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Japadog Brings Japanese-Style Canadian Hot Dogs To St. Mark's

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The Terimayo dog and the Meat Lovers dog at Japadog.

Fans of hot dogs, Canadians and Japanese food will want to head down to St. Mark's Place pronto: Japadog has landed. The hyped Vancouver transplant opened its doors last night to hungry folks looking to indulge in the kind of hot dogs you just won't get at Gray's Papaya. Like the Terimayo, a hot dog topped with teriyaki sauce, mayo and seaweed.

You don't have to add toppings like miso sauce, fried cabbage, or okra to your vertically sliced beef, pork, turkey, veggie dogs or fries, but it doesn't hurt. And if you still have room left over after well, never fear. In a genius move the joint also sells an "Ice Age" option in which you get a deep-fried bun filled with three scoops of either vanilla, mango, strawberry, black sesame or maccha flavored ice cream.

As for the space? It is about what you'd expect of a fancy imported hot dog place on St. Mark's. There is a some exposed brick, some wood paneling, and some tables and chairs and stools and counters to enjoy the food at. Which, when there are hot pepper and roasted garlic fries to eat is about all you need.

30 St. Mark's Place

Oh, and for good measure, here is Anthony Bourdain singing the praises of Vancouver's Japadog on No Reservations:

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By Garth Johnston in on January 6, 2012 12:26 PM

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  • @ronshapley:disqus Would you like to work from home? Read more here: http://1url.com/pUx and you will find out how to get a nice income every month.

  • MaseInYourFace

    This is my kind of place. Perfect for some late night munchies...

  • ronshapley

    Bourdain will eat anything if it's free................Which reminds me I need to pick up some hot dog rolls and Bush's beans on sale at Pathmark.   Thank you !!!

  • JAB84

    That there Terimayo thingy looks rreaallll good!  But how much are these high-falutin' dogs?  And why, in tarnation, are them crazy Japs puttin' SEAWEED on a perfectly good pork product?!  That stuff belongs in the ocean.  They shoulda just stuck with a nice piece of iceberg lettuce.

    ...no, but really, anyone been here yet?  I checked out the menu online, but of course it's sans prices.  I'm guessing it's average St. Marks "grungy-yet-trendy" prices...?

  • Don't knock em...until you try em....they are fine eats...

  • luke_1

    Hot dogs are the new cupcakes.

  • NewtonCreek

    Crif Dog will bitch-slap this joint back to Vancouver.

  • Guest

    Hofmann Snappys FTW.

  • whodiditandran

    Are they re-naiming the street St. Barks in their honor?

  • TheRealCannibal

    oh, man that was painful

  • whodiditandran

    Um, sorry about that. Must have been that dirty-water-dog at lunch...didn't agree with me.

  • YouandWhoseArmy3D

    Asiadog is the best. Japadog can suck it!

    http://asiadognyc.com/

  • Oh!  Okay, yeah, I was like "are these the folks who have tents at the various street fairs?"  ASIADOG is them, though.

  • David

    Not the most politically correct name, is it?

  • RobertMosesSupposesErroneously

    Strange - today friends and I were discussing why "Japadogs" sounds pretty OK, but "Japdogs" sounds like a racial slur. What a difference a vowel makes. 

  • William Mackay

    it's just a prefix.... do you find canola offensive to canadians?

  • FU Boy

    They should have gone with "Slant-eyed Dogs".

  • Or "Wallbiter Franks." Or "Slope Sausages." Or "Inscruitible Bucktoothed Sliteye-furters."

  • TheRealCannibal

    dude.  I almost choked.  

  • the_uptowner

    discrimination against asians is the last acceptable form of racial discrimination in this country.

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