Radar,
I'm new to this board and stumbled on to it when I Googled the term "Augie's Doggies". I enjoyed reading about your foray into the hot dog biz. I've long thought about doing something similar in my part of the world. I travel alot and I'm always in search of a good dog. The best I'm found is a little place in LaCrosse, Wisconsin called --you guessed it ---
Coney Island. What makes their product special is that they use thin little dogs of a high quality mixture.... sort of like what others might call Red Hots. But the key is that they steam heat the buns. Has anyone ever heard of this before?
Is your cart up and running in LA? I'm going to be there from July 11 through the 15 and I'd love to sample a half dozen! Good luck to you

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Now if only I could get a lead on the world's best tap root beer!
Simon