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Lefty’s takes it on the road (and lake) by Heather Ruenz STAFF WRITER
Lefty’s Chicago Style Hot Dogs, a small food stand on Highway 12 in the Lauderdale Lakes area north of Elkhorn, recently expanded and now has a food truck, Lefty’s on the Go. “We decided to add Lefty’s on the Go this year. This is only our second event,” Dona Mann, who co-owns Lefty’s with her daughter, Karlee Mann, said at last month’s Elkhorn Community Days event. The first event for Lefty’s on the Go was First Friday Food Truck Fest in East Troy early in June. Lefty’s features hot dogs, Italian sausage and beef, burgers, cheese curds, chicken wings, fries, soda, iced tea, lemonade and milkshakes, but they enjoy being creative, too. “We have BBQ pork smothered fries, tater tots and macaroni ‘n cheese bites and are making some specialty milkshakes where we add candy flavors,” Dona said. Other specials that have been offered at times include taco dogs and taco tots for Cinco De Mayo, a Philly beef hot dog, and at this weekend’s event it was the Wisconsin Dog – a beef hot dog topped with cheese curds, ranch dressing and bacon pieces. The name Lefty’s came from the previous owner of the business, Dona said, and when her daughter, Karlee bought the Highway 12 stand three years ago, she decided to keep the name. Dona said they decided to add Lefty’s on the Go because it allows them to be part of community events and expand their business. “We want to go around to towns and cater parties and events, so this
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There are a lot of people that pull in and we know their order before they get out of the car.” ~ Dona Mann, co-owner, Lefty’s Chicago Style Hot Dogs
is perfect. We’re already booked for Balestrieri’s employee luncheon and Kunes Ford’s appreciation event,” Dona said. For events that feature food trucks, whether or not it’s worth the time and effort is an unknown because vendors have to pay a fee, she said. “But we won’t know until we try and it’s important to be out in the communities,” Dona said. Another facet to Lefty’s is the variety of services they offer on Lauderdale Lakes. “We have a pontoon that sells hot dogs and so on, a smaller menu, on the lake. And we cater to parties and events there,” she said. Dona said her favorite part of the business is the regular customers and their loyalty to Lefty’s. “There are a lot of people that pull in and we know their order before they get out of the car,” she said. Some of their regular customers even took the time to stop by HEATHER RUENZ Lauderdale Lakes Breeze Elkhorn Community Days, in part Dona Mann (right), co-owner of Lefty’s Chicago Style Hot Dogs (with her daughter, Karlee), and her to support Lefty’s. sister, Tish Connolly (left), serve a customer at Elkhorn Community Days last month. Lefty’s on the Go
is a new facet this summer for the business, which has a permanent food stand on Highway 12, and See LEFTY’S • Page 5 also sells and delivers food on Lauderdale Lakes via a pontoon boat.
Life on the water Many of those that live in lake communities think there is no better way to spend a summer day than out on the water with family and friends. A boat ride on the lake is a great way to cool off and have fun, from leisurely rides at sunset on a pontoon, to fishing, waterskiing, tubing or one of the latest watersports trends, wakesurfing.
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