I stand corrected. My younger self was an idiot. I understand now. There could never be a finer food than a late night Sonoran dog.

So show me your California Food Handlers permit and sellers permit - that you indeed use gloves and proper refrigeration with your food while handling cash transactions. And please post a phone number to contact if I get food poisoning for eating your product. If so, then I'll give a higher review. :) #PermitPatty should've been calling on you instead.

Pros: Delicious after a night of drinking!! Different condiments to add, as well as a whole jalapeño! Kudos to the hotdog man standing even on the cold nights of San Francisco!! Cons: Cash only (price $4 each), might be different vendors so you'll have to find him/them! Found him on the corner of 22nd and Mission street!

it's 3 dollars. It's a dirty dog. You're drunk and you need some food. It's messy, it's dirty, and it's a little sketch, but this is wayyyy better and cleaner than the original LA dirty dog though. If anything, it's nice to get a bottle of water or even soda.

BEST.DRUNK.FOOD.EVER. Until you've tried a Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog while INEBRIATED/SMASHED/DRUNK/FADED, you cannot call yourself a true San Franciscan (I've had more than I would care to admit). For once, 7x7 is RIGHT; it is one of the 100 Things to Try Before You Die. The Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog is essential for capping off your night of drunken debauchery as a piece of rubber is to cover up your tool. Not that I would know about the latter though. With various locations (see below), you can smell the deliciously intoxicating fumes from all parts of San Francisco. Thick cuts of smoked swine tightly wrapped nice lengthy packages sizzling away on the griddle. The bacon is grilled to a nice crispness around the edges. The onions are then grilled in the bacon drippings to a silky caramelized state. Piping hot, the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog is placed in a toasted bun and then topped with the grilled onions, mayo, ketchup, mustard and jalapenos (get EVERYTHING on it). This warm hand-held package has one of the most EXPLOSIVE flavors your mouth will have ever tasted: beefy, salty, smokey, creamy, tangy, sweet and spicy. Each bite will leave you salivating for more... And just HOW good is it? On numerous occasions, I've witnessed size 00 beezies polishing off 2-3 of these babies at a time. I gain a pound just by eye-raping the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs. WTF! OTHER NOTES: *$4 each *Cash only *Normally closes around 2:30 AMish after feeding a wave of drunktards who just stumbled out of the bar/club *Cart sightings/locations: --Outside Bruno's (The Mission) --Near Skylark (The Mission) --Outside Bubble Lounge (FiDi) --Corner of Infusion Lounge towards Powell (Union Square) --Outside Temple, sometimes inside near the smoking area (SoMa) --Outside Leisure/Cat Club (SoMa) --Outside John Colins (SoMa) --Outside Blue Light (Marina) --Outside Vertigo (Nob Hill/Civic Center) --Perpendicular to The Lookout (Castro)

Now who doesn't love the Bacon Wrapped hot dog guy? One memorable moment I can remember was one night, after the club we went searching for him @ 2am hahah we were starving and wanted to sober up. Great way huh? We never found him, but I do recall seeing the cart a couple of times in different areas in SF. Just the scent suckers you in and you can't say no! I know a couple of people have experienced this scenario: drunk or hungry right after the bars/clubs and your tummy is rumbling, and you happen to see the hot dog guy out front, what do you do??? Stand in line and get some!!!!!!!! LOL Last weekend my gf hired one of the Bacon dog carts for her wedding after wards, so people can sober up! Everyone was so happy!! ain't life great? LOL

There are a few around but this cart is the best of them IMO. It always has people hovering around. One can easily and quickly pre-coat their stomach before going to Mission dive bars! Of course, post-drinking is where it's at - though it's also good for sober eating. I had it two nights in a row once, yep. This cart is parked right in front of a US Bank. Two guys usually man the cart, operating out of a van. Can't really miss the van, but the aroma will also lead you to it.

I'm a giggly drunk. But I also realized that I get more ghetto as the alcohol-filled night goes on. Words like foo, what's crackin, yo, hyphy, shizzle does not belong in a classy girl's everyday vocabulary. But then again, I don't get tipsy every single day. The only thing that would shut me up and bring me back to my original self is a dose of greasy goodness. With ketchup, mayo, mustard and grilled onions topping it off. It's also on the Big Eat SF list: #92 Bacon wrapped hotdog from a cart in the Mission (preferably when you're drunk) 5 freakin stars HELLA GOOD FOO! BTW, posing with the hotdog man with a cheesy ass smile and a corny peace sign is NOT ghetto. It's ghetto fabulous.

NOTE: I ate this famous hot dog in a sober state. Noticing this cart at the top of Best of Yelp for a few weeks (spring 2007), I collected the clues from all the reviews so that one day, I could track it down. One night, coming back from our friend's place around 1 AM, we decided to drive around SOMA looking for this guy. WHAT IS THIS THING? A street vender selling bacon wrapped hot dogs on a cart in the middle of the night. WHERE? I found him at the Corner of Folsom and 6th at 1 AM. However, based on other reviews, he could be anywhere near a club. HOW MANY CARTS? Unknown. Comparing the picture I took with the one posted by Eric W., there seems to be more than one cart. The two pictures show that the cart and the guy are clearly different, yet they must coordinate their business, seeing that they use the same brand of aluminum foil, cook the bacon hot dog in the same way, and have the exactly same condiments (grilled onions, mayo, pepper, ketchup, and mustard). I wanted to ask him more questions, but his English was poor and my Spanish is worse. PRICE: $3 per dog. ANY GOOD? Well, rationally speaking, NO, it is cheap standard hot dog with bacon. Only unique part is the wrapped bacon, but it was high fat bacon that only increased fat content. Buns are standard cheap kind you buy at Safeway. No gourmet stuff here. BEST IN THE CITY? Again, NO. During normal business hours, you could get far better hot dogs at various places around the city. SO WHY A GOOD RATING? This is what is so COOL about Yelp. Zagat would never give a Hot Dog Cart a high rating. Look, where else would you go at 2 AM for some hot dogs? Seven-Eleven? The cart guy is providing the right product at the right time at the right place; therefore providing a FIVE STAR service. I have no idea if he has proper vender license or if he reports his revenue, but he is obviously a hard working guy who I want to support.