- Rutt's Hut
Rutt's Hut is a restaurant in
Clifton, New Jersey known for its style of deep-friedhot dog s. The process of frying causes the hot dog casings to crack and split, which has led to the nickname "rippers". The restaurant is also known for theirmustard -basedrelish made with cabbage, onions and carrots.The original roadside stand was opened in 1928 by Royal "Abe" Rutt and his wife, Anna. The family sold the restaurant to the current owner, Nicholas Karagiorgis, in 1975.Cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE7DE1239F937A15756C0A96E958260|publisher=The New York Times|author=Fran Schumer|date=May 24, 1998|title=Hot diggity! Dog diggity!] Today the building is split into three separate sections: a restaurant, a bar, and a
take-out counter.Rutt's Hut has been featured on the
PBS special "A Hot Dog Program" [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903EFDB113AF93AA15755C0A96F958260|title=Much Maligned but Still the Champ: Hot Dogs |publisher=The New York Times|date=June 29, 1999|author=Walter Goodman] , numerousFood Network shows, and was the setting of a commercial forHorizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey . [cite web|url=http://www.horizon-bcbsnj.com/makinghealthcarework/ruttshut.asp|publisher=Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey|title=Meet George] It is also listed in the book "1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die ".References
External links
* [http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=1362 Reviews and photos at RoadFood.com]
* [http://www.hollyeats.com/RuttHut.htm Reviews and photos at HollyEats.com]
* [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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