Diggity Dog
I Need A Dog On It!
It's a lovely Tuesday and I decide to head out for a fancy lunch. All of the
sudden I see a $25 ticket for parking my vehicle in front of my house. What a
town! Immediately the urge to cut expenses comes over me and I'm thinking about
having cheap eats. Something new?
 Across
the street from the Honey Bear Bakery in Northern Wallingford (Meridian and 55th
to be exact) there's a new Hot Dog place in town. Hey, I know my hot dogs, I
used to eat at Pink's in L.A., famous for serving Orson Wells two
chili/guacamole cheese dogs just minutes before his untimely death (or was it
timely?) on the sidewalk out front.
...Now I need a dog.
 Diggity
Dog is open for business and serving to all ages. Out front you're welcomed by
the establishment's logo and inside the walls are covered with some the of the
greatest dog art around. You'll be taken aback by the green table and red chair
motif. There's a kids table and the magazine rack has all kinds of offerings
including Sunset, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. I enjoyed this since I was out
by myself that day and had cancelled my Rolling Stone subscription some time ago
when the rag stopped publishing Hunter S. Thompson stories, basically because
Thompson was too undependable about meeting deadlines.
...Back to the dogs.
 Ten
different dog items await your pallette, ranging from the standard dog to Italian,
Cilantro Turkey, Hawaiian, and Chicken Habanero. You order the dog and proceed
to the "all you can throw on" condiment bar that features all the
usual fixings plus FREE chili. Not even 7-11 or Circle K offers free chili, so
chow down chili lovers!
The restaurant is missing one major food group by not
offering much in the way of greens (no salads, sorry) and the chip selection is
limited to high salt/fat Tim's Cascade, but I have put in my request for
something a little healthier, and you can, too. The quality of the meats in the
dogs are top notch. The Kosher dog is Hebrew International and some of the
others are flown in from different places since Washington seems to be shy on
quality dogs.
 Diggity
Dog was started by Marcia Seed and Chuck Haber and actually began as a New York
style Hot Dog cart. The two offer catering and customers can also pick up
quantities of uncooked dogs to take out for picnicking and barbecuing. Prices
for the "dogs to go" will be listed on the back of the menu
shortly. A new store has recently opened on Capitol Hill.
5421 Meridian Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Owners: Marcia Seed and Chuck Haber
(206) 633-1966
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