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Kosher Hotdogs
Posted: 10:14 am, August 19th, 2009 in Midtown Eating
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A 'kosher hotdog from a cart'?
Are you serious?
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Yeah activist. we all know Doc only eats gourmet food that does NOT come from restaurants, so you can't seriously expect him to answer that.
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same goes for you archivist! (oops)
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Archivist, considering most of the religious beliefs of the vendors, I'd say a lot of the vendors sell kosher dogs. You'll even see the breakfast carts selling 'beef sausage and eggs'.
Theres a grilled hotdog cart I've been meaning to try on 55th & Madison:
Incidentally - I'm assuming you mean that the hotdogs are kosher, not the carts themselves (since you said kosher/halal).
I think there's one on 55th and 6th as well.
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Hey Chuck, why on earth would you not think the poster was serious? It's a pretty legitimate and common question, andthere happen to be LOTS of Kosher street vendors, particularly in the diamond district.
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It's not from a cart, but Mendy's (34th & Park) is doing a Recession special: 99 cent hot dogs, 50 cent toppings (fried onions, cole slaw, etc.), and 50 cent mini-knishes. At that price it's pretty worthwhile (and just as cheap as a street cart), nothing else in there is really Midtown Lunch range.
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Kosher Oasis is the only certified Kosher dog that I know of from a street cart in the city. While I've never tried it due to my lack of interest in hot dogs, I can tell you that it is as dirty water as the rest.
The simple characteristic of being an "all-beef hotdog" does not satisfy the requirements of Kashrut. All-beef is necessary, but not sufficient. Certification and all-beef = Kosher.
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All the vendors that I have asked in Central Park have vociferously told me they only sell kosher hot dogs. I've never actually seen the packaging but they have all been adamant about it so take that as a starting point I guess.
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Thats not true steve. I had several hot dogs fom the kosher oasis cart and theyre not only delicious but very clean as well. The cart looks spotless inside and whenever i pass by i see the workers cleaning it. I highly recommend kosher oasis to everyone. Try it and ull see what i mean.
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I had schnitzel and felafel at the kosher oasis on Wednesday. It's great. I don't know about their hotdogs, but I would expect it to be as good as the rest of their food. And yah, the cart seems very clean.
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The cat is certified, the food is very good.
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As an "expert" myself and someone who did not just create an account logon 30 minutes ago (please correct me if I am wrong Zach) dirty water doesn't mean dirty, just boiled. Shill on yelp, I have more patience for DocChuck than that bullshit.
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flatrock: "dirty water" refers to the rumor/fact that hotdog vendors don't change their hotdog water overnight, or that they simply drain the boiler and refill without sanitizing.
g: I don't want certified cat in my kosher hotdogs.
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I like the "rumor/fact" comment. Hey, if the water is boiling, it should kill anything growing in there...right?
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Nope. "Dirty water" refers to the fact that the water looks dirty once the hot dogs are heated, because of some melted fat etc. floating. Hot dogs are pulled out of this hot "dirty" water . Has nothing to do with rumors of not changing the water, which makes no sense at all. Vendors would not lug around dirty water when they can dump it down a drain and refill where it's convenient.
Any recommendations on best kosher/halal hotdogs from the carts?