Coney Cuisine

My friend Ron and I have reserved no expense in pursuing our quest to find the best hot dogs in Columbus. Today we tried the city's oldest (over 100 years) and most revered coney dog palace, Phillip's Original Coney Island. Once a staple of the north side when High Street south of OSU campus was very iffy, it now occupies a large and comfortable building with plenty of parking on West Broad Street near the old Cooper Stadium.

Ron had been a regular at the old Phillip's 50 years ago, and I'm pleased to report he found the current offerings just as good as  he remembered. I found the dog with coney sauce, onions, mustard and cheese had the perfect combination of spice and meatiness. The dog was well cooked (Skyline Chili, you of the raw dog, take note), the sauce a mild but flavorful accoutrement, and even the buns were fresh. (Stale buns are a pet peeve we encounter all too often).

Both of us usually prefer the Chicago-style hot dog, but for a change of pace, these coneys hit the spot. And did I mention they were dirt-cheap?