About This Blog

There's an "About" page on the right, but I thought I'd make a post that describes what this blog is all about in case you didn't read it.

I'm a big fan of hot dogs and meat based toppings. I grew up in an area of New Jersey that had a bunch of Texas Weiner locations. A Texas Weiner is a greek based chili sauce (if you're in Northern New Jersey it's more like normal chili).. you usually get the dogs topped with mustard, onions, and meat sauce. Something similar to a Coney or a Cincinnati Style chili or maybe even Rochester Garbage Plate sauce, some of which has notes of cinnamon and other spices in them.

Originally I started keeping a list of places online you could buy meat sauces and get them shipped to you, but then I started to add other (mostly unique) hot dog toppings.

I purchase all the items myself. Some companies have offered free items (which I appreciate the offer), but I never take them. I provide my honest review on what I think of the product, good or bad. If there is just a picture of the item, that means I have not reviewed it yet. I've been starting to write that in the post. If I can get the ingredient list I also include it.

On the bottom right hand side of the page is a "Product Purchase Links" section. These are links to where I've found you can purchase products I put on the blog. It's a chore to always keep up with the links to make sure they are still working, but I do it from time to time. So, if the link doesn't work then Google is your friend.

I was originally removing blog posts of items no longer sold, but I lost a few posts that way, so I decided to keep them up now and just remove the purchase links.

What started off as 64 blog posts has grown into over 200 at the moment!

Coney Island Station

 

This is a small (3) chain of restaurants in Wisconsin that ships their dogs. This comes as a kit containing 12 dogs, buns, mustard, onions, and chili sauce. If you happen to live in certain states around Wisconsin the shipping is much cheaper.

Angry Tomato Salsa - Italian Olive

 

I know toppings on hot dogs can be subjective. This is technically a salsa, but I thought it was so good  (and unique (and good on a hot dog)) that it was worth a mention here.

This is one of the best salsas I've ever tried. Tastes really fresh. Great tomato and oregano flavor. Great olive flavor, but not overly olive. Good amount of heat, but not too hot. There's vinegar in here, but it blends in nicely with all the other ingredients.. it's not that mouth puckering vinegar you find in some things with vinegar. I would definitely buy this again.

Ingredients: tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), green chile peppers (green chiles, water, salt, citric acid), jalapeno peppers, onions, green olives (olives, water, sea salt), vinegar, black olives (olives, water, sea salt), cilantro, garlic salt, garlic, basil, oregano.

Bright Leaf Bulk Chili

 

No review yet.

Chandler Foods All Beef Hotdog Chili

 

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Who doesn't want a 5 pound tub of all beef hot dog chili?

Cupid's Hot Dogs

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This is quite expensive, because it's 2 (or 3) dozen dogs and chili, but it qualifies to be here, so here it is.

Gourmet Hot Dog Sauce

 

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Ingredients: djion mustard (water, mustard flour, spirit vinegar, sea salt, mustard husk, pimento, tumeric), sugar, wholegrain mustard (water, mustard seeds, white wine vinegar (preservative: sulphur dioxide), sea salt, cinnamon, pimento), cider vinegar, sunflower oil, mustard flour, tumeric, salt.

Magic Man Detroit-Style With Beans

 

This is pretty much the same as Magic Man Detroit-Style No Beans Chili, so read the review there. The only difference here is I don't get that cocoa flavor (even though it says cocoa), replace that with bean flavor.

Ingredients: water, prepared pinto beans (pinto beans, water), protein matrix (water, pea protein, rice protein), olive oil, modified food starch, less than 2% of: onion powder, salt, cocoa powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, spices, paprika, tumeric.

National Coney Island Chili Sauce

I just did a review on Magic Man Detroit-Style No Beans Chili which is manufactured by the same company. This one is similar. Kind of smells like Hormel coming out of the can, comes out easily. The other one has no meat in it, but this has beef. I like the flavor and texture better. It's not spicy or salty at all. Has a very mild flavor. This one comes in smaller cans, which is a good serving for one or two people and a few hot dogs. Some Walmart's carry this and I'd choose it over other store brands.

Ingredients: water, beef, cracker meal (bleached wheat flour, salt), natural flavors, spices, textured vegetable protein (soy flour), salt, modified food starch, paprika, tumeric.

Magic Man Detroit-Style No Beans Chili

 

Thick consistency, but easy to shake right out of the can. Looks and smells like Hormel chili, but there's no meat in it. Kind of bland tasting. Not salty at all. Some bites are super bland, some you get strong notes of cocoa, and some you get cocoa with a slight heat in the background. This ranks slightly above store brand chili sauces, but see my latest review National Coney Island Chili Sauce which is made by the same company and I like better.

Ingredients: water, protein matrix (water, pea pea protein, rice protein), modified food starch, olive oil, less than 2% of: salt, onion powder, cocoa powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, paprika, spices, tumeric.

Hormel Coney Island Inspired

 

I thought I put this up on the website. It's been out awhile. Maybe I left it off because Hormel is disgusting? Who knows. It's up now and I'll buy a can to try some day soon.ss

Ingredients: beef and pork, water, onions, tomato paste, textured soy flour, contains 2% or less of modified food starch, oatmeal, flavoring, chili powder (chili peppers, flavoring), corn flour, sugar, salt, concentrated rochester sauce (distilled vinegar, corn syrup, water, salt, garlic powder, spices [including celery seed], tamarind, natural flavor, sulfates, mustard flour, spices, dextrose.

Wendy's Chili With Beans

 

This has been out for awhile now.

Ingredients: beef, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), cooked kidney beans (kidney beans, water), cooked pinto beans, onions, water, diced tomatoes in juice (diced tomatoes, tomato juice), water, celery, green bell peppers, contains less than 2%: salt, beef broth, beef tallow, sugar, modified corn starch, corn starch, natural flavors, chili pepper, beef flavor (contains beef extract, yeast extract, salt, flavor, maltodextrin, lactic acid, citric acid), onion powder, citric acid, tapioca, starch, yeast extract, garlic powder, dextrose, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, xanthan gum, autolyzed yeast extract, gum arabic, maltodextrin, smoke flavor.

Wendy's No Beans Chili

 

This has been out for some time now.

Ingredients: beef, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), onions, water, diced tomatoes in juice (diced tomatoes, tomato juice), celery, green bell peppers, contains less than 2%: salt, beef broth, beef tallow, sugar, modified corn starch, corn starch, natural flavors, chili pepper, beef flavor (contains beef extract, yeast extract, salt, flavor, maltodextrin, lactic acid, citric acid), onion powder, citric acid, tapioca, starch, yeast extract, garlic powder, dextrose, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, xanthan gum, autolyzed yeast extract, gum arabic, maltodextrin, smoke flavor.

Momma K's Meat Hot Sauce

I've got a cold, so my sense of taste is clouded a bit. I was hungry, though, so I made this. Take this review lightly until I get another jar when I'm feeling better. Soupy consistency and gritty texture. Slight tomato flavor, good heat but not too spicy. It's not overly complex in it's flavor. The allspice blends in nicely with the other spices. Cinnamon takes a back seat. I wouldn't even know there was honey in here if I hadn't read the ingredients. I honestly think it needs a touch more salt. Good sauce.

Ingredients: ground beef, tomato sauce (tomato puree (water, tomato paste from vine-ripened tomatoes), less than 2% of salt, citric acid*, onion powder, garlic powder, dehydrated bell peppers, natural flavors, *naturally derived), water, honey, less than 2% of green peppers, onions, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, water, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, sugar, spices, anchovy (fish), natural flavor (soy), tamarind extract and soy lechithin), crushed red pepper, sodium acid sulfate, garlic salt (salt, granulated garlic), dark chili powder (chili peppers, cumin, oregano, garlic, salt), onion powder, allspice, cayenne red pepper, cinnamon.

Costanza Sausage Hotdog Mustard

 

I absolutely love the packaging on this one. It's vibrant (much like the product inside) and made me want to try it as soon as possible. This is one bold tasting mustard with a lot of flavor. It's sweet, slightly spicy, and tangy. I'll definitely be ordering more of this. It makes me want to make things for dinner just to eat this. I'll probably try it on a sandwich tomorrow.

Sorry I don't have an ingredient list yet. The fridge is down the hall and it's close to 4AM. I need sleep. I'll get to it soon.

Costanza Sausage Coney Island Hot Dog Sauce

 

I tried their Rochester Meat Sauce first. This one is milder and less tangy. It's also darker in color, thicker and less oily. This one is closer to a traditional chili sauce. There's no stuff like allspice, cinnamon, or cloves in here, but does contain worcestershire that the other one does not. I like this one better, but it could use a little more heat.

Ingredients: ground beef, tomato sauce (tomato puree (water, tomato paste from vine-ripened tomatoes, water, less than 2% of onion powder, garlic powder, citric acid, dehydrated bell pepper, natural flavors), onion, cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, water, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, sugar, spices, anchovy, natural flavor, tamarind extract, soy lecithin), chili powder (chili pepper, cumin, oregano, salt, garlic powder), mustard (distilled vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, spices), sodium acid sulfate, water, cumin, salt, celery salt, garlic powder.

Costanza Sausage Rochester Meat Sauce

Spicy, tomato-y, oily, definitely meaty. Meat's the first ingredient. Leaves a tangy after taste in your mouth. Not salty. This has a lighter color than their Coney Island sauce. While I liked this one, having tried so many, it sits in the upper middle of the pack for me. Good enough to come back to, not unique enough to make the top of the list. 

Ingredients: ground beef, onion, tomato sauce (tomato puree (water, tomato paste from vine-ripened tomatoes, water, less than 2% of onion powder, garlic powder, citric acid, dehydrated bell pepper, natural flavors), water, cayenne pepper sauce (aged red cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), soybean oil, cumin, sugar, garlic, sodium acid sulfate, allspice, cinnamon, black pepper, paprika, chili powder (chili pepper, cumin oregano, salt, garlic powder), cloves, salt, garlic powder, molasses, cayenne pepper.

Meat Rocket - Roc Style Meat Hot Sauce

 

They make two varieties, hot and mild.

No review yet.

Ingredients: black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder, light chili powder, tomato powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, light brown sugar, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cloves.

Bacon Ketchup

 

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Kelly's Hot Dog Chili Sauce

 

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