Frankly Delicious: Denton New York-style hot dog restaurant eyes future growth

Michelle and Rene Torres missed the food from the New York City/New Jersey area. When they couldn’t find it in North Texas, they decided to start their own food truck, and just a short time later, they’ve got one restaurant open in Denton and are already considering opening more.

Michelle said she and her husband had both been born and raised in the Tri-State area, but in 2021 they made a “big faith move” to south Denton with their four young children. Rene wanted to work in roofing, but found it wasn’t for him, and he started looking for other career paths.

“We never thought in a million years that we’d be selling hot dogs, but one day, we couldn’t find hot dogs like what we grew up eating. Nothing was the same,” Michelle said. “He came up with an idea to bring that food here, all on a whim, and I thought it was a great idea.”…

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