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The West Virginia Hot Dog Blog

• Welch HDJ Review - The Sterling Drive In April 11, 2012
  The town of Welch in McDowell County, West Virginia has seen its share of changes over the years. This once thriving city that was the economic center of the southern coal fields was a major campaign stop for JFK during his run for the presidency because of its regional importance. It has shrunk in population to a couple of thousand people and now most of th […]
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• Pineville HDJ Review - Pinnacle Drive In April 7, 2012
  Almost as soon as I began the West Virginia Hot Dog Blog in 2006, people began to write in about their favorite Hot Dog Joints in places all around the state. After a while there seemed to be five or six places that stood out above all the others as far as the frequency of the recommendations. Some of these I already knew of and had tried before, but many of […]
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• West Virginia Legislature Makes Slaw Mandatory April 1, 2012
  One small but very important piece of legislation that was passed in the recently concluded regular session of the West Virginia Legislature slipped by, seemingly unnoticed by regular media outlets, but we think our readers would like to know about it. Hidden inside of the bill known officially as HB4112, and less officially as "The Junk Yard Protection […]
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• Fayetteville HDJ Review - Wild Flour Bakery March 13, 2012
  When we were contacted by The Travel Channel about doing a West Virginia Hot Dog segment for the "Pit Stops" portion of their New River Gorge feature, we were a bit concerned when they said we were going to film at a bakery. I was afraid that we would get there and find that they only sold this kind of hot dog. Luckily, the owners of Wild Flour Bak […]
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• Salem HDJ Review Willie's Hot Dogs March 4, 2012
  Salem has long been on the list of places that was in need of a visit to research any hot dog joints that it may home too. I had already made it a point to return there in order to check out a couple of places that had been mentioned to me. Unfortunately, the heavy rains and minor flooding that came through over this past week forced me to postpone my trip b […]
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• Barboursville HDJ - Dave's March 1, 2012
  I was stuck at the Huntington Mall the other day while my car was being repaired. Since it was around lunchtime, I strolled over to the food court for some Chick-fil-A or Big Loafer. Curiously enough, I noticed a new hot dog joint open in the former Dairy Queen location. I figured it was worth a review.The toppings list was concerning. In clear defiance of W […]
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• Charleston HDJ Review - The Smokehouse February 25, 2012
  Frustrated by the lack of new HDJs to review locally and a shortage of free time to travel to distant ones, I have resorted to re-reviewing some local Charleston HDJs that I haven't been to in years. This is not a bad thing because if a Hot Dog Joint is still around after the six years of this blog's existence then it must be pretty decent, so I […]
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• Charleston HDJ Review - Betty Lou's Diner February 17, 2012
  Today we review the latest incarnation of Betty Lou's Diner. Read this review for background on the restaurant and its history, but don't bother yourself with what we said about the hot dogs then because they have changed! Moving from its obscure location on Central Avenue on the South Charleston hill had to be a good thing for this HDJ. The new lo […]
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• Charleston Area HDJ Review - Ridgeview BBQ, Institute February 14, 2012
  In the spot formerly occupied by Jenn's Southern BBQ  - across Rt. 25 from the WV State University Campus - this BBQ joint also offers hot dogs and recently they posted on our Facebook page an invitation for us to come and do a review. I had already been there once several months ago and had their BBQ (which I found to be a little lacking) and was a lit […]
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• Charleston HDJ Review - Sister Act Cafe February 10, 2012
  In the location formerly occupied by Diana's Capitol Street Cafe, Sister Act Cafe has been open now for a few weeks and was due a visit by your friendly neighborhood Weenie Wonk (I heard that Diana's has moved to a new location, but I'm not sure where). The motif of the cafe has changed and a bunch of photos hang on one wall of people I would […]
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