The Colombian Hot Dog: From Dallas To Bogota To Miami Beach
We love hot dogs. We love plain dogs, dogs with the works, fried dogs, beef dogs, pork dogs, etc. As you can imagine, we were excited to learn of La Perrada de Edgar, a Colombian hot dog shop written up by Category 305:
Stepping into La Perrada, an unsuspecting diner is confronted with oh, so much more. Forget about onions, chili, or relish. Here a hot dog is the foundation for a smorgasbord: the Roman ("bun, sausage, mozzarella cheese, bacon, meatballs, potato sticks, cheese sauce"), the Hawaiian ("bun, sausage, mozzarella, cheese, pineapple, potato sticks, cheese sauce"), and the Super Edgar ("bun, sausage, mozzarella cheese, shrimp, crab, potato sticks"). Taking nothing for granted, the descriptions note that each hot dog comes with a bun. All of these combinations are topped with special sauces invented by owner Edgar Gomez, a one time fashion designer turned hot dog vendor.
The story about how Gomez got into the business is great too: he went to a fashion trade show in Dallas and ended up in the wrong building, which happened to be hosting a fast food convention (who booked those two together?), where he fell in love with the hot dog.
La Perrada de Edgar
6976 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
305-866-4543
New Dog in Town [Category 305]
