A Sahlen's-brand frankfurter charcoal-broiled to order, served on a soft roll with Ted's homemade hot chili sauce, mustard, onion and pickle. Buffalo's signature regional hot dog since 1927.
Where to eat it: 1 restaurant across 1 city.
Greek immigrant Theodore Spiro Liaros opened Ted's Hot Dogs on March 24, 1927 in Buffalo. The Sheridan Drive location opened in 1948 and became the flagship. The Sahlen's frankfurter, the charcoal-broil technique and the homemade hot chili sauce are the canonical Buffalo hot dog combination, still family-owned across nine Western New York locations.
Common allergens: Gluten, Mustard
Tip from the editors. Sahlen's is the canonical Buffalo brand. If you can't find it, use any natural-casing all-beef frankfurter with a deep snap.
Ted's Hot Dogs is a 1948 charcoal-broiled hot dog counter on sheridan, sahlen's franks and homemade hot chili sauce most tourists never reach.
Why locals love it: A 1948 charcoal-broiled hot dog counter on Sheridan, Sahlen's franks and homemade hot chili sauce most tourists never reach.
Tip: Order a foot-long with hot chili sauce, a side of onion rings and the loganberry drink. Pure Buffalo.
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