Some lunch spots survive because they follow trends. Others survive because they refuse to.
Downtown Indianapolis has a counter-serve hot dog stand that has been slinging jumbo all-beef dogs since 1941, long before food halls and fancy toppings became a thing. Regulars who work near Monument Circle treat it like part of their weekly routine, and a few have joked that being close to it was the best perk of their job.
The dogs here are a quarter pound each, so one usually does the trick. Curious about the place that keeps folks coming back decade after decade, and where you can build a loaded chili cheese dog your way?…