Nathan's Famous Natural Casing hot dogs

Browsing around the Fresh Market store in Geneva yesterday I was surprised to find a few packages of Nathan's Famous natural casing dogs. The skinless are pretty easy to find, but skinless hot dogs are akin to stale chips or microwaved bread; the flavor is still there, but the key texture is gone. I've not seen these offered before so figured I'd try a package. I fried a few up in a pan with a little oil to ensure browning and went with a minimalist topping of plain yellow mustard. The hot dogs were good with a nice snap and traditional all beef hotdog flavor, but they didn't surpass Vienna, Bobaks or Usingers natural casings dogs from a flavor perspective. I understand there is something lost in eating a pan fried hot dog at home compared to how it should be served natively in a proper stand with a steamed bun and standard toppings. At $4.50 for a pack of 6 it was a pretty good deal and I'll happily eat the rest, but I wouldn't drive out of my way for them like I would to get to the Vienna factory store. Maybe for those who grew up eating them in the east it might be a nice treat?


Fresh Market
(630) 845-4095
718 Commons Dr
Geneva, IL

In a taste test we conducted of Nathan's skin on, Usingers all Beef Angus and Vienna all beef, three out of three tasters preferred the Vienna. The Nathan's had a very good taste, good fat content and salt level but the Vienna just was the best. I particularly like the 1/4# dogs available at the Factory store.-Dick

budrichard wrote:In a taste test we conducted of Nathan's skin on, Usingers all Beef Angus and Vienna all beef, three out of three tasters preferred the Vienna. The Nathan's had a very good taste, good fat content and salt level but the Vienna just was the best. I particularly like the 1/4# dogs available at the Factory store.-Dick

The 1/4# dogs are now also available at Cellular Field all season long!

Goodbye Best Kosher - Hello Vienna Beef!