Portland's 2025 'Wiener Week' features $8 dogs all week long
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's Wiener Week is among us, featuring $8 dogs all across the metro area from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2. Over 40 restaurants are participating in this year's Portland Mercury food celebration, with creative creations like a fondue-covered corn dog, kimchi queso topping and a Vietnamese-style banh mi hot dog.
Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Fireboard Drive, 3 DigiQs, lots of Thermapens, and too much other stuff to mention.
Wow... them better be some serious dogs for $8. That's more than state fair prices - and that's like... a special deal there??? No wonder I don't live in Portland.
Gear includes: Char-Griller's Grand Champ off set stick burner/smoker, SnS Kamado Deluxe, Weber 22, PBC, Victory gasser, Victory 36 griddle, Smoke Hollow electric smoker. ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4, Smoke, Signals, and RFX4, Meater+, SNS-500, roti fits 22 n gasser, Emeril countertop TO, InkBird Sous Vide, Potane Vac/Sealer. Fire&Ice griddle/cooler ensemble.
Just got into charcoal Dec ‘21 (PBC)
fav is brisky. Love Turkey on PBC. also Turkey in the glass,(any nice bourbon)
Bud has always been my barley pop.
Been smoking a handful of years, just got serious in the last two or three years. Thanks to AR n @glemn picked up an SnS Kamado for appx 1/3 price of new. I dont think he used it twice. Love AR! keep calm n smoke on! Miss you Bonesy.
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Three dola barley pops.
2 dola dogs n a buck ice cream. Hail yeah!
P.S. they never have 12 oz cans so you get 16oz for three $$$
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I tried for 3 last night but 1 was sold out and another place was so packed we couldn't get a table. This was the Sweet Home Chili Dog and I give it a 6.5 (it could have been hotter) and a Weiner Week friend gave it 7+.
22” Blue Weber Kettle with SnS insert
Kamado Joe Jr with Kick Ash Basket
Char-Broil Smartchef Tru Infrared Gasser
Anovo Hot Tub Time Machine with Custom Hot Tub
They are my favorites. We have a funky little hot dog stand nearby that has the best dogs. Every time I stop in I tell myself to order something different but I always end up with the Chicago dog with sport peppers.
Well, I'm right on time - tonight I'll be grilling us hot dogs for dinner, first time I can cook outside again since we had all that snow, finally got warm enough temps to melt the snow from my cooker deck. Not a moment too soon!
The first dog was at an upscale restaurant called ClarkLewis. The dog was called the Gourmet Ghost Pepper but did not deliver on the heat, however the flavor was excellent. I had a Kolsch to wash it down. 8.5/10
House made bratwurst, pretzel bun, Cascade Natural beef chili, ghost pepper cheddar, fresh onions
What They Say About It: Inspired by Chef's childhood growing up in Southern California where Wienerschnitzel was a weekly stop.
Then we walked across the street to Bunk Bar for a Chorizo Chili Dog. I really liked the texture provided by the tortilla strips. The flavors were good, but I found the bun a little softer than I might have wanted. I ordered an old-fashioned to drink. 7/10
What They Say About It: A Mexican twist on the American classic. A snappy old fashioned frank, savory chorizo chili, with pickley, cheesey crunchy and fresh toppings.
Then we walked through the restaurant to the adjoining Boke Bowl which I have been wanting to check out for quite some time. I still need to go back for their regular food which consists of fried chicken, ramen, poke, and stuff like that. This dog was a house made chicken sausage, which is not typically my favorite because I feel chicken sausage tends to lack flavor, and that was the case here. However, the toppings and house made hot sauces went a long way to raise their score to 8/10. I ordered a Jim Beam neat and a Pilsner. To my surprise, the girl working the counter also gave us a whiskey and ginger she had mistakenly made, on the house.
House smoked chicken sausage, Dos Hermanos bun, kimchi slaw, smoked chili crunch aioli, crispy shallots
What They Say About It: Our sausage dog is inspired by our most popular seasonal ramen, the spicy chicken miso. We house-make and smoke all of our own sausages. For wiener week, we are using a Dos Hermanos local bun with our house kimchi slaw, chili crunch aioli, and crispy shallots. Pro Tip: order with a combo to get a side of our famous crispy Brussels Sprouts.
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