Pink's Hot Dogs

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Pink's Hot Dogs
Pinks Hot Dogs.jpg
The front of Pink's Hot Dogs
Restaurant information
Established 1939 (Current location 1946)
Dress code Casual
Street address 709 North La Brea Avenue
City Hollywood
State California
Postal code/ZIP 90038
Country United States
Website Official Website

Pink's Hot Dogs is a landmark hot dog restaurant in the Hollywood district of the city of Los Angeles.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

Pink's was founded by Paul and Betty Pink in 1939 as a pushcart near the corner of La Brea and Melrose.[8] The Great Depression was still having an impact on the country, and money was scarce. People could purchase a chili dog made with Betty's own chili recipe accompanied by mustard and onions on a steamed bun for 10 cents each. As business grew, thanks to Betty's chili and the custom-made Hoffy-brand hot dogs with their natural casings, so did Pink's. The family built the current building in 1946 at 709 North La Brea.

Today

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Sign for the Pink's Hot Dogs at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio

Pink's has named several newer menu items after Hollywood celebrities, some of whom can be seen at the restaurant.[9] There are many signed celebrity photographs hanging on the walls inside; some celebrities have signed more than one photo. The celebrity-named hot dogs are often versions actually ordered by the person in question, such as the "Martha Stewart Dog" with mustard, relish, onions, chopped tomatoes, sauerkraut, bacon, and sour cream. Another is the "Rosie O'Donnell Long Island Dog", which is a 10" dog topped with mustard, onions, chili and sauerkraut. The "Huell Howser Dog" is a standard chili dog with two of the regular hot dogs on a single bun while the "Ozzy Spicy Dog" named for Ozzy Osbourne features a Polish sausage, nacho cheese, American cheese, grilled onions, guacamole and chopped tomatoes.[10]

A smaller selection of hamburgers are available, and desserts are a choice of coconut or marble cake.

There is usually a long line of customers in front despite the lack of parking in the area. The often slow-moving line is viewed by some as part of the attraction at Pink's, especially on Friday and Saturday nights when the stand becomes packed with club and concert goers.

Pink's has its own parking-lot attendant, even though parking is free.[9] According to the menu, Pink's original signature chili dog in stretched, 10"/25 cm form remains the stand's top seller.

In September 2009, a location opened on the Las Vegas Strip at the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino.

In April 2010, another location opened in Universal CityWalk [on the second level, across from the movie theaters] and introduced "The Betty White Naked Dog" (no condiments or toppings). In November 2010, a location opened at Harrah's Rincon in Valley Center.

Pink's hot dogs are also sold at amusement parks starting in 2011, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, the first Pink's location east of Las Vegas, and starting in 2014, Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut.

In popular culture

Film

TV

  • Featured in the 2014 Season 3 of the Australian competitive reality TV series, The Amazing Race Australia, when teams came to Pink's to eat a traditional hot dog with chili, onions, cheese and mustard.
  • Featured in a 2014 Season 2 episode of the U.S. reality TV/ comedy series Nathan For You, in which Pink's is the location of a segment where Nathan Fielder tests new rules allowing cutting lines in special circumstances.
  • Featured in the 2014 Season 1, Episode 3 of the A&E reality TV series Barry'd Treasure, in which Barry Weiss stops at Pink's on his way home from a road trip to Texas, calling it his favorite hot dog stand.
  • Featured in the 2013 Season 5, Episode 7 of the U.S. TV drama Southland.
  • Featured in the 2011 U.S. competitive reality TV series Americas Next Top Model All Stars as a photo shoot location.
  • Featured in the 2010 Episode 2 of Korean reality TV series F(x)'s Koala (Hangul: f(x)의 코알라), in which the stars of the series, K-pop girl group f(x), paid a visit to this location to eat some foods, and offered their autographed photo.[13]
  • Seen in the 2009 Season 2 of TV series 90210, in which the characters Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Jasper visit Pink's to get some food.
  • Seen in the 2007 Season 5, Episode 1 of the FX series Nip/Tuck, in which characters Sean McNamara (played by Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (played by Julian McMahon) are shown eating Pink's hot dogs.
  • Featured in a 2007 Season 2 episode of Food Network's competitive reality TV series, Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, in which celebrity chef Bobby Flay challenged Richard, Gloria and Beverly Pink to a cook-off ("throwdown"). Bobby Flay won the throwdown.
  • Featured in the 2006 Season 3, Episode 10 of the Showtime TV drama The L Word, in which the characters Jenny, Max, Tim and his wife eat lunch together at Pink's.[citation needed]
  • Featured in a 2006 Season 2 episode of the U.S. competitive reality TV series Hell's Kitchen, in which the teams were both treated to a meal from Pink's Hot Dogs.[citation needed]
  • Shown briefly in the opening credits of the 2005 to 2014 late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, in which host Craig Ferguson appeared singing from the roof of Pink's.[citation needed]
  • Shown briefly in the opening credits of the short-lived 2004 sitcom Joey, in which the title character Joey Tribbiani (played by Matt LeBlanc) drives by Pink's in a convertible.
  • Seen in the 2004 Season 1 of the TV series Entourage.[citation needed]
  • Seen in the 2001 made-for-TV movie Surviving Gilligan's Island.
  • Featured in a 2001 stunt on the U.S. reality TV series Jackass when Brad Pitt was "kidnapped" outside while waiting in line, to the horror of onlookers.[citation needed]
  • Featured in a 2001 Season 1 episode of Anthony Bourdain's docu-reality TV series, A Cook's Tour, in which Gloria Pink introduces Bourdain to several of their menu items including the "Millennium Dog".[citation needed]
  • Featured on the 1991 CBS late night game show, Personals, on which contestants could win a date to Pink's if they were not successful in winning more glamorous destinations.[citation needed]
  • Featured in the 1984 pilot episode of the Nickelodeon TV series Out of Control, in which host Dave Coulier goes to Pink's for chili dogs.[citation needed]

Advertising

Music

  • Cited by singer-songwriter James Taylor as the inspiration for his song "Chili Dog" on his 2007 album One Man Band. Taylor noted, "[The chili dog] was my favourite foodstuff for a time, until I realised that it wasn't a food, it was a drug."[citation needed]
  • Mentioned by country music group Big & Rich in their 2005 single, "Comin' To Your City", in which the lyrics claim that "LA has the freaks and Pink's and fifteen-dollar drinks."
  • Featured in official video of Dido's Brit award-winning hit, Grammy nominated and signature song, White Flag, from Life for Rent album in 2003.
  • Featured in the 1998 video for The Smashing Pumpkins' song "Perfect", in which Pink's is referenced on a Post-It note and shown in a background shot.

Literature

Other popular media

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  3. ↑ LA Weekly
  4. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter
  5. ↑ The Huffington Post
  6. ↑ OC Register
  7. ↑ The Los Angeles Times
  8. ↑ Alejandro Benes, "Taking a Stand for Hot Dog Culture"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Pink's History
  10. ↑ Pink's menu
  11. ↑ Doherty, Michael. "DVD Review: Aloha, Bobby and Rose." popculturebeast.com, July 2014, accessed Mar. 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Ray Carney, Cassavetes on Cassavetes, London: Faber and Faber, 2001: p. 276.
  13. ↑ South Korean reality television series on MBC every1, f(x)'s Koala (Hangul: f(x)의 코알라), the 2nd episode. (Korean)

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