The Pronto Pup is the original cornmeal-battered hot dog on a stick, dipped fresh and deep-fried on the spot, sweeter and crunchier than the standard corn dog. Yellow mustard only.
Pronto Pups arrived at the Minnesota State Fair in 1947 from Oregon, where the brand had been invented by George and Versa Boyington at Rockaway Beach in 1939. Jack Karnis brought the stand to the fair that first year and sold 106,000 pups; the Karnis family has run it without missing a fair since, and Greg Karnis now operates eight booths racking up over $2 million in 12 days. The fair runs the last 12 days of August into Labor Day; the Pronto Pup line averages a 15 minute wait at peak hours despite multiple sales windows running constantly.
2 editor picks for Pronto Pup in Minneapolis, ranked by editorial score. All Minneapolis signature dishes · Pronto Pup across every city.
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar ★ 4.7
saint-paul · Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave N, Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar at the Minnesota State Fair has scooped warm chocolate-chip cookies in the Twin Cities since 1979. Buckets overflowing.
Pronto Pups ★ 4.4
saint-paul · Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave N, Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Pronto Pups on the Minnesota State Fair grounds has fried cornmeal-battered hot dogs in the Twin Cities since 1947. The original Minnesota corn dog.