- Essie's Original Hot Dog shop
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Coordinates: 40°26′32″N 79°57′23″W / 40.442095°N 79.956469°W
"The O" on the corner of South Bouquet Street and Forbes Avenue
Essie's Original Hot Dog shop (commonly known as The Original Hot Dog Shop, The O or The Dirty O[1]) is a restaurant in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Original Hot Dog Shop opened in Pittsburgh, in June 1960 [1] near Forbes Field and the University of Pittsburgh. The restaurant quickly became known for its hot dogs and large portions of French fries, although the menu also includes sandwiches, salads and pizza. In 2001, Gourmet Magazine ranked the hot dogs fourth-best in America [2] and The New York Times named it to a list of one of the "high spots in a nation of hot-dog heavens" in 2002.[3]
The University of Pittsburgh's student newspaper The Pitt News named The O "Best French Fries" in 2002,[4] 2003,[5] 2004[6] 2005,[7] 2006,[8] 2007[9] and 2008.[10]
A location at Carnegie Mellon University lasted from 1996 to 2005, closing in the wake of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and declining profits.[11][12]
References
- ^ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Long live "The Dirty O!"
- ^ Fitzgerald Michael R. (2006). "'O's hot dogs ranked fourth best in the United States". The Pitt News. http://www.pittnews.com/media/storage/paper879/news/2001/10/24/News/os.Hot.Dogs.Ranked.Fourth.Best.In.The.United.States-1794171.shtml?norewrite200612031737&sourcedomain=www.pittnews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ Lukas Paul (July 3, 2002). "High Spots in a Nation of Hot-Dog Heavens". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907EED71731F930A35754C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
- ^ Best of Grub - Best of Issue 2002
- ^ The Best Grub - Best of Issue 2003
- ^ Best of Food - Best of 2004
- ^ The Best Grub - Best Of 2005
- ^ The Best Food - Best Of 2006
- ^ "The Best Food - Best Of 2007". The Pitt News. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. http://media.www.pittnews.com/media/storage/paper879/news/2007/11/09/BestOf2007/The-Best.Food-3091008.shtml.
- ^ "Best of 2008… The Best Grub". The Pitt News. http://pittnews.com/newsstory/best-of-2008-the-best-grub/. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ Post-Gazette "EEOC says Original Hot Dog Shop is racially biased"
- ^ The Tartan "The 'O' to close on campus"
External links
Categories:- Cuisine of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Hot dog restaurants
- Restaurants in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Visitor attractions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Restaurants established in 1960
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