IDAHO FALLS BALLPARK
Where the fuck do I even start with this? I guess I should preface everything by saying that this is purely an indictment of the hotdog and only that. The only person who should be offended by this post is the person in charge of the hotdogs at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls.
So this is the "All-American Hotdog" from the concession stand at Melaleuca Field, home field of the @ifchukars ...and I'm not sure it deserves the "All-American" title, or if maybe it REALLY deserves it.
For a town that seems to pride itself on everything hotdogs, this is by far the worst hotdog I've ever eaten in my adult life. And with a banner proudly displaying a hotdog near the stand, as if they would be proud of this! They get no points for the sauerkraut and mustard, which are doing all the heavy lifting in the photo. This thing was the same soft mush all the way through. I honestly think the wiener was softer than the bun. The sauerkraut had more bite! My guess is it's the cheapest fuckin' dog you can buy, BAR-S or something around that level of cheap. If decent hotdogs are made from leftovers (which is perfectly fine), these were made from whatever washed down the drain.
I will say however that it did give me a sense of nostalgia - for the shitty church hotdogs I used to eat as a 7 year-old. The only thing better here was that the bun wasn't stale. And look, I understand you're not going to serve gourmet frankfurters, but come on, you're serving these at a baseball game, these are supposed to be a highlight!
2/7 depressing dogs for this one. Almost a 1. If Tom Hanks saw me biting into this thing all teary-eyed and yelled "there's no crying in baseball!" he'd cry too if I gave him a bite. Take me out of this game, Coach.
The game was fun (it was Hawaiian shirt night if you were wondering), the Black Lager from @idahobrewingcompany was great, and it was a beautiful evening. It was also good seeing General Patton out there First Base Coaching!
