# Hot dog stand

A hot dog stand is a business that sells hot dogs, usually from an external counter. Hot dog stands can be located on a public thoroughfare, near a sports stadium, in a shopping mall, or at a fair. They are often found on the streets of major American cities. According to one report, some hot dog stands are paying up to $80,000 in rent for prime locations in Manhattan.
Similar businesses include hot dog carts or wagons, which are portable hand carts with a grill or boiler for cooking the hot dogs and keeping them hot. In the United States, hot dog carts are also referred to as hot dog stands. However, a hot dog stand is typically a permanent or semi-permanent structure, whereas a hot dog cart is movable. Similarly, hot dog trucks are motor vehicles that are set up at a roadside location, and often include a complete kitchen for storage and preparation.
In Denmark, hot dog stands are called Pølsevogn (sausage wagons). They serve traditional hot dogs as well as assorted sausages and sausage meats.
In Toronto, Canada, the hot dogs from hot dog stands are often called "street meat".
Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow desktop colour setting titled "Hot Dog Stand". The garish pairing of bright red and yellow, described by one source as "roughly the ugliest, most abhorrent, most terrifying pile of mismatchery", has become something of a legend in coding circles, viewed as a rare joke by Microsoft.

## Notable stands

* Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand, Los Angeles, CA
* Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, Reykjavík, Iceland
* Ben's Chili Bowl, Washington, D.C.
* Coney Island Colorado, Bailey, CO
* Dog n Suds, Grayslake, IL
* Essie's Original Hot Dog Shop, Pittsburgh, PA
* Gene & Jude's, River Grove, IL
* Gray's Papaya, Manhattan, NY
* Hot Dog King, Manhattan, NY
* Hillbilly Hot Dogs, Huntington, WV
* Hot Dog on a Stick, Santa Monica, CA
* Nathan's Famous, Coney Island, NY
* Papaya King, Manhattan, NY
* Rutt's Hut, Clifton, NJ
* Superdawg, Chicago, IL
* Tail o' the Pup, Los Angeles, CA
* The Varsity, Atlanta, GA
* Walkin' Dog, Minneapolis, MN
* Walter's Hot Dog Stand, Mamaroneck, NY
* Weenie Beenie, Arlington, VA
* The Wieners Circle, Chicago, IL

## Image gallery

As shown in these photos, hot dog stands exist in a very wide variety of building styles and configurations, and sometimes feature unusual or even outlandish architecture or signage.
* Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand Los Angeles, CA
* Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur Reykjavík, Iceland
* Ben's Chili Bowl Washington, D.C.
* Coney Island Colorado Bailey, CO
* Cupid's Tarzana, CA
* Doggie Diner Chicago, IL
* Dog n Suds Grayslake, IL
* Essie's Original Hot Dog Shop Pittsburgh, PA
* Fat Johnnie's Chicago, IL
* Gene & Jude's River Grove, IL
* GooDays Novosibirsk, Russia
* Gray's Papaya Manhattan, NY
* Grillen Solna Stockholm, Sweden
* Günter's Stockholm, Sweden
* Happy Dogs Van Nuys, CA
* Hillbilly Hot Dogs Huntington, WV
* Home Plate Reseda, CA
* Hot Dog on a Stick Santa Monica, CA
* Nathan's Famous Coney Island, NY
* Papaya King Manhattan, NY
* Rutt's Hut Clifton, NJ
* Superdawg Chicago, IL
* Tail o' the Pup Los Angeles, CA
* Terry's Red Hot Chicago, IL
* The Varsity Atlanta, GA
* Walter's Hot Dog Stand Mamaroneck, NY
* Weenie Beenie Arlington, VA
* Wiener Factory Sherman Oaks, CA
* The Wieners Circle Chicago, IL
* Wolfy's Chicago, IL