The Windmill (hot dog stand)
- The Windmill (hot dog stand)
The Windmill is a chain of restaurants located mostly near the Jersey Shore known for its hot dogs and other fast food. The original location, a windmill shaped building in Long Branch, New Jersey, was built and opened in 1964.[cite news|title=Banking on the hot dog|last=Carmody|first=Dennis P.|date=2005-06-19|work=Asbury Park Press|pages=B1] Leo and Ed Levine bought the restaurant in 1976, and opened a second location in Belmar, New Jersey three years later.]The Windmill's Long Branch location is known for its fierce competition with nearby Max's Famous Hotdogs. [cite book|title=Guide to the Jersey Shore: From Sandy Hook to Cape May|author=Robert Santelli|year=2006|pages=211|publisher=Globe Pequot Press] The Windmill claims it is a favorite of Bruce Springsteen. The company sponsors an annual hot dog eating contest in Lake Como, New Jersey. [cite book|title=New Jersey Curiosities|author=Peter Genovese|pages=116|year=2007|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tudmT08W9xMC&pg=PA116&dq=windmill+%22hot+dog%22&sig=ACfU3U3bnfheBpVUs6TCixr8yF8TMFIm3A]
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External links
* [http://www.windmillhotdogs.com/index.html The Windmill Official Website]
* [http://offthebroiler.wordpress.com/2006/09/04/goin-down-to-the-shore/ Pictorial blog road trip of Monmouth County and the Windmill]
* [http://www.seriouseats.com/eating_out/2008/07/america-regional-hot-dog-styles-coneys-half-smokes-reds-whites.html Serious Eats Guide To Regional American Hotdogs]
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