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Hot doggin’ it: Jerry’s Dogs in Santa Ana

May 16th, 2008, 7:29 pm · 3 Comments · posted by Kat "I eat 'til my pants hurt" Nguyen

Jerry’s Dogs in Santa Ana

Proof that not everything with bacon tastes better: My hot dog today at Jerry’s Dogs in Santa Ana. It sounded like a good idea at the time. I started thinking of those awesome bacon-wrapped hotdogs from the Mexican vendors I’d get outside the clubs in L.A. uh, eons ago. Anyone know whether any such carts exist in O.C.?

Anyway, they didn’t have bacon-wrapped hot dogs at Jerry’s (they totally should) so when I saw bacon bits on the menu of toppings, I figured, why not? Yeah, as it turns out, crumbled bacon was no substitute for the nice long strips of delicious pork belly. However, my Signature Jerry’s Dog ($3.25) had a lovely snap and I’d order it again with the spicy brown mustard.

Actually, I discovered that the bacon crumbs served a better purpose: I scooped them up with some freshly fried potato chips. That worked out rather nicely.

Jerry’s Dogs

2276 E. 17th St.

Santa Ana, CA

714. 245.0200

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3 Responses to “Hot doggin’ it: Jerry’s Dogs in Santa Ana”

  1. Sidney Says:
    May 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    I’ve turned on all my co-workers to Jerry’s-where i’m currently killing time responding to blog posts :) You can add Bacon to anything at Jerry’s for 50 cents. Their burgers with bacon are the best in the county.

  2. AntoniaForTopChef Says:
    May 29th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    Mmmmmm… I love Jerry’s.
    Try the spiral cut dog. It has the same snap, but the spiral cut gives it more edges to get nice and toasty on the grill.

  3. Kat "I eat 'til my pants hurt" Nguyen Says:
    May 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    Sidney,

    Ha, I love that you’re killing time with us! Oh man, I have to try that bacon burger then, mmmm.

    AntoniaForTopChef,

    I like the Spiral too! The Signature and the Spiral are the two I stick to. P.S. I will begrudgingly admit that Antonia rocked it out on the steaks for the last episode of Top Chef. And yay for Spike getting the boot!
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