text: I made a solemn promise to my Yelp buddy lain b that I would give Franks Alot a try this weekwell it was not so much a solemn promise as more of a if I happen to be in the neighborhood at lunchtime I will try to get byhappily for me it all worked out todaynnI had the traditional Power Yoga class at the Village today the class was brutal todaywith a capital BRU but I toughed it outnnAfter class I needed somethingsomethingwhat can retox your system any better than that big dose of unidentifiable beef parts that are first ground into a slurry and then soaked in nitrates that I like to call a Vienna All Beef WienernnAlmost nothing that is what with the possible exception of unblended year old highland malt scotch whiskeybut I am still working this afternoonso hot dog it isnnI motored down th past LGO I saw the Chicago Hamburger sign beckoning off to my right all wanting my business all tasty and singing to me as I passed by but I pressed on to my goalnnI was almost on the runways at Sky Harbor before I finally found this placeit is a long way down thnnI do not get to this part of town very oftennot really much for me to do here but even though it is a schlep I can see it becoming a hot dog destinationnnFrom first glance you can tell that Franks Alot is a hot dog jointdrive through or walk upcash only signno inside seating although it was nice eating on the covered patio with the misters going and classic rock over the acoustically impaired speakersmade me feel like I was again and sitting outside at Lukes in Monmouthright down to Spirit in Sky warbling away at mennI got to agree with lainFranks Alot makes a good hot dognnI had foot longs just to see what these wieners are made of oh waitI remember nowbeef parts slurry etcsee abovennThey steam the Vienna All Beef Wieners I just like writing wiener as often as possible serve them in warm fluffy poppy seed buns I do not have to worry about the drug testsdrug use is encouraged for software developersthey have celery salt to sprinkle on your wiener insert joke here which is almost always worth a starnnTheyve got a lot probably where the name comes from of different sausages at Franks Alotthe special today was a polish sausage and they have brats red hots etcnnThey do chili dogs Chicago style bacon wrappedyou knowall the healthy optionsnnI might even try one of those variations one of these daysnnBut for now I am happy with the good old standbythe foot long hot dogsnn for foot longs and barrel of diet cokethat is more than less than Teds for the same thingand I did not have to wait in line for minutes