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The Glendale Star April 1st 2009
... ‘dog gone good food'
By Elizabeth Jackman |
Eighty years after the Great Depression in 1929 gave birth to the Chicago style hot dog, the classic dog has gained popularity in Glendale during the 2009 depression.
Mike Rothschild, owner of Boomer's Sweet Home Chicago on the northwest corner of 59th Avenue and Bell Road, opened the restaurant a little over a year ago.
“After moving to Arizona from Chicago in 1998, he couldn't find a good Chicago hot dog,” said Boomer's Sweet Home Chicago General Manager Chris Call. | |  |
As the story goes, during the Great Depression, money was scarce, but business was booming for street cart vendors offering a delicious hot meal on a bun for only a nickel.
And so, the famous Chicago Style Hot Dog was born.
They would start with a natural casing hot dog, nestle it in a steamed poppy seed bun and cover it with a wonderful combination of toppings, including yellow mustard, bright green relish, fresh chopped onions, juicy red tomato wedges, a kosher-style pickle spear, a couple of spicy sport peppers and finally a dash of celery salt.
“Despite the economy, we are staying very busy,” Call said. “Our hot dogs are cooked and prepared the way you would expect from your favorite Chicago joint. Our dogs are all beef with natural casing and have a ‘snap' to them just like in Chicago and all the toppings go on it.”
Their meat is purchased from a meat house in Chicago, he said.
“Our other pride is our Italian beef,” Call said. “And our Second City Sliders, which are a mini burger, are a real big hit.”
The sliders are a pure beef burger, grilled on a bed of freshly chopped onions, then topped with ketchup, mustard and pickle, and sell for 90 cents for a single, $1.45 for a double, and 99 cents for a cheese or jalapeno single slider and $1.59 for a double. Fish sliders with cheese and tartar sauce are also available for $1.39.
All day Friday, regular sliders sell for just 50 cents and cheese and jalapeno for 60 cents.
So popular are the little burgers, that on Jan. 31, they held the Inaugural Second City Slider eating contest in front of the restaurant. The winner, David E. Leonard Jr., ate 11 Second City Sliders in just five minutes.
Call said the Italian Beef is served on French bread and they recommend adding hot or sweet peppers to the sandwich.
Also on the menu are fresh salads, melts, chicken sandwiches, french fries, breaded zucchini, pizza puffs, tamales, chili, kids meals, floats, and hand scooped shakes available in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate cake or peanut butter.
They also offer catering for meetings and events. For a complete menu and nutrition information, visit their Web site at www.boomerssweethomechicago.com.
The Glendale location at 5932 W. Bell Road, Suite D-109 is the only one in the country; however, Rothschild plans to have a second location open in June at 2755 N. 91st Ave., Suite 150, just south of Thomas Road near Banner Estrella Medical Center. After that, he hopes to open franchises in the Las Vegas area, Call said.
Hours of business are 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
“We hope to be opening soon on Sundays as well,” Call said.
For more information, call 602-993-5224.
Reach the reporter at ejackman@star-times.com, or 623-847-4615.
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