Russ Ayers Hotdogs.
This is not known to me but for all you Burg area folks who
remember, here it is. I found this on the web but do not know
who wrote it. Here it is:
Let me say this - I have sampled hot dgs from famous "shacks"
coast to coast - This is the best ! Russ passed away several
years ago - He was half the fun - He sold dogs from this cart
that his father bought him "used" in 1949 - He literally pushed
the cart into the capitol city of trenton for a few years -
finally bought land and built the building around the cart !
This hot dog cart is still going strong over 50 years later !
When russ was around, he would yodel, tell you his opinion on
politicians, and he kept track of how many hot dogs he sold
each year and converted the statistic into a mileage chart !
Arond 1980, he sold dogs that would stretch (end to end) to
Manhattan & back !!!! In the 70's when Coke asked for a nickel
more per soda, he got rid of them ! Russ' longevity exceeded
probably 10 different hot dog and bun companies plus Trenton's
own KERNS soda !!! Until the 80's when russ mellowed a bit,
you couldn't get catsup for the dogs ! "Catsup is for Burgers,
Mustard is for Hot Dogs " If Russ were alive today, would he
serve Green Catsup ? The new owners are nice people - and try
to keep as much RUSS-LORE and tradition going ! Simply the best
hot dogs in AMERICA ! I have had THOUSANDS since I was
4 - ish... (40 Years ago..)
5 years ago
2 comments:
Yes, Old Russ.
In the summer time you would see him and his cart in front of the Cemetery on the right side south just before the White Horse Circle. Traffic was not that bad and the police left him alone. From 11 AM in the morning until late afternoon you would see many cars parked their and folks eating his great dogs right there on the sidewalk. Then he bought that land and moved.
When I was in Honolulu Hawaii, I meet I young guy from Riverside, NJ who was selling hot dogs from a cart on the street in downtown and he told me he got the idea from old Russ, his father worked for an Italian bakery that delivered in Hamilton Twps and also stopped at Russ's for lunch and as a kid, his dad took him there many times. It is a small world.
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