Of course, with a minefield of tourist traps to avoid in Chicago, and over 1,800 hot dog stands to choose from within its city limits, the hunt for the perfect hot dog spot may be overwhelming.

Vienna Beef has a monopoly on hot dog stands, and they’ve become the taste of Chicago. However, other sausage makers do great work, so look out for variation. Eater maps are curated by editors ...

Chicago artist Julia Hagen reminisced about the numerous hot dog stands she's visited in her quest to paint as many as she's able. She quipped that joy and nostalgia weren't the only things that ...

Other experts believe ketchup confuses and overpowers other condiments, and not just the ones on a Chicago-style hot dog, ...

A Chicago street-food staple since 1939, Jim’s Original, a hot dog stand noted for the advent of the Maxwell Street Polish, will open its first location ever outside the Windy City in the city ...

The story of the Chicago-style hot dog is written all over the Windy City. In fact, many of its most popular brick-and-mortar hot dog restaurants started out as food carts, such as Superdawg.