Sonoran Dogs: Wrapped in bacon, covered in love
When you take a humble hot dog, snuggle it up with a chile pepper, wrap it in bacon and top it with multiple condiments you can only end up with one thing…The “Sonoran Dog!”
A street food staple in Sonora, Mexico and a highly sought after late night nosh in the greater Phoenix area, the Sonoran dog is a culinary marvel.
Sonoran dogs
On the corner of Indian School road and 20th Street in Phoenix, in a parking lot of all places, you will find a cart bearing the name “Nogales Hot Dogs,”serving none other than Sonoran hot dogs.
A few picnic tables and a pop-up tent are all that separates this street food vendor from others. I sidled up to the cart and place my order (since this was my first visit, I asked to have my pair of dogs the way the vendor liked his). For the paltry sum of $7, I got two dogs topped with tomato, bacon, mayonnaise, cotija cheese and pinto beans along with a 16 ounce “Mexican” Coke (old school glass bottle, pure cane sugar, frosty and absolutely refreshing!)
The Sonoran Hot Dog
From the first bite to the last, I enjoyed my Sonoran Dog experience. Although I would have liked a bit more depth of flavor, maybe more zest, I would drop in on the Nogales Dogs crew for a snack anytime. If you’re in the area and feel a rumbling in your gut, drop on in an have a couple dogs, I did!
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Those look like the usual hot dog with everything, which includes mayo, beans, tomato, and onion. There is a tray of garnishes to the side of the cart. It has shredded cheddar, cotija, salsa verde, thin guacamole, pickled vegetables, and canned sliced mushrooms. Load up the dog with some (or all) of those next time you go for some extra zing.
I did actually, the pictures were taken prior to the addition of condiments…I added cotija cheese, jalapeño peppers, grilled onions & a hot sauce in an um-labelled bottle (red).