Revisits - (No sandwiches at) SuperNatural Sandwiches and Daddy's Hot Dogs

I guess this one might be a R(ecommendations) & R(equests) & R(evisits) post. Here are two recommendations that were made quite recently on various posts.

(No sandwiches at) SuperNatural Sandwiches:

In the comments section of my last post on SuperNatural Sandwiches, Loren mentioned the following:

"The Kirin is my go to Salad as well, honestly I love how those flavors are great for anyone doing the keto thing."
"Oh and if you haven't had their plain fries (not the triton or whatever) they may be the best in SD."

Which kind of got my attention, so when I had a chance I headed back to the Miramar location of Supernatural. And got the Kirin as a salad; which ended up being pretty huge.....

And pretty good to boot! I enjoyed this dressing more than the aioli that is used to top the sandwiches. It was a lot of greens; but mixed with the pickled veggies and cucumber and with bites of tender shrimp and sweet lup cheong in between, this was very good.

And yes Loren, those fries are really good. The potatoes have been lightly dusted, giving it a bit more of a crunch and the interior is nice and fluffy. The seasoning has enough salt and spice to keep things interesting......I only ate a few and spread the rest around the office and folks really enjoyed it.

So thanks Loren for giving me a few more options for lunchtime!

SuperNatural Sandwiches
7094 Miramar Rd. #122
San Diego, CA 92121

Daddy's Hot Dogs:

Meanwhile, in the comments section of my last post on Chicago Fire Grill; DerekR mentioned liking the Chicago Dogs at Daddy's Hot Dogs in Hillcrest. Which got me checking on when I did my post on Daddy's Hot Dogs....geeez, man it was 2011!

Would you believe it's been nearly eight years since that post! Eight years! Where has all that time gone?

After a recent meeting; I made it a point to find some parking and return to Daddy's. He was just rolling out the two "tables" and such when I arrived and chatted me up, just like I'd been there yesterday.

The menu has changed over time, there are still a few interesting options. I ordered two dogs to go and watched "daddy" make them in his very methodical manner; nothing is rushed and things take a bit of time here.

Which all comes out when you take a look at those hot dogs.

So, what did I think? Well, Daddy splits the dogs before griddling; though they still retain a good "snap". The buns are heated, but not steamed.....

The "Chicago Dog" is sorta, kinda, but not really a Chicago Dog; the pickled jalapenos are way hotter and less sweet than sport peppers. though it's a visual thing, I like the look of the fluorescent-radioactive green relish. The tomatoes were decently ripe which added to the pleasure; though the flavor of the dog is definitely different than the typical Vienna Beef dog that's used for a Chicago Dog. I appreciated the nice sprinkling of celery salt.

I also ordered the "O" and really enjoyed it. Russian dressing sounds a bit odd; but it went well with the diced tomatoes and slice of bacon......the flavor of the hot dog really complemented the rich mayo based dressing quite well and the griddled onions added some sweetness and depth of flavor to things.

I actually enjoyed this more than the Chicago Dog.....the folks in the office kept asking each other; "hey....what's that really good smell...."

Well, it was some pretty good hot dogs from Daddy's. I gotta get back more often,

Thanks for the recommendation DerekR!

Daddy's Hot Dogs
1281 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92103

Comments

[kat]

these sound like great recommendations:)

[Kirk]

They were great recommendations Kat!

[Soo]

Good looking hot dogs!

[Kirk]

They were good Soo! Check them out....

[Junichi]

I like changing my sandwiches to fried rice style at Supernatural. No keto for me!

[Kirk]

I've got to try that next Junichi!

[Loren]

I’m honored and flattered my comments were worthy of a special post to a place you inspired me to go to. Glad you enjoyed the salad and fries, and thank you for all you and your friends do Kirk

[Kirk]

It's our pleasure Loren. Thanks for the recommendation; I really enjoyed that salad. And thanks especially for stopping by!

[Derek R]

Ha! I'm glad you got to revisit Daddy's Dogs! I wish they still had poppy seed buns & I agree about the sport peppers.

The Seattle is pretty tasty if you're looking to try something else.

[Kirk]

I gotta work my way through that menu Derek. Thanks again for the reminder!