If you follow the aromatic scent of mesquite smoke and pungent mustard through the desert air, it will lead you directly to a Tucson institution where the iconic Sonoran hot dog continues to wear its culinary crown with unpretentious grace.
El Güero Canelo on Oracle Road manages to keep things impressively humble, fast, and intensely focused, maintaining the exact kind of environment that long-time regulars expect and newcomers quickly learn to appreciate.
Most visitors come specifically for the famous bacon-wrapped frankfurter nestled inside a pillowy, slightly sweet bolillo roll, but they often find themselves staying for the expansive salsa bar and the quiet way total strangers will nod in approval at your first decisive bite…