I'm ashamed to say, I don't know.
Perhaps Greg will chime in with an explanation.
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I'm ashamed to say, I don't know.
Perhaps Greg will chime in with an explanation.
Greg don't know crap.
....maybe Turtle....LOL
Greg don't know crap.
Perhaps, But Turtle will write 19 paragraphs about it.
Perhaps, But Turtle will write 19 paragraphs about it.
Yep..between Turtle and Rlent they could use up my total bandwidth in one post....LOL
shadow7663
Expert Expediter
Coney Islands are a unique type of Greek American restaurant that originated at Todoroff's Original Coney Island in Jackson, Michigan in 1914. Two Coney Island restaurants later opened in 1917, including American Coney Island in downtown Detroit, established by Greek immigrant Gust Keros in 1917. Keros and his brother got into an argument quite soon after and split their restaurant into two parts--the present day Lafayette and American Coney Islands, which are next door to each other. Both restaurants are still owned by the descendents of the two Keros brothers
Two of the most popular items on the coney island menu are the Gyro and The Coney. Gyros or gyro ( /ˈjɪəroʊ/ he-ro not /ˈdʒaɪəroʊ/ ji-ro; Greek: γύρος "turn") is a Greek fast food. Sometimes the name is applied to the form of the sandwich (pita wrapped around filling) rather than to the filling itself, and sometimes the name "souvlaki" is applied to the sandwich.
The second main dish is a Coney Island hot dog, a hot dog with chili, diced yellow onion, and yellow mustard.
Coney Islands have developed a distinctive dining style that has been repeated in hundreds of different restaurants throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. Coney Islands often serve breakfast all day.
Since the owner of the first restaurant did not trademark the name or business plan, other restaurants began using the same name and formula. Most Coneys in the Detroit area are still owned by Macedonian, Greek or Albanian immigrants (or their descendants) and other menu items include gyros and Greek salads, as well as corned beef and Reuben sandwiches. Other fare is usually typical of a "greasy spoon." Depending on the restaurant, other Greek and Mediterranean dishes such as Shish Kebab, Souvlaki, Spanakopita, and Saganaki can be found at a Coney Island. These restaurants also carry other regional items such as the Boston Cooler, which is a float made with vanilla ice cream and Vernors ginger ale.
The many Greek diners in Buffalo, New York are similar in format to Detroit-style Coney Islands, even serving their own style of dogs, called a Texas Hot. Unlike the Coney Island restaurants in Detroit, though, the Texas Hot is not the dominant menu item in a Buffalo Greek diner.
Sioux City, Iowa also has a handful of Coney Island eateries
Two of the most popular items on the coney island menu are the Gyro and The Coney. Gyros or gyro ( /ˈjɪəroʊ/ he-ro not /ˈdʒaɪəroʊ/ ji-ro; Greek: γύρος "turn") is a Greek fast food. Sometimes the name is applied to the form of the sandwich (pita wrapped around filling) rather than to the filling itself, and sometimes the name "souvlaki" is applied to the sandwich.
The second main dish is a Coney Island hot dog, a hot dog with chili, diced yellow onion, and yellow mustard.
Coney Islands have developed a distinctive dining style that has been repeated in hundreds of different restaurants throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. Coney Islands often serve breakfast all day.
Since the owner of the first restaurant did not trademark the name or business plan, other restaurants began using the same name and formula. Most Coneys in the Detroit area are still owned by Macedonian, Greek or Albanian immigrants (or their descendants) and other menu items include gyros and Greek salads, as well as corned beef and Reuben sandwiches. Other fare is usually typical of a "greasy spoon." Depending on the restaurant, other Greek and Mediterranean dishes such as Shish Kebab, Souvlaki, Spanakopita, and Saganaki can be found at a Coney Island. These restaurants also carry other regional items such as the Boston Cooler, which is a float made with vanilla ice cream and Vernors ginger ale.
The many Greek diners in Buffalo, New York are similar in format to Detroit-style Coney Islands, even serving their own style of dogs, called a Texas Hot. Unlike the Coney Island restaurants in Detroit, though, the Texas Hot is not the dominant menu item in a Buffalo Greek diner.
Sioux City, Iowa also has a handful of Coney Island eateries
I saw this on wikipedia also, but it doesn't explain the why the term "Coney Island".
are there Coney Island places other than around Detroit? Because I see them all over southern Michigan, but nowhere else....
We've got one in Alpena, North Coney Island. Best breakfast in town.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Think nathan's
It's a very specific kind of chili dog. The Coney Island Dog refers to a natural casing beef hot dog, topped with an all-meat beanless chili (usually using beef heart), and diced or chopped white onions with one or two strips of yellow mustard, and should not to be confused with a generic Chili Dog which is a synthetic casing hot dog that is boiled with Texas style chili draped over it. The hot dog part of a Coney Island Dog is never boiled or steamed.
The Coney Island Dog was invented by George Todoroff in Jackson, MI, when he opened his restaurant, Todoroff's Original Coney Island, in 1914. He chose the name Coney Island Dog as a recognition of the birthplace of the original hot dog, Coney Island, NY (tho, of course, German immigrants likely imported the hot dogs).
Cincinnati style chili is a Coney Island Dog variant, and was also invented, in Cincinnati, by Greeks. Gold Star is the best.
The Coney Island Dog was invented by George Todoroff in Jackson, MI, when he opened his restaurant, Todoroff's Original Coney Island, in 1914. He chose the name Coney Island Dog as a recognition of the birthplace of the original hot dog, Coney Island, NY (tho, of course, German immigrants likely imported the hot dogs).
Cincinnati style chili is a Coney Island Dog variant, and was also invented, in Cincinnati, by Greeks. Gold Star is the best.
sluggo
Seasoned Expediter
But why use the term "coney island"?
Because 3 mile island didn't sound very appetizing,
Now there is the Coney Island connection I was looking for....TY...Turtle
This place is never fails to amaze me with the vast and varied knowledge we learn.
EO is just a fountain of information that knows no limit....
This place is never fails to amaze me with the vast and varied knowledge we learn.
LOL- I think some of this knowlwdge comes from a lot of folks with A.D.D. ....Just can not stay on subject. But, you're right- Vast Knowledge out there. Where else can a member start out with "New to Load-1" and end up looking for a good hot dog to eat...Think I'll try to grill some later today.
jujubeans
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Mornin Eddie...I don't know that dogs are gonna help your cause...better stick to fish...LOL- I think some of this knowlwdge comes from a lot of folks with A.D.D. ....Just can not stay on subject. But, you're right- Vast Knowledge out there. Where else can a member start out with "New to Load-1" and end up looking for a good hot dog to eat...Think I'll try to grill some later today.
Mornin Eddie...I don't know that dogs are gonna help your cause...better stick to fish...
Yeah after thinking about it, looking down on those little dogs may remind me of my little problem....Hate to see them all plumped up and then stick a fork in'em and they just srink down........
Load 1, hotdogs, Coney Islands all go together in a way...LOL