Must try If you happen to be in town on a Monday, order the MacO’dOg daily special topped with creamy mac 'n' cheese with bacon.
Must try The beloved ItalIan sausage sandwIch features a charcoal-grilled Italian sausage topped with grilled peppers, onions and potatoes served on a roll.
Must try
o’Doggy’s Location: 1005 N. Rolla St., Rolla, Missouri Hours: Open Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm and
Saturday from 10am to 2pm. History: Owning a hot-dog shop wasn’t exactly what
Marco Polo’s ItalIan Market at JasPer’s restaurant Location: Located inside Jasper’s Restaurant, 1201 W.
103 St., Kansas City
Cory and Susan Lawrence had planned. Cory worked in the aerospace industry and had just received the parts to build his hobby hot-dog cart when he was laid off. Instead of panicking, Cory and Susan got to work assembling their cart. One month later, in June 2012, O’Doggy’s was up and running. And after creating a few specialty hot dogs such as the aPORKalypse, a dog wrapped in ham, smothered in housesmoked pulled pork and bacon bits, O’Doggy’s cultivated a dedicated following. When winter hit a few months after opening, even snow couldn’t keep customers away from the small hot-dog cart. A few months later, in February, O’Doggy’s moved into a small trailer until 2014, when Cory and Susan moved into a brick-and-mortar shop. With much more legroom and plenty of protection from the rain and snow, O’Doggy’s serves up all-beef Nathan’s hot dogs topped with an eclectic mix of flavors. A rotating menu includes specials like the SouthPaw, a Tex-Mex mix of black-eyed peas, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, avocado and chipotle mayo, and the bánh mì dog with housemade hot sauce, house-pickled red onions, cucumbers, radishes, cilantro and jalapeños. –E.B.
their iconic Italian fine-dining destination, Jasper’s Restaurant, in Kansas City’s Waldo neighborhood in 1954. In 1990, the Mirabiles expanded their Italian grocery store, located next door to the restaurant, and renamed it Marco Polo’s Trattoria. In contrast to Jasper’s, Marco Polo’s offers more casual dining with an expanded menu, including the famous grilled Italian sausage sandwich. Cooked-to-order on a small charcoal grill, the Italian sausage sandwich has been prepared the same way since day one. In 1997, the family sold the land their restaurant was built on and set about rebuilding their culinary empire in the Watts Mill Village Shopping Center in Kansas City. Fans of the original café can still find the charcoal grill positioned right by the front door of the new location, now called Marco Polo’s Italian Market, on sunny days. –J.V.
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Hours: Open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9:30pm. Closed Sunday. History: The Mirabile family opened the doors to
the chIle verde features an all-pork sausage
topped with avocado, queso fresco, cilantro and lime. Don’t forget an order of Frankly Sausage’s hand-cut Belgian fries with smoky ketchup, rosemary-Kalamata, chipotle or honey-mustard dipping sauces.
Frankly sausages Location: On the streets of St. Louis Hours: Visit Frankly Sausages' website, franklysausages.com, to find the truck’s current schedule. History: Husband-and-wife team Bill and Jamie
Cawthon opened Frankly Sausages food truck in December 2015. It has since become a staple at outdoor events around the St. Louis area. The menu is divided into two categories: “Tried & True” classics, including a beer brat with sauerkraut and coarse-ground mustard, or a local all-beef frank with ketchup, coarse-ground mustard and relish, and “Something New,” non-beef options such as the Mary’s Little Lamb dog with grilled red onion, Feta and fresh oregano or the pork shoulder sandwich with slow roasted pork shoulder, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, arugula and rosemary aïoli on ciabatta. –N.S. franklysausages.com
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