Hot Diggity

On Saturday, I went to Fancy Franks, a gourmet hot dog spot that just opened near College and Spadina. The place was pushing nostalgia hard with retro lettering and logo on the outside mural, black-and-white prints of the 50s-60s inside, and an oldie radio station playing over the speakers.

I ordered the Chi-Town Fancy ($6.75) with spicy sausage substitution ($1). This combination was stuffed with fresh tomato, pickle, relish, pickled peperoncini, mustard, and a dash of celery salt. Everything tasted fresh: a nice firm crunch to the pickles; clean chopped relish without the typical sliminess; and a strong flavour to the slightly loosely packed sausage. The only disappointment was that the sausage was insufficiently spicy for my taste buds.

In addition to the standard fries, there were also mini-burgers and mini-donuts for sale.