Next stop for lunch was Fab's Hot Dogs! Closer to socal, I think around Gardena (Liezl: I think you mean Reseda)...and in case you didn't know...That's him! The owner of Fab's! Don't worry, Lizoe let him know about our famous trip! Can you believe he still works the register even after his TV debut?! Lizoe got a mexicali dog with adobo sauce and grilled onions but for some reason I don't have that pictures, so better get on that Lizoe!
Liezl: It's funny, but in a kind of pathetic way, that to me and Monks, people we see on the Food Network are what we consider to be celebrities. As soon as she saw him, she got super excited. This was my chance to actually talk to someone that I saw on tv!! I asked him if things got busier since being featured on the Food Network and then we started chatting about the food tour. He seemed impressed. Monks seemed embarrassed. Fabs was probably one of my top 5 joints. Top 5 out of 30 is not bad at all! Wide variety of interesting toppings and you could tell that they actually cared about the taste. It was more of a gourmet hot dog than a top-it-with-anything-crazy hot dog.
monks: yes. i was embarrassed. yes. i think people on the food network are celebrities. yes. i think lizoe is a freak. i loooooooooooooooooooooved this place! it was one of my favorites!!! so many choices! i couldn't pick just one which is why i ordered 3 dogs for just mitch and i! the place was cute, clean and friendly...they moved over to this spot because they needed more space after the show aired! when you walk in the smell of yummy meat fills your nose! mmmmmm wipe your mouth! all the meat and toppings tasted fresh and homemade and everything was so flavorful! if it weren't so early in the day i would have ordered more! i guess this is why i'm the fat cousin...
Liezl: Ahhh I can still remember the excitement of seeing him...but I forgot his name.
monks: what a rookie lizoe...his name is JOE FABRATINI!!!! i dunno if i got the spelling right but that's his name! eat that sucka!
Mitch with the mouth watering dogs!
oh man...despite the green stuff looking like caterpillars as mom said...i think that was my favorite one...tree knows one of my favorite foods is skirt steak with chimichurri sauce...i think it's from argentina? it's been my birthday meal here and there...it's mostly cause of the sauce, it's an acidic (mostly lime!), olive oil and some herbs fusion and tastes so yummy on anything!!! ANYTHING! so that green dog was a delicious dog with skirt steak and that sauce on top! so damn good! one of em was the bald eagle ripper i think? the ripper just means it had the delcious dog deep fried til it ripped open! the bald eagle slaw-that's the orange looking one, was delicious! not too sweet or sour and the veggies tasted so fresh! i believe the middle one was a bacon wrapped dog with traditional slaw and jalapenos! i LOVED this slaw! i think the whole mustard? seed made it! it just tasted to good and flavorful! not sweet, sour or creamy, just perfect and crunchy!!!! even though i loved that slaw the best, you just can't beat a mission dog from sf! c'mon, 2am after drinking and dancing, a bacon wrapped dog fried on a cookie sheet in it's own oils (fuled by a propane tank!) with onions, peppers, mayo, mustard and ketchup...that will always win no contest!
Him again!
monks: that joe, such a hard worker!
So from the top: You have the ripper! Which is a deef fried dog with their special 'bald eagle slaw'....kinda like a more tomato based spicy coleslaw...pretty damn good... in the middle is a bacon wrapped dog with traditional slaw which was super yummy with big seeds and herbs in it and jalepenos on top....third dog on the bottom was the chimichurri dog with sliced steak and a chimichurri sauce-tangy olive oil, lime, parsley or cilantro....sooooo good!
Liezl: That chimichurri dog was the best! How can you beat meat on top of more meat? It was hecka good! Yes I said hecka. Among the 3 of us, we ate 4 dogs. Not bad for an afternoon snack. We took a bite, then passed it to the next person. Hooray for variety again!
monks: damnit, i should have scrolled down...i didn't see that mitch wrote all that stuff
(mind you- that bbq post came after these 4 hot dogs!)
fabs gets a double thumbs up from me!!!!!!
Liezl: Aaaand here I am fresh from my second nap of the day ready to eat my dog!
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