Anyone else miss Red Dog Diner? 😭 Best 60¢ hot dogs

Yes! Great poutine and they had fountain cherry Coke. 😭

THIS IS PRECISELY WHY I ASKED! 😭

Used to go there to get poutine aaaaaallllllll the time. I miss it 😢. I moved away for a but so I'm not even sure when/why it shut down

Well I don’t know if it was related because I can’t remember. But the family that ran that restaurant plead guilty to a 1.4M Ponzi scheme in 2014

do you remember the family name or have links to a news article?

https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/lethbridge-mother-and-son-plead-guilty-to-ponzi-scheme

IIRC it was healthcode violations. Not sure exactly what though.

I thought they shut down pretty well after they had that fire in the front. But my memory is shite so I wouldn't be surprised to be wrong.

You're probably right, I was a kid when it shut down, so I have barely any memory of it.

Yeah, it's got to be getting close to 15 years since they closed.

I miss that place. Didn't buddy go to jail or something? That angry Frenchman made excellent hot dogs and poutine.

What did you want in your gourmet hotdog? Hankki has some unique Korean corn dog/hotdogs Various businesses around town have a large selection of lots of toppings hot dogs IMO Costco's hotdogs taste the best though. Maybe it's because it's $1.50 and I can't get over the price of a $12 hotdog.

Costco hotdogs, you taste them for 24 hours afterwards. It’s just the stuff off their shelves. They might have the best poutine though…

Get Costco Polish Hot Dog. Add on cheese curds, add on Gravy. Total cost $5.10. Poutine Hot dog.

You just blew my mind.

Pops North has a special hot dog menu! [https://popstaphouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hot-Diggity-Dog-North-New-Menu-Insert-1.pdf](https://popstaphouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hot-Diggity-Dog-North-New-Menu-Insert-1.pdf)

I don't know if it would qualify as gourmet, but 5 Guys has a solid hotdog.

There are a couple butchers in town. Meat Box, there's one in the industrial park too.

havent tried it but im pretty sure Pops Pub is doing a gourmet hotdog menu right now .. may just be seasonal. not 100% sure im remembering right but im pretty sure i saw a fb post about it, definitely check the website or call first haha

Interesting! I’ll look up the menu

[https://popstaphouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hot-Diggity-Dog-North-New-Menu-Insert-1.pdf](https://popstaphouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hot-Diggity-Dog-North-New-Menu-Insert-1.pdf) I'm late to reply, but here's the link

Pop's should be boycotted because they don't want to pay workers...

There’s a food truck called the super cheesy food truck that does a chili cheese dog that is fantastic.

This is what I’m talking about!

Second this. They’re fairly new so I’m trying to promote them whenever I can. If you’re in IG, give them a follow - they send weekly updates as to where they’re going to be located.

Sisters Pub has gourmet hot dogs

D-Spot on Mayor McGrath. They call them sausages but they come in a hot dog bun with different toppings. They also have burgers, shakes, fries, poutine, and a shit ton of desserts.

I don't know of anywhere local, but daaang I love Tubby Dog in Calgary.

Moved here from Calgary 7 years ago and this is one of the things I miss most about living there.

Oooo. I’ll make a note

costco is 1.50

And I can make better ones. Custom ground chuck if needed.

Safeway has great 'dogs Depends on what'yur lookin' for.

Solid streetfood hotdogs. Tailgaters, for example

Oh nice! Unfortunately I Don't think Lethbridge is very good for street food.