Philadelphia is known for many things; sadly, we are not known for our corndogs. You’d think that Philly would be more of a corndog town; all of our trademark foods are unhealthy like corn dogs. Cheesesteaks, cream cheese, soft pretzels, and Breyers, and not a famous Philly corndog in sight. Corndogs seem to fit right in to that kind of gross yet delicious junk food catagory. Not to mention that there’s something wonderful about meat on a stick that appeals to all of humankind. The corndog triggers our inner animal instincts which tell us to hunt down and devour any and all hotdogs wrapped in cornbread that lay in our path. What of the corndog in Philly, then? Does anyone locally hear its cries? Turns out, the answer is YES:
With ground breakers like North Bowl and these others, who knows, this great cheesesteak city may one day become a corndog town as well. Someday in the near future, there may even be garishly illuminated, xenophobic corndogs places located on opposite corners from each other somewhere down in South Philly. One can only hope, and wait.
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Royal Tavern used to have them on the menu. They were gooood.