Imported from Detroit: A Coney Island Opens in Hollywood
Our beloved Coney dogs are getting the Hollywood treatment with a new restaurant on the Sunset Strip. Can California really do Coneys right?
A line began to form outside Coney Dog at noon Monday in West Hollywood, the local Patch reported. It was the first official day of business for the Sunset Strip's new Detroit-themed restaurant.
"These are hot dogs straight from Detroit. The chili is also from Detroit," Nick Vlassopoulos said from behind the counter, pointing to a natural casing hot dog made from beef, topped with an all-meat beanless chili and diced onions. "After two or three of these, you'll still feel great — maybe one burp."
Read more about the restaurant, which includes – in perfect California fashion – a vegetarian Coney, here. What do you think about that, Metro Detroit? We're not sure that would fly at Lafayette or American.