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chicagostyledog 14 years, 7 months ago.
All Vienna Beef hot dogs and Polish are 100% pure beef with the exception of one foodservice(commercial)foot long Maxwell Street Polish. It’s unavailable to the public for retail sales. I know of no Chicago hot dog stand that serves them. The Target retail Vienna Beef hot dogs are not sold in the jumbo size.
CSD
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tmiles:
$2 for Vienna Beef dog and soda
$3 for Vienna Big dog and soda
as of two days ago at Escondido, CA Target
CSD: As they didn’t have any ‘Big’ dogs at the time, we got the other. The sign didn’t specify that Vienna Big dog is beef. Hubby and I got into the debate of whether or not VB does non-beef dogs? Didn’t bother asking the snack bar staff as they could barely perform their jobs as it was. I figured you could settle it for us.
(I say, "Why would a company named "Vienna Beef" make non-beef dogs?")
Thanks!
Is the deal still going on? My local Target still sells dogs, but I have not noticed the Vienna sign recently. BTW there was a nice short story in Gourment recently. It tells how Viennas are made, and what makes them so good…….Bull meat. No cows or steers need apply.
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Natural casing dogs in my area are a hard sell. They sit on the shelves, become out dated,
Not up here in Maine!
My dinky local Hanaford in Skowhegan offers Jordan’s, Kayem’s, Beans’s, and Old Neighborhood NC ‘dogs in both colors year round, and they may not fly off the shelf but are steady sellers. Must be that Saturday night suppah…..
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Originally posted by Sundancer7
ADJ: I have no idea where CSD’s post went to.Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN
Hi Paul,
I just returned from a week’s vacation in Vilas County Wisconsin(the real northwoods with no computer). I was in the process of editing that post and must have deleted it, so here it is again: All Vienna retail products are skinless. To purchase a natural casing Vienna Beef product, visit the Vienna Factory Store in Chicago. Natural casing hot dogs cost more to produce. Retail natural casings are more expensive. Boar’s Head, Nathan’s, and Usinger’s are three natural casings sold in the Chicagoland area. They’re also the most expensive(Boar’s Head leads the group). Natural casing dogs in my area are a hard sell. They sit on the shelves, become out dated, and then discontinued. As a consumer, if I want a natural casing Vienna Beef hot dog, there are over 1400 hot dog stands.
ADJ: I have no idea where CSD’s post went to.
Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN
In light of my experience at the Montgomeryville, PA Target as referenced above, I decided to try another Target nearby in Warrington, PA on Rt. 611. Same result. Same expiration date.
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Originally posted by Adjudicator
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Originally posted by chicagostyledog
All Vienna Beef retail products are skinless. Natural casing products are for food service(restaurants & hot dog stands). However, they can be purchased at the factory store in Chicago.CSD
With that, I admit I don’t understand the whole Target roll out. I agree the food court thing with the roller grill is a joke. To quote Vienna Beef rep:
"YES, we made a special product for Target, one that is the exact same quality but can hold up on a roller grill. In return they took our small family owned privately held company national for the first time in 112 years."
But, WHY are natural casing Vienna’s available to only food service vendors??? This makes no sense to me. Someone please explain. Why would VB market their skinless hot dogs to the public and not the natural casing variety???
Curiosity becons. Where is CSD’s reply to this post? AL, Paul???
Just came back from the local Target in Montgomeryville, PA where they had a 6pack/12oz for $2.29. Unfortunately, the expiration date was 12/13/05 so I didn’t buy any. I’ll try again.
I just bought some jumbo viennas from the target near me for about 2.30 for 6 jumbos. I boiled/steamed them, put them on poppyseed buns and they tasted great, but not the natural casing.
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Originally posted by sugarlander
Vienna hot dogs are finally in my Super Target in Houston. They come 6 to a pack and were a nice treat. No natural casings, though.
sugarlander, after seeing your post, I checked out a local Super Target. (I live north of Austin.) First time I’d ever been in one, and it was an interesting experience. However, I DID find what I was looking for; an 8-pack of Vienna Beef Wieners !!!!!!!!!!! [:p][:p][:p]
Thanks for the tip; you’ve made me and a couple of my Chicago friends very happy. [:)]
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Originally posted by chicagostyledog
All Vienna Beef retail products are skinless. Natural casing products are for food service(restaurants & hot dog stands). However, they can be purchased at the factory store in Chicago.CSD
With that, I admit I don’t understand the whole Target roll out. I agree the food court thing with the roller grill is a joke. To quote Vienna Beef rep:
"YES, we made a special product for Target, one that is the exact same quality but can hold up on a roller grill. In return they took our small family owned privately held company national for the first time in 112 years."
But, WHY are natural casing Vienna’s available to only food service vendors??? This makes no sense to me. Someone please explain. Why would VB market their skinless hot dogs to the public and not the natural casing variety???
but even in a skin pack at target is better than any dog here in florida
All Vienna Beef retail products are skinless. Natural casing products are for food service(restaurants & hot dog stands). However, they can be purchased at the factory store in Chicago.
CSD
Vienna hot dogs are finally in my Super Target in Houston. They come 6 to a pack and were a nice treat. No natural casings, though.
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