Question: what's the difference between a coney dog and a chili dog

title: Coney Island hot dog
text: Jackson style uses a topping of either ground beef or ground beef heart , onions and spices . The sauce is traditionally a thick hearty one whether ground beef or ground beef heart is used . This meat sauce is applied on a quality hotdog in a steamed bun and then topped with diced or chopped onions and a stripe of mustard . The Todoroffs ' restaurants were some of the earlier locations for Jackson coneys beginning in 1914 . However , those locations are now closed . The company currently manufactures and distribute their coney sauce for retail purchase at supermarkets or other restaurants . There are several other coney restaurants in the area , most notably Jackson Coney Island and Virginia Coney Island , both of which are located on East Michigan Avenue in front of the train station near where the original Todoroff 's restaurant was located . These restaurants all use a blend of onion and spices similar to Todoroff 's but use ground beef heart instead of ground beef for the coney sauce . The Jackson style was late to the usage of beef heart in the sauce , using ground beef prior to converting to ground beef heart in the early 1940s . Jackson takes their coneys very seriously . Each year Jackson Magazine or the Jackson Citizen Patriot have a best coney contest voted on by residents for all the restaurants in the area . Kalamazoo