing better than a 'dog watching the Giants at back in the day at the 'Stick? (OK, so I'm not an A's fan, I 'fess up.)
Hamburgers may be ubiquitous, but there's just something about a hot dog ...
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We've ferreted out a few places you can find them.
Four Places in Los Altos to Eat a Dog:
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- , 4940 El Camino Real
- , 397 Main St. (it's actually a corndog, but you gotta mix it up sometimes)
- , 680 Fremont Av, Rancho Shopping Center
- , 555 Showers Drive, Mountain View (OK, it's not Los Altos, but anyone with kids and a to-do list knows the joys of one-stop shopping and a fast Vienna dog on the go.
*Five Fun Facts:
- Americans spent over $1.6 billion on hot dogs in 2010
- Los Angeles consumes more dogs than any other city in the country
- On Independence Day, Americans will enjoy 150 million hot dogs, enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. over five times.
- During Hot Dog Season, Memorial Day to Labor Day, Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs or 818 hot dogs consumed every second during that period.
- San Jose's Joey Chestnut is the five-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, with 62 hot dogs and buns.
*Information provided by the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council.
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