Free Shirt Friday – Jennifer Juniper’s Side Street Eats

Hey Steve, Here's a t-shirt from my Jennifer Juniper cart. My husband and I were going to invest big $ to buy a mobile pizza oven. We chickened out and bought hotdog carts instead. I am so glad we did! You may have noticed, there's no contact info on the shirt. I plan to add [...]

3 Rules For Custom Signage That Make A Big Difference At Your Hot Dog Cart

Rule #1 - Don't Be Scary. If you are using home made signs, they had better be good. Nothing suggests a risky meal more than a hand lettered cardboard sign. It might as well read, "Food Poisoning? Maybe." On the other hand, professional signs make your operation look neat and clean - and that is [...]

Pink Paint? WOW!

Hi Steve, I'm trying to find a hot pink paint to paint my E-Z Built hot dog cart with and I cant find it anywhere. Home Depot, Sears and Lowes all said they can not make that color of pink. I even tried a local paint shop and they said it's too hard of a [...]

Mike Builds A Metal EZ Built Hot Dog Cart.

Check out these pictures of Mike Pearson's metal E-Z Built Hot Dog Cart. WOW!!! Mike writes... ****************** Hey Steve! I've enclosed pics of the newest cart on the team. Wish me luck! Your friend~Mike ****************** Mike, you did an awesome job. That thing is shiiiii-neeee! I'm really proud of you, man! Mike watched the DVDs [...]

Can You Be Too Friendly at Your Hot Dog Cart?

Susan and Renee contacted me with a curious dilemma - there are too many people at their hot dog cart in downtown Phoenix. (Well, yeah... look at those smiles!!! - more pics below) They write... ************************** Hi Steve, This is Susan and Renee, owners of Surena's Wieners in Phoenix AZ. We are having a problem [...]

Harrisburg Tornado Hot Dogger Feeds Rescue Workers – Hot Dog Cart News Special Edition

  Hot dog cart owner feeds volunteers after devastating F4 tornado. This special edition of Hot Dog Cart Radio originally appeared in 2014, but what hot dog slinger Doug Stacy did on those days will never be forgotten. I got an email from a Hot Dog Cart News reader telling me to check out what [...]

Kenny’s “No More Tears” Onion Chopping Trick

This changed my life. Don't know why I didn't think of it myself. Kenny writes... ************************* Steve, You may know this little trick but if not I'll share it with you. Since we've taken on LOWES, I'm chopping about 30 to 40 lbs of onions a week and I hate it because of the tears. [...]

Free Shirt Friday – Stevies Red Hot Weenies

Free Shirt Friday is back thanks to Esteban Guzman, owner of "Stevie's Red Hot Wienies" in Belton, Texas. He sent me this awesome t-shirt... Stevie is a long time Hot Dog Cart News subscriber and runs his hot dog business from a  bright red E-Z Built Hot Dog Cart (see pics below). Chicago Style is [...]

Hot Dog Carts and Whales – What To Do When You Hook Into The Big One.

Hot Dog Cart News subscriber Rick Richards asked me for some help with a problem. First, we need to clarify something. Rick doesn't have a problem, he has a challenge. What's the difference? Problems suck. Challenges rock. Rick writes... **************** Steve, I setup at a small strip mall on weekends but I keep talking to [...]