1-in-a-Million Hot Dog Food Trucks

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE HOT DOG FOOD TRUCK

The hot dog food cart may be considered one of the first food trucks. In 1870, Coney Island opened it's first hot dog cart. In 1936, Oscar Mayer started the "Weiner Mobile." And Frankfurt, Germany has been celebrating the frankfurter and wiener for more than 500 years.

Arguably, the sausage-in-a-bun business might be longest lived and the most competitive among food trucks, trailers and carts. So standing out and making the best wurst are all important for survival in the city full of plenty of food choices.

STAND OUT AMERICAN HOT DOG FOOD TRUCKS

FoodTruckBooking has picked some of our favorite hot dog truck names and some trucks that have had great staying power and delicious and unusual toppings:

• Short Leash Hot Dog, Phoenix AZ
• Glory Hole Hot Dogs, Austin TX
• The Evil Weiner, Austin TX
• Dogzilla, Orange County CA
• The Dogfather, Worcester MA
• Big Fat Weiners, Portland OR
• Japadog, Canada & US
• Diva Dawg, New Orleans LA
• The Pup Truck, Atlanta GA
• Just Encased, Dallas - Fort Worth TX
• The Wurst Wagen, Columbia SC
• I Dream of Weenie, Nashville TN

Keep scrolling for highlights and videos from the 1-in-a-Million Hot Dog Truck list.

JAPADOG - CA, NY & CANADA

Japadog started in Vancouver, Canada combining the American hot dog with Japanese ingredients like seaweed, noodles, tempura shrimp. Teriyaki sauce and soy sauce often replace traditional sauces like mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup. Japadog has been featured in 80 Food Trucks Around the World and has received lots of attention for changing how we eat hot dogs. Find Japadog trucks in Canada, California and New York.

JUST ENCASED - DALLAS - FORT WORTH TX

Not a hot dog, but homemade sausage. A family-owned business, locally owned in Fort Worth, Texas making handcrafted sausages made in-house. We started out as a pop-up restaurant at the Dallas Farmers Market and now have grown into a food truck. Just Encased will travel all over the metroplex and cater weddings, holiday parties, and do office lunches.

EAT JO DAWGS - MESQUITE TX

We are a Black/family owned food truck in Mesquite, Texas specializing in all beef 1/4 pound hot dogs as well as Bratwurst, hot links, and Polish sausages. Some fancy, favorite and unusual toppings like pepperoni.

SHORT LEASH HOT DOGS - PHOENIX AZ

Short Leash started as a food truck and turned into a brick and mortar with a food truck for catering.In the TEDX Talk about the business, owner Brad Moore says, "Short Leash Hotdogs combines these things and allows us to work with each other. Our mission is to serve a unique twist on a classic favorite. Our fare is simple and straight forward with a focus on using local purveyors and natural ingredients. We offer a multitude of toppings, unique combinations and are willing to accommodate your requests."

Watch the full TedTalk about how Short Leash went from a food truck to a fixed location restaurant with a food truck.

I DREAM OF WEENIE - NASHVILLE TN

I Dream of Weenie is known both for its quirky modified VW bus and yummy signature charcoal-grilled weenies. Get yours To Go or grab a blanket to enjoy a picnic on the lawn.All hot dogs served on a fresh-baked locally made artisan bun, and are available on your choice of a premium all-beef, turkey, or tofu weenie.

THE WURST WAGEN - COLUMBIA SC

The Wurst Wagen is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Gerard and Erin Lin who share a love for authentic German food. They chose the name The Wurst Wagen because it reminds them of the wurst kiosks that they have visited in their travels around Germany. This inspired them to open a business that would draw on some of their favorite German food and the many discoveries that they shared in their travels.

THE EVIL WEINER - AUSTIN TX

The Evil Weiner has been around for more than a decade. It's been featured on Eat Street series where owner Jeff Cummins says, "We're taking the common hot dog and putting tuxedo on it." Evil Weiner was recently featured in The South's Best Hot Dog in Southern Living.

NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE HOT DOG VENDOR

FoodTruckBooking wants to support the first food trucks in the US. Did we miss your favorite? Probably! Let us know who needs to be on the list and we will send a discount code for your nomination. Top hot dog trucks, trailers and carts will get a foot long discount on a 1 year FoodTruckBooking subscription.


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