Livin’ in Liverpool: Is bigger better? Salt City Dogs offers footlong wiener

At the risk of raising that classic Freudian question — is bigger better? — Salt City Dogs drive-in is now selling a foot-long Hofmann frankfurter.

“You’ve never seen one of these before,” exclaims co-owner Terry Wilson, who was raised in Liverpool and now resides in Baldwinsville.

Hofmann has just introduced a footlong hot dog.

“Sure, it’s new,” Terry said, “but it has the same Old World flavor and tradition that Central New Yorkers have savored since 1879.”

Located in Mattydale’s Northern Lights Plaza at the same location formerly known as Hofmann Hot Haus, Salt City Dogs is offering the footlong dog platter as its January special. Customers can dine on a footlong Hofmann frank with two sides and a medium drink for $9.50.

“Or you can order the footlong on its own for $5.60,” Wilson said. “But people love our sides and salads, especially the tuna mac salad, our loaded fries and turkey chili. Anyhow, you won’t leave hungry!”

Salt City Dogs is open for business from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays; saltcitydogs.net; 315-454-4271.

And don’t forget to garnish your dog — whatever size — with cheese sauce or Texas chili sauce. The sauces each cost just 70 cents extra.

BTW, Heid’s of Liverpool — which also sells Hofmann products — is not yet carrying the footlong, but it will certainly be considered for the future.

Fresh fish

The chefs at the landmark Euclid Restaurant deserve credit for their skillful creation of water-borne delicacies — they cook up more freshwater fish than any other area eatery. Not only do they fry up a boatload of haddock every Friday, they also broil perch and walleye dinners every day.

Walleye, also known as yellow pike, is considered one of the most pleasantly edible freshwater fish on the continent. They’re primarily raised in the Canadian waters of the Great Lakes. The Euclid’s walleye dinner goes for $18.99.

Yellow perch, listed on the Euclid menus as lake perch, is prized for its food quality, and the dinner here costs $17.99.

The menu also features plenty of shrimp, crab and scallops dishes as well. Come springtime, they’ll add fried bullhead to the menu for the few weeks it’s available locally.

The Euclid is still located at Route 31 and Morgan Road where it was first established by Col. William Coon in 1817; euclidrestaurant.com; 315-622-2750.

Good food, good mood

The T-shirts worn by staffers at the Gardenview Diner promise “Good Food, Good Mood.”

The diner located at 650 Old Liverpool Road has been family-owned since 1991, by John and Nick Ionnidis. The entire Ionnidis family pitches in at the diner, including parents Anastasia and Gus and John’s daughters who often run the cash register.

Open daily at 6 a.m., the Gardenview serves delicious breakfasts, lunches and the place stays open late on Fridays for fish dinners. Take-out is always available; 315-451-5525.

Goulash to go

Looking forward to the next Hump Day Lunch at Liverpool American Legion Post 188, on South Cypress Street? Post Commander Ken Palmer and his crew will dish out homemade goulash with tossed salad, Italian bread and dessert, for just $6 on from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Coffee and tea is included, all for just $6. The public is always invited, and take-outs are always available; 315-451-9544.