There are road trips for scenic vistas, road trips for historical landmarks, and then there are road trips that revolve entirely around putting something absolutely magnificent in your mouth – Scooter’s World Famous Dawg House in Mentor, Ohio falls firmly into that last category.
Nestled along Mentor Avenue in this northeastern Ohio city, Scooter’s doesn’t announce itself with Vegas-style marquee lights or attention-grabbing architecture.
Instead, it sits there in its modest brick building, quietly confident, like someone who knows they’re about to win a hot dog eating contest but doesn’t feel the need to brag about it beforehand.
The simple bench outside and the straightforward signage give absolutely no indication that you’re about to experience hot dogs worth crossing state lines for…