Dog Japon, a food truck located in downtown Seattle, WA, serves up hot dogs with an Asian twist! They can be found in the same spot: at the corner of Pike St. and 2nd Ave. I also found out that you can get these hot dogs in Pike Place Market as well!
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Most popular menu items |
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If you're not too hungry, get this option.
Or you can ask to turn one of the special Dog Japon dogs into a special slider dog! |
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Interesting.... |
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Some famous faces have stopped here as well! |
I had checked online to find Dog Japon opens at 10 a.m., so I drove downtown to check them out. It was about 10:30 or so when I got there, but apparently the cook was running late (he said he'd be open in about 15 minutes). So I killed time walking downtown and came back a bit later (and yes, he was open this time).
I was intrigued by the hot dog sliders and inquired if I could use that to get two of the special hot dogs. The cart operator said yes, so I got two sliders, one Matsuri and one Samurai ($4; extra charge for the special order).
According to the menu, the "Matsuri" normally is a Kielbasa on a healthy-sized hot dog bun, topped with teriyaki glazed onions, Japanese onions, and nori. The "Samurai" comprises of chicken-and-apple-sausage on their large hot dog bun topped with grated radish, wasabi mayo, and Japanese onions.
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Matsuri hot dog slider |
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Samurai hot dog slider |
On the Matsuri, I liked the sweet, mellow flavors of the teriyaki and onion. The mayo topping was different from the picture on the menu board, but still worked for me. Unfortunately, I expected a smaller Kielbasa for this slider, and merely received the all-beef dog instead. No question that the experience would have been different had I gotten the regular Matsuri instead.
For the Samurai hot dog, I liked the refreshing bite from the grated radish and what appeared to be teriyaki sauce (or something similar) coating it. Again, I received the all-beef hot dog, so I'm not sure how different it would have been had I gotten the regular Samurai dog.
I thought I could have gotten two smaller specialty dogs this way, and while I got the toppings for each one, the main attraction (the sausage) was left out of the picture. I guess I know better for next time.
6.5/10
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