Could you call them BUNY DOGS as in BUffalo New York?
Bunny Dogs....That's a pretty interesting idea. It wouldn't be hard to do since i have a steam table and a grill on my cart. I will get some carrots , honey and cinnamon for tomorrow afternoon. I need a favor from you drizf and a favor from you fredrico...If i cook em can you guys help me by being the taste-testers.
Nick
Stan. If you would like to talk to me about the people you call bums, or what it is about me that you find "bad," please send me an email: drew@elmwoodjesus.org, or call the church: 886-6635.
Nick
May I talk you into selling BUNNY DOGS? They sell them at a resturant called Old Man River (located near the river). All it is - is a pre boiled full length carrot that the vender then char's really well on the grill after it is ordered. Then you throw all the mustard., onions, hot sauce , etc. on it and it tastes just like a hot dog without having to wonder what is really in that meat!! Every once in a while I drive all the way to Old Man River to get one - but having them on Elmwood would be great. Let me know what you think.
I've been on the ring at Delaware Park many times, and the last thing 75% of the people need are a hot dog. An extra lap or ten would be FAR more beneficial.
I stopped by this stand over the weekend... Really nice guy who also told me he coaches youth softball... And you really can't go wrong with 2 Hot Dogs, a bag of chips and a can of pop for 5 bucks
Thank you to everyone who supports me and the rest of the little guys. I'm am very new to this business. This was my third day selling on elmwood. I am very happy with my location and I would like to thank Drew for supporting my idea and Newell for reporting about it. Its been an adventurous first couple of days...from people Shouting at me "Real Smart ...putting a hotdog stand next to a soup kitchen where lunch is free!!!" , to all the people walking their dogs, the people givng suggestions, the curious people who like to go threw all your stuff, and to all the beautiful smiling faces that pass by. I have to say i love it and I am glad to be a part of it. It's the diversity that makes buffalo especially elmwood truely special. If you have a minute leave me a suggestion of some foods that can be grilled or steamed that you would like to see, I will definitly look at them and spend some time on seeing if it is possible.
Nick
Someone could make a fortune if they set up a stand by the basketball courts at Delaware Park.
Newell, I'm glad you publicize enterprises like Nick's and James' (Ice Cream Cycle), because street vendors truly add to the vibrancy of a city. I still remember when My Fair City re-allowed street vendors after how many decades' absence - and now it would be hard to imagine our downtown (and neighborhoods and venues all over the city) without them. They go a long way toward restoring a sense of "walkability", and balance back to our streets from the dominance of the automobile.
About that, I recently came across an item in Mark Goldman's "City on the Edge": "Nothing more dramatically altered the relationship that existed between people and the landscape of the city than automobiles, which, by the early 1920s, had come to dominate... ."
"In 1927, a man named Miller McClintock, director of the Erskine Bureau for Street Traffic Research at Harvard, delivered a talk in Buffalo on 'How the City Traffic Problem Will Be Solved.' Among the many ideas and suggestions offered was the dictum that 'the streets need to be cleared of all private encroachments such as newsstands, merchandise displays, peddlers carts and advertising wagons.' McClintock, like so many of his generation, paved the way for the end of street life that the people of Buffalo had for so long known."
I say our cities need less of the auto-centric "McClintock dictum" and more folks like Nick and James!
Nick, if you're looking for an unusual (to Buffalo) and tasty item, you might try offering white hots - a big deal here in My Fair City, but never to be found at Buffalo vendors. Among the best are Zweigle's, available at (needless to say) Wegmans. Of course, the best way to enjoy a white hot is atop a garbage plate with everything at Nick Tahou's (www.GarbagePlate.com), but they're also quite tasty in a bun from a vendor.
Don't know if they'll help draw more girls to your cart...
I am a fan of the street vendor.
There's a hot dog vendor at the new Erie Canal slip. Very good.
My personal wish is for a vendor of samosas and pastelillos, in Allentown/Elmwood. Grilled corn would be nice, too.
I still think that having a vendor or the ice cream shop at the Hoyt Lake casino open during the day would be a smart move. This one constantly perplexes me.
BuffaloRox- a stand near the basketball court!!!? You know how many times it would get held up!!!
buffaloboy14:
nice racist don imus inspired remark about the basketball courts. very enlightened.
First they got all the bums haning round there now they selling hot dogs in a church this is sacralige and that pastor is a bad man.
The MEGA Churches have designed in TIm Horton's, Etc. So what is so wrong about a Hotdog vendor out front here? I think it is a great idea that makes the church more welcoming.
And I just love when people rail on the poor or a church for helping them. The sad part is most of these types of people call themselves christian, etc at the same time.
Haha. Nick sets his own hours, but it seems to me that Sunday Afternoon would be a good time to sell some dogs.
Im totally there for a BUNY dog.
Lets get some weekend hours going soon..............Its kind of a hike for me in an half hour lunch M-F!!
Thanks fredrico...I'm glad you enjoyed it! I love making new stuff and even though i really am not a big fan of carrots i had to try it and i have to say i liked it alot! I like the name BUNY Dog! It fits. If anyone else is interested in them stop by and i'll grill ya up one. They take a lil bit to grill but they are worth it!! Ra Cha Cha thanks for the info on the church I checked it out today and it was pretty interesting.
On another note...I will have heated up cheese hopefully starting friday! :)
Any other suggestions please post!
Nick
Nick! That BUNNY DOG you made me was FANTASTIC!! It was sooo delicious!! (WAY better than the ones at Old Man River too). I had wished I had ordered two of them. Well - I am coming back tomorrow on my lunch hour for another BUNNY DOG (around 1pm - if you want to throw one on the grill for me). Buy the way - you cooked that dog to perfection. Wait till the word gets out that you have those - I think they are going to be a big hit
I hope this spurs some new vendors. I'm in the mood for something a little different.......arepas, falafel, etc.
Rox,
id love that myself. not so much for the good business model. mostly to undo all the exercise taking place on the nearby track.
muuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaah!
Nick, best of luck- and THANK YOU for trying out the veggie dogs! Please give them a chance- they'll definitely sell once the word gets out. Vegetarians love street vendors, too, but there's rarely an option for us. Visiting Toronto about ten years ago, I was amazed to find that almost all of the vendors there had veggie dogs- I've been looking for them here ever since!
Nick, in case any of your customers ask about the architecture or history of the church, here's a link to info:
http://www.buffaloah.com/a/elmwd/590/hp/hp.html
All the best!
I sure hope that the City of Buffalo Dept. of Broken Dreams doesn't find him before he can earn enough to make his next college year affordable.
i love the entrepreneurial spirit! best of luck to you Nick!
that entire side of delaware park is not very conducive to any sort of food sales considering the reason the majority of the people are there.
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Nick,
If you make the BUNY Dogs (from Buffalo!) not only will I come by and taste test them but you will see me VERY often buying one for a snack!! ( I can't wait!). Since your cart is near the Lexington Coop I'll bet you will get allot of vegterians who love the taste of hot dog sauce without having meat in the dog. Let me know when I should come by.
I'm in favor of a few stands around Delaware Park and especially around Downtown on the WEEKENDS.
Nick!
That BUNNY DOG you made me was FANTASTIC!! It was sooo delicious!! (WAY better than the ones at Old Man River too). I had wished I had ordered two of them. Well - I am coming back tomorrow on my lunch hour for another BUNNY DOG (around 1pm - if you want to throw one on the grill for me). Buy the way - you cooked that dog to perfection. Wait till the word gets out that you have those - I think they are going to be a big hit.
P.S. Saturday i will be there ASAP after my girls softball game. Starts at 10 and should be done around 12:30. Sunday I'll be there a bit after mass which ends at 11 am.
Nick
Drew - do you think we could arrange to have Nick available after service on Sunday? Protein is acceptable during coffee hour, right?
I have always been fascinated and ponderous of why I dont see more vendors around: Is it the difficulty of obtaining a spot or simply just a lack of vendors? HotDogMan, I apologize if Im being out of line, but could you possibly shed some light on this? (ie: Do you pay a set rent or a percentage to the church?) Also, what was "too expensive" about Bidwell? Call me crazy, but I always thought you could/should go wherever you wanted on public property: How does this red-taped madness work!?
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