REVIEW: Hot Dogs Obregon

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Where:  Food City parking lot, at the corner of E. 22nd Street and N. Country Club Road.

What Was Ordered:  Sonoran Dogs (3), Mexican Coke (bottle), and a regular old can of Diet Coke.

What it Cost:  Totaled $10.25 - $2.50 per SD, $2 for bottle of Coke, $.075 for Diet Coke.

The setup is classic and elegant. Just a white van and a hot dog cart, with a canopy stretched between them. There is limited seating underneath the overhang, which is basically a couple of cheap folding chair and tables. It is a hot dog stand, so really, is there a reason to expect anything more?

Don't be afraid of the white van

 I pulled into the Food City parking lot and approached the stand, completely clueless to the proper procedures for ordering food at Hot Dogs Obregon. 

There were only two other customers, on this Thursday afternoon. Apparently, what you do is sit down and tell the cook/chef what you want when he asks. There is no standing in line at the counter here. So after a little confusion, we ordered two Sonoran Dogs.

The stand sits close to 22nd Street, so you get a lot of noise and weird smells from the traffic. Somehow, this makes it better. It adds something real and special to the ambiance. You are in Tucson, in town, in the heat and the Sun, not couped up in an air-conditioned hideaway. Its Arizona, we sweat! Hot Dogs Obregon is very Tucson. I really enjoyed sitting outside, about to eat something that was also very Tucson. 

For those that have never had the Mexican version of Coca-Cola, I believe it is far superior to the version you buy at the local grocery store. It is made with REAL sugar, and this makes a huge difference. It even comes in an old-timey glass bottle. The annoying thing is the lack of twist off cap.

So after only a few short minutes we get our Sonoran Dogs. This is what they looked like:

Simply brilliant

They looked awesome. The Sonoran Dog came with the standard grilled hot dog wrapped in bacon, and Obregon topped theirs with grilled onion, mayonnaise, tomatoes, pinto beans, and a green jalapeno sauce. It even came with a free grilled pepper. 

They were extremely delicious! The only major issue I saw was the bun wasn't really equipped to withstand the mass of the hot dog and all the toppings, so a lot of it fell to the container (or table) below. Not a big deal, but you never want to waste any toppings. 

When I was about two-thirds of the way done, I was asked if I wanted another, and of course I said yes. So the second Sonoran Dog came, and disappeared quickly soon after. 

The peppers were very good as well.

In all, I was very pleased with Hot Dogs Obregon. Like the set up of the shop and the location in Tucson, it was no frills, simple fare. They were simple, yet delicious Sonoran Dogs, and fit extremely well with what the business was clearly trying to do:  Provide cheap, simple, but delicious food to its customers, without trying to be more than it was. 

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