Blog Dog Championship Tournament: Match 1

Five Guys vs Kum and Go

This has massacre written all over it.  First, let’s meet the first contestant, seed #8, Kum and Go Hot Dog. 

Yes, this little convenient store with the filthy name had the odds stacked against it. 

Here was my hot dog, spinning around on rollers with his brothers and sisters and cheddar brat cousins, oblivious to his impending doom.   After dressing it up with mustard and relish (the standard condiments I will give every hot dog in this contest to keep it fair) this is what my $1.59 got me:

And do you know what?  It was EXCELLENT!   The bun was soft, the meat was plump and juicy (no dirty jokes please) and the condiments were just fine for coming out of a bottle on the counter.  I have no complaints about this hot dog!  An impressive start to the competition, and Five Guys had better have their act together, or they are in big trouble.

So let’s see if Five Guys answered the bell.

There was a noticeable tension in the air behind the counter at Five Guys as I ordered my hot dog for $3.99.    Were they aware of what had happened earlier in the day at Kum and Go?  I don’t know, but here is what they served up:

Uh oh, not too impressive looking.  Could it be possible that a hot dog from a Five Guys Burgers, an establishment just recently featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, could lose to a place called Kum and Go, who was featured in Maxim Magazine's "Found Porn" segment?  Let's see....

Ok, Kum and Go, it’s time to go… home.  This Five Guy hot dog makes a man want to slap his mamma!   The bun was warm and fresh and the meat was deep fried and had an audible snap when I bit into it.  This deep fried hot dog may just roll through the competition like it rolled through my bowels this evening.  What a freaking masterpiece!

Round one result:  Despite a valiant effort by Kum and Go, it’s hot dog was simply outclassed.  But don’t worry, Kum and Go.  You’ve earned my trust and respect, and I will be seeing you again soon.  But the moment belongs to Five Guys, so congrats to them!

Next round:  Chicago Dog vs. Back Yard Burger

Blog Dogs

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first annual Napkin Doon Northwest Arkansas Hot Dog Tournament Championship!  Gathered today are the 8 best Hot Dogs available in Northwest Arkansas!  That I know of!  Here are your contestants and their seed in the tournament:

1)      Five Guys Burgers and Fries

2)      Chicago Dog

3)      Sonic

4)      Tusk and Trotter

5)      Sams Club

6)      White Oak Station

7)      Back Yard Burger

8)      Kum and Go

You may not be familiar with some of these restaurants, but I won’t let that stop me.  I will give more detail on the restaurants and dogs over the course of the tournament, as well as exciting action photos!

I have appointed seeding based on a cursory, top of my head ranking of these hot dogs in 4 key areas:  Price, Meat, Bun, Fixins.    I am not 100% sure on these prices, but I think they are close enough.  Yes, there really is a $12 Hot Dog available in Northwest Arkansas.

	Price	Meat	Bun	Fixins	Score
Five Guys	$3.99	1	1	1	1.7
Chicago Dog	$3.50	3	2	2	2.6
Sonic	$1.99	6	4	5	4.2
Tusk and Trotter	$12.00	2	3	3	5.0
Sams	$1.50	5	7	7	5.1
White Oak Station	$2.99	9	5	6	5.7
BYB	$1.99	7	8	8	6.2
Kum and Go	$1.50	10	10	10	7.9

Clearly, Five Guys is the heavy favorite going into this tournament, and Kum and Go has almost no chance of winning.  But, as we know from sports, rankings and seeding mean nothing!  It has to be settled on the field, or in this case, in my gut. 

So over the next several weeks, buckle up while I figure out which hot dog I like best!  The first contest should be a blowout, with Five Guys Burgers going up against Kum and Go.    But you never know how this thing will play out.  We could be looking at an historic upset.  Stayed tuned for the first matchup!

What does this have to do with baseball cards?  Nothing.  It just needs to be done.

I can just sense the lovely wife turning red with embarrassment already…

Side note,I hope this post shows up correctly.  Apparently there were problems with my last one and it didn't show up on followers reading lists.